1 00:00:02,928 --> 00:00:05,834 PROFESSOR T: 76%, ladies and gentlemen. 2 00:00:05,950 --> 00:00:08,890 For the less mathematically inclined amongst you, 3 00:00:08,975 --> 00:00:12,411 that is equivalent to three of every four biological males, 4 00:00:12,495 --> 00:00:15,931 as well as six of every ten biological females 5 00:00:16,015 --> 00:00:18,310 who have, at some stage in their life, 6 00:00:18,395 --> 00:00:23,655 for one reason or another, fantasised about committing murder. 7 00:00:24,740 --> 00:00:29,576 For women, it is members of their family or, more particularly, 8 00:00:29,661 --> 00:00:32,827 their spouse's family who are most at risk 9 00:00:32,912 --> 00:00:35,139 in their deadly imaginings. 10 00:00:35,528 --> 00:00:39,717 For men, however, it is more likely to be someone at their workplace 11 00:00:39,802 --> 00:00:42,962 who provokes these homicidal thoughts. 12 00:00:44,202 --> 00:00:45,662 Sorry I'm late, Professor. 13 00:00:50,095 --> 00:00:54,495 HE YELLS, GUN ZAPPING 14 00:01:05,998 --> 00:01:07,278 Please. 15 00:01:09,446 --> 00:01:13,360 Of course, only an infinitesimal proportion of those of us 16 00:01:13,445 --> 00:01:15,852 who have contemplated an unlawful killing 17 00:01:16,001 --> 00:01:18,441 proceed to turn thoughts into deeds. 18 00:01:19,429 --> 00:01:21,545 Which begs the obvious question - 19 00:01:21,801 --> 00:01:24,677 what distinguishes the very few who do 20 00:01:24,893 --> 00:01:27,773 from the vast majority who do not? 21 00:01:28,747 --> 00:01:33,387 In a nutshell, is there such a thing as the DNA of a murderer? 22 00:02:21,203 --> 00:02:23,203 00:02:25,287 Aired on: October 14, 2022. 24 00:02:29,601 --> 00:02:32,637 We're all of us busy people, officer, that's no excuse! 25 00:02:32,721 --> 00:02:34,837 I've got a serious criminal matter to report. 26 00:02:34,921 --> 00:02:37,557 Perhaps I can be of assistance, sir? And you are? 27 00:02:37,641 --> 00:02:38,717 DS Lisa Donckers. 28 00:02:38,801 --> 00:02:41,077 A Detective Sergeant? That's right, sir. 29 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:44,481 Well, I'm gonna need to speak to someone more senior than you. 30 00:02:46,441 --> 00:02:47,521 OK. 31 00:02:49,321 --> 00:02:52,117 The first one arrived at my husband's place of work 32 00:02:52,201 --> 00:02:55,037 three days ago. The second one came this morning. 33 00:02:55,121 --> 00:02:58,357 Although the postmarks are the 2nd and the 6th. 34 00:02:58,441 --> 00:03:00,117 Shows you can't even rely on the Royal Mail 35 00:03:00,201 --> 00:03:02,277 to deliver a death threat promptly these days. 36 00:03:02,361 --> 00:03:03,997 We'll send them for fingerprinting. 37 00:03:04,081 --> 00:03:06,637 And you've no idea who may have sent these, Mr Davies? 38 00:03:06,721 --> 00:03:07,757 That's a stupid question. 39 00:03:07,841 --> 00:03:10,001 It's the first thing I would've mentioned if I did. 40 00:03:11,721 --> 00:03:14,157 Is your husband in the public eye? 41 00:03:14,241 --> 00:03:17,317 You know, the sort of person who might become a target 42 00:03:17,401 --> 00:03:21,037 for cranks or trolls? He runs an artisan bakery. 43 00:03:21,121 --> 00:03:23,197 I mean, I say run, but it's me who does all the books 44 00:03:23,281 --> 00:03:24,517 and handles all the orders. 45 00:03:24,601 --> 00:03:28,757 He just chats bloody sourdough all day. DS Winters. 46 00:03:28,841 --> 00:03:30,837 All right, Mr Davies... 47 00:03:30,921 --> 00:03:33,881 we'll give it our top priority. Thank you. 48 00:03:37,401 --> 00:03:39,437 "Top priority?" 49 00:03:39,521 --> 00:03:41,997 It was the only way I was ever gonna get rid of him. 50 00:03:42,081 --> 00:03:45,237 I could see you struggling in here, boss. I came straight in. 51 00:03:45,321 --> 00:03:47,437 Just bear that in mind, maybe mention it to Christina. 52 00:03:47,521 --> 00:03:49,121 Thank you, Winters. 53 00:03:50,441 --> 00:03:53,921 Oh, dear. Are we going back to doing that? 54 00:03:59,401 --> 00:04:02,681 May I suggest you see it as an endearing little ritual? 55 00:04:06,041 --> 00:04:07,161 Right. 56 00:04:12,801 --> 00:04:14,437 Can you control your thoughts, Jasper? 57 00:04:14,521 --> 00:04:18,041 Of course. Then don't think of a white bear. 58 00:04:19,321 --> 00:04:22,157 HE SCOFFS Wegner's bear, 1987 - 59 00:04:22,241 --> 00:04:24,721 by supressing a thought, it becomes inevitable. 60 00:04:26,721 --> 00:04:28,397 Look, this is not a game of chess. 61 00:04:28,481 --> 00:04:31,641 You know, it's not-it's not psychological one-up man ship. 62 00:04:33,521 --> 00:04:36,517 I can't help you if you're determined to anticipate 63 00:04:36,601 --> 00:04:39,077 and forestall every reasonable line of inquiry. 64 00:04:39,161 --> 00:04:41,561 And I cannot be blamed if your methods are predictable. 65 00:04:43,761 --> 00:04:48,641 Well, your disdain for them - and for me - is obvious. 66 00:04:51,281 --> 00:04:55,557 I wonder if you'd be happier with a different therapist... 67 00:04:55,641 --> 00:04:57,357 A male practitioner, perhaps. 68 00:04:57,441 --> 00:05:00,197 I fail to see how your biological sex is relevant. 69 00:05:00,281 --> 00:05:02,757 Like you fail to see the patterns of your hostility 70 00:05:02,841 --> 00:05:04,041 towards women in general? 71 00:05:05,201 --> 00:05:07,277 I'm not hostile towards women, merely neutral. 72 00:05:07,361 --> 00:05:09,957 SHE CHUCKLES 73 00:05:10,041 --> 00:05:12,041 You sound like you're Switzerland! 74 00:05:14,456 --> 00:05:20,037 I mean, neutrality does little to help human relationships 75 00:05:20,121 --> 00:05:21,961 prosper and endure, Jasper. 76 00:05:24,201 --> 00:05:29,157 You need to discover and start expressing some positive sentiments 77 00:05:29,241 --> 00:05:31,681 towards the women in your life. 78 00:05:36,641 --> 00:05:39,637 Malcolm, I'm wondering why you left it up to your husband 79 00:05:39,721 --> 00:05:40,957 to report these death threats. 80 00:05:41,041 --> 00:05:43,037 It suggests you're not taking it seriously. 81 00:05:43,121 --> 00:05:44,637 That's probably because I'm not. 82 00:05:44,721 --> 00:05:47,961 Why would that be? Get death threats every day? 83 00:05:48,961 --> 00:05:50,757 Look, it's probably just one of my friends. 84 00:05:50,841 --> 00:05:53,517 You know, a bit of banter. Funny kind of banter. 85 00:05:53,601 --> 00:05:56,557 Funny kind of friends. Oh, all right, not FRIENDS, then. 86 00:05:56,641 --> 00:05:57,917 Er, acquaintances. 87 00:05:58,001 --> 00:06:00,877 Look, I'm a member of the local baking club. 88 00:06:00,961 --> 00:06:03,237 Won Star Baker at our recent awards night. 