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- Get me the police. - No. No, no, no!

Shut up!

You gave us an alibi for Edie Ledwell's death.

You told us you were taking detention.

But we now know that you sent the student home early.

Why'd you do that?

I was worried about Edie. I wanted to see her.

- How did you know who she was? - She told me.

Highgate Cemetery.

You knew she was in the cemetery

because you've installed a tracking app on her phone.

Yeah, with her consent.

She wanted me to know where she was.

You've obstructed the course of justice

by giving us a false alibi

and not telling us you had Edie's phone.

On top of that, you've been arrested

for the attempted murder of Sam Barclay.

Lying to us isn't working out for you.

I want to cooperate. I do. This is all a mess.

All right.

Do you recognize this person?

That's Yasmin Weatherhead.

She used to work for Edie.

Tell me about your relationship.

She's writing a book about "The Ink Black Heart."

She asked me to consult on it.

How long have you been passing information to her?

Years, but it's just a book.

I want to be straight with you.

- Okay. - I've got nothing to hide.

The app said that Edie was in the cemetery.

I got worried, so I-I literally ran across the heath

to make sure she was okay.

But then her phone started moving towards me.

When it got close, there was this big, bald guy--

looked like a troll.

And when he saw me, he dropped something and ran.

It was her phone that he dropped.

It was a vital piece of evidence.

It might have had identifiable fingerprints.

And you didn't report it?

No, because I thought she'd be coming home.

And I didn't want you lot

asking her how I ended up with it.

Yeah, because she'd have found out

you'd been monitoring her movements.

You've been trying to persuade the film producers

to let you write the script.

Is that why you kept her phone?

So you could steal her ideas?

Yeah.

Can we get a cup of tea in here?

Pausing the interview at 10:11.

DCI Murphy leaving the room.

Anomie's in the game, so it's not Ormond.

Have you got your ticket for Comic Con Live?

There will be an "Ink Black Heart" stand there.

What shall I say?

"Still thinking about it"?

It's expensive.

Nice touch.

Need everyone there to send a message

to the film producers.

Either they embrace Drek's game,

or they lose the fans.

Make sure you wear a costume with a mask.

Who are you going to go as?

Drek, obviously.

He's taking a risk going there.

Oh, not if everyone's wearing masks.

There'll be loads of Dreks.

Yasmin will probably be there.

Okay, fine. We should get tickets.

I was thinking I should interview her about her book.

I bet I'll get more out of her that way.

Good idea.

What'd you think?

For an ex-cop, Ormond's remarkably bad at bullshitting.

Yeah. I thought what he said about the phone

was the most credible thing he gave us.

If the Halvening killed her, why would they take her phone

from the murder scene?

There's a risk the phone gets tracked.

Ormond knew that. They'd know it.

But if Anomie's the killer,

him taking her phone makes sense

for the same reason Ormond tried to keep it.

They both want Edie's ideas.

Forensics have got it now.

Maybe there's something on it

that the Halvening wanted rid of.

Hear me out.

The Halvening would have known Anomie hated Edie.

What if they approached him through the game?

Anomie plays along, learns their tricks.

Maybe they help him get a Taser and a latex mask.

Then Anomie kills Edie,

knowing the Halvening will be on the hook for it.

He makes sure of that by contacting a journalist

and pretending to be one of them.

Why didn't the Halvening claim credit

for the pipe-bomb attacks

but then decide to claim Edie's murder?

The answer is they didn't.

And another thing-- you send bombs

so you can keep a distance.

Stabbing someone is risky.

So is Edie really the same MO as their other murders?

What do you think?

I think it's interesting.

You don't buy it?

I'll keep an open mind.

To be fair to Murphy,

he is trying to uncover an entire terror group.

Yeah. And because of that,

he's going to miss Edie's killer.

Sam, it is good to see you in one piece.

Just about.

Hey. Got Anomie.

We got him, right?

Anomie is still playing "Drek's Game."

You're kidding.

What, that was just some everyday prick

trying to kill me?

It has ruled out Ormond as a suspect.

I'm not sure that's worth a cracked rib.

And we can confirm Yasmin Weatherhead

was getting inside information from Ormond.

That's down to you.

You must be knackered. Do you want to go home?

Ah, I'm good. I'm supposed to be on Jago Ross today.

