1 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,320 What have you got in that catch? The usual. Why? 2 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:45,960 Can you smell it? 3 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,160 It's not me. Washed my socks last week. 4 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:50,960 Smells like we dredged up a dead dog. 5 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,800 There's something going on over there. 6 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,960 Go over there and find out what it is. 7 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,800 Quick! 8 00:01:15,960 --> 00:01:17,960 GULLS SHRIEK 9 00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:49,960 We need to get rid of these crabs as quickly as possible. 10 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:51,960 What are you waiting for, then? 11 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,640 From the clothes, and what's left of him, 12 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,960 I'd say we'd got a middle-aged man. 13 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,960 Won't be able to tell you any more till I get him up on the slab. 14 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,960 Well, even then it's... Been in the water some days? 15 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,320 Well, yes! 16 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,960 Anyone been looking for him? Not that I'm aware of. 17 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,960 Then you're going to have some fun putting a name to him. 18 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,320 Half the jaw is missing. 19 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,960 Probably crushed against the rocks by the tide. 20 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,960 There's so little facial tissue left, it's difficult to tell. 21 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:32,960 Looks like there's been a slight blackening to the skin. 22 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:34,960 Blackening? Mm, 23 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,960 so I'd like to take a closer look. 24 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:57,640 May never be identified, he's in such a state. 25 00:02:57,640 --> 00:03:00,800 Imagine. The water's a cruel place. 26 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,960 Morning, Sir. Morning. 27 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:41,960 I've just come via the local nick. 28 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,960 No reported boating accidents or men overboard from tankers. 29 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,960 That body's been in the water a fair while. 30 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,960 Someone would have shouted by now. 31 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:51,960 Then we're looking at Missing Persons. 32 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:53,960 This is just Devon and Cornwall. 33 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,960 Right. Let's start with men aged 30-60. 34 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:01,960 Right. That loses a lot of them, none of them recent. 35 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,960 A few holidaymakers, but they often choose to do a runner. 36 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:06,320 Rather than go home? Yeah. 37 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:12,960 Ah... Here we go. Lewis Jay. 38 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,960 Reported missing by his wife, 18 months ago. 39 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,960 Possible sightings of him about the county, 40 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,960 wife concerned over his mental state... 41 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,960 That's it, unless you want to go national. 42 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:28,960 No, no. Might as well start with him as anybody else. 43 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,960 Good. 44 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,960 Excuse me. Yes? 45 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:36,960 You're in charge of this investigation? 46 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,960 Detective Superintendent Wycliffe. Can I have your name? 47 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,960 Edwina Coryn. 48 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,960 The man you found this morning... 49 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:45,960 it must be my husband, Peter. 50 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,960 Why do you think that? 51 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:49,960 I reported him missing three weeks ago. 52 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:53,960 Um... up in London, not locally. 53 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,960 Is that where you last saw him? 54 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:57,960 No. Here at home. 55 00:04:57,960 --> 00:04:59,960 Then why report it in London? 56 00:04:59,960 --> 00:05:02,960 He said he was going to town. I thought he had. 57 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,640 Oh, I see. I see... He went regularly? 58 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,960 Sometimes. 59 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:13,960 Tell me, is there a possibility he may have misled you about his plans? 60 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,960 Oh, no. 61 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,960 I never thought anything was wrong until he didn't phone. 62 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:20,960 We never let a day pass without speaking with one another. 63 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:26,480 But... I haven't heard anything from him for over a month. 64 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,480 So what do you think happened? 65 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:33,960 I went out before he was due to leave. 66 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,960 He... Maybe he went for a walk. 67 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,960 We live just a little way down the coast. 68 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,640 He could have had a coronary. 69 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,160 Did he have heart problems? 70 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:50,000 Well, it... it's what one dreads at his age, isn't it? 71 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,960 When can I... see the body? 72 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:57,640 Um... 73 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:03,960 I'm afraid visual identification may prove to be impossible. 74 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:05,960 Oh. 75 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,640 So what... what happens, then? 76 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,640 Can you give details of any identification marks? 77 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:19,640 Scars, moles... tattoos? 78 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:24,800 Oh, yes! I know by heart the constellation of moles on his back. 79 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,960 Yes. Um, also, ah... 80 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,960 previous injuries, operation scars, 81 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,960 and we'll need his dental records, too. 82 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,960 Of course. 