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Had a big win at the casino earlier.

Forty grand! Oh, wow.

Yeah, I... I've been wanting to celebrate,

but I was wondering if you'd have a drink for me?

'I think I was raped last night.'

What? By who? By the cab driver.

I think he must have put something in my drink.

Can you tell us what he did to you? Well, no, I can't

because I don't remember any of it.

But I just keep thinking, if he did do something,

why would he drive you to a police...? Stop saying "if"!

Therefore, I do have to tell you

that our investigation is being closed down.

It just feels like you don't believe me.

I believe something may have happened to you,

but I do not believe that you were raped.

The actions of the cab driver, witnessed by police,

appear to be those of a responsible, law-abiding individual.

I've had a great night tonight myself.

Why don't you go out with Poppy, then, if I'm so needy?

Come on. You're just being, erm...

Obtuse? Yeah. Obtuse.

You are so good with words.

Oh, a compliment. Be careful.

Shit. Erm...

It's really fucking late,

and, erm, I need to be up at seven.

OK, it's fine, just go.

I'll, er... I'll just sit here being obtuse.

Erm...

Will you, er, leave your phone on...

and call me?

OK, you're actually annoying me now. OK.

Bye.

Oh. Erm...

Can I give you a lift? Oh.

It's OK. I, er...

The night bus will be here soon.

I don't like to see a woman out on her own late at night.

Well... all I've got is my bus fare, so...

Well, where are you going? East Sheen.

Oh, you're in luck.

I live that way. I can take you on my way home.

Really?

Yeah. Come on, jump in... before I change my mind.

Oh, thank you, that's so kind.

Saw you with a ciggy.

Here, help yourself. Oh.

Thank you.

Oh, I forgot to mention,

the only thing is, you can't smoke in the cab,

so can you sit on the floor, then nobody can see you?

Yeah. Er, sure.

Thank you. That's all right.

I picked up this woman the other day, right, and she said -

this is true - she said that some bloke in this bar

paid her 350 quid for a handjob in the toilets.

Oh, blimey!

She said it was the easiest money she's ever made. Yeah.

What if that was you?

Oh.

Oh, I don't think so.

Do you know how you could make some money?

Modelling. Oh.

No, I'm serious. Glamour modelling. Maybe even topless.

Oh, God, no.

You're gorgeous. I bet you'd make loads of money.

Oh. Seriously.

I don't think I'm that desperate for money yet.

Not yet, anyway.

Well, the one thing I'm not tonight is hard up.

Take a look at this.

Had a big win at the casino. Oh. You're kidding?

No, straight up. That's amazing. Congratulations.

Now I only need someone to celebrate with. Mm.

Here we go.

You'll have a little glass of bubbly with me, won't you?

Er...

Sure.

Ah, good girl.

So, this taxi driver offers you a drink,

and you... you take it?

No, not immediately. I mean...

The first one, this glass of Champagne...

I didn't want any more to drink, so...

So you didn't take it?

No. Good.

But then he kept on and on about me downing a shot of vodka

because I said that's what we did on the lacrosse team.

And, er...

I didn't want to be rude, I suppose.

He just kept on and on and...

He was taking me home for a fiver.

I mean, it's difficult to keep saying no.

OK.

I suppose the conversation did get a bit... sexual at times.

OK. Erm...

Then what happened?

I don't know.

I don't really remember the journey home from there.

I've just, erm...

I've got to ask you this.

Like, do you think he, like, did anything to you?

No.

I'm... I'm... I mean, instinctively,

I feel I would know... if he'd done anything like that.

I would just know, you know, physically.

But, I mean, the whole thing was really weird.

Like, and I...

I've never felt as ill in my life as I did when I got home.

Yeah, you know, he could have drugged you.

Oh, my God, don't say that.

No, I don't think he drugged me.

I mean, I think it's just cos I downed the vodka

on top of what we already had at the club.

But we barely had anything.

Yeah, I definitely didn't feel drunk when I left the club.

And Mum did say I was completely out of it.

This just isn't... It's not right.

Well, I didn't feel threatened or anything.

I actually thought he was sort of pathetic.

Oh... Paul. That's what he said. He said his name was Paul.

And he...

he gave me his number.

And he said if I ever needed a cab home to give him a call,

which obviously won't be happening.

God, what a weirdo. Yeah.

Do you have that report from Sinistera's for me, my dear?

