1 00:00:03,152 --> 00:00:05,712 OK, you've got five minutes, OK? 2 00:00:10,352 --> 00:00:13,032 CHILDREN GIGGLE 3 00:00:51,552 --> 00:00:53,692 GIRL GASPS 4 00:00:58,192 --> 00:01:00,832 GIRL COUGHS 5 00:01:04,112 --> 00:01:07,152 OTHER CHILDREN BEGIN TO COUGH 6 00:01:17,392 --> 00:01:20,112 OK, time to go back inside. 7 00:01:21,272 --> 00:01:23,652 Come on. 8 00:01:23,652 --> 00:01:28,672 The fossil remains show evolutionary changes in the plants. 9 00:01:28,672 --> 00:01:33,252 Does anybody remember the types of primitive plants? 10 00:01:38,372 --> 00:01:41,232 GIRL COUGHS 11 00:01:41,232 --> 00:01:44,152 OTHER CHILDREN COUGH 12 00:01:47,812 --> 00:01:51,232 It's the coughing game, isn't it, class? 13 00:01:53,912 --> 00:01:56,152 Paul? Are you with us? 14 00:01:58,212 --> 00:02:00,572 Stand up, Paul. 15 00:02:07,292 --> 00:02:09,972 Does anybody know? 16 00:02:09,972 --> 00:02:12,032 Stand up, everyone. 17 00:02:14,952 --> 00:02:17,532 CHILDREN SCREAM 18 00:02:20,792 --> 00:02:23,152 Get out of the way. 19 00:02:23,152 --> 00:02:25,552 Paul? Paul! 20 00:02:25,552 --> 00:02:27,372 Somebody help me! 21 00:02:28,912 --> 00:02:36,312 ♪ Testator Sile-ens 22 00:02:36,312 --> 00:02:43,952 ♪ Costestes e Spiritu-u 23 00:02:43,952 --> 00:02:51,012 ♪ Si-ilenciu-um. ♪ 24 00:03:03,952 --> 00:03:05,712 Male. 25 00:03:05,712 --> 00:03:08,872 Aged 25 to 35. 26 00:03:09,992 --> 00:03:12,772 No signs of external injury. 27 00:03:17,072 --> 00:03:19,872 No tamponade... 28 00:03:19,872 --> 00:03:21,532 Sam? 29 00:03:39,472 --> 00:03:41,352 Sam? 30 00:03:47,152 --> 00:03:48,732 Sam?! 31 00:03:52,172 --> 00:03:54,332 Bad dream? 32 00:03:55,912 --> 00:04:01,452 What's the time? I've got to see the vice chancellor. No, we're going to the seaside. 33 00:04:07,932 --> 00:04:11,912 So what happened to the local pathologist? Double hernia. 34 00:04:11,912 --> 00:04:14,172 How did Sam get through the work? 35 00:04:14,172 --> 00:04:16,512 My body says it's not possible. 36 00:04:17,612 --> 00:04:19,432 Hi, DS Newton. 37 00:04:19,432 --> 00:04:23,312 How many fatalities? One so far. This is his teacher. 38 00:04:23,312 --> 00:04:27,932 We don't know exactly what happened, but it has affected the whole class. 39 00:04:27,932 --> 00:04:32,152 Any smell of gas? Complaints of illness beforehand? We don't know. 40 00:04:32,152 --> 00:04:34,572 I'll take a look at the body. 41 00:04:34,572 --> 00:04:35,692 OK. 42 00:04:57,252 --> 00:05:03,652 Why is this death being treated as suspicious? We have to be careful. She means I may have assaulted him. 43 00:05:03,652 --> 00:05:07,492 What happened? He just sort of went limp and collapsed... 44 00:05:07,492 --> 00:05:10,052 His head sort of... 45 00:05:14,272 --> 00:05:18,832 Were there any other signs? Symptoms? They were coughing a bit. 46 00:05:18,832 --> 00:05:21,392 I thought they were having a laugh. 47 00:05:21,392 --> 00:05:25,992 They were a bit hysterical. We'd been outside having a nature lesson. 48 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:30,032 Did you notice anything unusual when they were outside? 49 00:05:31,632 --> 00:05:33,532 No... 50 00:05:33,532 --> 00:05:35,532 CHILDREN COUGH 51 00:05:43,932 --> 00:05:47,772 I've never seen anything like this before... 52 00:06:01,552 --> 00:06:04,312 Feeling better? 53 00:06:06,592 --> 00:06:11,292 What's your name? Pat. Hello, Pat. What happened? 54 00:06:12,432 --> 00:06:15,052 I just felt...scared. 55 00:06:16,052 --> 00:06:18,492 Couldn't breathe... 56 00:06:21,272 --> 00:06:23,812 It was spooky. 57 00:06:25,392 --> 00:06:26,652 Spooky? 58 00:06:28,192 --> 00:06:30,812 Lanny Forbes started it. 59 00:06:36,952 --> 00:06:39,752 How could she start it? 60 00:06:41,212 --> 00:06:45,672 She started... coughing and laughing first. 61 00:06:56,032 --> 00:06:57,552 Lanny? 62 00:06:58,792 --> 00:07:01,552 Hello. I'm Harry. 63 00:07:03,792 --> 00:07:06,032 Are you all right? 64 00:07:07,812 --> 00:07:10,192 Can you sit up? 65 00:07:12,332 --> 00:07:14,412 Breathe deeply. 66 00:07:24,952 --> 00:07:26,712 OK? 67 00:07:28,932 --> 00:07:32,472 So, what do you think happened? 68 00:07:35,112 --> 00:07:39,392 Do you remember what happened? Paul Williams fell over. 69 00:07:39,392 --> 00:07:42,832 Um, yes, I know, but, um... 70 00:07:42,832 --> 00:07:46,032 that was inside. 71 00:07:47,192 --> 00:07:49,592 But what happened outside? 72 00:07:51,492 --> 00:07:53,672 Why were you laughing? 73 00:07:53,672 --> 00:07:55,792 I wasn't laughing. 74 00:07:55,792 --> 00:07:57,232 Mmm... 75 00:07:57,232 --> 00:07:59,792 But Pat said... 76 00:07:59,792 --> 00:08:01,872 I was crying. 77 00:08:01,872 --> 00:08:06,472 I couldn't breathe, and I could hear my heart. 78 00:08:08,132 --> 00:08:12,252 What, like when you put your fingers in your ears, like this? 79 00:08:12,252 --> 00:08:14,552 Yeah. Like in Tomb Raider. 80 00:08:14,552 --> 00:08:17,232 You can stop time. 81 00:08:20,972 --> 00:08:24,892 You're still a bit wheezy, aren't you? 82 00:08:24,892 --> 00:08:26,952 Do you suffer from asthma? 83 00:08:26,952 --> 00:08:28,432 Lanny! 84 00:08:29,712 --> 00:08:32,072 Oh, thank you. 85 00:08:38,992 --> 00:08:43,212 Sienna Ricci. Public health officer at the council. Harry Cunningham. 