83 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,960 Peter and I have belonged to each other since I was 17. 84 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,960 Well, I hope we can identify the body as quickly as possible. 85 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:51,960 Thank you, superintendent. My officer will take your details. 86 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:53,960 You can imagine how desperate I've been. 87 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,640 Hello? 88 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:11,960 MAN: ..wind in your hair! WOMAN: Rubbish! 89 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,960 The so-called hippies have it right. Stupid man! 90 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,960 Living under the stars... You know absolutely nothing. 91 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,960 In fact, we'd all be happier if we weren't tied... Hello? 92 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:27,960 Hello? 93 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,160 Mrs Fiona Jay? Yeah. Who are you? 94 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,960 I'm Detective Inspector Kersey. 95 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,960 I'd like a word with you about your husband, Lewis. 96 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,960 Can I come in? Yeah. 97 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:40,960 Thank you. 98 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:42,960 RADIO: 'I'm just... I appreciate...' 99 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:44,960 DOG GROWLS Hush, hush. 100 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,800 Shh, shh. That's a good boy. Good boy. 101 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,640 Lie down. Lie down. 102 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,160 You don't mind if I carry on with this, do you? No, no, please. 103 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,960 My son shoots them for the dog, you see. 104 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:02,960 Oh. Just saves a bit of money. 105 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:04,960 Mm. 106 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,960 So, how old's your son? 107 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,960 GRUNTS I've got two. Ten and 12. 108 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,960 Haven't you got it on file? 109 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:18,000 Yes, probably. I just wanted to go over a few things again, that's all. 110 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:22,960 Well, go ahead. I'm getting used to repeating myself. 111 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:26,960 Your husband went missing 18 months ago, yes? 112 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,960 Yeah. But you've seen him since he left? 113 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,640 Once, in Falmouth, 114 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,960 about six weeks after he first walked out. 115 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:37,960 Did you speak to him? 116 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,160 He didn't recognise me. Sorry? 117 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,960 I tried to get him into the car to see a doctor. 118 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:47,800 It was awful. 119 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,960 So, ah... what sort of state was he in, mentally, then? 120 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:55,320 Was he a drinker? 121 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:56,960 Have you got children? 122 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,960 No. I'm still single. 123 00:08:59,960 --> 00:09:03,000 Well, then, you won't really understand what it's like. 124 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,960 No. He wasn't a drinker. 125 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,960 I mean... how could he not recognise his own children? 126 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:10,960 What, your sons were with you in Falmouth? 127 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:12,960 How do you explain to a child, 128 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,960 face to face with their own father, and he won't even speak to them? 129 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,960 Oh. Was he coherent? 130 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:25,480 Deluded? Or... Oh, he was managing all right! 131 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,960 I mean, he was even quite polite about it. 132 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,960 But he wouldn't let on he knew us. 133 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:34,960 He wouldn't come home. 134 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,960 Why did he leave in the first place? 135 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,000 Oh, the usual. You know. 136 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,960 Redundancy, debt... 137 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:48,640 failure, guilt. 138 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,960 I just don't think he could cope any more. 139 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:55,960 Did he work round here? No. In London. 140 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,960 He was a... well, he worked for a chartered surveyor. 141 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:00,800 But he was a Cornishman. 142 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,000 And this house was so that his children could share 143 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,960 the same idyllic holidays he had. 144 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:08,960 Lucky them, eh? 145 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:10,960 Now they hate it. 146 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,960 Have you, ah... seen him again more recently? 147 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:17,160 Look, why are you here? 148 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:20,160 Nobody's bothered us for months. 149 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:21,960 Well, um, 150 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,960 the body of a man has been found at Mullion Cove, washed up. 151 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:26,960 Oh... 152 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,960 Identification's been hampered by the condition of the body. 153 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,960 We need some details to establish whether it might be your husband. 154 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,960 You know, did he have any distinguishing marks? 155 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,960 I um... I think I'm going to need a bit of time to think about this. 156 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:42,960 Operation scars, maybe? 157 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,960 Well, um, yes, he, um... 158 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,960 he had a vasectomy. Well, that's something, isn't it? 159 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,480 He shouldn't have been allowed to carry on like that. He needed help. 160 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,960 But YOU lot wouldn't accept that he was ill, that he was vulnerable. 