My goodness me. What on earth's the matter?

I'm so sorry.

'Since I was assaulted,

'I really struggle with people coming up behind me like that.'

I also struggle with situations where strangers are looking at me,

so even getting the train into work can be difficult.

And has the therapy helped?

A little bit.

You know, I get spells when I feel more normal, but...

..deep down, I still have issues.

- Is it really a tower? - Does it go back in?

Hello!

Look who's here. Monster.

This is a secret den. How was nursery?

It was good. Was it good?

What have you done today?

You've been watering plants, right?

Have you been watering plants?

They're gonna grow nice and big now, just like you.

How was work? Oh, you know, crap.

Well, I've made some pasta, if you want to eat before you go home?

Do you want some pasta with Daddy? Shall we do that?

Yeah. Yeah, that'd be nice.

Yeah. My sister's gonna come round as well.

And Auntie Ash. We've not seen Auntie Ash for ages, have we?

That'll be nice.

Yeah, so, Connor picks Jack up from nursery

on the days that I'm in the office,

and then I come here and take him home.

That's a really good arrangement.

Seems to be working all right.

Yeah, it's good that Connor gets to spend some time with Jack.

And how have you been?

I haven't seen you in ages. Not so good.

At work?

No, the, erm...

You know the thing that happened a while back? Right.

That was such a long time ago.

Yeah. Yeah, it was.

Yeah, well, as much as I'd like it to, it won't go away.

Really struggling at the moment.

Yeah, and I...

I think the hard thing is that, erm...

we're not totally sure something happened.

Aren't we?

I thought it happened to me, not you. I don't mean it like that.

I just mean the police aren't sure anything happened.

What? I'm just saying what they said. Fuck off, Connor.

Will you not swear? Go fuck yourself!

Sarah, calm down.

Hey, Jack. Say bye to your dad and Auntie Ash.

Come on, say bye-bye.

Hey, big man. Hey, give me a hug.

Come on. I'll see you soon.

Come on. You can bring Sharkie.

Look...

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset...

Do you know what it's like to have nobody, not even you, believe me?

It's OK.

Mummy was upset for second, but I'm fine now, see?

Tears have all gone. They've all gone!

Come here.

Oh, Mummy was upset. But she's not now, see?

See? No tears. No tears.

What do you want to do? Shall we do some dancing?

Mm-hm. Shall we do some dancing?

I think we should.

'She Moves In Her Own Way' by The Kooks

Oh, we like this one!

No way, he's so boring.

Always going on and on about something sushi or whatever.

I still don't wanna go out with him.

You poor thing. Did you really throw up? Yeah, yeah.

I always feel shit when I'm on. We got you a vodka and lemonade.

I'll risk it. Hey, cheers!

Hey. Where are you?

I've been looking for you. I...

No, I didn't get your text.

So you just went off without me?

Oh, thanks a lot

Thirty grand. What about that?

That's amazing.

I'm really pleased for you.

Come on, raise a glass for me.

Oh, no, thank you.

Oh, come on. No.

I'm not really feeling too well. Come on, have a laugh.

No, honestly, I'm not feeling very well.

I can't drink, can I, driving this?

I mean, you know, you win money as big as that,

first thing you do is you go and get a bottle of Champagne.

And then I think, I've got to be on the road, haven't I?

You've got to have one for me.

Come on.

Just take it. What's the matter with you?

That's my girl.

I'm not letting you out till you've had that drink.

Better get that down you.

Shh. Shh.

Come on.

Shh! Shh. Shh.

Open. Open. Open. Open.

What are you...?

Are you OK?

So, did you... did you forget to put a tampon in?

No.

Yeah, I definitely wouldn't have taken it out

without putting another one in.

Well... what the hell were you drinking last night?

Not that much. I just went out with Faye and Lydia.

How did you get home?

Erm...

I got a black cab.

The taxi driver...

He was... he was really weird. He...

He pushed this tablet in my mouth.

And then I don't remember anything.

Except this morning...

..the button is ripped off my shorts,

and my tampon is missing.

We need to speak to security.

OK, there it is. Keep it running.

OK. OK, thank you.

OK. That was the campus manager. Mm.

She thinks you should call 999.

OK.

Are you sure you don't want anything?

I couldn't.

Laila. They're here.

Hey. It's OK, don't need to get up.

We're just initially gonna ask you a few questions.

OK.

Are you sure it was a black cab? Yeah.