89 00:06:03,321 --> 00:06:06,997 There's been some sniping that I should be disqualified 90 00:06:07,081 --> 00:06:08,957 for being a professional. 91 00:06:09,041 --> 00:06:13,957 That, and a nasty rumour that my sourdough is artificially enhanced. 92 00:06:14,041 --> 00:06:17,037 I figured it was just one of the baked goods nuts 93 00:06:17,121 --> 00:06:18,117 trying to warm me off. 94 00:06:18,201 --> 00:06:21,077 There are ways that don't involve a colossal waste of our time. 95 00:06:21,161 --> 00:06:23,557 No other issues or disagreements that you can think of? 96 00:06:23,641 --> 00:06:27,717 Er, we're in a legal dispute with our neighbours. 97 00:06:27,801 --> 00:06:30,677 FORMER neighbours, I should say. But that's been going on for years, 98 00:06:30,761 --> 00:06:33,001 and the solicitors are handling everything. 99 00:06:38,841 --> 00:06:41,637 SHE CHUCKLES That beard! 100 00:06:41,721 --> 00:06:43,161 See you Friday. 101 00:06:49,881 --> 00:06:54,037 Is it personal or professional? Hm? 102 00:06:54,121 --> 00:06:57,241 You always dawdle when you've got a question to ask me. 103 00:06:59,601 --> 00:07:04,241 I was admiring the notice board. You keep it very... symmetrical. 104 00:07:06,468 --> 00:07:07,957 And I was wondering... 105 00:07:08,041 --> 00:07:11,477 given your recent foray into online dating, 106 00:07:11,561 --> 00:07:13,437 whether you wouldn't mind advising me 107 00:07:13,521 --> 00:07:15,961 on arranging an intimate evening with... 108 00:07:18,561 --> 00:07:22,401 ...a member of the opposite sex. Let's see. 109 00:07:24,001 --> 00:07:26,917 Salsa with Estevan tomorrow, 110 00:07:27,001 --> 00:07:29,237 couple's massage with Klaus on Wednesday. 111 00:07:29,321 --> 00:07:31,757 Ah, yes, 8pm Thursday, I'm free for dinner. 112 00:07:31,841 --> 00:07:34,277 Ooh, er, I am so sorry, I did not mean... 113 00:07:34,361 --> 00:07:38,117 You weren't seriously thinking of inviting DCI Brand to dinner 114 00:07:38,201 --> 00:07:39,721 without rehearsing it properly? 115 00:07:41,681 --> 00:07:43,557 Rehearsing? 116 00:07:43,641 --> 00:07:45,361 It's in your diary. 117 00:08:01,161 --> 00:08:04,237 I can't believe Rabbit is making us follow up on this. 118 00:08:04,321 --> 00:08:07,481 Oh, you've got better places to be, do you? I do, actually. 119 00:08:09,001 --> 00:08:10,281 Hello. 120 00:08:13,521 --> 00:08:17,881 MAN: Debbie, some idiot's parked in front of our drive again! 121 00:08:20,041 --> 00:08:22,597 That idiot would be me, I'm afraid, Mr Sanderson. 122 00:08:22,681 --> 00:08:24,677 I'm DS Winters, I'm with the Cambridge Police. 123 00:08:24,761 --> 00:08:26,357 This is my colleague, DS Donckers. 124 00:08:26,441 --> 00:08:28,037 They've been asking about Malcolm, hon. 125 00:08:28,121 --> 00:08:30,521 Oh, you've got to be kidding me! 126 00:08:32,121 --> 00:08:33,401 DOOR SLAMS 127 00:08:34,561 --> 00:08:36,677 Seems like we touched a nerve. 128 00:08:36,761 --> 00:08:38,477 You'll have to excuse Steve, officer. 129 00:08:38,561 --> 00:08:39,957 He's a Teddy bear, really. 130 00:08:40,041 --> 00:08:44,077 But Malcolm... that is a sore subject. 131 00:08:44,161 --> 00:08:46,917 There's been some kind of legal dispute we're led to believe. 132 00:08:47,001 --> 00:08:48,797 Oh, it goes a long way back before that. 133 00:08:48,881 --> 00:08:50,957 They were in business together for a few years - 134 00:08:51,041 --> 00:08:53,277 they ran a small delivery firm. 135 00:08:53,361 --> 00:08:55,637 After Steve was discharged from the army. 136 00:08:55,721 --> 00:08:59,997 Broke two bones in his back. He's never been right since. 137 00:09:00,081 --> 00:09:03,081 So what happened? Oh, well, Malcolm was always a sweetheart. 138 00:09:04,161 --> 00:09:05,357 Unlike his other half. 139 00:09:05,441 --> 00:09:08,437 We've had the pleasure of Aiden's acquaintance. Yeah. 140 00:09:08,521 --> 00:09:10,717 Steve and Malcolm were chalk and cheese 141 00:09:10,801 --> 00:09:13,717 but they hit it off from the moment we bought this place. 142 00:09:13,801 --> 00:09:16,361 Workmates, best mates. 143 00:09:17,361 --> 00:09:20,677 Till Malcolm told Steve he didn't want to do deliveries any more. 144 00:09:20,761 --> 00:09:23,157 Just like that. No warning. 145 00:09:23,241 --> 00:09:25,997 Did you ever get to the bottom of what happened? Not really. 146 00:09:26,081 --> 00:09:27,877 They stopped talking after that. 147 00:09:27,961 --> 00:09:30,357 Next thing we know, they're suing us over a fence. 148 00:09:30,441 --> 00:09:35,357 About a year later, they moved out, started renting the place out. 149 00:09:35,441 --> 00:09:37,921 Do you know how they could have afforded that? 150 00:09:39,841 --> 00:09:43,841 Well... you didn't hear this from me... 151 00:09:46,001 --> 00:09:47,957 'That was a stroke of luck.' 152 00:09:48,041 --> 00:09:51,317 'A stroke of luck? More like a bloody miracle! 153 00:09:51,401 --> 00:09:54,521 'Malcolm's never been known to bet a penny in his life.' 154 00:09:57,441 --> 00:10:00,197 A bit suspicious, don't you think? What is? 155 00:10:00,281 --> 00:10:03,637 Someone who makes a big thing of never gambling would win tens, 156 00:10:03,721 --> 00:10:05,717 maybe hundreds of thousands on some lottery. 157 00:10:05,801 --> 00:10:07,477 We've only got the neighbor's word for it. 158 00:10:07,561 --> 00:10:09,841 Who knows what goes on behind the net curtains? 159 00:10:11,121 --> 00:10:13,197 In case you've forgotten, Dan, 160 00:10:13,281 --> 00:10:15,677 it's not Malcolm Davies we're supposed to be investigating. 161 00:10:15,761 --> 00:10:17,997 It's whoever's been sending death threats. 162 00:10:18,081 --> 00:10:20,517 Steve Sanderson seems to have plenty to feel aggrieved about. 163 00:10:20,601 --> 00:10:22,437 We all have plenty to feel aggrieved about. 164 00:10:22,521 --> 00:10:25,237 Hm, is that what you'll tell Rabbit? When he asks how the case is going? 165 00:10:25,321 --> 00:10:29,521 No. I will tell him to stop wasting our time on petty domestics. 166 00:10:31,481 --> 00:10:34,681 Where are you going? Home, to see my dad. 167 00:10:36,801 --> 00:10:38,001 Are you coming? 168 00:10:40,361 --> 00:10:43,121 Yes. Obviously I'm coming. 169 00:10:50,481 --> 00:10:52,281 DOG WHINES 170 00:10:55,001 --> 00:10:57,557 I don't do performance art, darling. 171 00:10:57,641 --> 00:10:59,921 No point standing there rubbernecking. 172 00:11:02,321 --> 00:11:05,717 If you've come to borrow the dog again, the answer's no. 173 00:11:05,801 --> 00:11:08,797 I'm afraid Kafka's all at sixes and sevens. 174 00:11:08,881 --> 00:11:11,401 I came to see how you were. 175 00:11:14,521 --> 00:11:17,597 What do you want, Jasper? I do not want anything. 