1 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:07,160 - Jessie! 2 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,280 The question is what he's not got. 3 00:01:25,320 --> 00:01:27,760 Gout, arthritis of the left paw, 4 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,040 cancer in the testicle, which means we've removed them. 5 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:30,960 - You hadn't before? 6 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:32,240 - Couldn't put him through it. 7 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:33,640 He's got lockjaw, or some word for lockjaw, 8 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:34,840 which means he's not eating properly. 9 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,640 He farts like a trooper. 10 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,040 - Don't we all? 11 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:39,040 - According to the vet he's got low-level depression. 12 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:40,360 - Has he now? 13 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:41,880 - Yeah, like I said to the vet, low level? 14 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,720 With all that it's a miracle he's not suicidal. 15 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,400 If it was me I'd be sitting in the middle of the road. 16 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:47,720 - He's got a lovely coat though, hasn't he? 17 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,920 - Oh, I have to keep him with me all the time. 18 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:50,960 Otherwise I get visions of coming in 19 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,240 and finding him bleeding out on the rug. 20 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:54,560 - Ah. 21 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:55,960 - Always involve blood, my visions. 22 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,160 Never a nice, clean, soft death. 23 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,840 Still, I keep him with me. 24 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,480 Now, you look far less trouble. 25 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:20,720 Just passing through. 26 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:21,840 I bought you those sausages you like. 27 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,200 - Okay. 28 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:24,080 Coming in? 29 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:25,400 - No, I'd better not. 30 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,400 He's gone nuclear and I'm due in 30. 31 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:28,200 - Oh, huh. 32 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:29,920 Bit of a mess anyway. 33 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:31,800 - Clinic working out okay? - So far. 34 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:33,640 - Yeah, good girl. 35 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,640 Never met someone who likes sausages as much as you. 36 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:37,920 The others, I took to McDonald's. 37 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:39,800 You, I took for hot dogs at this German place. 38 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,600 - Yeah, I like sausages. 39 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,440 - Remember to cook them this time. 40 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,200 How does the other guy look? 41 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:53,480 - Girl. 42 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:54,280 - Oh, you're kidding me. 43 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:55,240 - No, I'm not. 44 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:56,240 We had to take her to hospital. 45 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:57,720 Suspected arm fracture. 46 00:02:57,760 --> 00:02:59,840 - Police coming in? - Yes. 47 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:02,320 I'm sorry to contact you, but this is the third time 48 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,000 we've had to bring the foster lot in, 49 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:05,560 and they're a piece of shit. 50 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:06,840 - It's the Peters family. 51 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,880 Not our finest lot, but they cover the basics. 52 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:12,560 Oh, Patrick. 53 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:16,600 I thought you were a gentleman. 54 00:03:16,640 --> 00:03:17,720 What did you do? 55 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:20,040 - She called me a prick. 56 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:20,800 - What, so you put her in hospital? 57 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,000 How does that work? 58 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,800 Okay, so, the police are coming in. 59 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,560 You are entitled to an appropriate adult to sit with you. 60 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:28,680 I would like to be that-- 61 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:29,920 - I don't want you. 62 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,200 I want my dad, my birth dad. 63 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:33,480 - Not going to happen. 64 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,200 - I don't anyone if I can't have him. 65 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,120 - I know you're a good kid, Patrick, okay, 66 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,440 try and remember that, eh? 67 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,280 I know, but I'm not allowed to take you in a school. 68 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:56,200 Oh, Jesus Christ, Jessie. 69 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,800 - Miriam, this is Malcolm. 70 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:03,720 He'll be joining us for the next few weeks. 71 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:04,720 - Welcome, Malcolm. 72 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,040 - He's brought some cake. 73 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,040 - Oh, then you are very welcome. 74 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:08,040 What kind? 75 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:08,960 - Coffee and walnut. 76 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,120 - Oh, shame, can't do nuts. 77 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:11,120 Flares up my rash. 78 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:14,760 Fine, I'll take it back. 79 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,040 I'll just eat the icing. 80 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,240 Everyone's got a rash here Malcolm, everyone. 81 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,480 Morning, Frances, how's things? 82 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,520 - She called 'cause he was out til 2:00 a.m. last night 83 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,000 for the third time this week. 84 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:31,040 She's tried dealing with him, 85 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:32,080 but every rule that she sets-- 86 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:33,520 - Malcolm's agency right? 87 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,040 - Um, right. 88 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:35,920 - What's he on an hour? 89 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,600 - Don't know, better than us. 90 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:41,440 - How's she setting the rules? 91 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:42,760 - Last week she called 92 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,200 'cause she's missing a watch her mum gave her. 93 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,040 Today she tells me she's missing some underwear. 94 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:47,840 - Fuck. 95 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:48,920 Is she hot? 96 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:50,120 - Yes. - See, it's MILFs. 97 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:51,280 We shouldn't give kids to MILFs. 98 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,080 Does something weird to their heads. 99 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:54,120 Does he look at you? 100 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:56,480 - You mean sexually? 