We can cover it. Just go home. Get some rest.

Oh, hi.

Thought I'd check in, given that it's my money

that's paying for all of this.

Have you got anything stiffer?

I did offer him a biscuit.

There's a bottle in Mr. Strike's office.

Come through.

Thank you.

Ta.

Could you find me a fancy dress costume,

something from comics or TV?

It needs to have a mask.

Are we doing kids' parties now?

Thanks, Pat.

"Bad news, 'IBH' fans--

"Mavericker want to change Harty from heart to human,

and Uncle Grunt's going to let them."

Yep, that's the one.

Anomie tweeted that a couple of hours ago.

Is it true?

Look, these so-called fans don't understand

how much it costs to make these films

and that films need film stars to bring people in.

No one wants to watch some disgusting black heart

floating about for 90 minutes.

So, of course, we had to cast a human.

That's not public knowledge, though, is it?

No. No, and it's still only a discussion.

We can't get the deal done until bloody Josh Blay

gives us the nod.

Now, I wouldn't be surprised if he's the one that leaked it.

And the grief I am getting about it is...

I mean, I'll tell you.

Calling the house-- I mean, that's crossing a line.

Yeah, my wife got a phone call telling her to dig up Edie.

Did they say anything else?

Well, that's enough, isn't it?

I mean, I got one as well.

Same thing--robot voice, "Dig up Edie Ledwell."

Did they mention the letters?

- Why do you say that? - I had a similar call.

My one said, "Look at the letters in Edie's coffin."

How many people knew about the letters

that were buried with her?

Well, we didn't exactly broadcast it.

I mean, do you know how much time it takes

to organize a funeral?

We have the twins to look after and then my oldest girl.

She says she has to come,

even though Rach hasn't even met Edie.

Probably wanted a day off school.

But I still had to organize a train ticket from Leeds

and--and then pay for a burial down in Highgate.

And then all of a sudden, we have to ring the undertaker

and tell him to hold off closing the coffin.

But I did it, though.

You know, I drove over. I gave him the sodding thing.

So...

who knew?

Oh, the undertaker knew.

And Josh and Ormond knew because they wrote them.

And then the Upcott woman

because Josh had to dictate his to her.

But Josh Blay doesn't give a toss that Edie's gone.

He wanted Edie out. That's a fact.

What makes you think that?

Because she told me.

She rang me last year...

for advice because I'm family,

because I'm a businessman.

I mean, Josh Blay can do what he likes.

He's never gonna get his way.

And Anomie is just an excuse to try and roger me.

Well, Grant Ledwell will not be rogered

by some stoned art-school dropout.

Do you think Katya Upcott should be a prime suspect?

Well, I've been saying that all along.

So it's not Katya.

I can see her walking, and I'm chatting with Anomie.

Can you hear Gus playing?

Yeah.

Well, he can't play and type at the same time, can he?

So that just leaves Inigo Upcott to rule out.

Um, he never leaves the house.

Yeah, I know, but the client's insisting

we focus on the Upcotts-- which is fair enough.

Anomie is still getting information about the film,

and it has to be coming from somewhere.

Okay.

Bye.

It's been ages since I've seen you.

Corm?

Package for you.

Are you there?

- Hope you like it. - Thanks, Pat.

Who's Pat?

Office manager. This can't wait.

I'm sorry, Madeline. I've got to go.

When are you coming--

Sorry about that.

Was that your girlfriend, the one who looks like Robin?

Night, Pat.

Well done. You got the color right.

Well, I'm a professional.

- Yasmin agreed to the interview? - Yeah.

Yeah, she's excited about it.

She hasn't got a publisher for her book yet,

so she thinks the article's all she needs.

What about you?

Can you take that off?

Yeah. Sorry.

How are you going to find Anomie?

The one thing we know about Anomie

is that he's got a huge ego.

He's trying to turn Comic Con Live

into a "Drek's Game" event.

I reckon he's gonna want to be front and center,

even if he's wearing a mask.

- Can I have a go? - No.

It's mine.

Where are your parents?

You are his father.

What are you reading?

It's a Reddit group

called "Narcissistic Parents."

I think I might have found Jago Ross's daughter.

I cross-referenced her social media.

Listen to this.

"He hit my sister so hard, her eye is swollen.