176 00:11:17,681 --> 00:11:21,237 I merely wondered if these bulldog clips might be of use to you 177 00:11:21,321 --> 00:11:23,121 in your artistic endeavours. 178 00:11:24,201 --> 00:11:25,557 A gift, for me? 179 00:11:25,641 --> 00:11:28,677 Miss Snares was throwing them out. 180 00:11:28,761 --> 00:11:32,397 Well, it's like my birthday, Christmas and Mothering Sunday 181 00:11:32,481 --> 00:11:34,397 all rolled into one! 182 00:11:34,481 --> 00:11:36,277 Do not confuse sarcasm with wit, Mother. 183 00:11:36,361 --> 00:11:37,761 Don't be so touchy, darling. 184 00:11:38,921 --> 00:11:41,481 I'm delighted with them. Truly, I am. 185 00:11:42,641 --> 00:11:45,521 I was interested to observe if you might think so. 186 00:11:47,961 --> 00:11:50,997 If this is the result of your therapy, 187 00:11:51,081 --> 00:11:52,881 then it's definite progress. 188 00:11:53,961 --> 00:11:57,801 Only next time, pearls and champagne, please? 189 00:12:06,961 --> 00:12:09,321 PHONE VIBRATING 190 00:12:20,521 --> 00:12:23,557 Hello. 'Sorry to wake you, Donckers.' 191 00:12:23,641 --> 00:12:25,837 Oh, it's no problem, boss. 192 00:12:25,921 --> 00:12:29,157 You better head in ASAP, there's been a development in your case. 193 00:12:29,241 --> 00:12:32,397 'What now? Did somebody poison his cat?' 194 00:12:32,481 --> 00:12:34,677 Malcolm Davies has been found dead. 195 00:12:34,761 --> 00:12:37,041 Oh. Jeez. 196 00:12:38,401 --> 00:12:40,157 Can you get a message to Winters? 197 00:12:40,241 --> 00:12:42,441 Yeah, I'm sure I could track him down. 198 00:12:53,921 --> 00:12:55,517 He's certainly the quarrelsome type. 199 00:12:55,601 --> 00:12:57,397 He put up a fence between the properties 200 00:12:57,481 --> 00:13:00,037 without consulting his neighbours, while they were on holiday. 201 00:13:00,121 --> 00:13:02,477 The Davies' claimed it was on their side of the boundary. 202 00:13:02,561 --> 00:13:05,237 Won a restraining order. Sanderson counter sued. 203 00:13:05,321 --> 00:13:07,597 It's been grinding through the courts ever since. 204 00:13:07,681 --> 00:13:10,637 He's ex-military, and reputedly has a temper. 205 00:13:10,721 --> 00:13:13,437 We've seen that first hand. He fits the profile. 206 00:13:13,521 --> 00:13:15,477 And yet, here you are. 207 00:13:15,561 --> 00:13:18,157 The dispute's been dragging on for years. 208 00:13:18,241 --> 00:13:19,757 The Davies' moved out a while back. 209 00:13:19,841 --> 00:13:22,761 It doesn't seem like a trigger for slashing someone's throat. 210 00:13:25,241 --> 00:13:28,317 For individuals with extreme personality traits, 211 00:13:28,401 --> 00:13:31,721 no trigger is too small or trivial to be discounted. 212 00:13:33,761 --> 00:13:35,717 But in a case of premeditated murder, 213 00:13:35,801 --> 00:13:39,637 whilst you piece together the how, where, when, what and why, 214 00:13:39,721 --> 00:13:42,441 you must always be mindful of the "who". 215 00:13:43,721 --> 00:13:48,037 Who amongst the suspects displays the personality type 216 00:13:48,121 --> 00:13:51,357 that would enable them to kill with calculation? 217 00:13:51,441 --> 00:13:55,157 Anti-social, paranoid, remorseless, 218 00:13:55,241 --> 00:13:58,441 convinced the world is against them. 219 00:14:03,121 --> 00:14:05,877 Turns out Malcolm Davies was a witness in a murder trial 220 00:14:05,961 --> 00:14:07,237 eight years ago. 221 00:14:07,321 --> 00:14:09,877 His evidence was key to the successful prosecution 222 00:14:09,961 --> 00:14:12,957 of Larry Buckland for the murder of his boss, Sunil Mehta, 223 00:14:13,041 --> 00:14:15,077 who owned a boat-building business. 224 00:14:15,161 --> 00:14:17,877 Larry was sacked for fighting with an employee, 225 00:14:17,961 --> 00:14:20,717 and heard making violent threats against his boss. 226 00:14:20,801 --> 00:14:23,037 So how was Malcolm Davies connected? 227 00:14:23,121 --> 00:14:25,357 Poor bloke just happened to be making a delivery 228 00:14:25,441 --> 00:14:28,997 on the night in question. He testified he heard raised voices 229 00:14:29,081 --> 00:14:31,357 and saw Buckland leave Mehta's office. 230 00:14:31,441 --> 00:14:33,437 He found Mehta bleeding to death - 231 00:14:33,521 --> 00:14:36,277 stabbed in the neck with a short blade, 232 00:14:36,361 --> 00:14:37,597 something like a letter knife. 233 00:14:37,681 --> 00:14:41,077 And it was Buckland's threats that convinced them it was premeditated? 234 00:14:41,161 --> 00:14:43,397 That, and 170 grand missing from the safe. 235 00:14:43,481 --> 00:14:45,637 So we could be looking at payback, then. 236 00:14:45,721 --> 00:14:49,037 Maybe, but I'm assuming Buckland is still inside? He is. 237 00:14:49,121 --> 00:14:52,921 But guess where his wife and son are now living. 238 00:14:55,521 --> 00:14:57,677 They're renting Malcolm and Aiden Davies' old place, 239 00:14:57,761 --> 00:15:00,077 moved in a few weeks ago. 240 00:15:00,161 --> 00:15:02,521 I'd say we get them both in for questioning. 241 00:15:05,641 --> 00:15:09,197 Really? It's a total coincidence? 242 00:15:09,281 --> 00:15:12,677 You can see why we might find it difficult to believe, Mrs Gilmore. 243 00:15:12,761 --> 00:15:15,877 No more than I did when I found out. 244 00:15:15,961 --> 00:15:19,241 Malcolm came round to fix the door on the washing machine. 245 00:15:20,561 --> 00:15:22,157 Mum recognised him right away. 246 00:15:22,241 --> 00:15:24,237 Took him a little longer to place us. 247 00:15:24,321 --> 00:15:27,157 Looked like he'd seen a ghost. I don't believe in coincidences, 248 00:15:27,241 --> 00:15:29,321 just like I don't believe in ghosts, Jonah. 249 00:15:31,441 --> 00:15:33,117 Why would I lie? 250 00:15:33,201 --> 00:15:36,917 We've moved half a dozen times in the last eight years. 251 00:15:37,001 --> 00:15:39,877 I was just grateful to find somewhere. 252 00:15:39,961 --> 00:15:41,321 I can imagine. 253 00:15:42,521 --> 00:15:46,317 I only dealt with the letting agent. If his name was on the contract, 254 00:15:46,401 --> 00:15:48,277 I certainly didn't see it before signing. 255 00:15:48,361 --> 00:15:49,877 You'd have thought your landlord 256 00:15:49,961 --> 00:15:51,597 might have done a bit more due diligence. 257 00:15:51,681 --> 00:15:54,837 Except I've gone back to using my maiden name. 258 00:15:54,921 --> 00:15:58,321 You'd have had no way of knowing our connection to Larry. 259 00:16:00,801 --> 00:16:03,397 Where were you last night between 8pm and 12 midnight? 