101 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:57,680 - Yes. 102 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:58,920 - A bit. 103 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:00,320 - Yeah, but everyone looks at you a bit sexy. 104 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:01,720 Okay, I'd take it up. 105 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:02,960 - Take it up? - Yeah, it's a tough one. 106 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:03,760 You're newly qualified. 107 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:04,880 I'd take it up. 108 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:06,160 - I'm two years qualified. 109 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,440 - That's still new, up. 110 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,000 Sounds like she's in sexual risk and that we can't have. 111 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:12,400 Take it up. 112 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:13,920 - But Julie always looks at me like I'm wasting her time. 113 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,160 - Not my case, not getting involved, I'm sorry. 114 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:16,680 I'm telling you, take it up. 115 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:27,840 - You look like Audrey Hepburn. 116 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:28,680 - Who? 117 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:30,320 - You look great. 118 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:32,840 - Who's Audrey Hepburn? 119 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,120 - She was an actress. 120 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,400 She had a long, slender neck, just like you. 121 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,200 - Do I need to wear a scarf? 122 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:40,520 - No. 123 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,440 - Does my neck look silly? - No. 124 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,480 - This girl, Naomi Travers, called me Stretch the other day. 125 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,320 - Well, we know what we say to Naomi Travers. 126 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,760 - Sticks and stones may break my bones 127 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,600 but words will only make me angry. 128 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,160 - And you don't want to see me angry. 129 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:12,120 - Aren't you supposed to be in school? 130 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:13,360 - Free period. 131 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:14,440 - What's one of them? 132 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:15,840 - Haven't got any lessons. 133 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:18,560 - Then why aren't you in the library? 134 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:19,440 - Library's full. 135 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:20,280 - Hi. 136 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,080 Hi, any news on our court date? 137 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:24,240 - Oh, no small talk, Jim. 138 00:06:24,280 --> 00:06:25,760 Just get to the point, why don't you? 139 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,840 - Sorry, how are you? 140 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,160 Good day, big day. 141 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,000 - Yeah, it doesn't have to feel like that. 142 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:32,160 - And he is meant to be in the library. 143 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:33,840 He signs in and comes home. 144 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,680 We're harbouring educational fugitives. 145 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:37,920 - I'll send it up the chain. 146 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,240 See what I can do about the court date. 147 00:06:39,280 --> 00:06:40,520 - You having coffee? 148 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:41,760 - Oh, you know how to please a girl, Jim. 149 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,040 - Hi. 150 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:44,200 - Hi! 151 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,160 Oh, you're all around except for the princess. 152 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,320 I like your kimono, Alice. 153 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,920 - Oh, I wouldn't call it, it is a dressing gown. 154 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:53,200 - Of course it is. 155 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:54,840 So, where is the princess? 156 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,080 - Oh, she's upstairs. 157 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:57,400 We've been arguing about scarves. 158 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:58,240 - Oh. 159 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:01,160 - She's nervous. 160 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:02,280 - Yeah, it doesn't have to be, 161 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,120 doesn't have to be a big thing. 162 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,280 - I've said the same. 163 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:10,680 - Well, I need to get past you if I'm going up. 164 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:12,560 Or you can call her down. 165 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:13,520 - They're ready, right? 166 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:14,800 Everything is ready for her? 167 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:16,200 - Oh, it's just a day, Alice, barely that. 168 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,880 Six hours, half a day, nothing at all. 169 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:32,040 Hello, kid. 170 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:40,440 He likes you. 171 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:41,960 - He's farted. 172 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:43,280 - And that's his way of telling you that he likes you. 173 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,160 He's a very affectionate farter. 174 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,120 - Meh, I don't mind. 175 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,440 - I like your scarf. 176 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,680 - Alice said I had a long neck, so I thought I'd try it. 177 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,480 - I'd love a long neck. 178 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:58,840 - Yeah, well. 179 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,320 - That scarf's good. 180 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,600 It's nice, it's strong, strong choice, makes your eyes pop. 181 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,280 That's what all the young people say nowadays. 182 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,560 I've been watching MTV. 183 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,200 - You're so funny. 184 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,040 - But you're not laughing. 185 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,040 Oh. 186 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:16,880 - What? 187 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,320 - It's nothing. 188 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,240 You know, today's gonna be nice. 189 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:25,040 - I know. 190 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:26,320 - I think it's important 191 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:27,720 that you get time with them at their home. 192 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,240 But you've never hung out on your own with them before 193 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,360 and there might be things that are a bit unusual to you. 194 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:33,600 - I'm black. 195 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,360 I need to find out how black people live. 196 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:36,640 I get it. 197 00:08:36,680 --> 00:08:37,960 - Darling, if this was just about race, 198 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,600 it would be much more straightforward. 199 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:41,920 People are weird. 200 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:43,520 Your grandparents don't seem particularly weird, 201 00:08:43,560 --> 00:08:44,800 but they might be a little bit, 202 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,640 and if they are that can take adjusting to. 203 00:08:46,680 --> 00:08:48,560 - I'll tell them you called them weird. 