I once saw him drag my mum down the stairs by the neck."

That'll be his first wife. He beat her up.

She talks about her sister getting in trouble

for leaving a stable door open.

Jago's got a place in Kent, and he keeps horses.

This sounds like him.

We can't use this to pressurize him, though, can we?

It'd make his daughter's life even worse.

Maybe we should stake out the place in Kent.

He might feel more able to be himself when he's down there.

Might be our best bet.

Charlotte's got kids with him, hasn't she?

Twins.

Well, if we do our job right,

she might be able to file for sole custody.

If her kids can grow up without an abusive father,

that's worth our time, isn't it?

Mm.

Yes, it is.

Text me when you're done with Yasmin.

I'm going Anomie hunting.

Sure.

Oh, there's the boss.

As you were.

- What'd he say? - He said, "As you were."

Venetia.

Yasmin, it's lovely to meet you.

- Can I get you anything? - No, I'm all right. Thank you.

Well, thank you so much for talking with me.

I'm--I'm sure you'd much rather be

at "The Ink Black Heart" stand.

Oh, yeah, it's sort of like a reunion here.

But it sort of confirms that the fans really are

at the heart of everything, you know?

Stories end up belonging to the people who love them

just as much as the people who wrote them.

That is a great quote.

So your book is called

"Inkhearts: A Journey Through the 'Ink Black Heart' Fandom"?

Absolutely.

And did you work with "The Ink Black Heart" creators

for your book?

Not officially, but I worked with a lot of other insiders,

including the guy who makes "Drek's Game,"

which is basically, like, the fandom's main home.

Um, I've actually been a moderator there

since, basically, like, the start.

Well, yeah, I read a bit about the creator.

He's called Anomie, right?

- And what's he like? - He's really clever...

- Mm-hmm. - And cultured.

And he's overcome a lot of personal stuff, you know?

Like, if Edie was being fair,

she would have let him monetize the game

because it's done so much for the fandom

and--and it would make a big difference to him.

So are you guys friends?

Not in real life, but online, yeah, of course.

Could I have a contact for him?

Hopefully he'll give me a nice quote about you.

- Uh, he's very private. - Oh, that's all right.

I'll just get him to say how wonderful you are.

Um, I don't actually have his details,

- but I can ask online. - That would be great.

Thank you.

And the other creator is called Morehouse, is that right?

Yeah, he's not playing much right now.

He's got close with this other mod--Paperwhite.

They're, like, a thing.

They're always off on their own chatting,

and I don't want to... like, sound like a bitch,

but I heard she sent him nudes,

which is, like, super tacky.

She sent them to all the moderators who are guys.

And, like, I-I-I'm sex-positive, right?

And it's her right to do it, but...

Do you know what I mean?

There are other ways of getting men to respect you

without sending pictures of your tits.

Absolutely.

Well, I did actually try reading up

about some of the mods,

but it's--it's difficult to get details.

Oh, yeah, we're super anonymous.

So do any of you know each other?

Yeah, well, Fiendy and Morehouse do.

And Morehouse and Anomie do as well, obviously.

But it is discouraged.

So how do you make a-a real friendship

with someone you only know as Fiendy?

Well, because, like, your username isn't your identity.

Like, Fiendy's into football. He talks about Yorkshire.

He goes on about the Peacocks now.

And his mom is always sick.

You know, you build up a picture about him,

like you do with anybody.

Plus, we've all got "The Ink Black Heart"

in common, so there's always that.

Well, you are going to be very well-known

once your book comes out.

Right, mate, having fun?

Always good to see another Drek.

- You play the game, yeah? - I'm a fan, so, yeah.

- You involved in it? - Are you?

No, I wish.

I heard Anomie might be here today.

- Has anyone seen him? - I don't think so.

Right.

Well, see you later. Bwah.

See you later. Bwah.

And I also read that Edie Ledwell was targeted

by far-right terrorists

and it was you who passed on their fake information to Josh,

claiming that Edie was working with Anomie.

Oh, I don't--

Sorry. I-I have to ask the question.

It's been rumored that the game is a hub for the alt-right.

Oh, my God, no, I-I'm-- I'm the opposite of that.

Right, and the guy who sent me the files

isn't a racist either, right?

He's--he's Black.