260 00:16:03,481 --> 00:16:04,877 SCOFFS 261 00:16:04,961 --> 00:16:06,597 At home, 262 00:16:06,681 --> 00:16:09,077 doing a college assignment, watching TV. 263 00:16:09,161 --> 00:16:11,121 Anyone who can vouch for you? 264 00:16:14,801 --> 00:16:17,681 My mum was out watching a film with a friend, got back late. 265 00:16:18,801 --> 00:16:19,881 Mm-hm. 266 00:16:21,401 --> 00:16:22,677 SCOFFS 267 00:16:22,761 --> 00:16:24,757 You know, I'm not my dad. 268 00:16:24,841 --> 00:16:27,721 Whatever it is you think you know about him, it doesn't apply to me. 269 00:16:28,881 --> 00:16:31,361 "The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children." 270 00:16:32,601 --> 00:16:34,881 Shakespeare, The Merchant Of Venice. 271 00:16:35,881 --> 00:16:37,081 If you say so. 272 00:16:39,441 --> 00:16:41,277 It must have been painful for you 273 00:16:41,361 --> 00:16:43,317 to be associated with your father's crime 274 00:16:43,401 --> 00:16:45,277 from such an early age. 275 00:16:45,361 --> 00:16:49,641 To be labelled the son of a killer wherever you went, whoever you met. 276 00:16:51,601 --> 00:16:53,121 You have no idea. 277 00:16:54,521 --> 00:16:57,397 Well, if you have nothing to hide, I'm sure you won't object to us 278 00:16:57,481 --> 00:17:00,201 conducting a search of your property, will you? 279 00:17:09,321 --> 00:17:12,277 Oh! I didn't expect to see you here. 280 00:17:12,361 --> 00:17:14,877 And yet this is exactly where I hoped I might find you. 281 00:17:14,961 --> 00:17:18,317 You were looking for me, were you? I have something to ask you. 282 00:17:18,401 --> 00:17:20,161 Well, can it wait? I'm running late. 283 00:17:21,321 --> 00:17:23,481 It can wait. OK. 284 00:17:26,001 --> 00:17:28,197 Fancy tagging along? 285 00:17:28,281 --> 00:17:30,441 I have rather a lot to catch up on. 286 00:17:32,121 --> 00:17:35,161 MUSIC: 'La Music a' by Vichenzo Orru 287 00:17:42,121 --> 00:17:46,201 LOUD CHATTERING DROWNS OUT SPEECH 288 00:18:40,121 --> 00:18:41,277 Dan. 289 00:18:41,361 --> 00:18:43,001 Donckers. 290 00:19:02,481 --> 00:19:04,077 Look what the search turned up. 291 00:19:04,161 --> 00:19:06,237 We found that knife in Jonah Gilmore's shed, 292 00:19:06,321 --> 00:19:09,437 and it looks a good match with the wounds on Malcolm Davies' neck. 293 00:19:09,521 --> 00:19:11,237 Has it been fingerprinted? 294 00:19:11,321 --> 00:19:13,397 Not yet, but my bet is that he'll have wiped them off. 295 00:19:13,481 --> 00:19:14,437 He's not that stupid. 296 00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:17,637 Although evidently stupid enough in your estimation 297 00:19:17,721 --> 00:19:19,837 to hide the murder weapon in his garden shed? 298 00:19:19,921 --> 00:19:22,517 If they weren't a bit stupid we'd never catch 'em. 299 00:19:22,601 --> 00:19:27,077 He has a motive and no alibi, Jasper, unlike his mother. 300 00:19:27,161 --> 00:19:30,077 Plus what looks likely to be the murder weapon found on his property. 301 00:19:30,161 --> 00:19:31,997 There's nothing for you to solve here. 302 00:19:32,081 --> 00:19:33,877 I have scrutinised the reports 303 00:19:33,961 --> 00:19:37,357 of the psychologists who assessed Jonah in the years since the trial. 304 00:19:37,441 --> 00:19:41,557 He is said to be well-adjusted, conscientious, trusting. 305 00:19:41,641 --> 00:19:42,917 Anything but vengeful, 306 00:19:43,001 --> 00:19:46,237 despite the trauma of his father's conviction at such an early age. 307 00:19:46,321 --> 00:19:47,961 So what are you implying, Jasper? 308 00:19:49,001 --> 00:19:51,761 That Jonah Gilmore does not have the DNA of a murderer. 309 00:19:55,961 --> 00:19:57,401 SHE CHUCKLES 310 00:20:00,121 --> 00:20:04,317 Someone is communicating intimate sentiments towards you, I surmise. 311 00:20:04,401 --> 00:20:05,961 Jasper. 312 00:20:08,281 --> 00:20:10,077 So, er... 313 00:20:10,161 --> 00:20:12,237 So what is it that's, erm... 314 00:20:12,321 --> 00:20:16,757 that's so important that's made you want to stay here all afternoon 315 00:20:16,841 --> 00:20:19,321 to talk to me in private? 316 00:20:20,281 --> 00:20:22,041 I wish to ask you to dinner. 317 00:20:23,681 --> 00:20:25,757 If you toy with his affections, 318 00:20:25,841 --> 00:20:28,797 my wrath is a terrible thing to behold. 319 00:20:28,881 --> 00:20:30,717 I-I... 320 00:20:30,801 --> 00:20:33,517 I don't think that would be a very good idea, Jasper. 321 00:20:33,601 --> 00:20:34,797 On the contrary. 322 00:20:34,881 --> 00:20:37,597 My therapist believes that encouraging positive interactions 323 00:20:37,681 --> 00:20:39,917 with women will help with my phobias. 324 00:20:40,001 --> 00:20:41,917 SHE LAUGHS 325 00:20:42,001 --> 00:20:45,397 I think your chat-up lines might need a bit of work, Jasper, 326 00:20:45,481 --> 00:20:47,877 but yes, of course, if it's-it's part of your treatment, 327 00:20:47,961 --> 00:20:49,001 of course I'll come. 328 00:20:50,801 --> 00:20:52,401 Hm. 329 00:21:03,321 --> 00:21:06,397 Screws in here, how much do you think they get paid? 330 00:21:06,481 --> 00:21:09,241 Are you thinking of changing career, Dan? 331 00:21:15,961 --> 00:21:18,357 Thanks for seeing us, Mr Buckland. 332 00:21:18,441 --> 00:21:22,117 You've heard we've taken your son Jonah into custody, I take it? 333 00:21:22,201 --> 00:21:24,237 My wife phoned last night. 334 00:21:24,321 --> 00:21:25,437 HE LAUGHS 335 00:21:25,521 --> 00:21:27,201 What? 336 00:21:28,401 --> 00:21:30,117 You lot. 337 00:21:30,201 --> 00:21:31,437 You're a bloody joke. 338 00:21:31,521 --> 00:21:33,837 Not content on one wrongful conviction, 339 00:21:33,921 --> 00:21:35,757 now you're going for the full set. 340 00:21:35,841 --> 00:21:38,357 And you're still saying you're innocent. 341 00:21:38,441 --> 00:21:42,081 I've been saying it for eight years, mate. 342 00:21:46,121 --> 00:21:48,237 Buckland admits he'd had a skinful. 343 00:21:48,321 --> 00:21:50,717 Decided it was a good idea to go and ask for his job back. 344 00:21:50,801 --> 00:21:53,877 And he accepts he lost his temper when Mehta refused to reinstate him. 345 00:21:53,961 --> 00:21:56,237 Beat him senseless, in his own words. 346 00:21:56,321 --> 00:21:58,437 But he's adamant he didn't stab anyone. 347 00:21:58,521 --> 00:22:00,881 And I am yet to find anything to prove that he did. 348 00:22:02,041 --> 00:22:03,961 Rather you than me, Professor. 349 00:22:05,281 --> 00:22:08,037 Well, it looks like you could use a hand 350 00:22:08,121 --> 00:22:10,717 with this haystack, Professor. Oh. 351 00:22:10,801 --> 00:22:14,557 Wish I knew which particular needle we were looking for. 352 00:22:14,641 --> 00:22:16,517 Anything unexplained or inconsistent 353 00:22:16,601 --> 00:22:19,597 with the known facts of the case, Detective Sergeant. 