204 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,480 - Then I might tell Alice what you called her. 205 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:53,960 - Oh. 206 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:57,120 - Problem? 207 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:58,280 - It'll pass. - Yeah. 208 00:08:58,320 --> 00:08:59,760 There's tissues in the back pocket of the seat 209 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:00,640 and wet wipes. 210 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,080 - She asked me to call her Mum. 211 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:13,840 - Well, that's up to you. 212 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:16,280 - I know. 213 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,400 - Anyway, you have my number and your phone. 214 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:21,640 So, anytime you want to leave, 215 00:09:21,680 --> 00:09:23,760 pretend to go to the toilet and phone me. 216 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,600 - But I won't want to leave. 217 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:26,920 - No, of course you won't. 218 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:28,960 But it reassures me that you know there's a plan. 219 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:40,680 All set? 220 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:42,080 - Yes, of course. 221 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:43,560 Will you come in? 222 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:44,840 - I would love to but I can't leave my dog. 223 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:46,160 - He farts all the time. 224 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:47,120 - He does. 225 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,760 - Uh, Rochelle has something for you. 226 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:52,920 - In you go. 227 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:57,800 - Hi, Rochelle. 228 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,320 - Ah, Kiri. 229 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:00,160 - Thank you for making this happen. 230 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,960 - Oh, she's excited. 231 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,560 Maybe too excited and she won't show it, 232 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:04,880 but just be aware it's there, okay? 233 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,080 She don't show much. 234 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,400 Oh, listen to me teaching you about your own grandkid. 235 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:11,680 I'm so sorry. 236 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,240 - We don't know her well enough. 237 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,280 - I'll be back at four to pick her up. 238 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,160 Oh, don't you start. 239 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:41,360 It'll be fine. 240 00:11:15,560 --> 00:11:17,800 - Yes, yes, come on! 241 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:20,400 I got off! 242 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:21,320 Miss, miss! 243 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,360 - Craig, Christ, I haven't seen you in years. 244 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:25,360 - I got off Miss. 245 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:26,880 - That's fantastic! 246 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:29,720 - Rape. 247 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:32,400 And he did it. 248 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:35,480 - Yeah! 249 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,600 - The court understands the desire to remove the child 250 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:46,120 from what is clearly a very tempestuous home atmosphere. 251 00:11:47,560 --> 00:11:51,360 But, in a case where the child's right to a family life 252 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,160 has to be given appropriate weight, 253 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,800 I cannot find in favour of removal unless I'm satisfied 254 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,200 that the welfare of the child demands it. 255 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,600 That said, this is not the first time this family, 256 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,360 and these parents in particular. 257 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:10,320 - Where's she gone? 258 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,800 Yeah, because I was in court, The Telford case. 259 00:12:15,560 --> 00:12:17,520 Oh, shit. 260 00:12:17,560 --> 00:12:18,680 The stupid kid. 261 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,280 They've asked for me, why? 262 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,600 So, you can't tell me where she's gone? 263 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,080 - Can we wait until we're somewhere more discreet? 264 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:36,440 - Yeah, of course, Doug. 265 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,400 - Uh, probably better if you don't use my first name. 266 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:41,680 - You don't seem very concerned. 267 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:45,040 - Well, I'm worried, but I don't think panic helps anyone. 268 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,560 You know, Kiri's resilient, she'll turn up. 269 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,200 - We have some witnesses who have placed her at the Downs. 270 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,480 - Okay, and what's your hunch telling you? 271 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,120 You must have a hunch. 272 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,320 - So, let's try and do this formally, shall we? 273 00:12:58,360 --> 00:12:59,880 You drove her from her foster parents 274 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:01,640 to her biological grandparents. 275 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:04,800 - If we're going to do this formally, we call it birth. 276 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,360 Biological makes them sound like washing powder. 277 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,280 - Birth grandparents. 278 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:12,600 - It was an arranged visit. 279 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:14,080 I told her to call me if she got concerned. 280 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:15,400 She clearly did, but she didn't call me. 281 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,800 She just scarpered, instead. 282 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:19,280 Stupid girl. 283 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,640 - You have her phone number? - And she has mine. 284 00:13:21,680 --> 00:13:23,160 You see, why is that interesting? 285 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:24,200 That's standard practise. 286 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,000 Look, she's just run away. 287 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,480 She gets scared by stuff. 288 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:28,760 But she'll come home. 289 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,520 Doug, what's going on? 290 00:13:32,560 --> 00:13:34,080 - How was this meeting arranged? 291 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:36,600 - Between them and us. 292 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,120 Kiri is about to be adopted. 293 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,000 We thought it important to make unsupervised visits work 294 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,080 before the adoption went through. 295 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,920 - And prior to this, all visits had been supervised? 296 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,080 - Yes, this is the first, yes. 297 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,040 - Tell me about Kiri. 298 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,480 - Well, she's nice, she's a good kid. 299 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,480 She gets freaked out and has the occasional nosebleed. 300 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:02,960 - Nosebleed? - Yeah, it's her thing. 301 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,840 But, compared to a lot of the kids I look after, 302 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:06,600 she has her head on straight. 