86 00:08:43,212 --> 00:08:47,472 This is my colleague, Dr Dalton. Hello. Hi. What do you think? 87 00:08:47,472 --> 00:08:51,112 Something they've eaten... Hard to say. 88 00:08:51,112 --> 00:08:56,752 It sounds like the poor kid's fall was horrific. But the others...it's very strange. 89 00:08:56,752 --> 00:08:59,552 Shock? It started outside. 90 00:08:59,552 --> 00:09:05,352 I'd feel happier if they'd organise clinical tests. Want to know what I think? Some form of mass hysteria. 91 00:09:13,852 --> 00:09:19,632 You were with the kids the whole time? Yes. But you didn't experience any symptoms yourself? Nothing. 92 00:09:19,632 --> 00:09:25,212 I just noticed they were acting strangely. At first, I thought they were taking the piss. 93 00:09:25,212 --> 00:09:27,432 Why? With the coughing. 94 00:09:27,432 --> 00:09:31,712 I'm a smoker. I thought they were laughing at me. 95 00:09:33,752 --> 00:09:36,272 Hello there. Are you feeling better? 96 00:09:36,272 --> 00:09:38,852 Hello, I'm Harry. 97 00:09:42,092 --> 00:09:49,432 They're all saying fear and panic. But if they don't get to hospital, they won't get tested properly. 98 00:09:49,432 --> 00:09:55,532 It's a mass sociogenic illness. I want to follow it up. I'm just naturally cautious. It's textbook. 99 00:09:55,532 --> 00:09:59,552 I know the phenomenon, but I'm not a psychologist. 100 00:10:00,592 --> 00:10:04,272 I admire your self-confidence. Oh, thank you(!) 101 00:10:05,552 --> 00:10:08,912 All right, it's a daft diagnosis. 102 00:10:08,912 --> 00:10:11,852 Why? BEEPING 103 00:10:14,372 --> 00:10:19,612 So how are we going to report this? I suggest we leave our options open. 104 00:10:19,612 --> 00:10:25,152 In case it's a virus or something they've eaten. It can't be something they've eaten - it isn't lunch time. 105 00:10:25,152 --> 00:10:30,992 They had raised heart rates but no temperature, so it's unlikely to be a virus. Suspicious death for you. Now! 106 00:10:43,897 --> 00:10:46,657 DCI Jim Tennant. Harry Cunningham. 107 00:10:46,657 --> 00:10:52,077 According to the neighbours, he works for the local council. Scientist of some sort. 108 00:10:52,077 --> 00:10:55,997 No catalytic converter? No, no. Old petrol job. 109 00:10:55,997 --> 00:11:01,517 Didn't bother with a pipe from the exhaust. He didn't have to. There was a hell of a fug. 110 00:11:12,277 --> 00:11:18,477 Skin's a cherry-red colour. Looks like monoxide saturation. Was the engine still running? Yeah. 111 00:11:18,477 --> 00:11:21,377 A neighbour found him. 112 00:11:21,377 --> 00:11:24,877 Bare feet, the bottom half of a wet suit 113 00:11:24,877 --> 00:11:29,657 and an old sweater... Odd sort of get-up for doing yourself in. 114 00:11:29,657 --> 00:11:30,817 Yeah... 115 00:11:32,077 --> 00:11:34,437 Feet are dirty. 116 00:11:37,517 --> 00:11:41,597 Hang on. Can you hold him? There's some blood here. 117 00:11:44,397 --> 00:11:49,977 Something sharp. Could that have killed him? That's near the heart, isn't it? 118 00:11:49,977 --> 00:11:53,857 He wasn't stabbed through the sweater. 119 00:11:53,857 --> 00:12:00,837 The face and hairline are encrusted with salt. Suggests he was in the water not long before. 120 00:12:00,837 --> 00:12:05,677 There's an oxygen tank and diving mask in the house. Sweater's dry. 121 00:12:07,117 --> 00:12:11,577 So got in the car, half-dressed, didn't bother to shower. 122 00:12:29,837 --> 00:12:32,457 OK. Where's Selic? 123 00:12:32,457 --> 00:12:36,157 I don't know, Mr Garner. He's not a problem. 124 00:12:36,157 --> 00:12:38,737 There's 11 here and 12 passports. 125 00:12:38,737 --> 00:12:43,457 It's OK. It's not OK, Micky. They want to see Selic. Where is he? 126 00:12:43,457 --> 00:12:45,877 He got a girl. 127 00:12:45,877 --> 00:12:51,357 In London. Well, get hold of him and tell him to report to Immigration, OK? 128 00:12:59,117 --> 00:13:01,817 Muddy too. Samples, please. 129 00:13:02,457 --> 00:13:05,677 His name was Nick Garner. PhD, MPhil. 130 00:13:05,677 --> 00:13:08,997 There's blood in here, too. 131 00:13:11,317 --> 00:13:14,237 He's used kitchen roll on the wound. 132 00:13:16,037 --> 00:13:17,637 Oh... 133 00:13:19,937 --> 00:13:24,477 Look. That's where it went through. Look, blood on the inside. 134 00:13:27,917 --> 00:13:30,857 Must have put the sweater on in here... 135 00:13:30,857 --> 00:13:33,037 In a hurry. 136 00:13:34,997 --> 00:13:36,997 Ransacked? 137 00:13:36,997 --> 00:13:39,477 Or just...untidy? 138 00:13:50,557 --> 00:13:52,677 Hi, Helen. Leo! 139 00:13:52,677 --> 00:13:57,037 Acting head of department - how does that feel? Busy. 140 00:14:00,777 --> 00:14:06,157 With your experience and qualifications, you should be looking for a professorship... 141 00:14:06,157 --> 00:14:08,737 even if Sam hadn't done a runner. 142 00:14:08,737 --> 00:14:12,717 Don't tell me you hadn't thought about it. I barely had time. 143 00:14:12,717 --> 00:14:15,617 We don't advertise or interview. 144 00:14:15,617 --> 00:14:21,117 No? I've canvassed one or two experienced people at the Royal College. 145 00:14:21,117 --> 00:14:28,057 The appointments committee always looked outside for a Chair, but I'm not a big believer in tradition. 