Not an unlicensed cab?

No. The orange light on top?

It was a black cab.

It's on CCTV.

Erm, Vivian, our campus manager, says that you can...

you can see the... the number plate and the driver and everything.

Right.

Could you have maybe taken an unlicensed cab earlier,

and then finish your journey in a black cab?

No.

No, I only got one cab home, and it was a black cab.

How much did you have to drink? Not that much.

A couple of glasses of red wine when we met up at Covent Garden.

Erm...

Oh, then I was sick. You were sick?

From drinking? No.

No, it's... it's cos I'm... I'm on my period.

It happens to me a lot. So did you stop drinking then?

Well, I certainly cut back.

Right, but you did drink some more in the club?

Yeah, yeah.

I had two vodka and lemonades at the club in Holborn.

My friends had these, erm, free vouchers.

And then you had more to drink in the cab with the driver?

That was because...

That was because he...

Sorry.

He, erm...

He... He forced me to because...

he, erm... he said that he'd had a win at the...

at the casino and that he...

he wanted me to help him celebrate.

And...

And he just went on.

He just kept on and on and on at me.

That's great.

And you have no idea how you got any of these injuries?

I don't remember anything at all

after he forced the tablet in my mouth.

And how quickly did it take effect, er... this tablet?

Straight away.

And do you drink every day?

No.

Just... Just every now and then.

Did you see the video? Yes.

And I saw the reg number, so I made a note of it.

What... What happens now?

We'll report everything to CID,

and they'll send over an officer that's specially trained

in dealing with sexual offences to interview you.

When will... When will that happen?

It shouldn't be too long.

- Is this... Is this the girl? - Yes, this one.

Laila?

Laila. Hi.

I'm... I'm PC Stephanie Ellis.

I'm a SOIT officer,

which means I've had sexual offences investigation training.

I'm sorry that it's so late, but I would be really grateful

if I could start by taking your statement.

Actually, I've already been through it all with those other officers.

So, you are saying that this was a black cab driver

who brought you home? Yeah.

Cos that... that would be very unusual.

Did you see his... his badge number displayed?

I can't... I can't remember.

You see, if he...

if he did drug and assault you, as you allege...

..then it would be extremely unlikely

for him then to drive you home,

where he must have known that his cab would be identified

on university CCTV and his identity discovered.

Do you see?

I'm wondering if maybe you could have taken your tampon out

at the club and forgotten to put another one in.

Could that be possible?

No. No, I mean...

..I wouldn't do that.

On the... On the CCTV, at one point,

it seems as though you embrace the driver.

Is that... Is that what happened?

I... I don't remember doing that.

Steph, they're asking how you want this designated as a crime.

Just tell them not known at present. Yeah.

We need to take you to the local Haven centre,

where were gonna collect some samples from you, OK? OK.

Have you taken any drugs tonight? No.

It, er...

I've never taken any illegal drugs in my life.

So if there's anything in me,

it's because the taxi driver gave it to me.

OK. I've got everything I need, so you can get dressed and go home.

Thank you.

Just to let you know,

because quite some time has passed since now

and the moment you think you were drugged,

the substance you were given

may not be present any more in your blood or urine.

'So, we'll need you to come in for an interview tomorrow, OK?'

'Again?'

I've already told you everything I know.

Why can't you just use what I've said tonight?

It's procedure, sorry. You're with DC Coldham.

He's an investigating officer. I'm liaison.

How many times have I got to go through it?

Come on, let's get you home, OK?

Mr Worboys, thank you for coming in today.

No problem.

I heard from the cab office you wanted to talk to me,

so I came in straight away.

You... didn't try me at home?

Yeah, we did call at your home address. You weren't there.

Ah, sorry.

Probably out working.

As you know, you've been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.

Before I ask you any questions,

do you want to tell us anything about what happened?

Well, I've got nothing to hide, put it that way.

Right, take us back to the first time you saw this young lady

in the early hours of the 26th.

Er, I picked her up about ten to four.

In the morning, that is.

And, well, you know, she was quite drunk. I could see that.

And the very first word she used, before she even sat down...

..was "men".

That was the very first word she used.

And I just sort of laughed, you know.

Because I don't really engage in conversations with my customers,

and I am a little wary,

I don't know, of picking drunk women up, I suppose, really.

You know, but from that, I assumed

that she was in a bit of a state over a boyfriend or...