303 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,680 Wasn't quite expecting this, but. 304 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,240 - And her foster parents, Jim and Alice? 305 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:14,400 - Yeah, they've been good. 306 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:16,560 We have very little trouble, everyone gets on. 307 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,320 It's why we supported the adoption. 308 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,560 - Despite Kiri being black and Jim and Alice being white? 309 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,760 - Transracial adoptions are fully supported by legislation 310 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:26,840 and increasingly necessary. 311 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:29,640 Am I under investigation? 312 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,160 - Tell me about Tobi and Rochelle. 313 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:36,800 - Well, they're good people. 314 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:38,000 What else is there to say? 315 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:39,960 - Tobi's the father of Nathaniel. 316 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:42,160 - That's right. 317 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:45,240 Yes, that's Kiri's birth father. 318 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,240 - He's an ex-offender. 319 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:48,880 Drug dealing and GBH. 320 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,920 He's been out a year and was denied access to Kiri. 321 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,800 - He's a chaotic personality and was not seen as someone 322 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,240 who could have a positive impact on Kiri. 323 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:58,440 - And would you be aware 324 00:14:58,480 --> 00:14:59,880 of any physical contact between them? 325 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:02,320 - Well, there hasn't been any. 326 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,000 Not since she was taken into care. 327 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:07,600 Look, what's going on? 328 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,360 You're scaring me. 329 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,360 - The assumption was that Tobi would not try to affect 330 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:14,040 a meeting between his son and his granddaughter, 331 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:14,880 is that right? 332 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,160 - What? 333 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:18,840 - That was your assumption? 334 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,160 - No, they're basically estranged. 335 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,680 Are you telling me that this is an abduction case? 336 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:29,720 Are you telling me that Nathaniel abducted her, he took her? 337 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,360 Has he taken her and you have no idea where she is? 338 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:40,560 Fuck. 339 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,360 - So let's go back to what you did and heard 340 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,360 when you dropped her off. 341 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:48,880 - Okay. 342 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:56,880 - I could take Jessie if you're-- 343 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:58,440 - Sure. 344 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:01,560 - I also, I've got one of those flapjacks you like from MandS, 345 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:02,760 no nuts. 346 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:03,600 - No, I'm okay. 347 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:05,280 - I'm so sorry to hear about-- 348 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:06,640 - Yeah, it's okay, Lucy. 349 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,040 Let's just keep things calm, shall we? 350 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:20,800 - Close the door. 351 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,400 I'm gonna need to know everything, Miriam. 352 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,280 - Her dad, with the grandparents, 353 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:31,720 do you think they were complicit? 354 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:33,960 - Did you know, did you have any sense-- 355 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:35,800 - No, of course I fucking didn't. 356 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:36,840 Course I didn't. 357 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:37,880 - You got every consent? - Yeah. 358 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:39,280 - You got every check? 359 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:40,880 - You supervise my paperwork, Julie. 360 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,400 I thought she'd done a runner, but this? 361 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:44,640 - Even just any sense. 362 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:46,400 Did Kiri ever even really talk about him? 363 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:48,280 - No, no, not really, not to me. 364 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,240 His letters were pretty bland to be honest. 365 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:51,800 - You do know how much this could fuck us, don't you? 366 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:52,920 - Oh, Christ. 367 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:56,360 That poor girl. 368 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:57,560 - Poor us. 369 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:58,400 Poor you. 370 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:00,640 They'd better fucking find her. 371 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:01,920 I need to read everything. 372 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:03,920 I need to understand everything. 373 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,200 - I didn't do anything wrong, Julie. 374 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,440 - I really hope you're right 375 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,280 'cause this just went full blown 376 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:16,800 We're running on the six o'clock news. 377 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:21,200 - The search for the missing schoolgirl, 378 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,720 Kiri Akindele, has ended its second day. 379 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,440 Late last night, her foster mother, Alice Warner, 380 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:27,760 spoke to reporters. 381 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,680 - We implore anyone who knows anything 382 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,280 to please tell the police. 383 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,880 Kiri is such a special girl, so full of life and joy. 384 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:37,520 We just, please. 385 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:39,720 We just want her home again. 386 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,160 - Local volunteers will today 387 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,760 join the police search of Bristol Downs. 388 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:46,040 This is where nine-year-old Kiri was last seen 389 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:49,240 with her birth father, Nathaniel Akindele. 390 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,280 Akindele is from Pekham in South London, 391 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,600 and a police spokesperson confirmed this morning 392 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,920 that their inquiries have now extended to the capital. 393 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,320 They are warning that Akindele is a violent man 394 00:17:59,360 --> 00:18:01,160 and not safe to approach. 395 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,200 This morning, will see the search expand 396 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,480 as the wider community works with the police 397 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,920 and the harbour authority to find the girl. 398 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:17,800 - Children being fostered 399 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,480 are normally placed with families 400 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,280 from the same cultural background. 