So you know the identity of the person

who sent you the files?

Well, not--not, like, officially.

He's--he's an actor.

C-can this be off the record? Can you do that?

Can you say, like, I had nothing to hide,

- but it's confidential? - Sure thing.

It's Michael David.

So he's the guy who took over playing Drek in the cartoon.

He plays the game as Vilepechora,

but it's a secret.

And people keep saying that he's a Nazi.

And I really want to defend him, but it's been a nightmare

because I'm not meant to know who he is.

"Vilepechora"?

Yeah, he's one of the moderators, like me.

And how did you find out that Vilepechora

- was actually a Black actor? - Because he told me.

He's actually doing a new play.

I'm actually going to go and meet him at the stage door

after the first night.

Like, it's--it's the truth.

Um, sorry, I don't think--

I think--I think, like, maybe I should speak

to some more people

before I talk about the book, actually.

- Sorry. - Absolutely.

Well, thank you for--

You've changed your costume.

- How did you know it was me? - Well, I can just tell.

Oh.

Behind you, guy on the right--

I think he's doing what I'm doing.

He's going around to every Drek, looking for Anomie.

There is something familiar about his voice.

I think we should follow him.

Did you get anything off Yasmin?

Yeah, quite a lot, actually.

She likes to show off, so that was helpful.

Um, she thinks Anomie is someone clever and cultivated.

I'm not sure she actually knows who he is, though.

Do you fancy her for Anomie?

Well, she's well-connected in the fandom.

But I just don't think she's that clever.

She said the person who gave her the material

to give to Josh was another moderator in "Drek's Game"--

someone called Vilepechora.

A lot of the other players think that he's a Nazi.

Anyway, Yasmin thinks he can't be a Nazi because he's Black.

And do you know why she thinks that?

Go on.

Because he told her and asked her to keep it a secret.

What if she's only pretending to be that stupid?

I-I think she might actually be that stupid.

Maybe it's like you said--

the Halvening infiltrated the game,

and Vilepechora used Yasmin

to get the dossier to Josh.

Oh, and I got another lead.

There's a moderator called Fiendy

who knows who Morehouse is in real life.

So, if we can get to Fiendy, then we can get to Morehouse.

And we know that Morehouse knows who Anomie is.

What do we know about Fiendy?

They like football and Peacocks.

So they're a Leeds supporter. Peacocks is Leeds' nickname.

Let's start talking to them in the game.

Okay, he's off.

Let's go.

Hey, Midge. I can't talk for long.

Inigo Upcott's out of the house.

He's on foot.

Want me to stick with him?

Where's the rest of the family?

I think they're all out.

Yeah, stick with him. See what he's up to.

Thanks.

Inigo Upcott just left the house

without his wheelchair.

So he can do without it when his family aren't looking.

Looks that way.

- Same carriage? - Yeah.

- Oh, no! - Oh, my--

- He's on the tracks! - Somebody get him!

- No, Robin! - The train's coming!

The train's coming!

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

Quick! Get him up!

How the fuck did you think you were going to lift him?

Well, I didn't know he'd been knocked out!

He was pushed. They did it on purpose.

Is anyone a doctor or a nurse?

I'm a surgeon.

- Anyone see what happened? - I did.

A guy in a skeleton costume shoved him onto the track.

- Did you see where he went? - No.

I was helping my mate back on the platform.

She's the one who saved his life.

Don't go anywhere. We'll need a statement.

Got an unconscious male, mid-20s,

with a severe head injury.

All right, stand back, ladies and gentlemen, please.

Further uniform assistance.

Victim's name is Oliver Peach.

There's blood in his ear.

You can't smoke in here.

I don't know how you're not smoking!

Guys, can you step back a little bit?

That's it.

Ladies and gentlemen, the platform's gonna be shut down.

Oliver Peach is the guy that got pushed on the track.

He's the son of Ian Peach, the tosser who ran for mayor.

Judging by the tattoo on his stomach,

he also goes by Algiz.

He's a member of the Halvening.

What, Anomie's killing Halvening members now?

Anomie told everyone

he was going to be there in a Drek costume.

But he didn't. He went undercover.

Oliver's going around looking for Dreks.

That's how Anomie worked out who was hunting him.

What do you mean "hunting him"?