..something.

Yes, yes, I did carry on drinking after I was sick

because it's not unusual for me to feel sick when I'm on my period.

I've... I've already told you this.

Would you say it was a raucous night out with your friends?

High spirits, that sort of thing?

We hadn't seen each other for a while. We were...

..you know, looking forward to catching up.

'Was there any form of sexual contact?'

There was absolutely no sexual contact whatsoever.

None.

And it goes without saying, I never have any kind of drinks

in the cab - well, no, except maybe water.

But certainly no alcohol.

She said you also gave her a pill.

Pill?

Well, what kind of a pill?

She just said it was white, but that after she took it,

she doesn't really remember much else that night.

Well, that's... I...

No, that's ridiculous.

Of course I didn't give her a pill.

I don't believe this..

Can you explain what's happening in this image

that we picked up on CCTV?

You see...

..she says she's got no money and she can't pay me.

So I'm thinking, all right, she's drunk, it's late,

so I just say, you know, "Have this one on me, love."

You let her off the fare? Yeah.

S-So what she done was she sort of...

like, she cuddled me, and she tried to kiss me.

And then she says I was a "lovely man".

And that's what's happening there.

Forgive me, but I've got to ask,

because obviously, we've got to investigate this matter,

is it the case that she engaged in sexual activity with you

in order to pay for her fare?

Not at all. But could she have been kissing you

because she knew that you weren't expecting any money?

Well, now you put it that way...

'And did he let you off the fare?'

No, I paid for my fare home as I got in his cab.

I paid £30.

That's... That's how much he said it would be.

I went to a cashpoint. You can check.

OK. What sort of girl would you describe yourself as, Laila?

I don't know what you mean.

Well, you're wearing red nail varnish.

Would you describe yourself as the type of girl

who wears red nail varnish, if you know what I mean?

I-I don't, actually.

What on earth has my nail varnish got to do with anything?

Thing is, sir, anything in his taxi's

gonna be contaminated now by other passengers.

And given he's admitted being with her that night,

I think searching his house for any clothes for identification purposes

just seems... a bit pointless.

We've taken blood and swabs from him,

which should tell us something if we find his DNA or semen on her.

Let's just wait for the results on them, eh?

Serving spoons, please. And better get some napkins.

Not the paper napkins, the red ones that are in the drawer.

What does it matter?

I would like the red napkins, please.

OK. Laila.

Yeah?

Where is this behaviour coming from?

What do you mean? I don't know.

You go to university,

and I don't know what you get up to one week to the next.

Are you behaving yourself?

Oh, please.

Are we really having this conversation?

Seriously?

That's really good.

'She seems a bit quiet.'

I tried to talk to her, but all I got back was attitude.

She's probably worried about her exams.

'She kept flashing and rubbing her tits,

'but I didn't fancy her at all.

'Do I admit making a mistake getting into the back with her?

'Could say got in the back

'to help her find her stuff and she flashed her tits at me.

'She made me suck her tits.

'I just did it to get her out of the cab.

'DNA.

'At the end of the day, I'm the one being assaulted.

'Police must have faith in me to let me carry on working.'

Oh, hello, love.

Are you OK? Yeah.

What did the police say?

Hey? Oh, that was, er...

that bloke I was telling you about.

Er, asked me to deliver a package, then the police stop me.

Turned out it was drugs.

So are you in trouble?

Well, no. They said it'll take a couple of weeks

for it to go through the system,

but they ain't gonna charge me with anything.

So you can still work, still go out in your cab?

Yeah, no problem.

Connor's bringing Jack back tomorrow evening,

so we've got the place to ourselves tonight.

'So, how many times have you been out with this guy, then?'

Er... four?

Oh, OK, so pretty serious.

Yeah. I like him. It's just...

..the thought of taking the next step with him

absolutely terrifies me.

'And by "step", I assume you mean getting nudey-rudey.'

That is such a stupid phrase.

You're such a fucking child.

You wouldn't have me any other way.

Look, I know this sounds funny,

but I don't want to overstep the mark,

so I'm just gonna say it out loud.

I'd really like to kiss you.

OK.

Sorry. I'm really sorry. I just need the loo.

Fuck.

Fuck my life.

Thank you for coming in.

So, I have called you into the station today

to give you an update on the allegations you made back in July.

On the... 26th.

The... On the 26th, yeah.

So, all of the DNA testing we did came back negative.