146 00:14:29,937 --> 00:14:33,957 Personally, I think you'd do a great job. Thank you. 147 00:14:37,377 --> 00:14:43,017 How are things on the domestic front? You haven't settled in the great metropolis, have you? No, 148 00:14:43,017 --> 00:14:47,677 but I've, um, certainly been thinking about it. Good! 149 00:14:51,255 --> 00:14:53,615 I'm very sorry, sir. 150 00:14:57,935 --> 00:15:02,095 Your son was found in his car with the engine running. 151 00:15:02,095 --> 00:15:04,675 Oh, Christ... 152 00:15:04,675 --> 00:15:08,515 I think it's important we wait until the autopsy 153 00:15:08,515 --> 00:15:12,355 before we draw any obvious conclusions. 154 00:15:14,655 --> 00:15:17,475 There was a wound... 155 00:15:21,935 --> 00:15:24,355 I can't take this in. I'm sorry. 156 00:15:25,795 --> 00:15:27,935 Can I see him? 157 00:15:29,175 --> 00:15:31,755 Yes. Yes, of course. Tomorrow? 158 00:15:43,815 --> 00:15:49,315 Cause of death was a fracture of the skull due to a weakness at the point of impact, 159 00:15:49,315 --> 00:15:53,055 causing brain damage and severe haemorrhage. 160 00:15:53,055 --> 00:15:57,155 If you look at the skull, you can see there's a slight defect. 161 00:15:57,155 --> 00:16:00,235 The bone hasn't calcified properly. It's paper-thin. 162 00:16:00,235 --> 00:16:06,275 He might have lived a long life, but he hit his head on the one point that wasn't properly protected. 163 00:16:06,275 --> 00:16:12,555 But this doesn't tell us anything about the others. Well, there's some evidence of respiratory problems. 164 00:16:12,555 --> 00:16:16,235 Lung tissue damage. Know why? Could be asthmatic. 165 00:16:16,235 --> 00:16:21,635 But it would have to be severe. There's no evidence from his GP that he was being treated for it. 166 00:16:21,635 --> 00:16:23,875 Got the Chair, Professor Dalton? 167 00:16:23,875 --> 00:16:27,155 We should get a blood test fairly soon. 168 00:16:27,155 --> 00:16:31,015 MUSIC BEGINS TO PLAY This mass hysteria... 169 00:16:31,015 --> 00:16:35,695 They reckon your diagnosis was spot-on. Not mine, actually. 170 00:16:35,695 --> 00:16:38,215 Bit busy, don't you think? 171 00:16:46,989 --> 00:16:51,149 Anything interesting on the slab? Have scalpel. Will travel. 172 00:16:51,149 --> 00:16:55,269 Marcus! Just popped in to see your vice chancellor. You know Helen? 173 00:16:55,269 --> 00:17:01,829 No. She's asked me to do your annual Tofting lecture. First time ever by a pathologist, apparently. 174 00:17:01,829 --> 00:17:05,529 It'll be a paediatric angle. Hope you'll come. 175 00:17:05,529 --> 00:17:07,529 I'll try very hard. 176 00:17:07,529 --> 00:17:11,729 I'd like to take a look at the department some time. 177 00:17:11,729 --> 00:17:14,349 Well, yes, be my guest. 178 00:17:15,689 --> 00:17:21,289 It's a bit busy at the moment... You've spent money, haven't you? 179 00:17:25,089 --> 00:17:28,589 Male, 28 years old. 180 00:17:30,109 --> 00:17:36,989 The skin has a cherry-red coloured flush, typical of carbon monoxide absorption. 181 00:17:39,269 --> 00:17:44,329 There are marked abrasions to the feet... 182 00:17:45,489 --> 00:17:46,729 and toes. 183 00:17:49,989 --> 00:17:51,889 Traces... 184 00:17:51,889 --> 00:17:54,769 of what appears to be reddish... 185 00:17:54,769 --> 00:17:56,849 paint 186 00:17:56,849 --> 00:17:59,169 under the fingernails. 187 00:17:59,169 --> 00:18:02,149 More samples, please. 188 00:18:02,149 --> 00:18:05,369 I'm going to do a full toxicological screen - 189 00:18:05,369 --> 00:18:09,509 hair, stomach contents, blood, urine and vitreous. 190 00:18:09,509 --> 00:18:15,469 We're testing blood for carbon monoxide, using gas chromatography. Results will be here soon. ..Thanks. 191 00:18:21,209 --> 00:18:25,229 There is a small, penetrating wound in the chest area. 192 00:18:25,229 --> 00:18:28,429 About two centimetres across. 193 00:18:29,849 --> 00:18:32,669 Suggests the point of a sharp knife. 194 00:18:32,669 --> 00:18:34,969 Any more blood in the house? 195 00:18:34,969 --> 00:18:40,549 Nothing significant, apart from on the kitchen roll. So probably got it elsewhere... 196 00:18:40,549 --> 00:18:44,869 Possibly bled again when he took the wet suit off 197 00:18:44,869 --> 00:18:47,289 and put the sweater on. 198 00:18:48,429 --> 00:18:51,149 ..OK, let's open him up. 199 00:19:04,089 --> 00:19:07,149 The organs are congested... 200 00:19:07,149 --> 00:19:09,569 and bright pink. 201 00:19:09,569 --> 00:19:12,389 Again, typical of CO poisoning. 202 00:19:13,669 --> 00:19:16,229 The heart is undamaged. 203 00:19:16,229 --> 00:19:19,809 Whatever it was didn't go in very far. 204 00:19:19,809 --> 00:19:22,289 It scratched a rib, nicked a lung. 205 00:19:22,289 --> 00:19:24,729 Nasty, not fatal. 206 00:19:24,729 --> 00:19:26,609 So, um... 207 00:19:26,609 --> 00:19:29,789 So that rules out murder? Oh... 208 00:19:29,789 --> 00:19:34,149 Quite an aggressive thing to do to somebody. Not self-inflicted? 209 00:19:34,149 --> 00:19:38,449 Find a knife nearby? Dr Cunningham. What's this? From the lab. 210 00:19:38,449 --> 00:19:41,009 Oh, it's gas chromatography. 211 00:19:41,009 --> 00:19:45,229 Gas chromatography gives the saturation as 40%. 