401 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:23,880 But a shortage of foster carers means 402 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,720 - Oh, I know. - that doesn't always happen. 403 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:26,680 In a moment, I'll be talking to-- 404 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:27,480 - I know. 405 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:53,000 - It's impressive, right? 406 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:55,800 A sense of community. 407 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,000 There's over 100 people been enlisted to look. 408 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:00,000 I thought that kind of stuff 409 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:01,480 only happened in working class places. 410 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,400 But, you know, my neighbours, it turns out, 411 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,080 are nice and friendly. 412 00:19:05,120 --> 00:19:06,080 - Yeah, it's good. 413 00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:07,240 - But you're not over there. 414 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:08,080 - Snap. 415 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:10,880 I'm gonna join in a bit. 416 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,160 - No, you're not, 417 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:12,960 'cause you're afraid of what people would say 418 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,240 if you did spin up. 419 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:15,160 Smoke? 420 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:16,520 - I'm slightly outraged, Simon. 421 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,960 - I think I'd smoke if I was you now. 422 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:24,000 - Do you now? 423 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:25,040 - Mum and Dad had a visit 424 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:26,840 from one of your bosses this morning. 425 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:28,040 I listened at the door 426 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,000 and they were spitting blood about you. 427 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,080 Said you should've known not to trust the grandparents. 428 00:19:34,120 --> 00:19:34,960 Said they didn't. 429 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,040 - What did my boss say? - Not a lot. 430 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,800 Just that he was sure that they'd find them both 431 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:45,520 and that he was sure that we'd get Kiri back, which we will. 432 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,600 - It was a he was it? - Yeah, bald guy. 433 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:54,960 Shit bald as well, all tufty. 434 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,000 Do you know him? 435 00:19:57,120 --> 00:19:57,920 - Management. 436 00:20:00,360 --> 00:20:01,720 Would you like a sandwich? 437 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:04,640 - Instead of a fag? 438 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:09,960 - They're cheese and pickle. 439 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,920 I'm guessing you haven't had breakfast. 440 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,760 They will find her, safe and sound. 441 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:26,840 You doing okay? 442 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:28,520 - You're not my social worker. 443 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,200 - I worry about you. 444 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:32,320 - Well, I don't worry about anyone. 445 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:38,880 - You remind me of my son, do you know that? 446 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,280 - You never said about a son before. 447 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,440 - No. 448 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,400 - He kill himself or something? 449 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,360 - No, cancer, he was 13. 450 00:20:53,120 --> 00:20:54,320 - What? 451 00:20:54,360 --> 00:20:55,480 Shit, I'm sorry. 452 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,120 - You said something flippantly. 453 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:58,640 I don't take offence at flippancy. 454 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:00,600 If I did, I'd be in another job. 455 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:02,400 Please don't think anymore about it. 456 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:11,440 Yeah, no, you're right. 457 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,080 I'm not gonna join them, am I, but you should. 458 00:21:13,120 --> 00:21:14,120 - Yeah, but-- - No, you should, Si. 459 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:17,040 I'll go to my meeting. 460 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,040 - Mum's already said, on Radio 4. 461 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,200 I think she was trying to make a point. 462 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,240 She said that biology doesn't make a difference 463 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,160 in how much you love your kids. 464 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,880 She said in some ways she loves Kiri more than me. 465 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:43,880 I think she was trying to make a point. 466 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:48,320 - Well, you know not to listen to it. 467 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:49,560 - Yeah, well, they chose her and they got me, 468 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:50,760 it's different. 469 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,880 - Hey, over here! 470 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:56,520 Over here! 471 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:58,120 - What's happening? 472 00:21:58,160 --> 00:21:59,600 What's happening? 473 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:03,440 - Over here! 474 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,520 - Let me see. 475 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:16,520 - Let me see. 476 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:17,800 Let me see. 477 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,000 I just want to see what they found. 478 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:21,040 - Stay back. 479 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,560 - You look tired. 480 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,120 - You following the case of the missing kid? 481 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:22,400 - I knew that was you. 482 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:26,160 - They found her body. 483 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,240 It's gonna be announced. 484 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:30,160 - What? 485 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:31,200 - They found her body, Mum. 486 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:33,120 My kid. 487 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:35,800 They found her body. 488 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,840 I didn't know where to come so I came here. 489 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:43,520 - You're puffy. 490 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:48,840 I can always tell when you're not taking care of yourself. 491 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,240 I don't expect you to look great, 492 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:55,200 but do your best with what you've got. 493 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:56,680 That's always been our way. 494 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,080 And you're not doing your best. 495 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:02,240 - No. 496 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:05,280 Got an update from the nurses. 497 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,680 They say you're being abusive. 498 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,120 - They're stealing from me. - They're not. 499 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,000 - It's the black ones you need to watch. 