Anomie pinned Edie Ledwell's murder on the Halvening.

The Halvening's worked that out.

Oliver Peach is an anagram of Vilepechora.

Vilepechora is a moderator in "Drek's Game."

I think Oliver got involved

to try and manipulate people about Edie,

and he then got friendly with Anomie.

They both hated Edie Ledwell.

The Halvening target influential woman.

Oliver Peach ends up telling Anomie

how to buy a Taser and latex masks.

But now Anomie knows the Halvening are onto him,

so he ties up a loose end.

He's obviously a psychopath.

Yeah, I think he is.

Uh, Inigo Upcott was not at Comic Con.

But is definitely dodgy.

I followed him to a cafe, where he made a call,

and I sat on the table next to him.

Listen to this.

My darling girl, you have to stay strong and calm.

By rights,

"The Ink Black Heart" belongs to you.

We both know that.

But you mustn't call me again.

Message me on Tribulationem.

Any chance he's talking to Katya?

I just don't think he'd call his wife his darling girl.

What was that Greek word?

Tribulationem. It's Latin.

Ah, so we're looking for a website

with a messaging forum.

Ah, here we go.

Tribulationem et Dolorem, owned by Inigo Upcott,

is a forum for autoimmune sufferers.

But why would he get someone to message him on the website

and not just email?

Maybe he's worried Katya can see his emails.

Or it's someone

who he started talking to over the website,

someone with an illness.

Kea Niven.

Kea Niven has ME,

and she also believed that Edie Ledwell stole her ideas.

If she is Inigo's darling girl--

and, remember, he was defending her--

then that would give her access to information

such as the film deal

and, well, everything that Anomie tweets about.

I think we should talk to them both tomorrow.

I can't tomorrow afternoon. I've got flat stuff.

But I could manage a few hours in the morning.

You do Inigo, I'll do Kea,

and make sure they don't have time to confer.

Midge, can you talk to Pat about the antique job?

We're behind.

Barclay, you need to play "Drek's Game."

Find a player called Fiendy.

Oh, the username is Fiendy1-11.

They like football, so talk about that.

We need to build a relationship

before we ask them about Morehouse.

Cool.

Josh and I started dating at St. Martin's

before I got sick,

and we told each other about where we grew up,

like you do.

I grew up in King's Lynn,

where, basically, our most famous story

is about a witch called Margaret Reed,

who got burned at the stake,

except her heart burst out of her chest

and ran away on its own.

Remind you of anything?

No?

Well, how about...

this?

Can you see?

I got that

after I saw it in a nightmare during my A levels.

Edie Ledwell says that she created Harty and Drek

and everything else, but what she actually did

is steal my ideas and my boyfriend.

Hi, Gus. Is your dad in?

My wife's out visiting Josh.

It's a full-time job licking his wounds.

Actually, it's you I wanted to talk to.

It's about Kea Niven.

Go and practice.

You can have five minutes.

Thank you.

Has my wife commissioned you to spy on me?

Kea is unwell

with the same bastard condition that cut me down.

Helping people like her

is the one positive thing I've been able to do.

- How often do you talk to her? - We don't talk.

We use the messaging forums of my website.

Well, sometimes you talk to her on the phone, don't you?

When you call her your "darling girl."

You have been following me.

This is outrageous.

Invasion--

Have you told your wife you talk to Kea?

Patient confidentiality.

- You're not a doctor. - I uphold the same standard.

Does that include conversations

about "The Ink Black Heart"?

She's a girl who needed help.

She's a girl with a substantial grudge

against Edie Ledwell,

a girl who harassed Edie online

and stalked Josh Blay after he broke up with her.

She's not just a girl who needed medical advice.

Do you think there's...

a chance she could have been using you all along?

So many doctors...

don't even believe ME is a real condition.

Mr. Upcott...

did you share information with Kea Niven

about "The Ink Black Heart"?

Kea felt she'd been plagiarized.

I've been a publisher,

so I offered to take a look at her case.

I know what it's like to be used,

then tossed aside when your illness makes you a liability.

That's what Josh did to her.

Did you pass on details

about the deals your wife was involved in,

like the film deal with Mavericker?

Only in the broadest terms.

For God's sake...

Kea isn't Anomie.

And she's not Morehouse either. She's an innocent.