212 00:19:45,763 --> 00:19:46,763 That would kill him. 213 00:19:46,995 --> 00:19:49,635 When did you last see your son? 214 00:19:49,635 --> 00:19:52,115 Um...three days ago. 215 00:19:52,115 --> 00:19:54,535 He was fine. 216 00:19:54,535 --> 00:19:56,855 He never got depressed. 217 00:19:56,855 --> 00:20:02,675 He'd obviously been diving not long before he died. It's a very active thing to do if you're depressed. 218 00:20:02,675 --> 00:20:05,455 Nick was a keen diver. 219 00:20:05,455 --> 00:20:07,535 But this wound? 220 00:20:07,535 --> 00:20:13,175 Yes. It looks like a knife wound. But it's not the cause of death. We're certain of that. 221 00:20:13,175 --> 00:20:15,635 He was stabbed? Excuse me. 222 00:20:17,555 --> 00:20:21,415 Blood test on Paul Williams, fractured-skull boy. 223 00:20:21,415 --> 00:20:24,695 Metal in his bloodstream. Aluminium. Not significant, is it? 224 00:20:24,695 --> 00:20:29,735 You're suggesting I ignore it? What if other kids show it? It wouldn't cause fainting. 225 00:20:29,735 --> 00:20:33,815 That sounds extremely dogmatic to me. For one so young... 226 00:20:33,815 --> 00:20:38,655 Oh. Now we have it. So we're trusting age and rank before genius, are we? 227 00:20:38,655 --> 00:20:44,015 Maybe you should retrain as a child psychologist...if you're bored. 228 00:21:10,413 --> 00:21:12,773 I'm so sorry, Lucas. 229 00:21:12,773 --> 00:21:16,013 Thanks for letting me see him. 230 00:21:16,013 --> 00:21:19,693 How are you? Oh, I'm all right. 231 00:21:22,573 --> 00:21:24,893 He'd been diving. 232 00:21:24,893 --> 00:21:27,493 Did you know? 233 00:21:28,633 --> 00:21:31,833 I'll wait for you. No, you mustn't. 234 00:21:31,833 --> 00:21:34,253 I'll talk to you tomorrow. 235 00:22:13,853 --> 00:22:18,333 Was it suicide? It doesn't make any sense at all. 236 00:22:18,333 --> 00:22:20,713 How well did you know him? 237 00:22:20,713 --> 00:22:22,733 I liked him. 238 00:22:22,733 --> 00:22:25,073 He was a close colleague. 239 00:22:26,573 --> 00:22:28,773 Tell me how you found him? 240 00:22:28,773 --> 00:22:36,433 Exactly. I know you're not supposed to say anything, but you haven't definitely said it was suicide. 241 00:22:36,433 --> 00:22:41,253 Have you any idea why he might have been diving that night? I don't know. 242 00:22:41,253 --> 00:22:46,833 OK. His background was marine toxicology, so it could be connected to that. 243 00:22:46,833 --> 00:22:51,813 If you find anything about Nick, you will tell me, won't you? 244 00:22:56,953 --> 00:22:58,813 Leo! 245 00:23:00,233 --> 00:23:02,953 You'll have to go slower soon. 246 00:23:02,953 --> 00:23:05,033 Up the dignity factor. 247 00:23:06,993 --> 00:23:10,573 The appointments committee met last night. 248 00:23:10,573 --> 00:23:13,253 Professor Dalton sounds good. 249 00:23:13,253 --> 00:23:15,513 So soon? 250 00:23:15,513 --> 00:23:17,853 I haven't heard anything. 251 00:23:17,853 --> 00:23:20,313 Just a preliminary meeting. 252 00:23:20,313 --> 00:23:25,013 If we did ask you, we may be looking to bring someone in at your level. 253 00:23:25,013 --> 00:23:29,093 Or maybe promote Harry to reader and bring in a probationer? 254 00:23:29,093 --> 00:23:30,653 Harry... 255 00:23:30,653 --> 00:23:33,873 Harry needs more experience. 256 00:23:33,873 --> 00:23:38,053 Sam Ryan thought highly of him. No, he's good. He should step up soon. 257 00:23:38,053 --> 00:23:40,273 Thanks. 258 00:23:44,293 --> 00:23:46,513 So, how's the new career? 259 00:23:46,513 --> 00:23:52,813 I thought about child psychology, but then I decided I was needed to brighten up the death profession. 260 00:23:52,813 --> 00:23:55,793 Brighter is not necessarily better. 261 00:23:55,793 --> 00:24:00,133 If you've got a hunch, you've got to back it up with solid evidence. 262 00:24:00,133 --> 00:24:02,493 OK. Well, try this for size. 263 00:24:02,493 --> 00:24:06,873 There was an incident with school kids and a fizzy drink in America - 264 00:24:06,873 --> 00:24:11,313 26 kids collapsing with palpitations and all sorts of symptoms. 265 00:24:11,313 --> 00:24:16,013 The drinks company reacted straightaway, withdrew all supplies. 266 00:24:16,013 --> 00:24:21,653 But within the next 48 hours, hundreds of school kids starting showing the same symptoms. 267 00:24:21,653 --> 00:24:26,633 They did rigorous testing and there was nothing wrong with the drink! 268 00:24:26,633 --> 00:24:33,533 The kids we saw had very specific symptoms - streaming eyes, coughing, shortness of breath. 269 00:24:33,533 --> 00:24:36,773 That's not the point! They recovered. You saw them. 270 00:24:36,773 --> 00:24:42,513 Why was this boy running round with aluminium in his blood? That little girl Lanny was the focus. 271 00:24:42,513 --> 00:24:48,153 There's always one hypersensitive child who provokes the others. Look, I want us to work together on this. 272 00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:52,753 There's going to be an inquest. We can't submit contradictory reports. 273 00:24:55,333 --> 00:25:01,233 I also want to speak to that public health woman again. Sienna Ricci? Mm-hm. She was here earlier. 274 00:25:01,233 --> 00:25:05,513 A colleague of Nick Garner's. This could be a public health issue. 275 00:25:05,513 --> 00:25:07,573 What's so funny? 