500 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:13,520 - You really don't. - Fuck 'em. 501 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,360 - They work very hard-- - Fuck 'em. 502 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,720 - Okay, okay, okay. 503 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:20,320 - Why do you come here? 504 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:25,960 - I don't know. 505 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:39,440 - Kiri, right? 506 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:43,280 - Yeah. 507 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:46,000 - Nice girl, was she? 508 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:50,320 - Yeah. 509 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,680 - Have you got anything to drink? 510 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,200 Don't bring me chocolates anymore. 511 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,160 They play havoc with my dentures. 512 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,360 Oh, and that Denise. 513 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:35,640 - What, your best friend? 514 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,280 - Oh, she always takes the best ones. 515 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,160 - Maybe I'll bring chocolates for Denise, 516 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,160 thank her for staying friends with you. 517 00:25:45,360 --> 00:25:49,600 I took a kid to see his mother's grave few weeks back. 518 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:54,680 He sat in the car all sorry for himself, quiet. 519 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,400 I got him to the grave, he looked at it, 520 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,120 no expression on his face, three or four minutes. 521 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:00,800 Then he spat on it and walked away. 522 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:04,600 - What did you do? - I took him home. 523 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,240 What I wish I had said is, don't feel ashamed of doing that. 524 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,200 When you look back, don't feel ashamed. 525 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:11,600 If that's what you need, 526 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:12,760 that's good with me and it should be fucking good with her. 527 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:14,360 She's your mum and she fucked it. 528 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:21,120 I'm in quite a lot of shit, Mum. 529 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,320 I'm in quite a serious amount of shit. 530 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,720 - Hey, that's it. - That's it! 531 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,160 - Miriam! - Miriam! 532 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:46,880 - Do you have any comment to make 533 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:47,800 on Kiri's death? 534 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:04,640 - Miriam, did you allow unsupervised contact 535 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:06,280 because she was black? 536 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:07,440 - Has this been racially motivated? 537 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,280 - Miriam! 538 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,360 - So, as you've probably ascertained, 539 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,000 the media has discovered your identity. 540 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:23,440 But the leak did not come from this office, I hasten to add. 541 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,080 - Do you know where it did come from? 542 00:27:25,120 --> 00:27:28,360 - It is being investigated, but that's for another time. 543 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:33,000 Now, I understand that you've waived Union representation 544 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:33,880 for this meeting. 545 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,440 - I'm a closet Tory, I despise the Unions. 546 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:40,680 No, I didn't think at this point it was, 547 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:44,840 just thought I'd find out where I stood first. 548 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,360 - Well, in my judgement , 549 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:50,360 it's probably worth contacting them after this. 550 00:27:53,360 --> 00:27:56,000 - Feeding me to the wolves are you? 551 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:59,920 - No, but our primary duty of care 552 00:27:59,960 --> 00:28:01,360 is towards Kiri, of course. 553 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,440 Eh, the decision to allow the grandparents 554 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:10,120 unsupervised contact does seem, certainly, on the surface, 555 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:10,960 a bold one. 556 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:13,400 - Does it? 557 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,640 - And your interviews with them to establish the boundaries, 558 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,920 the notes certainly don't reflect the gravity 559 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:22,400 of what you've allowed for. 560 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,040 - I try to keep my notes positive. 561 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,680 - And studying your past record, there are a few instances 562 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:32,560 where it appears you've made bold decisions, 563 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,480 occasionally with mixed results. 564 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,160 - I don't think that's fair. 565 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:37,440 - Oh, Miriam. 566 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:38,920 - Oh, now she gets involved. 567 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:40,640 - Seamus Trent, mm? 568 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:42,560 Ngozi Graham. 569 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:43,840 - All were investigated. 570 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:47,520 - 99% of the time you are exceptional, 571 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:52,080 but there are times when you follow your own judgement . 572 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:54,840 - Because early intervention saves lives. 573 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,600 - No, no one's disputing that you care about the children, 574 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:00,600 but let's just try and have an honest conversation here. 575 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:04,760 - Okay. 576 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,000 Okay, I can do honesty. - Hm. 577 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:08,320 - You're my line manager. 578 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:09,720 If you felt this was in any way unsafe, 579 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:10,720 you should've done something. 580 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,560 How honest is that, Julie? 581 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:16,000 - The papers are claiming that we prioritised 582 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:19,000 her cultural needs over her safety needs. 583 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:23,560 They're claiming that we allowed her into an unsafe home, 584 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:27,640 in order to, uh, tick our lefty boxes. 585 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:30,160 Think that's fair? 586 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:31,600 - No. 587 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:33,440 - You weren't influenced by her cultural needs? 588 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:34,560 - Yeah, of course I was. 589 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:35,720 It's part of my job, isn't it? 590 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:37,400 - Yeah, it's also part of the job to assess 591 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:38,720 whether a home is safe. 592 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:45,480 - Nathaniel and Tobi were estranged. 593 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:46,760 - Well, they obviously weren't. 594 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:51,440 You made a judgement and in so doing, you returned a girl 595 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:54,320 into the hands of a chaotic and dangerous parent. 