354 00:22:19,681 --> 00:22:22,957 There's a Steve Sanderson in reception for you, Winters. 355 00:22:23,041 --> 00:22:25,717 Says he wants to make a statement about Malcolm Davies. 356 00:22:25,801 --> 00:22:27,197 Oh, fancy sitting in, boss? 357 00:22:27,281 --> 00:22:30,917 More than I fancy that bloody great pile of paperwork. 358 00:22:31,001 --> 00:22:32,961 I will observe, if I may. 359 00:22:37,081 --> 00:22:38,637 Great (!) 360 00:22:38,721 --> 00:22:40,557 Thank you for your cooperation. 361 00:22:40,641 --> 00:22:44,081 Unlike the other day, from what my colleague tells me. 362 00:22:45,361 --> 00:22:46,757 When you came knocking, 363 00:22:46,841 --> 00:22:48,877 I didn't know he was gonna wind up dead, did I? 364 00:22:48,961 --> 00:22:50,357 Or maybe you did. 365 00:22:50,441 --> 00:22:53,357 We'll check out your alibi, Mr Sanderson, but I have to be honest, 366 00:22:53,441 --> 00:22:55,477 we can't yet eliminate you from our investigation 367 00:22:55,561 --> 00:22:57,597 cos of your long-running dispute with the deceased. 368 00:22:57,681 --> 00:22:58,721 Well, that's all over. 369 00:23:00,041 --> 00:23:03,957 Aiden knocked on our back door the night after Malcolm was killed. 370 00:23:04,041 --> 00:23:07,797 He told us he wanted to settle as soon as possible, 371 00:23:07,881 --> 00:23:10,797 was willing to pay for the fence to be built in the original place, 372 00:23:10,881 --> 00:23:13,597 even offered to cover all of our legal costs. 373 00:23:13,681 --> 00:23:15,917 We figured it must have been the shock of Malcolm's death 374 00:23:16,001 --> 00:23:18,877 that made him act so out of, erm, you know, out of character. 375 00:23:18,961 --> 00:23:20,437 Yeah, he said he'd just come round 376 00:23:20,521 --> 00:23:22,157 from squaring it off with his tenants. 377 00:23:22,241 --> 00:23:25,801 He'd even been taking a look at the site in the garden in the dark. 378 00:23:57,001 --> 00:24:00,237 It took us till three in the morning, but look what Dan found. 379 00:24:00,321 --> 00:24:03,157 It was right at the bloody bottom. 380 00:24:03,241 --> 00:24:06,277 This was taken at Sunil Mehta's office by forensics 381 00:24:06,361 --> 00:24:08,037 after he was stabbed. 382 00:24:08,121 --> 00:24:10,277 A delivery box from Mr Mehta to A Cockett 383 00:24:10,361 --> 00:24:13,157 dated five days before Sunil Mehta was murdered. 384 00:24:13,241 --> 00:24:15,321 Guess who A Cockett turns out to be? 385 00:24:16,321 --> 00:24:17,437 Aiden Cockett. 386 00:24:17,521 --> 00:24:19,797 Freelance accountant, AKA Aiden Davies, 387 00:24:19,881 --> 00:24:22,357 who has taken his husband's surname 388 00:24:22,441 --> 00:24:25,277 but still uses his birth name for professional purposes. 389 00:24:25,361 --> 00:24:27,397 It was a simple matter of looking at his website. 390 00:24:27,481 --> 00:24:30,717 If Aiden Davis was Sunil Mehta's book-keeper, 391 00:24:30,801 --> 00:24:33,237 Malcolm may well have known about the money in the safe. 392 00:24:33,321 --> 00:24:35,437 Which gives him a motive for murder. 393 00:24:35,521 --> 00:24:38,077 And if Malcolm Davies murdered Sunil Mehta, 394 00:24:38,161 --> 00:24:41,801 that suggests a motive for Jonah Gilmore to murder him in turn. 395 00:24:47,681 --> 00:24:49,597 I cannot believe your impertinence. 396 00:24:49,681 --> 00:24:53,237 I made it perfectly clear about my professional connection 397 00:24:53,321 --> 00:24:56,037 to Sunil Mehta with the investigating officer at the time. 398 00:24:56,121 --> 00:24:57,917 We can only apologise, Mr Davies, 399 00:24:58,001 --> 00:24:59,557 if you think we're going over old ground, 400 00:24:59,641 --> 00:25:02,277 but it was new information to us. And it was a different complexion 401 00:25:02,361 --> 00:25:04,357 on your husband's association with the case. 402 00:25:04,441 --> 00:25:07,277 I expect more than a mealy-mouthed apology, Detective. 403 00:25:07,361 --> 00:25:10,717 I shall be making a complaint to your superior officer. 404 00:25:10,801 --> 00:25:13,557 You're wasting my time raking through stone cold ashes 405 00:25:13,641 --> 00:25:15,597 when you should be focusing on tracking down 406 00:25:15,681 --> 00:25:16,961 my poor Malcolm's killer! 407 00:25:18,881 --> 00:25:20,081 Do you mind? 408 00:25:23,561 --> 00:25:24,917 Perhaps I might impose on you 409 00:25:25,001 --> 00:25:27,677 to take us through the events of the night of your husband's murder. 410 00:25:27,761 --> 00:25:30,397 I've been through it countless times. 411 00:25:30,481 --> 00:25:33,401 And no doubt it sounds a little more implausible with each retelling. 412 00:25:35,361 --> 00:25:38,397 A nanosecond in your company, Mr Davies, 413 00:25:38,481 --> 00:25:41,517 is ample time to ascertain that you are not the personality type 414 00:25:41,601 --> 00:25:45,277 to let the family budgerigar, let alone your spouse, 415 00:25:45,361 --> 00:25:46,877 go out in the middle of the evening 416 00:25:46,961 --> 00:25:49,117 without telling you precisely where they were going 417 00:25:49,201 --> 00:25:51,277 and who they were meeting. 418 00:25:51,361 --> 00:25:54,357 I suspect that your husband left home to meet Jonah Gilmore 419 00:25:54,441 --> 00:25:56,237 on the night of his murder. 420 00:25:56,321 --> 00:26:00,201 What is more, I suspect that you are fully aware of that fact. 421 00:26:05,081 --> 00:26:07,241 Which bit didn't you understand, Jonah? 422 00:26:08,561 --> 00:26:11,037 "It may harm your defence if you fail to mention 423 00:26:11,121 --> 00:26:14,317 "when questioned something which you later rely on in court." 424 00:26:14,401 --> 00:26:17,601 Look... I should've said something. 425 00:26:20,001 --> 00:26:21,797 I was in shock... 426 00:26:21,881 --> 00:26:24,317 about the knife turning up in our garden. 427 00:26:24,401 --> 00:26:26,837 I thought if you knew I was supposed to meet him that night, 428 00:26:26,921 --> 00:26:29,117 well, then... case closed. 429 00:26:29,201 --> 00:26:30,477 It's certainly looking that way. 430 00:26:30,561 --> 00:26:34,117 I didn't... kill Malcolm Davies. 431 00:26:34,201 --> 00:26:37,481 That's exactly what your dad said about Sunil Mehta. 432 00:26:38,881 --> 00:26:40,921 Maybe cos he was telling the truth? 433 00:26:44,241 --> 00:26:47,637 When Malcolm showed up at our house, I took it as a sign. 434 00:26:47,721 --> 00:26:51,517 It was time to do something to prove Dad's innocence. 435 00:26:51,601 --> 00:26:53,997 I started going to his shop. 436 00:26:54,081 --> 00:26:57,677 Weekends, lunch times, pestering him to see if he remembered something 437 00:26:57,761 --> 00:27:00,597 about the night of the murder, anything. 