276 00:25:07,573 --> 00:25:11,593 You think I'm going off on one? No, no. OK. I'll come. 277 00:25:47,433 --> 00:25:53,433 So if the boy had ingested aluminium, does this rule out a psychosomatic cause? No. Yes. 278 00:25:53,433 --> 00:25:58,153 Has the regional health officer followed up the kids involved? 279 00:25:58,153 --> 00:26:05,093 They've accepted your colleague's point of view. Have all the kids returned to school? I can find out. 280 00:26:05,093 --> 00:26:10,653 Mystery viruses come and go. They're not taking it further. What about testing the water? I thought that, 281 00:26:10,653 --> 00:26:15,933 but they hadn't been swimming in it. Like Nick. No, the drinking water. 282 00:26:15,933 --> 00:26:18,173 The domestic supply? 283 00:26:18,173 --> 00:26:20,713 The water company test every day. 284 00:26:20,713 --> 00:26:24,413 Can aluminium get into drinking water? 285 00:26:24,413 --> 00:26:26,893 Where would it come from? 286 00:26:26,893 --> 00:26:33,273 Anything like that should be filtered out. Sorry. I'm not really at my best today. 287 00:26:33,273 --> 00:26:37,653 Well, listen, don't worry. Let's leave it for now. 288 00:26:37,653 --> 00:26:39,933 I'm surprised you're here at all. 289 00:26:39,933 --> 00:26:42,633 Well, we all miss Nick, but... 290 00:26:43,813 --> 00:26:45,853 ..life goes on. 291 00:26:51,013 --> 00:26:52,693 Leo? 292 00:26:52,693 --> 00:26:54,813 Is that Leo Dalton? 293 00:26:54,813 --> 00:27:00,073 I suppose it's been a long time. I went out with your sister. Oh, Gus. 294 00:27:00,073 --> 00:27:06,193 Yeah! Gus Stuart. What are you doing here? Well, I run this place. For my sins. Council chief executive. 295 00:27:06,193 --> 00:27:12,593 Strictly non-political. You must have been here for Nick. Yeah, that's right. Come in, come in. 296 00:27:17,213 --> 00:27:19,653 LOCK RATTLES 297 00:27:29,093 --> 00:27:33,713 It's Nick's office. They've locked it for some reason. 298 00:27:35,273 --> 00:27:37,773 Fancy a drink? 299 00:27:41,053 --> 00:27:45,493 I could order the water company to start spot testing if you like, 300 00:27:45,493 --> 00:27:50,713 but I won't love you if it's a wild-goose chase. Better to be safe. 301 00:27:50,713 --> 00:27:54,953 It sounds like a one-off to me. Not sure. 302 00:27:54,953 --> 00:28:00,453 They went collectively doolally, didn't they? I hear it's quite common. It isn't. 303 00:28:00,453 --> 00:28:07,013 There may have been an emotional element, but I don't think it's the whole story. Come and have a drink! 304 00:28:09,913 --> 00:28:13,373 Nick cared passionately about nature. 305 00:28:13,373 --> 00:28:15,453 He did a lot of good work here. 306 00:28:16,773 --> 00:28:20,093 You liked him a lot, didn't you? Hmm. I did. 307 00:28:20,093 --> 00:28:22,493 He was fun and... 308 00:28:22,493 --> 00:28:24,933 he had integrity. 309 00:28:27,993 --> 00:28:30,633 We were lovers. 310 00:28:32,853 --> 00:28:37,373 I'm sorry I misled you. I just didn't want to go into all that. 311 00:28:37,373 --> 00:28:39,733 Do you know WHERE he was diving? 312 00:28:39,733 --> 00:28:42,253 Presumably you do tests. 313 00:28:42,253 --> 00:28:43,973 Yeah. 314 00:28:43,973 --> 00:28:46,053 But they take time. Hmm. 315 00:28:47,853 --> 00:28:50,373 Do you want another drink? 316 00:28:52,493 --> 00:28:56,173 It's been a lot of long days this week. 317 00:28:57,493 --> 00:28:59,693 I'll walk you home. 318 00:29:14,013 --> 00:29:16,433 When did you last see him? 319 00:29:16,433 --> 00:29:19,313 A few days ago. He was really angry. 320 00:29:19,313 --> 00:29:23,673 What about? Well, me. The world. His old man. 321 00:29:23,673 --> 00:29:26,013 Why with him? 322 00:29:26,013 --> 00:29:29,893 Nick was an environmental officer. His dad breaks ships. 323 00:29:29,893 --> 00:29:33,553 So no happy families there, then? They got on fine, mostly. 324 00:29:34,873 --> 00:29:38,193 Are you really interested? Yes. 325 00:29:44,333 --> 00:29:48,173 Why did you want to know where Nick was diving? 326 00:29:48,173 --> 00:29:52,793 Just to know what he was doing the last few hours he was alive. 327 00:29:54,053 --> 00:29:55,973 Sorry, um... 328 00:29:55,973 --> 00:29:58,473 I just need to crash. 329 00:30:27,293 --> 00:30:28,933 No? 330 00:30:44,753 --> 00:30:49,253 Can you stop her crying! It's not her fault, Daryl. 331 00:31:19,901 --> 00:31:24,601 Why?! Why did he do it? We're not sure it was suicide. 332 00:31:24,601 --> 00:31:28,041 But what was he doing diving? 333 00:31:28,041 --> 00:31:30,501 At night. Alone. 334 00:31:31,741 --> 00:31:37,141 I feel so bad because we'd had a row. What, that night? The day before. 335 00:31:38,481 --> 00:31:44,641 I never really got to the bottom of it, except that he accused me of lying to him. 336 00:31:44,641 --> 00:31:49,361 I thought someone might be trying to poison his mind. You mean me? 337 00:31:51,441 --> 00:31:54,201 He never explained himself properly. 338 00:31:54,201 --> 00:31:56,281 He was drunk. 339 00:31:56,281 --> 00:31:58,521 I threw him out. 340 00:31:58,521 --> 00:32:01,601 That was the last time I saw him. 341 00:32:03,721 --> 00:32:07,741 You must have some idea what it was about. 