I'll let the police know we had this chat.

Police?

In the meantime, I strongly suggest,

if Kea Niven contacts you for any reason,

ignore her messages until after you've been cleared.

"Cleared"? Cleared of what?

Of involvement in the murder of Edie Ledwell.

I think Inigo's been used the same way Yasmin was used--

flattered and manipulated.

I'll send you my notes.

I'm nearly at Kea's.

I'll hold off knocking until I've read them.

Okay.

Cormoran Strike. Here to see Kea.

I imagine she knows who I am.

- She's not well. - Who is it?

It's a man called Cormoran Strike?

Kea?

Kea?

Mrs. Niven, do you mind if I use your toilet at least?

It's been a long way, and my leg's killing me.

Oh, God. Okay, um, it's just through here.

I'll go and check on Kea.

Kea.

Kea.

The loo's just--

Just fixing my leg first.

Um, I'm afraid Kea's gone.

I'm glad she's made a recovery.

Well, she has good days and bad.

That's the nature of the condition.

I paid for so many specialists, and, God, it's been impossible.

She's been ill for so long.

She's already spoken to the police, okay?

The stress you're causing her now is--

Been terrible for her. I'm here to put an end to that.

Do you think Edie Ledwell stole her work, her ideas?

I do, yeah.

But it's impossible to prove.

Actually, I think Josh stole them and gave them to Edie.

But that's even harder, isn't it?

Because no matter how terribly he's treated her,

she still loves him.

- She been harassed online? - Yeah.

All the time.

We've been hired to find out who Anomie is.

You know who I'm talking about?

Yeah.

We can help Kea if she helps us, but...

can't force her.

- Let me speak to her. - I'd better get going.

Please. She can't do it on her own.

I have told her that. Just let me speak to her.

How did you think you were going to manage

all this on your own?

Oh, well, my dad was supposed to be coming down,

but he's done his back in.

You know, it still feels wrong

that we got all these wedding presents

and the marriage didn't even last a year.

It was an excuse to buy you nice things.

You really don't want those glasses that we got you?

Oh, no, no, no. No. I fought for the glasses.

Matt--

Matt drew up a spreadsheet with the cost of each item,

and we took turns in picking

until we'd reached our budget ceiling.

This is what happens when you divorce an accountant.

Yeah, well, it's not how I thought it would be.

You're going to be fine.

Actually, I am.

I've been asked out on a date.

- Really? Who? - Mm.

He's a police officer.

And I said, "Should I bring Strike along?"

Okay, so there's work to do.

I've got to leave in an hour. Is there anyone else can help?

Oh, oh, I'll be fine.

There's really not that much to do.

I'll bring it over.

Thank you for seeing me.

How you feeling?

Not good.

Once the adrenaline goes, the exhaustion really hits you.

How's Josh doing?

Not good either.

You can help him, though.

I'm trying to work out who Anomie is.

If I say what I think,

people will just accuse me of having an agenda.

Why do you say that?

People always accuse me of that.

By people, do you mean other fans of "Ink Black Heart"?

I'm not a fan.

I'm a creator.

They were my ideas. Josh pretty much admitted it.

When did he do that?

He wouldn't want me to say.

He wants you to tell us everything.

Did he say that?

Yeah, he did.

Well, it was after we got back together.

He realized he probably told her about all my ideas

by accident.

He was going to sort it out so I got credit,

but then she staged that bogus suicide attempt, and...

She was so controlling.

I think he was almost scared of her.

Thank you.

You know, I-I never would have run

if I'd known you were disabled, too,

just because you probably understand

how it is to live with a body that keeps messing things up.

It's...

I don't know...

a traitor.

A good heart wants to escape a bad body.

Do you understand what I was trying to say with Harty?

I think I do.

I still have some questions, though.

Can you tell me about your dealings with Inigo Upcott?

Inigo...

Upcott.

Two Ts.

I don't know.

You approached him

on his website for autoimmune sufferers.

Right, yeah.

Yeah, I asked him for some advice.

Your mum pays for specialists--

real ones, doctors.

Yeah.

But he has lived experience.

And besides, I only asked him, like, one thing,

and it was years ago.

You visited his site twice in the last 24 hours.

Why don't you tell me the truth?

Do you want me to tell Josh you sat here and lied

to cover your ass?