596 00:29:57,840 --> 00:29:59,080 - I didn't know. 597 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,160 I would never knowingly have put Kiri in danger. 598 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:07,880 I recognise I can push the envelope sometimes, 599 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:09,240 but Julie will tell you-- 600 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,640 - I have told him that 99% of the time 601 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,000 your judgement is usually impeccable. 602 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:20,520 - Like that percentage, don't you? 603 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,280 Stick a flake in it before you try and sell it 604 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:23,720 to the tabloids, why don't you? 605 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:28,520 - Okay, okay, okay, look, look, the question is, or will be, 606 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,320 how much you've pushed the envelope. 607 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:33,200 The foster parents are claiming 608 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:37,520 that you pressured them into supporting your decision. 609 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:40,400 Hinted that it would help their adoption process. 610 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:45,600 And that, I'm afraid, does need investigation. 611 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:50,640 And so, and hopefully, this is just a short-term measure, 612 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:52,400 you are on suspension. 613 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:58,800 - I didn't pressure them. 614 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:00,240 - Very pleased to hear that. 615 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,440 Let's hope that's what the investigation decides. 616 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:10,520 We'll all have to accept culpability in this case, I expect. 617 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,040 - Everything was done properly, I made sure. 618 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,680 Julie, you know I wouldn't pressure anyone. 619 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:21,640 - They found his car, Nathaniel's car. 620 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:24,360 Hopefully that means that we'll discover 621 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:25,800 what actually happened that day 622 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,080 and we can put this whole sorry business behind us. 623 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:36,400 - Thank you for your time. 624 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:13,360 Fuck. 625 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:21,800 Oh, fuck. 626 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:28,840 Come here, Jessie, come here. 627 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:14,000 - I'm sorry to bother you so early. 628 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:15,120 - You found him? 629 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:17,280 - Nathaniel, no. 630 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:21,760 - I've answered all the questions you have for me. 631 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:23,920 - It's not about that, either. 632 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:25,600 I'm afraid we need you 633 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:28,280 to identify the body of your granddaughter. 634 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:38,880 - Why is it not them? 635 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:41,160 - Sorry? 636 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:44,880 - Why is it me identifying her and not the other people? 637 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:47,960 - You are next of kin, Tobi. 638 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:51,080 - My son is next of kin. 639 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:53,760 - Your son's whereabouts are currently unknown to us. 640 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:01,440 - You have children? 641 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:05,040 - No. 642 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:09,360 - Where are you from? 643 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:12,160 - Here. 644 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:18,280 When we get to the morgue, I'll take you both-- 645 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:20,080 - Rochelle will stay in the car. 646 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:47,720 They wanted to see her too? 647 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:51,320 - We're just trying to do what's best for all sides. 648 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:57,520 Are you ready, Tobi? 649 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:00,680 - Yes. 650 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,840 - Tobi, is this your granddaughter? 651 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:28,240 You can positively identify this is Kiri Akindele? 652 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:41,280 - Her throat, it doesn't look. 653 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:46,720 - I need you to positively identify her for our records. 654 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:53,280 - Am I allowed to, can I go to her? 655 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:56,880 - Not while the investigation is still active, sorry. 656 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,560 - Can they hear me in there? 657 00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:03,400 - Yes. 658 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,000 - I think if I was with the body I would sing to her, 659 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:14,040 but I will spare you that. 660 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:29,600 - Tobi, I do need you to formally identify her. 661 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:41,960 - My name is Mr. Akindele, 662 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,120 and yes, this is my granddaughter. 663 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,080 You may let the other family in now. 664 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:07,240 Sir, are you okay? 665 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:13,280 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 666 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:15,000 What are you doing? 667 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:16,680 Calm down. 668 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:31,280 - We let him touch her. 669 00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:33,480 - You mean I did. 670 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:38,640 - Her neck. 671 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:39,480 Her neck. 672 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,920 To do that to her neck. 673 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:00,120 I need to find him. 674 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:53,400 - Sorry, sorry. 675 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,000 - Police in Bristol are searching for a man 676 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:09,200 following the discovery of his daughter's body 677 00:39:09,240 --> 00:39:11,280 on the Downs in Bristol. 678 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:13,760 Nine-year-old Kiri Akindele had been missing 679 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:16,600 from her grandparents' home since Wednesday. 680 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:19,120 Her foster parents, Jim and Alice Warner, 681 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:22,760 have described her as a precious gift, and said the world 682 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:25,120 will be poorer without her. 683 00:39:25,160 --> 00:39:28,120 A social worker, Miriam Grayson, has been suspended 684 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:29,520 - Hi. 685 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:30,840 - and an internal investigation's been launched 686 00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:33,080 into possible misconduct. - I can't. 687 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:34,480 - The police are appealing for information 688 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:36,040 of the whereabouts - I've been suspended. 