342 00:32:13,321 --> 00:32:16,561 It's too late. It doesn't matter now. 343 00:32:16,561 --> 00:32:19,081 We split up. 344 00:32:19,081 --> 00:32:21,881 I didn't know. 345 00:32:21,881 --> 00:32:23,661 A few weeks ago. 346 00:32:27,721 --> 00:32:30,461 Has he left a lot of stuff at work? 347 00:32:30,461 --> 00:32:36,241 They've locked his office. Are you looking for something? Just personal things, mementoes... 348 00:32:38,761 --> 00:32:41,401 Who locked his office? 349 00:32:41,401 --> 00:32:46,981 It's been going on for months! We've got to do something about it. BABY SCREAMS 350 00:32:46,981 --> 00:32:51,221 She's not going in the other room, Daryl. No way. 351 00:32:58,361 --> 00:32:59,741 Hey... 352 00:33:45,161 --> 00:33:47,361 MAN COUGHS 353 00:33:53,361 --> 00:33:55,361 TOILET FLUSHES 354 00:34:08,841 --> 00:34:14,281 Tests on Nick Garner show significant levels of PCBs in the body fat. 355 00:34:14,281 --> 00:34:18,141 What are PCBs? Polychlorinated biphenyl. 356 00:34:18,141 --> 00:34:22,101 They're used in electrical motors, switchgears. How toxic? 357 00:34:22,101 --> 00:34:26,901 They're dangerous. As they break down slowly, it damages the liver. 358 00:34:26,901 --> 00:34:31,761 Nothing significant in the liver, so probably very recent. 359 00:34:31,761 --> 00:34:37,481 PCBs reduce the body's ability to fight infection. Any acute symptoms? Only for people working with them. 360 00:34:37,481 --> 00:34:43,221 You're looking at chronic health problems in years to come. Cancers. How do they get in the system? 361 00:34:43,221 --> 00:34:46,301 They're easily absorbed through the skin. 362 00:34:46,301 --> 00:34:49,481 Swimming in polluted water... 363 00:34:49,481 --> 00:34:52,721 Oh, did you read my report on the school? 364 00:34:52,721 --> 00:34:55,541 Yes, I did. 365 00:34:55,541 --> 00:35:00,901 What did you think? I think you should enter it for the Booker Prize. 366 00:35:24,901 --> 00:35:29,241 Your colleague who was here, he's gone to get a takeaway. 367 00:35:32,681 --> 00:35:36,321 He told me you had been recently bereaved, too. 368 00:35:36,321 --> 00:35:39,081 My wife. 369 00:35:39,081 --> 00:35:41,381 A year back. 370 00:35:43,421 --> 00:35:47,521 We've just about finished here now. Will you be taking those? 371 00:35:47,521 --> 00:35:52,881 There's nothing here, really. I find it hard to think about anything else. 372 00:35:52,881 --> 00:35:55,221 I have to do something. 373 00:35:55,221 --> 00:36:00,921 I had a look through them, but they're mostly scientific tests. Over my head. Mine, too. 374 00:36:02,401 --> 00:36:04,841 Did you lock his office? No, sir. 375 00:36:04,841 --> 00:36:11,921 Is it locked? So they tell me. I'm sure you can have anything that belonged to your son. 376 00:36:11,921 --> 00:36:17,441 You gave me the impression you were looking for something specific. Oh, no, no. 377 00:36:17,441 --> 00:36:21,821 The letter never sent. The photograph you've forgotten. 378 00:36:21,821 --> 00:36:25,621 But that's not what you've got there, sir. 379 00:36:25,621 --> 00:36:29,861 Those are technical. It's what he was about. 380 00:36:29,861 --> 00:36:31,641 His life. 381 00:36:31,641 --> 00:36:34,261 But over your head. 382 00:36:38,643 --> 00:36:42,363 I know there's something wrong with her. Yeah... 383 00:36:42,363 --> 00:36:48,163 Diarrhoea is nothing to worry about. Just make sure she gets plenty of water. You can go to your GP... 384 00:36:48,163 --> 00:36:50,243 Yeah, we know that! Ssh. 385 00:36:50,243 --> 00:36:52,723 Well, she doesn't seem hot to me. 386 00:36:52,723 --> 00:36:56,943 Doctor! She was! She was very hot. I gave her aspirin, I gave her Calpol. 387 00:36:56,943 --> 00:37:01,163 How often? That could be the cause of the diarrhoea. 388 00:37:01,163 --> 00:37:05,363 You were in the other day, weren't you? What's wrong with that? 389 00:38:14,787 --> 00:38:18,687 Harry! I hear you had a mass hysteria. 390 00:38:18,687 --> 00:38:21,667 Yes. MSI, they call it now. Very PC. 391 00:38:21,667 --> 00:38:27,547 I like to use the old word. Was it girls? Mixed. My head of department doesn't agree with me, anyway. Leo?! 392 00:38:27,547 --> 00:38:32,367 That's why senior academics like he and I exist - to hold back talent. 393 00:38:32,367 --> 00:38:34,367 It's fear. 394 00:38:34,367 --> 00:38:38,607 I really rather like London. I'm just off to your library. 395 00:38:38,607 --> 00:38:40,427 Leo... 396 00:38:40,427 --> 00:38:43,047 going to get the Chair? 397 00:38:43,047 --> 00:38:46,607 If he does, let's hope they tell him soon. 398 00:38:46,607 --> 00:38:48,927 Hard act to follow... 399 00:38:48,927 --> 00:38:51,267 the blessed Sam. 400 00:39:03,627 --> 00:39:06,267 Do you really want Sam's job? 401 00:39:06,267 --> 00:39:08,447 Yes. Why? 402 00:39:08,447 --> 00:39:12,347 You think I'm not up to it? No... No?! 403 00:39:13,507 --> 00:39:16,187 I mean no, I didn't mean that. 404 00:39:20,507 --> 00:39:24,647 A lot of the kids in that class are showing aluminium in their blood. 405 00:39:24,647 --> 00:39:27,447 How much? Well, it's too soon to say. 406 00:39:27,447 --> 00:39:33,467 The hospital weren't looking for it because they were told the children had freaked out, so they missed it. 407 00:39:34,527 --> 00:39:38,727 They must have ingested it. Could a fizzy drink have reacted with a can? 408 00:39:38,727 --> 00:39:43,127 None of this explains why those kids fainted. 