Or I could write up this conversation and put it online.

No, no, no. You--you can't do that.

They already make my life hell.

One more lie, and I'm out of here.

No more chances.

I get information out of Inigo

about "Ink Black Heart" and about Josh.

But it's only so I know what they're doing with my work.

It wasn't even my idea to talk to Inigo.

This other girl DM'd me on Twitter about his site,

saying it was easy to get stuff out of him.

I can prove that.

Wait.

Yeah, that's-- that's her handle.

Look.

RachLedBadly.

Rachled? What's Rachled?

Her name's Rachel.

Username's RachLedBadly.

Her mum's got lupus.

That's how she found out about Inigo's site.

RachLedBadly.

Edie stole my stuff,

and she stole Josh.

I'm glad she's dead.

I'm not going to pretend otherwise.

She ruined my life,

and I get hate for it from their shitty fans.

You mean Anomie?

He's the worst.

You know, I reckon he did...

this just because I said I wasn't interested in him.

"This crazy bitch threatened to stab

"her ex-boyfriend and Edie Ledwell

the night before they got stabbed."

I deleted the tweets, but...

the Internet is forever.

Yeah.

I think Anomie gave out my...

phone number, my home address, my mum's work.

Someone from Belgium called my mum's boss,

saying Mrs. Niven's daughter is a--

I can't even say it.

My mum came home crying.

So, if you tell people I'm a liar,

it'll just get even worse.

What about those tweets you deleted,

threatening to stab Josh and Edie?

Josh told me

that Edie was meeting him at our spot.

I was angry, but I-I didn't mean it.

At least Edie Ledwell got rich

before she had to deal with all this stuff.

Hey.

Robin still out?

She's moving house.

Today?

How do you not know this?

Hello.

Oh, what are you doing here?

I thought you might need a hand shifting your stuff.

- How did you get the address? - Pat.

- Housewarming present. - Oh, thanks.

- Well, how was Kea? - She's not Anomie.

Ruled her out using "Drek's Game."

Something useful-- girl called RachLedBadly

told Kea how to groom Inigo.

What's the opposite of led badly?

Led well.

Rachel Ledwell--

Grant's daughter from his first marriage.

I thought Grant said that Edie and Rachel

never met each other.

I don't think Grant was the most involved dad.

Kea said Rachel's a massive "Ink Black Heart" fan,

and her mum's got lupus.

That's probably how she found Inigo's website.

Rachel lives in Leeds, right?

Yeah. Why?

Well, if she is a big "Ink Black Heart" fan,

then chances are she's playing "Drek's Game."

Yasmin Weatherhead said that Fiendy supports Leeds United

and they're always talking about having a sick mum.

And Grant said Anomie knew his first wife had lupus.

That could have been Rachel talking about her situation.

Fiendy knows who Morehouse is.

If Rachel Ledwell can give us Morehouse's real name...

Then we get to Anomie.

Well--well, let's go!

Well, we can't leave this stuff in the van.

It'll get nicked.

Oh, well, let's go first thing in the morning.

First thing.

Do--do you want to stay for dinner

after we unpack the van?

Sounds great.

If we're going to set off first thing in the morning,

it might just be easier if you stay.

That sofa turns into a sofa bed.

Pez.

He's been texting me,

asking when I'm going back to North Grove.

Maybe I should, um...

Make an excuse.

Just try and play for more time.

Hey, Pez.

I'm, uh--I'm just getting ready for work.

That's all right, Robin.

You take your time.

Look, I was calling to say, I don't mind at all.

Truth be told, getting seduced by a spy

is a proper life goal, you know what I mean?

How--how did you find out my name?

Wally's told everyone

not to let you back into North Grove

and to let him know if anyone else sees you.

How did Wally find out?

You're in someone's video on a train platform.

It's online.

So, listen, you coming over here isn't a good idea.

But if you want to go to the pub sometime...

Look, Pez, I've got to go.

My name is Robin Ellacott.

And you were the one who pulled him off the tracks?

Uh, yes.

Uh, me and a-a guy dressed as Superman.

You need to get a stronger door on your flat--

steel frame, something you can't kick in.

The Halvening won't care that you tried to help Oliver Peach.

They know you're a detective. That's enough.

Well, I've only just moved in.