438 00:27:00,681 --> 00:27:03,197 And how did Mr Davies react? 439 00:27:03,281 --> 00:27:05,121 Well, he just ignored me at first. 440 00:27:06,161 --> 00:27:08,477 And then he got agitated, very agitated. 441 00:27:08,561 --> 00:27:10,761 Said he'd evict us if I didn't stop. 442 00:27:12,361 --> 00:27:13,801 So you backed off? 443 00:27:14,961 --> 00:27:16,797 Sort of. 444 00:27:16,881 --> 00:27:19,277 Look, I was thinking of giving it all up, to be honest, 445 00:27:19,361 --> 00:27:22,197 and then he asked me out for a drink, 446 00:27:22,281 --> 00:27:24,077 out of the blue. 447 00:27:24,161 --> 00:27:25,681 On the night he was murdered? Yeah. 448 00:27:27,401 --> 00:27:31,041 I waited over an hour, some bloody pub in the middle of nowhere. 449 00:27:32,121 --> 00:27:33,481 He never showed up. 450 00:27:36,841 --> 00:27:39,157 Should be easy enough to check out. 451 00:27:39,241 --> 00:27:41,877 There'll be CCTV cameras at the pub where they arranged to meet. 452 00:27:41,961 --> 00:27:43,721 Penny for your thoughts, Jasper. 453 00:27:45,001 --> 00:27:47,477 They're worth a good deal more. 454 00:27:47,561 --> 00:27:50,397 I was musing on the criminological significance 455 00:27:50,481 --> 00:27:52,517 of our inherited biology. 456 00:27:52,601 --> 00:27:55,237 It is not a fashionable view to hold. 457 00:27:55,321 --> 00:27:58,477 Nevertheless, it is one to which I subscribe 458 00:27:58,561 --> 00:28:00,161 with unshakable conviction. 459 00:28:01,361 --> 00:28:04,917 We cannot escape the destiny imprinted in our genetic code, 460 00:28:05,001 --> 00:28:06,357 ladies and gentlemen. 461 00:28:06,441 --> 00:28:08,757 Whether foisted on us by nature 462 00:28:08,841 --> 00:28:11,517 or fostered there by nurture. 463 00:28:11,601 --> 00:28:17,157 Some of us are predisposed to criminal violence, even murder, 464 00:28:17,241 --> 00:28:21,081 by the twisted molecular complexities of our DNA. 465 00:28:22,761 --> 00:28:25,317 The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, in other words. 466 00:28:25,401 --> 00:28:28,197 Precisely so, in more prosaic terms. 467 00:28:28,281 --> 00:28:29,717 A jury won't buy it. 468 00:28:29,801 --> 00:28:32,917 Dad's a convicted murderer, so son must be too. 469 00:28:33,001 --> 00:28:35,477 I would advise against seeking to prosecute Jonah Gilmore, 470 00:28:35,561 --> 00:28:36,917 Detective Inspector. 471 00:28:37,001 --> 00:28:40,041 He's most assuredly innocent of the murder of Malcolm Davies. 472 00:28:41,201 --> 00:28:44,117 Just as his father, Larry... 473 00:28:44,201 --> 00:28:46,601 is innocent of the murder of Sunil Mehta. 474 00:28:49,001 --> 00:28:51,517 There is only one man in these photographs 475 00:28:51,601 --> 00:28:53,721 who fits the profile of a murderer. 476 00:28:57,401 --> 00:29:00,357 You see, inherently quarrelsome 477 00:29:00,441 --> 00:29:03,437 and paranoid people like you, Mr Davies, 478 00:29:03,521 --> 00:29:05,401 do not become peacemakers overnight. 479 00:29:06,841 --> 00:29:10,677 Aiden knocked on our back door the night after Malcolm was killed. 480 00:29:10,761 --> 00:29:14,317 He told us he wanted to settle as soon as possible. 481 00:29:14,401 --> 00:29:18,197 He said he'd just come around from squaring it off with his tenants. 482 00:29:18,281 --> 00:29:21,121 He'd even been taking a look at the site in the garden in the dark. 483 00:29:22,681 --> 00:29:25,837 I suspect you were hiding the knife in the shed of your tenants, 484 00:29:25,921 --> 00:29:29,481 Jonah and his mother, when Mr Sanderson saw you. 485 00:29:32,521 --> 00:29:35,637 So you distracted them with your uncharacteristic offer 486 00:29:35,721 --> 00:29:38,757 to settle your legal dispute and pick up the bill. 487 00:29:38,841 --> 00:29:41,397 Your neighbours are guileless and good-hearted, Mr Davies, 488 00:29:41,481 --> 00:29:43,957 but I believe the worst of human nature. 489 00:29:44,041 --> 00:29:47,801 We use darkness to cover our transgressions. 490 00:29:49,761 --> 00:29:52,317 So he planted the weapon we found. 491 00:29:52,401 --> 00:29:55,641 The knife that killed his husband. Yeah. 492 00:29:57,601 --> 00:29:59,401 So if that's true, then... 493 00:30:01,441 --> 00:30:04,037 Then he must have killed him. 494 00:30:04,121 --> 00:30:05,397 But why? 495 00:30:05,481 --> 00:30:07,557 'Your husband had not been himself for weeks.' 496 00:30:07,641 --> 00:30:10,037 He was overcome by guilt, 497 00:30:10,121 --> 00:30:12,797 not at having bent the rules in a baking competition, 498 00:30:12,881 --> 00:30:16,721 but at being confronted every day by the son of a convicted murderer. 499 00:30:17,681 --> 00:30:19,681 A man he knew was innocent. 500 00:30:21,161 --> 00:30:24,837 You're suggesting my client's husband killed Sunil Mehta? 501 00:30:24,921 --> 00:30:27,277 I'm asserting that he lived for years with the knowledge 502 00:30:27,361 --> 00:30:29,041 of who did without saying anything. 503 00:30:30,441 --> 00:30:34,717 Malcolm was not a murderous type, was he, Mr Davies? 504 00:30:34,801 --> 00:30:36,757 Everybody said so. 505 00:30:36,841 --> 00:30:38,677 Oh, Malcolm was always a sweetheart. Hm. 506 00:30:38,761 --> 00:30:40,761 But you most certainly are. 507 00:30:44,161 --> 00:30:49,761 RAISED VOICES 508 00:30:51,921 --> 00:30:54,997 'It was you and not your husband who was present 509 00:30:55,081 --> 00:30:57,441 'when Larry Buckland left Sunil Mehta's office. 510 00:30:58,481 --> 00:31:00,761 CLATTERING 511 00:31:23,321 --> 00:31:27,041 'It was you who saw the opportunity to take the money from the safe.' 512 00:31:48,921 --> 00:31:51,437 I'm sure it was easy enough to bully Malcolm 513 00:31:51,521 --> 00:31:53,277 into claiming he returned the files 514 00:31:53,361 --> 00:31:55,957 and saw Larry Buckland leave the scene. 515 00:31:56,041 --> 00:31:58,397 There never was a win on the Lottery. 516 00:31:58,481 --> 00:32:00,957 You gave him the money to open the artisan bakery 517 00:32:01,041 --> 00:32:04,917 he'd always dreamed of to soothe his ticklish conscience. 518 00:32:05,001 --> 00:32:06,521 And it worked... 519 00:32:08,081 --> 00:32:09,597 ...for eight years. 520 00:32:09,681 --> 00:32:11,917 Until by a remarkable twist of fate, 521 00:32:12,001 --> 00:32:16,597 he was confronted by the son of the man whose life his lies had ruined. 522 00:32:16,681 --> 00:32:18,477 Poor Malcolm. 523 00:32:18,561 --> 00:32:21,397 You were worried he was gonna crack, confess everything, 524 00:32:21,481 --> 00:32:23,837 so, you told him to arrange a meet-up 525 00:32:23,921 --> 00:32:26,761 and you went along to keep him on track. 526 00:32:28,521 --> 00:32:31,561 You told him to stop along the way, didn't you, Mr Davies? 