409 00:39:43,127 --> 00:39:49,727 Most are complaining of respiratory problems. Local GPs are calling it severe asthma. Everything's asthma! 410 00:39:49,727 --> 00:39:54,427 These psychosomatic events are about exclusion. 411 00:39:54,427 --> 00:40:01,007 Separateness. A group. There was just one classroom. The epidemic usually starts and finishes quickly. 412 00:40:01,007 --> 00:40:08,307 I thought something happened outside but the teacher wasn't affected. He was an adult. He was excluded! 413 00:40:08,307 --> 00:40:11,807 This has to be to do with drinking water. 414 00:40:11,807 --> 00:40:16,827 We've looked at school dinners, but half of them bring packed lunches. 415 00:40:16,827 --> 00:40:19,967 Tap water is the only possible common factor. 416 00:40:19,967 --> 00:40:24,927 Are there aluminium works disgorging unchecked into the local supply? 417 00:40:24,927 --> 00:40:28,667 Aluminium is here. It's not in our dreams, mate. 418 00:40:30,405 --> 00:40:32,785 Is this an offer... 419 00:40:33,945 --> 00:40:35,605 ..Helen? 420 00:40:36,985 --> 00:40:43,505 Sounding you out. Obviously after Sam Ryan, the general status of the department is very high. 421 00:40:45,765 --> 00:40:51,065 There are one or two things I'm not too sure about. 422 00:40:51,065 --> 00:40:56,385 I'd want to think about who stays and who goes. I'd like it to be my team. 423 00:40:58,745 --> 00:41:03,705 It's not always easy to get rid of academics, as you know. 424 00:41:03,705 --> 00:41:08,365 There's that horrible American word called tenure. 425 00:41:08,365 --> 00:41:12,225 We can argue about the teaching staff, can't we? 426 00:41:12,225 --> 00:41:14,285 If you want me. 427 00:41:15,865 --> 00:41:18,725 I'll see what I can do. 428 00:41:19,003 --> 00:41:25,063 Why isn't this being treated as a suspicious death? All the other wounds, they must tell us something. 429 00:41:25,063 --> 00:41:30,503 The slashes on the arm suggest a struggle. Have you told the police this. Yes. What else do we know? 430 00:41:30,503 --> 00:41:36,483 Where was he swimming? It might give me a clue as to who attacked him. Well, the water wasn't very clean, 431 00:41:36,483 --> 00:41:39,723 so he wasn't swimming in the open sea. 432 00:41:39,723 --> 00:41:45,643 The salt in his hair was contaminated with fuel oil, so it's likely it was an area of heavy traffic. 433 00:41:45,643 --> 00:41:51,403 Oh, there were PCBs in his body fat, suggesting maybe they were present in the water he was swimming in. 434 00:41:51,403 --> 00:41:56,983 He was wearing a wet suit. You can only absorb PCBs... Through the skin. I know. 435 00:41:56,983 --> 00:42:02,683 Parts of the face and hands were exposed, and if the concentrations were high enough, then... 436 00:42:09,743 --> 00:42:12,383 We were together for two years. 437 00:42:12,383 --> 00:42:16,783 We kept it a secret because of office politics. 438 00:42:20,003 --> 00:42:22,603 Can I have tap water as well, please? 439 00:42:22,603 --> 00:42:26,603 It was difficult, you know, when we split up. 440 00:42:26,603 --> 00:42:29,283 Stayed friends or...? 441 00:42:29,283 --> 00:42:31,523 It was a bit tense sometimes. 442 00:42:31,523 --> 00:42:34,843 I finished it. 443 00:42:44,543 --> 00:42:47,903 What are you doing? Humouring an old man. 444 00:42:49,223 --> 00:42:51,203 It looks sort of oily. 445 00:43:01,543 --> 00:43:04,023 Doesn't taste very good either. 446 00:43:04,023 --> 00:43:09,283 Tastes acidic. Could this happen? Could they just cover something up? 447 00:43:09,283 --> 00:43:11,943 I don't trust anyone. 448 00:43:11,943 --> 00:43:19,083 You know Gus Stuart? He has been going into Nick's office, taking stuff, shredding stuff. Why? 449 00:43:19,083 --> 00:43:25,003 Well, I think Nick knew something about council business that Gus doesn't want coming out. 450 00:43:25,003 --> 00:43:26,983 About the drinking water? 451 00:43:28,183 --> 00:43:33,423 I've got the water company's own tests...going a fortnight back. 452 00:43:41,463 --> 00:43:45,163 Do you think you could test this, too? 453 00:43:45,163 --> 00:43:48,643 It's the council offices. Gents loo. 454 00:43:53,563 --> 00:43:55,263 Look. 455 00:43:55,263 --> 00:43:59,143 I so wanted you to be right. What about? 456 00:43:59,143 --> 00:44:03,083 The water company's own analysis. Last Thursday and Friday. 457 00:44:07,903 --> 00:44:12,763 Calcium...sodium... There's nothing nasty. 458 00:44:12,763 --> 00:44:14,183 Oh... 459 00:44:15,883 --> 00:44:18,383 Look at those two results. 460 00:44:18,383 --> 00:44:21,143 They're identical. 461 00:44:21,143 --> 00:44:25,143 No two litres of water can be the same in analysis. 462 00:44:25,143 --> 00:44:29,363 So, much as I hate to admit it, there may be something going on. 463 00:44:36,703 --> 00:44:42,263 This is the third time, Nicola. Can we please see a doctor? I'm sorry, we're really busy. 464 00:44:47,543 --> 00:44:49,763 I want a doctor! 465 00:44:49,763 --> 00:44:52,263 Can you hear me, you bastards?! 466 00:44:52,263 --> 00:44:59,683 This little girl is ill! I want a doctor! NOW! Calm down, calm down, calm down. It's OK. 467 00:45:18,383 --> 00:45:21,183 Hi, it's Harry. Hello. 