No one knows where I am.

I'm not even on the electoral roll.

Hmm.

Rachel, I'm Robin.

You're Buffypaws as well, aren't you?

I am, yeah.

And you're Fiendy.

Who's paying you?

I can't tell you that.

But they care about "Ink Black Heart,"

and they want to stop Anomie.

Nobody needs to know you spoke to me.

I won't even take notes.

Do you think I'm disgusting?

No.

Why would I?

Edie was my cousin.

And I was one of them in "Drek's Game."

She probably thought we all hated her,

even though it isn't true.

I was so psyched when I found out

it was her that made the cartoon.

I never even told her how much I loved it.

No one in my family ever told her.

And then I went to her funeral,

and people online are joking about digging her up.

I hate it.

Rachel, you didn't cause any of this.

I could have tried harder.

Well, you can help now.

Tell me about Morehouse.

He was my best friend in the game.

He thought I was a guy for ages because I liked talking

about science and space and gaming,

so I just let it stay like that.

It's so much easier to be a guy online.

You don't get hassled for nudes.

Even when he knew I was a girl,

he was still really nice to me...

until I messed it up.

What happened?

I found out who he was.

And when I told him, he went ballistic,

and he ignored me for ages.

So I got pissed off, and I made a stupid joke

about him doing wheelies in his wheelchair,

and he hasn't chatted to me since.

He's got Paperwhite now, so...

won't have time for me anyway.

How long has Paperwhite been playing "Drek's Game"?

A few years.

She's liked Morehouse for ages.

You're not supposed to share personal info, but people do.

And I know he talks to her.

One of the last conversations we had

was him saying how he's struggling

with how she might be if she finds out he's disabled.

How did you find out who he was?

He posted a link on his Morehouse Twitter

instead of his personal one.

It was only there for ten seconds,

but I clicked on it,

and it was this crazy astrophysics project

based in Cambridge.

So I dug around till I found him.

He's really good-looking.

I can see why Paperwhite's into him.

You said he uses a wheelchair.

He had a stroke when he was a kid.

You won't tell him I helped you find him, will you?

- He'd hate me forever. - Of course not.

I need a name, Rachel.

His name is Vikas Bhardwan.

He's a doctor in astrophysics, and he lives in Cambridge.

Great work, Robin.

Really is.

Sorry I asked you to sit it out.

Why?

You're a lot better at most things than I am.

I-I'm not pissed off with you. I'm fucking delighted.

Okay.

Oh, it is a Sunday, though. He might be out.

If Morehouse can give us Anomie,

I'll sit outside his room till he comes back if I have to.

Excuse me. We're friends with Vikas Bhardwan.

We're just trying to find his room.

Yeah, it's just through here.

- Thank you very much. - Cheers.

Excuse me.

Could you tell us which is Vikas Bhardwan's room?

Yeah, it's this one.

Is everything all right?

Uh, well, we're supposed to be meeting him,

and he's not answering his phone.

Has someone gone to get the porter?

- Yeah, yeah. - The porter's not there.

Skeleton keys-- glove compartment.

Can you go with her, make sure she can get back in?

Sir, can I just ask who you are?

I'm a private detective.

You should call the police. Do it now.

What is going on?

Did Vikas talk about a girlfriend?

No. Uh, I'm not sure that he had a girlfriend.

Um, there's a girl that he talks to online.

- Goes by Paperwhite? - I don't know.

He's only mentioned her once.

- When? - A couple days ago.

Tell me everything you remember.

- This is important. - Okay.

Uh, we were going to go to this thing together,

so I came here to grab him.

He was chatting to someone in this game that he'd created.

- Hiya. - Hiya.

- Sorry, just one sec. - Yeah, no problem.

I found photos of you.

Vikas, I think you're gorgeous.

Can we go and see Robin Ellacott together

to talk about Anomie?

She mentioned Robin Ellacott?

Yeah, the ghost girl in the game did.

It's this girl.

She's amazing.

She's an artist.

She's beautiful.

She always sends photos, and I never send them back.

I thought she'd run a mile, but...

she knows, and she doesn't care.

Did you find out anything else about her,

- apart from her being an artist? - No, no.

He, um, clammed up about it.

What is going on?

Can you tell me?

- Still no sign of the porter. - Police will be here soon.