527 00:32:32,681 --> 00:32:33,997 Why are we stopping here? 528 00:32:34,081 --> 00:32:36,241 To talk through what you were gonna say. 529 00:32:38,801 --> 00:32:40,157 This is all your fault. 530 00:32:40,241 --> 00:32:42,081 YELLS 531 00:32:45,521 --> 00:32:48,321 Aiden! Aiden! 532 00:32:53,361 --> 00:32:55,841 SILENCE 533 00:32:56,921 --> 00:33:00,401 Do you have a shred of evidence to support this story, Detective? 534 00:33:03,681 --> 00:33:05,437 You have less than 11 hours 535 00:33:05,521 --> 00:33:08,117 to charge my client 536 00:33:08,201 --> 00:33:09,801 or to let him go. 537 00:33:13,761 --> 00:33:17,597 He's right, of course. We don't have enough to charge him. 538 00:33:17,681 --> 00:33:19,477 We'll look again at the murder weapon 539 00:33:19,561 --> 00:33:21,997 now we've got his fingerprints, but I don't hold out much hope. 540 00:33:22,081 --> 00:33:24,557 SHE SIGHS What about the car? 541 00:33:24,641 --> 00:33:27,761 It's his husband's vehicle, his DNA will be all over it. 542 00:33:29,121 --> 00:33:30,921 The professor has an idea. 543 00:33:33,601 --> 00:33:35,757 Jasper? Let me talk to him. 544 00:33:35,841 --> 00:33:38,077 Perhaps his own lies in conjunction with the evidence 545 00:33:38,161 --> 00:33:40,041 will uncover the truth. 546 00:33:46,321 --> 00:33:47,601 Surprisingly commodious... 547 00:33:49,121 --> 00:33:51,517 ...though I might not think so if, like you, 548 00:33:51,601 --> 00:33:54,441 I was destined to spend the next 30 years in one. 549 00:33:58,561 --> 00:34:00,441 It is switched off, Mr Davies. 550 00:34:01,641 --> 00:34:03,597 There is no way of proving that the conversation 551 00:34:03,681 --> 00:34:05,761 we are about to have actually occurred. 552 00:34:08,121 --> 00:34:09,557 You can continue to make no comment 553 00:34:09,641 --> 00:34:11,597 on the criminal acts that led to your arrest, 554 00:34:11,681 --> 00:34:13,837 as is your right under the law. 555 00:34:13,921 --> 00:34:15,757 And you may be fortunate. 556 00:34:15,841 --> 00:34:17,917 The police could fail to find sufficient evidence 557 00:34:18,001 --> 00:34:19,997 to make the case against you. 558 00:34:20,081 --> 00:34:22,037 It is more likely, however, 559 00:34:22,121 --> 00:34:23,597 that they will uncover what they need 560 00:34:23,681 --> 00:34:25,801 to link you to the scene of your husband's murder. 561 00:34:26,881 --> 00:34:29,517 A sharp object forced into human flesh at close range 562 00:34:29,601 --> 00:34:31,521 produces what is known as blood splatter... 563 00:34:32,561 --> 00:34:35,157 ...a sanguineous miasma of tiny droplets 564 00:34:35,241 --> 00:34:37,877 that leaves thousands of microscopic stains 565 00:34:37,961 --> 00:34:39,801 on anything it comes into contact with. 566 00:34:41,241 --> 00:34:44,837 Who knows? With advances in forensic science, 567 00:34:44,921 --> 00:34:47,397 they may even find a trace of Sunil Mehta's blood 568 00:34:47,481 --> 00:34:49,801 on that charming paper knife you keep on your desk. 569 00:34:54,201 --> 00:34:56,277 Then there is the money, 570 00:34:56,361 --> 00:34:59,197 and your implausible story of a lottery win. 571 00:34:59,281 --> 00:35:01,161 It should not take much to disprove it. 572 00:35:02,961 --> 00:35:04,517 You would make a fascinating case study 573 00:35:04,601 --> 00:35:06,241 for my students, Mr Davies. 574 00:35:07,201 --> 00:35:11,077 Disagreeable, litigious, quick to take and give of fence, 575 00:35:11,161 --> 00:35:12,881 unburdened by moral scruples. 576 00:35:14,201 --> 00:35:18,077 I do not need Eysenck to tell me that you are a neurotic extrovert, 577 00:35:18,161 --> 00:35:21,361 capable of icy self-control and great calculation. 578 00:35:22,721 --> 00:35:25,801 And calculation is what is now required. 579 00:35:29,161 --> 00:35:31,677 Should you stick with your current strategy, 580 00:35:31,761 --> 00:35:34,317 say nothing and hope for the best? 581 00:35:34,401 --> 00:35:38,841 Or twist, and plead guilty to the manslaughter of your husband? 582 00:35:40,801 --> 00:35:42,837 As your former neighbours have testified, 583 00:35:42,921 --> 00:35:45,437 you have proved you are able to impersonate someone 584 00:35:45,521 --> 00:35:47,201 with agreeable personality traits. 585 00:35:48,281 --> 00:35:50,957 It should not be beyond you to convince a jury of your peers 586 00:35:51,041 --> 00:35:54,437 that you were psychologically terrorised by your husband 587 00:35:54,521 --> 00:35:57,157 to stop you revealing what you knew about his involvement 588 00:35:57,241 --> 00:35:59,517 with Sunil Mehta's murder. 589 00:35:59,601 --> 00:36:02,477 If that is the case, Mr Davies, 590 00:36:02,561 --> 00:36:04,601 then you acted in self-defence. 591 00:36:10,881 --> 00:36:12,241 Thank you. 592 00:36:19,281 --> 00:36:21,121 DOOR SHUTS 593 00:36:23,761 --> 00:36:27,237 For the record, can you confirm that to your certain knowledge, 594 00:36:27,321 --> 00:36:29,957 your husband Malcolm Davies 595 00:36:30,041 --> 00:36:32,081 is guilty of the murder of Sunil Mehta... 596 00:36:33,161 --> 00:36:34,677 ...and that he gave false witness 597 00:36:34,761 --> 00:36:37,041 at the trial of Larry Buckland eight years ago? 598 00:36:41,401 --> 00:36:43,481 Mr Davies - for the record, please? 599 00:36:46,721 --> 00:36:49,521 Yes. "Yes" what? 600 00:36:50,921 --> 00:36:53,041 My husband killed Sunil Mehta. 601 00:36:55,081 --> 00:36:57,917 And did you, Aiden Davies, 602 00:36:58,001 --> 00:37:01,037 in fear of your own life and the lives of others, 603 00:37:01,121 --> 00:37:04,761 kill Malcolm Davies on the ninth day of this month? 604 00:37:06,401 --> 00:37:07,721 Yes. 605 00:37:10,441 --> 00:37:12,281 I killed my husband. 606 00:37:16,561 --> 00:37:17,921 SNIFFS 607 00:37:24,601 --> 00:37:26,637 Of course, what Aiden failed to calculate 608 00:37:26,721 --> 00:37:28,917 is that sending death threats to your own husband, 609 00:37:29,001 --> 00:37:30,677 someone you later confess to killing, 610 00:37:30,761 --> 00:37:32,237 suggests premeditation on his part. 611 00:37:32,321 --> 00:37:33,997 It will definitely make it more difficult 612 00:37:34,081 --> 00:37:35,757 to plead manslaughter rather than murder. 613 00:37:35,841 --> 00:37:37,321 Or to persuade a jury to acquit him. 614 00:37:38,321 --> 00:37:39,481 I think we've got him. 615 00:37:40,561 --> 00:37:42,517 Has the paper knife been sent to forensics yet? 616 00:37:42,601 --> 00:37:45,717 Just now, Ma'am. They think there's a good chance of DNA. 617 00:37:45,801 --> 00:37:47,277 You never know, we might even get him 618 00:37:47,361 --> 00:37:49,041 for Sunil Mehta's murder as well. 619 00:37:50,201 --> 00:37:51,677 Great work, Donckers. 