So that means we didn't find any of his DNA on you

or any of your DNA on him. OK?

OK.

Er, I was told the toxicology tests also came back negative,

so that means that we didn't detect

any traces of drugs in your blood or urine.

But he... he... he gave me something.

I've never blacked out like that before.

Forensics noted that you said you lost consciousness

immediately after he gave you the tablet.

That's right, yeah.

Yeah, I don't... I don't remember anything at all after that.

Well, their view is that it wouldn't have taken effect immediately.

In general, it takes 20 minutes, half an hour

for a date rape-type drug to take effect,

which is inconsistent with your account.

The taxi driver has no previous convictions

and is of good character.

I understand that a search of his house and vehicle

yielded no evidence.

I have to say, looking at this objectively,

it is hard to understand why a black cab driver

would put his licence at risk by sexually assaulting a customer

and then voluntarily attend a police station.

Do you see?

We've checked the CCTV from the night club you were at

before you got in the cab, and there's...

there's no sign of you leaving the club at all that night.

Neither at 2:15am, when you say you left,

or at 3:50am, when he says he picked you up.

No, but that doesn't make any sense, cos I was there.

Maybe you left by an exit that wasn't covered by CCTV.

No, no, because there's only one way in or out.

Anyway, you know, looking at all of this,

taking all of the evidence into consideration,

I have been informed, Laila,

that the CPS - sorry, the Crown Prosecution Service -

has declined to proceed with any charges.

So... you're not gonna do anything?

I'm sorry. I know that's not the outcome you were hoping for.

So, what... what is it?

You just... You just don't believe me, or...?

I-It's not a question of believing you or not believing you, Laila.

It's... It's just that a decision has been made

that there is insufficient evidence

to proceed any further with this matter.

Do you see? He... He did something to me.

Are you absolutely sure that you didn't get into a minicab

before you got into this man's black cab,

and that's where the sexual assault happened?

Now, maybe... maybe with drinking and stuff, that...

that the two things have just gotten muddled up in your head?

This is... This is like some sort of horrible joke.

That man did something to me.

I know he did.

I'm really sorry you feel that way.

I could put you in touch with the Samaritans, though,

if you thought that might be helpful?

No.

You've got to walk now. You've got to walk with me.

Number 80, yeah? This one?

Right, come with me. Quickly.

Just a few more steps. No, careful.

That's it. Just a few more steps. Right.

That's it.

Sadie? Oh, my God.

What happened? Sadie? Sadie? What's wrong?

I'd like to report a rape.

What's new?

Accusation of a rape in West London two nights ago.

Gave the woman some cock-and-bull story

about winning a load of money in a casino

and passed her a spiked drink in the back of the cab.

And this is interesting -

they staked out the victim's street last night,

and it looks like he came back to see if anything was going on,

and they nabbed him.

He's under arrest? That's a result.

He's a black cab driver.

She's coming in to do an ID parade this afternoon.

Hang on, that sounds familiar.

He told her he'd had a win at a casino?

"Allegation of sexual assault

"and administering a substance with intent,

"January 3rd 2008, 01:27 hours."

You were right, this does look similar.

Yeah, but that's not the one I meant.

That's January. The one I'm talking about was last year.

Here we go. Er...

"Allegation of sexual assault,

"administering a substance with intent,

"committed December 21st 2007."

Hang on, there's another.

"Allegation of sexual assault

"and of administering a substance with intent,

"committed October 14th 2006."

That's two years ago. That's four attacks.

And we haven't really got started on a proper search.

How come this hasn't been picked up on the system before now?

Above my pay grade.

OK, so, similar methodologies, but no suspect in each of them,

except the West London one.

We'd better get down there.

She did the ID parade about an hour ago,

and she didn't pick him out.

Not ideal, but we all know it happens.

But we're hopeful we'll get a match of her DNA on him.

She had scratches all over her.

Did he say what he was doing by her house?

Yeah, he claimed he was house hunting.

Said his wife had seen a property nearby

and he was checking out the area.

In here.

'Let's just go through it again.'

This him? Yeah. He's been denying everything.

'Anyone else who can back up your story?'

'No, I'm afraid your account just doesn't sound credible.'

You can ask my wife.

She told me to go and have a look at the houses round there.

Ask her.

Taxi, girls? Oh, we ain't got enough money.

Where are you going? Catford.

Oh! You're in luck. I live that way.