161 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,320 Well, we can't force someone to return if they don't want... 162 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,480 That's what some young policewoman said - 163 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,320 there was nothing much you could do if he'd just lost contact. 164 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:05,960 As you said, if he was managing... 165 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,960 He'd lost contact with reality, not US! 166 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,960 Wait till you have children. 167 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,960 We also need dental and any hospital records... please. 168 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,640 They'll be in London. 169 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,960 I'll dig them out for you. Thank you. 170 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:30,800 I don't want Lewis to be dead. 171 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:33,960 There's... 172 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,960 you see, there's something I've learnt since he's gone. 173 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:40,960 Do you know what people want? 174 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,960 More than anything else? 175 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,480 I mean... I mean REALLY want? 176 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:49,960 No. 177 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,960 Just their plain, ordinary lives. 178 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:23,960 Hi, Ma! 179 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:25,960 What's happened? Why are you back so soon? 180 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:27,960 We cut the sailing short. 181 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:31,160 Rob's dad managed to wangle him a job, and he had to go. 182 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,960 I'm starving! Anything to eat? 183 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:39,640 What's the matter, Mum? 184 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:41,960 Has there been some news of Pa? 185 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,960 Yes... Well? 186 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,960 It's probably nothing. 187 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:50,960 Tell me. Where is he? 188 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,160 I was down at Mullion Cove this morning. 189 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,960 The police have found a man's body, 190 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,960 but they don't yet know who he is. 191 00:12:59,960 --> 00:13:02,480 I... I told them Pa was missing. 192 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:06,800 Did you see it? No. No. 193 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,960 Oh, really, darling, I'm sure there's no need to worry. 194 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:12,960 So what happened? 195 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,960 He was washed up, down by the harbour. 196 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,480 Oh, I'm sure Pa's all right. 197 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,960 Pa's always all right. 198 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:23,960 Of course. 199 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:25,960 So how about some food, then? 200 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,960 Bacon and eggs coming up. 201 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:35,960 HUMS CHEERFULLY 202 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:39,960 I was right about that slight blackening on the face. 203 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:41,960 He was shot? Shotgun. 204 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:42,960 HUMS 205 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,960 The x-rays show fractures and distortions of the skull 206 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,960 that could be consistent with a contact wound. 207 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,960 Suicide, then? Ah, not necessarily. 208 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:54,960 The spread of the shot is inconclusive. 209 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:59,320 Any evidence from the entrance wound has been lost to decomposition. 210 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,960 But the gun was fired at close range? 211 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:03,800 No more than a couple of feet away. 212 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:05,960 It wasn't just an irate farmer taking a pot shot. 213 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:07,960 Ah! Now. 214 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,160 There we are. CLANK 215 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,000 So it's down to you to find out 216 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,960 whether it was suicide, an accident or homicide. 217 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:17,960 Thanks. 218 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:19,960 Time of death? 219 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:21,160 It's impossible to say. 220 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:24,960 How's your mother, by the way? She's staying with you, isn't she? 221 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:28,960 Mm. Though I won't be seeing much of her, the way things are going. 222 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,800 She and Helen get on well, though, don't they? 223 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:34,960 Clash of the Titans. 224 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,960 Are we any closer to finding out who our friend actually is? 225 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:40,960 Well, we've got some teeth. 226 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,960 Not really enough to rely solely on matching dental records, though. 227 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,960 That's it? I'm afraid so. 228 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:52,320 I'd better ring my mum. Tell her I'll be late home for tea. 229 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,960 Are you here about my father? 230 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:08,960 Detective Superintendent Wycliffe and Detective Inspector Lane. 231 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,160 You are...? James Coryn. 232 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:12,960 Shall I fetch my mother? 233 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,480 The police are here. You wait here, darling. 234 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:21,960 Trust me! It'll be all right. 235 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:24,960 Ma? 236 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,960 Do you really think it's him? 237 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,960 Just hang on in there. 238 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,960 You know us. We always find a way, don't we? 239 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:42,960 Sorry to keep you waiting. Detective Inspector Lane. 240 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,960 I was in the greenhouse. Funny how plants offer solace. 