620 00:37:51,761 --> 00:37:53,161 Mostly the professor's, Ma'am. 621 00:37:55,081 --> 00:37:56,681 Lisa? Yeah? 622 00:37:58,801 --> 00:38:02,481 I'm, erm, thinking of putting you forward for promotion. 623 00:38:05,521 --> 00:38:09,197 There have been times when your constant need to question 624 00:38:09,281 --> 00:38:11,557 has seemed a little bit like insubordination, 625 00:38:11,641 --> 00:38:13,401 but I think more recently, you've... 626 00:38:15,201 --> 00:38:17,357 ...been making the right call more often than not. 627 00:38:17,441 --> 00:38:18,637 Ma'am? 628 00:38:18,721 --> 00:38:21,517 Well, like today, and on the Tidswell case, 629 00:38:21,601 --> 00:38:24,317 when you worked so well with Professor Tempest 630 00:38:24,401 --> 00:38:27,681 to get the investigation back on track, despite my orders. 631 00:38:29,601 --> 00:38:32,797 You know, this isn't, erm... This isn't for public consumption, 632 00:38:32,881 --> 00:38:35,437 but DI Rabbit has put in a request for leave of absence 633 00:38:35,521 --> 00:38:37,597 while he sorts out the child custody arrangements 634 00:38:37,681 --> 00:38:39,797 for his granddaughter. Mum's the word, Ma'am. 635 00:38:39,881 --> 00:38:42,521 So I'll be looking for a temporary head of department. 636 00:38:44,081 --> 00:38:46,757 You've passed your inspector's exams, 637 00:38:46,841 --> 00:38:49,041 and I think you'd make an excellent candidate. 638 00:38:56,081 --> 00:38:58,361 You know, change can be challenging, Lisa... 639 00:38:59,401 --> 00:39:01,161 ...especially for those we're closest to. 640 00:39:03,921 --> 00:39:06,481 Something to think about, maybe. Of course. 641 00:39:07,641 --> 00:39:09,161 Are you going somewhere, Ma'am? 642 00:39:10,201 --> 00:39:12,241 I'm, er, on a dinner date. 643 00:39:15,561 --> 00:39:17,281 It's just an old friend. 644 00:39:19,881 --> 00:39:21,877 - SPEAKERPHONE: 'My darling boy.' - Mother. 645 00:39:21,961 --> 00:39:24,597 'The great giver of gifts. 646 00:39:24,681 --> 00:39:27,317 'To what do I owe this latest hon our?' 647 00:39:27,401 --> 00:39:29,317 I was wondering if you could advise me 648 00:39:29,401 --> 00:39:31,041 on the best way to open an oyster? 649 00:39:32,201 --> 00:39:35,157 'With a knife, Jasper.' Yes, I surmised as much. 650 00:39:35,241 --> 00:39:37,797 'Could I trouble you to be a little more specific?' 651 00:39:37,881 --> 00:39:41,717 It's all in the wrist, darling. Prise and wiggle. 652 00:39:41,801 --> 00:39:44,077 'Wiggle and prise.' 653 00:39:44,161 --> 00:39:46,237 You didn't take me literally, darling, did you, 654 00:39:46,321 --> 00:39:49,241 when I had my little joke about pearls and champagne? 655 00:39:52,961 --> 00:39:54,237 Of course not, mother. 656 00:39:54,321 --> 00:39:57,121 Then you must be going to all this effort for someone else. 657 00:39:58,441 --> 00:40:00,401 'I hope you've thought this through, Jasper.' 658 00:40:01,441 --> 00:40:03,561 You know what they say about oysters. 659 00:40:17,601 --> 00:40:19,601 DOORBELL RINGS 660 00:40:24,321 --> 00:40:25,481 Showtime! 661 00:40:28,241 --> 00:40:30,401 A gentleman always takes a lady's coat. 662 00:40:32,641 --> 00:40:36,117 And you should offer champagne as an aperitif. 663 00:40:36,201 --> 00:40:37,801 Of course. 664 00:40:41,881 --> 00:40:44,077 Would you like a glass of champagne? 665 00:40:44,161 --> 00:40:46,081 Sparkling water, please. I'm driving. 666 00:40:47,481 --> 00:40:48,637 Ah. 667 00:40:48,721 --> 00:40:51,801 BOSSA NOVA PLAYS 668 00:41:15,201 --> 00:41:17,117 You do not like oysters? 669 00:41:17,201 --> 00:41:19,121 I'm a little surprised you do. 670 00:41:20,961 --> 00:41:22,801 It is part of my exposure therapy... 671 00:41:24,041 --> 00:41:27,637 ...to systematically desensitise by embracing phobic stimuli. 672 00:41:27,721 --> 00:41:29,321 Right. 673 00:41:32,481 --> 00:41:35,877 Besides, I am reliably informed that they are... 674 00:41:35,961 --> 00:41:39,077 Nutritious and utterly delicious. 675 00:41:39,161 --> 00:41:40,277 SHE SLURPS 676 00:41:40,361 --> 00:41:42,917 SHE GROANS WITH PLEASURE 677 00:41:43,001 --> 00:41:45,277 SHE CHUCKLES 678 00:41:45,361 --> 00:41:47,321 You can't go wrong with them. 679 00:41:50,441 --> 00:41:51,997 Jasper. 680 00:41:52,081 --> 00:41:55,281 What's the idea behind all of this? What's it all about? 681 00:42:00,441 --> 00:42:02,877 Do you think that I have a problem with women, Christina? 682 00:42:02,961 --> 00:42:04,477 SHE GUFFAWS 683 00:42:04,561 --> 00:42:08,157 I think you have a problem with everyone you've ever encountered. 684 00:42:08,241 --> 00:42:09,717 SHE CHUCKLES 685 00:42:09,801 --> 00:42:13,281 I think that's a question for you and your therapist. 686 00:42:14,681 --> 00:42:16,081 Mm-hm. 687 00:42:22,841 --> 00:42:24,477 Ah, ah! 688 00:42:24,561 --> 00:42:25,881 No shop talk. 689 00:42:28,161 --> 00:42:32,001 I... found these old photographs. 690 00:42:33,681 --> 00:42:36,361 I wondered if it might bring you pleasure to see them. 691 00:42:38,081 --> 00:42:39,561 SHE LAUGHS 692 00:42:42,041 --> 00:42:43,841 SHE CHUCKLES 693 00:43:01,441 --> 00:43:02,681 SHE CHUCKLES 694 00:43:04,521 --> 00:43:06,761 You could make a woman very happy. 695 00:43:12,441 --> 00:43:14,441 I've been trying to find a time to tell you. 696 00:43:15,761 --> 00:43:17,281 I've started seeing someone. 697 00:43:18,561 --> 00:43:20,361 I need not ask whom. 698 00:43:21,801 --> 00:43:24,481 Simon is very thoughtful and very considerate. I... 699 00:43:26,281 --> 00:43:27,681 I think you might like him. 700 00:43:28,681 --> 00:43:32,241 Simon is an unknown quantity, and you cannot possibly know him. 701 00:43:33,481 --> 00:43:36,241 I believe you to be foolishly infatuated. 702 00:43:38,961 --> 00:43:41,961 You are not in a position to lecture me on my private life. 703 00:43:43,161 --> 00:43:46,521 And you are definitely not qualified to make that kind of a statement. 704 00:43:48,761 --> 00:43:50,561 Good night, Jasper. 705 00:43:58,401 --> 00:44:00,917 That's Aunty Charnette. 706 00:44:01,001 --> 00:44:03,521 And her daughter Laura-Leigh. 707 00:44:04,681 --> 00:44:06,357 Charnette. 708 00:44:06,441 --> 00:44:07,881 Yeah, Dad, your sister. 709 00:44:14,321 --> 00:44:17,521 And that's you and Mum, looking about 15. 710 00:44:21,561 --> 00:44:23,921 And there's me. 711 00:44:25,801 --> 00:44:27,921 The proudest day of my life. 712 00:44:29,321 --> 00:44:30,601 What about your wedding? 713 00:44:35,761 --> 00:44:39,121 The proudest day of my life. 714 00:45:13,001 --> 00:45:16,161 Subtitles by accessibility@itv.com