468 00:45:21,183 --> 00:45:28,283 The analyst's results are phoney. Look at last week's. It's like a photocopy with a different date. 469 00:45:30,663 --> 00:45:32,983 They've been cheating. 470 00:45:32,983 --> 00:45:36,203 Listen, I'm just, um, in a meeting... 471 00:45:36,203 --> 00:45:38,723 Yeah. I'll call you later. 472 00:45:38,723 --> 00:45:40,803 Bye. 473 00:45:40,803 --> 00:45:43,423 That was Harry Cunningham. 474 00:45:43,423 --> 00:45:49,903 He says the water company must have a problem. They've been messing around with the paperwork. 475 00:45:49,903 --> 00:45:55,363 They've been cheating. Why are they still involved? They're pathologists. I asked them to advise. 476 00:45:55,363 --> 00:45:59,083 The water's good! We've won prizes for it. 477 00:45:59,083 --> 00:46:02,823 Listen, I don't want to quote my job description at you, 478 00:46:02,823 --> 00:46:08,623 but if they have an issue with public health we should know about, I have to talk to them. 479 00:46:08,623 --> 00:46:14,363 OK, OK. We'll look into this. But let's deal with it quietly and keep those guys out of the loop. 480 00:46:14,363 --> 00:46:19,363 Have we got something to hide? No, we've got to be straight about this. 481 00:46:19,596 --> 00:46:22,116 Water samples. 482 00:46:24,096 --> 00:46:27,976 Gents lavatory - that is just rusty water. 483 00:46:27,976 --> 00:46:32,076 But the sample I took from the pub - traces of aluminium. 484 00:46:32,076 --> 00:46:33,856 Yes! 485 00:46:33,856 --> 00:46:36,396 Congratulations. 486 00:46:36,396 --> 00:46:40,396 I have to admit, it didn't taste very good. 487 00:46:40,396 --> 00:46:42,556 But what's the source? Aluminium?! 488 00:46:42,556 --> 00:46:46,276 They use aluminium sulphate in the purification process itself. 489 00:46:46,276 --> 00:46:50,536 The alum comes in as a coagulant to take out the impurities. 490 00:46:50,536 --> 00:46:56,536 It's filtered out and you're left with clean water. So it's a cock-up. It got into the clean water later. 491 00:46:56,536 --> 00:47:01,876 They found out and, rather than owning up, decided to flush out the system. 492 00:47:01,876 --> 00:47:06,056 And tried to cover up by doctoring the results. Is that Haven Water? 493 00:47:06,056 --> 00:47:11,176 Yeah, it's Dr Leo Dalton here. Can I speak to your chief analyst, please? 494 00:47:27,003 --> 00:47:31,083 So how do you feel about me getting the Chair? IF I got it? 495 00:47:33,903 --> 00:47:36,583 No precise feelings at the moment. 496 00:47:39,183 --> 00:47:45,403 I've just had the chief executive of Haven Water railing at me for the best part of an hour. 497 00:47:45,403 --> 00:47:50,123 You're acting outside your remit. It's a question of public health. 498 00:47:50,123 --> 00:47:56,223 Maybe I'm being naive, but I thought pathology was about using your experience to explain mortalities. 499 00:47:56,223 --> 00:47:59,923 If it's saving lives, job descriptions go out the window! 500 00:47:59,923 --> 00:48:03,423 This is the university's most expensive department, 501 00:48:03,423 --> 00:48:07,523 and there are a lot of people who don't think it's justified. 502 00:48:07,523 --> 00:48:10,623 I hope that we can prove them wrong, Helen. 503 00:48:10,623 --> 00:48:14,223 Your business is death. And you aren't Sam Ryan. 504 00:48:19,303 --> 00:48:21,583 Thanks for your support(!) 505 00:48:21,583 --> 00:48:27,623 Are we working together? Or are you waiting for Marcus Gwilym to take over? 506 00:48:27,921 --> 00:48:32,561 Two workers sacked, accused of contaminating the water supply. Oh! 507 00:48:32,561 --> 00:48:34,381 If you believe that, you're being naive. 508 00:48:34,455 --> 00:48:38,495 It's negligence, and they'll get away without paying compensation. 509 00:48:38,495 --> 00:48:43,835 "Council censured for slow reaction to crisis." Aren't you pleased? 510 00:49:20,428 --> 00:49:25,348 I bawled you out, but I may not have a job myself. 511 00:49:25,348 --> 00:49:29,348 I screwed up by moonlighting on a public health issue, 512 00:49:29,348 --> 00:49:33,248 and I still don't know why those kids collapsed. 513 00:49:36,408 --> 00:49:42,228 That amount of aluminium wouldn't have caused that amount of damage in Paul Williams, or any of the kids. 514 00:49:45,748 --> 00:49:47,928 I still think, um... 515 00:49:47,928 --> 00:49:51,768 there's an element of hysteria involved, but... 516 00:49:51,768 --> 00:49:57,528 I admit something else is going on. Maybe we're both barking up the wrong tree. 517 00:49:57,528 --> 00:50:01,268 We're just going about it in the wrong way. 518 00:50:16,428 --> 00:50:18,568 Hello again. Hi. 519 00:50:18,568 --> 00:50:22,548 The baby's name is Ella. Mm-hm. She died in the night. 520 00:50:22,548 --> 00:50:26,988 You should really have a paediatric pathologist. I spoke to Dr Gwilym. 521 00:50:26,988 --> 00:50:31,748 Marcus Gwilym? He wants to do the autopsy, but he's had a car accident. 522 00:50:31,748 --> 00:50:34,408 So I thought of you. Is he all right? 523 00:50:34,408 --> 00:50:36,788 Nothing too serious. 524 00:50:38,128 --> 00:50:42,028 We kept telling them... over and over! 525 00:50:50,168 --> 00:50:52,148 Oh, Mum!