241 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:47,960 Do come in. 242 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,960 I've got all the details you asked for. 243 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,960 Peter's doctor and dentist and so forth. Thank you. 244 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,960 Mrs Coryn, 245 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,960 we still don't know whether the body we found this morning 246 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:08,960 is that of your husband, 247 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,960 but the cause of death is suspicious. 248 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,000 Well... he drowned, surely? 249 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:19,960 No. There was an injury to the head. 250 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,960 Mrs Coryn, did your husband own a shotgun? 251 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:26,960 Yes, several. I checked the gun cupboard - none are missing. 252 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:28,960 Was he depressed in any way before he disappeared? 253 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,960 No! No... 254 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,960 Any business worries? Oh, no more than anyone else. 255 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,800 Ma? Pa would never kill himself. 256 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,960 James, you know he would never leave you like that. 257 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,000 He did have debts. What does it matter if people know? 258 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,960 You've got to tell them! Mrs Coryn? 259 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:51,960 All right. We don't have as much money as you might think. 260 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,960 But he wasn't as worried about it as all that. 261 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,960 Peter's always looked after us. 262 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,960 Suicide is the coward's way out! 263 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,960 It's possible it may not have been suicide. 264 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,960 Are you saying someone may have killed my father? 265 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,960 We can't rule out any possibility at this stage, 266 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,480 but the body has not yet been identified. 267 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,960 Do you know of anyone who might have wanted to kill him? 268 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:24,960 Of course not! How ridiculous. 269 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,160 Maybe it was an accident. Someone out shooting. 270 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:30,960 What about in London? I don't know what might go on there. 271 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,960 Well, was there any reason he might have wanted to disappear? 272 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:38,000 No. I know what you're getting at. The police in London said as much. 273 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,000 You think he's left me. But he hasn't. 274 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,480 He wouldn't do that. 275 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,960 It doesn't mention it here, Mrs Coryn, but I have to ask, 276 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,960 did your husband have a vasectomy? 277 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:51,800 No. 278 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,960 Right. Well, thank you anyway. 279 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:01,960 Mr Coryn, perhaps your father confided in you? 280 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,960 No. No, I mean, I'm not usually here. 281 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,960 Where were you the day he went missing? 282 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,000 At university, in Exeter. 283 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,960 Well, perhaps if you think of something that might help us, 284 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:16,960 you'll let us know. 285 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,000 This is all so distressing. 286 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,960 Are you all right? What? Yeah, yeah. 287 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:35,960 Well, until the body's identified, 288 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:39,960 I'd lay odds Peter Coryn's tucked up somewhere with a female friend. 289 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,960 But Mrs Coryn doesn't want to believe he's walked out on her? 290 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,960 Or knows he has, and is saving face. 291 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,960 Yeah. That ties in with the gossip in the village. 292 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,960 Oh, yeah? Mm. 293 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:54,160 They say his hours never were exactly regular, 294 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,320 Peter Coryn was a bit of a chancer, 295 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,960 and had trouble with debt. Mm. Well, there you are, then. 296 00:18:59,960 --> 00:19:03,960 He's done a runner, and Mrs Coryn's too proud to admit it. 297 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:07,960 Can't be much fun for the boy, though. 298 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:19,960 What's the problem? Fine! Fine. 299 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,960 Where have we got to? 300 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:28,640 Um, well, Franks confirms the body had a vasectomy, 301 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:32,960 which ties in with Lewis Jay. Common enough procedure these days. 302 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,000 It rules out Peter Coryn, though. Not necessarily. 303 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:39,000 If he chose not to tell his wife, she'd never know. 304 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,960 Surely a woman would be able to tell if a man... 305 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:48,960 An unfaithful man might choose not to tell his wife he'd had it done. 306 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,960 And Dr Franks got the toxicology report, sir. There's nothing found. 307 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:54,960 Good. Potter? 308 00:19:54,960 --> 00:20:00,960 Yeah. I made a start on getting hold of dental and medical details 309 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,960 and on tracing the activities by either man 310 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:08,800 through banks, building societies and social security, 311 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,960 since the day they went missing. 312 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:13,960 Nothing useful so far. 313 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:17,960 See if you can find out what life insurance policies they had, 314 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:19,960 especially Peter Coryn. 315 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:22,000 I can't find the underwear, sir. 316 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,960 Potter's taken it back to Marks and Sparks for the refund. 