689 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:39,760 - of Nathaniel Akindele, that's Kiri's birth father, who-- 690 00:39:42,080 --> 00:39:43,080 - I'm on my way. 691 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:53,960 - I'm not reporting it. 692 00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:57,120 - That's the first thing you're saying to me? 693 00:39:57,160 --> 00:39:58,200 You need to report this. 694 00:39:58,240 --> 00:39:59,640 - I don't think it's fair on him. 695 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:01,040 He just got angry, 696 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:04,520 and I don't think I handled it very well to be honest. 697 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:06,440 I think if I'd handled it better then, 698 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,040 I'm sorry, sorry. 699 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:12,520 I know, I know things are worse for you right now-- 700 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:16,000 - Lucy, you were assaulted by a boy in your care. 701 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:18,880 - If I say anything, it goes on my record too, another one. 702 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:20,560 - Yeah, but if you don't report and things escalate. 703 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:23,920 - I needed someone I could trust to not say anything. 704 00:40:25,240 --> 00:40:28,160 - So, now I'm part of the conspiracy of silence, thanks. 705 00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:30,920 - I just wanted someone to be here for me, you know? 706 00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:35,320 And I know you've always cared about me. 707 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:40,040 Some people, in the office, they say you're in love with me 708 00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:41,360 or you fancy me or something. 709 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:43,760 - You know, Social Services is full of people 710 00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:46,280 who look after children who behave like children. 711 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:49,240 I don't. 712 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,080 I'm straight, actually. 713 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:53,600 I was even married at one point. 714 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:54,560 - I wouldn't mind. 715 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:58,200 I'd quite like it. 716 00:40:58,240 --> 00:41:00,480 - Well, then, that's a fucking pity, innit? 717 00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:01,880 They giving you pain killers? 718 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:02,880 - Quite strong ones. 719 00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:04,160 - Truth drugs. - Maybe. 720 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:12,840 - Not too much. 721 00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:16,480 Won't mix well with the truth drugs. 722 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:26,120 - I'm straight too, most of the time. 723 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:33,200 Where's Jessie? 724 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:35,760 - In the car. 725 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:38,440 Asphyxiating himself, no doubt. 726 00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:44,440 - I hate what they're saying about you. 727 00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:49,960 - It's gonna get worse yet, love. 728 00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:42,280 - Miriam! - Miriam! 729 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:45,120 - Do you blame yourself Miriam? 730 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:46,760 - Do you know where Nathaniel Akindele is? 731 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:47,040 - I bought some sausages. 732 00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:48,280 - You drove here? 733 00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:49,560 - Yeah. 734 00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:50,720 - In that state? 735 00:43:52,360 --> 00:43:53,600 Come in. 736 00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:55,040 - No, I just bought you some sausages 737 00:43:55,080 --> 00:43:56,120 so you can eat. - They see you like this, 738 00:43:56,160 --> 00:43:57,440 they'll crucify you. 739 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:11,640 I haven't tidied. 740 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:14,960 - I've brought you sausages. 741 00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:17,960 Maybe I should cook 'em for you. 742 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:20,240 - Okay, but can I be honest with you, though? 743 00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:21,080 - Yeah. 744 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:23,280 - I fucking hate sausages. 745 00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:26,520 Can you make beans or something instead? 746 00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:28,960 - Sure. 747 00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:37,280 - Ignore that, just haven't tidied, ignore that. 748 00:44:37,320 --> 00:44:38,120 - Okay. 749 00:44:40,240 --> 00:44:43,040 I hoped things would be different. 750 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:45,680 Okay. 751 00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:48,480 - Yeah. 752 00:44:59,320 --> 00:45:00,480 - It's work. 753 00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:02,040 - Well, I wouldn't answer it. 754 00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:03,280 Let it go to voicemail. 755 00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:04,040 - No, I should. 756 00:45:04,080 --> 00:45:05,880 - Miriam, listen to me. 757 00:45:05,920 --> 00:45:07,720 They can't hear you like this. 758 00:45:14,160 --> 00:45:15,560 - Oh, shit. 759 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:17,200 I ruined your rug. 760 00:45:19,560 --> 00:45:20,560 - It doesn't matter. 761 00:45:21,720 --> 00:45:24,760 I've done worse in here and you know I have. 762 00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:25,600 - Oh, shit. 763 00:45:28,520 --> 00:45:29,560 Oh, shit. 764 00:45:29,600 --> 00:45:32,360 - Okay, let's get you sat down. 765 00:46:02,840 --> 00:46:04,520 - We're joined now by Jim and Alice Warner. 766 00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:07,240 - This is about finding Nathaniel Akindele. 767 00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:08,560 - How hard is it to find one man 768 00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:11,240 whose face in on the front of every newspaper? 769 00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:12,920 - He said he had changed, I trusted him. 770 00:46:12,960 --> 00:46:13,840 - Why? 771 00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:14,760 - Because I hoped he had. 772 00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:15,680 - I am on your side, you know? 773 00:46:15,720 --> 00:46:17,320 - Do you think I can swap sides, 774 00:46:17,360 --> 00:46:18,920 because I hate this fucking side. 775 00:46:18,960 --> 00:46:20,520 It scares the shit out of me. 776 00:46:21,760 --> 00:46:23,080 Everyone keeps looking at me. 777 00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:24,680 I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do anymore. 778 00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:27,320 - There are those who would question my right 779 00:46:27,360 --> 00:46:29,000 to call Kiri my daughter. 780 00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:30,080 - I understand your pain. 781 00:46:30,120 --> 00:46:32,240 - You saw her once a month. 782 00:46:32,280 --> 00:46:33,560 - I saw her every day. 783 00:46:33,600 --> 00:46:35,520 I loved her every day. 784 00:46:35,560 --> 00:46:36,960 - Well, we're planning a re-enactment. 785 00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:39,960 - The details of Kiri's day are becoming more complicated. 786 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:41,560 He initially said he was at school 787 00:46:41,600 --> 00:46:42,960 but we've discovered that he wasn't. 788 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:44,520 You allowed illegal contact 789 00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:45,960 between your son and his daughter. 790 00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:47,680 - Rochelle! - That is a crime! 791 00:46:47,720 --> 00:46:49,880 - Then why did you stay married to him? 792 00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:51,840 - Because we were parents. 793 00:46:52,840 --> 00:46:53,600 - I've done bad things. 794 00:46:53,640 --> 00:46:54,880 I'm not a nice man. 795 00:46:54,920 --> 00:46:57,480 - I did the right thing by a little girl 796 00:46:57,520 --> 00:46:59,960 who deserved to know where she came from.