317 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:28,960 Yeah. Without a receipt, they don't exchange it. 318 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,160 Where's the list from the mortuary assistant? 319 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:38,960 Ah. 320 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:43,960 Um... 321 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,960 He didn't have any. No socks or underwear. 322 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:49,960 The footwear could have come off in the water. 323 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,960 No personal items either. Nothing in the pockets. 324 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:54,960 Yeah, but why no underwear? 325 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:57,160 Doesn't sound much like the elegant Peter Coryn. 326 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,960 True. Sounds like someone who's been living rough. 327 00:20:59,960 --> 00:21:02,160 Wait and see. 328 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:06,960 Right. Remnants of shirt, jumper, 329 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:08,000 trousers and jacket, 330 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,960 all tattered and filthy. 331 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:13,960 But the jacket's quite good tweed. 332 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,000 It's got the label of a Savile Row tailor on it. 333 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,960 And inked on the label on the inside of the jacket 334 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:20,960 is a date, 1979. 335 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:22,960 No name? Usually there's a name as well. 336 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,960 I know, but it's too faint to read, sir. 337 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:30,960 So I rang the tailor in London. 338 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:32,320 He'd never heard of a Lewis Jay, 339 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,960 but Peter Coryn was a long-standing client, 340 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:40,960 and he made a jacket for him in 1979. 341 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:53,960 Right. You've all been briefed. 342 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:57,960 A man is dead of a shotgun wound, probably in the last month, 343 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,960 possibly somewhere on this shore. 344 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:02,960 I want any evidence of such an incident, 345 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,000 or anything else that could be significant. 346 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:09,960 Yes, Peter Coryn had a vasectomy, a long time ago. 347 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,320 But he never told his wife about it? No. 348 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:13,960 Why is that? 349 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,960 Well, Edwina had a hard time when James was born - 350 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,960 frightened the life out of Peter. 351 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,960 Didn't like deceiving her, mind you, but... 352 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,960 well, he knew she'd want another child, 353 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:26,960 and he just didn't fancy the odds. 354 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:28,960 Was that the only reason? What do you mean? 355 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:32,960 Well, we need to know if Mr Coryn deceived his wife in any other way. 356 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:37,480 Was he unfaithful to her? Not to my knowledge. 357 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,960 No history of sexually transmitted diseases? 358 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,000 No. Absolutely not. 359 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,960 Do you think Mr Coryn the type to commit suicide? 360 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,960 Oh, no. Not Peter. 361 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:49,640 He was a great sport. 362 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:51,960 Never one to let things get him down. 363 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,960 And how were things recently between him and Mrs Coryn? 364 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:58,160 Well... he wouldn't just walk out on her. 365 00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:59,960 Devoted to each other, they are. 366 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:02,960 Were. 367 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,800 Right. Thank you, Dr Bonner. 368 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:15,960 What's this? Ah, typical Peter. 369 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,960 We'd had a bit to drink at a yacht club dinner, 370 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:20,960 and had some ludicrous bet 371 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:25,480 over whether the scallops we had were fresh or frozen. I won. 372 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:26,960 £20,000? 373 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:28,960 Well, I never cashed it, 374 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:32,960 though no doubt Peter would have, if it had gone the other way. 375 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:35,960 Bit of a gambler, was he? Oh, incorrigible. 376 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,960 Bet on anything. Money was like water to him. 377 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:40,960 It just quenched a thirst. 378 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:42,960 So he had serious debts? 379 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:11,960 Yes. That ancient thing... 380 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:14,960 He always wore it for gardening. 381 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,960 Was he ever in the habit of going without underwear? 382 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,960 What? I don't know what you mean. It may be relevant. 383 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,960 But if that's Peter's jacket... Dr Bonner told us 384 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,160 your husband was a gambler. Yes. 385 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:39,000 The doctor telephoned me, by the way. 386 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:43,960 I didn't mean to mislead you about Peter having a vasectomy. 387 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,960 He never told me. 388 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:48,960 Why didn't you tell us about the gambling? 389 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:54,000 It was Peter's weakness. An illness, really. 390 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,960 Something private we... deal with between ourselves. 391 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:01,000 Did he have debts? Oh, yes. Always. 392 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,960 Even when he won, there were debts. 393 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,480 Was he depressed because of them? No. 394 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,960 Compulsive gamblers are eternal optimists. 395 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,960 Always dreaming of breaking the bank at Monte Carlo. 396 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:19,960 They're able simply to forget even the most terrifying losses. 397 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,960 What about you, though? Did the losses worry you? 398 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,960 No... we always came around somehow. 399 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,960 I loved his innocent excitement about life. 400 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:31,960 A world with no consequences. 401 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,960 Peter's a great romantic. You never thought of leaving him? 402 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:38,960 Never. He didn't steal or cheat. 403 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:40,960 He would never let it harm us. 404 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:45,320 Did Mr Coryn take out any new life insurance policies recently? 405 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:49,960 He had a policy, obviously. But nothing recent. 406 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,160 Look, can't we get all this tied up now? 407 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,960 You don't have to show that jacket to James, do you? 408 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,960 He's so upset. I'd like to keep him out of this. 409 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:11,960 Keep him out of what? 410 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,960 His father's disappeared. 411 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:17,960 I remember him having one like this, 412 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,960 but I'm sure he's not worn it in years. 413 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,960 Would he have worn it for gardening? 414 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:26,960 No, no, he hated gardening. 415 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:28,960 Pa needed more instant gratifications. 416 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:31,960 You're sure? 417 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,960 Look, what's going on. Is it my father you've found? 418 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:38,320 I'm sorry, James. We still don't know. 419 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:45,960 Do you think someone's killed him? 420 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:49,960 Do you know anyone who would want to? 421 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:56,960 Pa belonged to two or three pretty serious gaming clubs in London. 422 00:26:59,960 --> 00:27:02,160 I had the impression he owed them a fortune. 423 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,960 Why do you think he owed them a fortune? 424 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,960 Last time I was home there were rows I couldn't help overhearing. 425 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:11,000 And you think these gaming clubs might somehow be involved 426 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:12,960 in your father's disappearance? 427 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:19,640 God, I don't know. They're in London, not Macao or some place. 428 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:21,960 I think they'd want to get their hands on 429 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,960 as much of this as they could before thinking about murder. 430 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,480 Why is Mrs Coryn behaving as she is? 431 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:30,960 Lunch. 432 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,960 Oh, crab. My favourite (!) 433 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:38,960 What I mean is, 434 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:43,960 why is our Mrs Coryn being less than straightforward with us? 435 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,960 I spoke to Peter Coryn's accountant. Good lad, Potter. 436 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,960 His finances were a nightmare. 437 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,800 Before he went missing, he wanted to raise some cash 438 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:54,960 by taking out a huge mortgage on the house. 439 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:56,800 The accountant advised against it. 440 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:57,960 Any life insurance? 441 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,960 Plenty. Nothing new. No cash to pay the premiums. 442 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,960 If he had shot himself, she might be trying to cover it up. 443 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:06,960 So she can still claim the insurance. 444 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:08,960 And face a police investigation? 445 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:10,960 But look at it from her point of view. 446 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:13,960 Without the insurance money, she stands to lose the house. 447 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:15,960 If it's suicide, there'll be no payout. 448 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:19,960 I get the feeling she absolutely adored him. 449 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,960 Yet she's hardly the grieving widow. 450 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,000 Maybe it's all lies. 451 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,960 She shot him and made the story up about his disappearance. 452 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:28,960 Why? 453 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:30,960 Driven to desperation over his gambling. 454 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,960 Only way to pay off the debt was to cash in his life insurance. 455 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,800 No, no. Why the old jacket? 456 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:37,960 And no underwear. 457 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:41,000 And how did he end up in the sea? 458 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:44,960 The son said there were rows. 459 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,960 Maybe she just couldn't cope any longer. 460 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:50,960 However charming he might be. 461 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:53,960 Oh. I thought you women liked all that. 462 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:56,960 The daredevil, a hint of uncertainty. 463 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,960 Well, as a bit on the side, Doug, yeah, maybe. 464 00:28:59,960 --> 00:29:01,960 Not much fun if you're financially dependant on it. 465 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,640 I wouldn't put myself in that situation. 466 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,960 Things getting that serious with Simon, is it? 467 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:11,960 Doug, the chances of me becoming a financially dependant housewife 468 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:13,960 are as likely as you getting a girlfriend. 469 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,640 Yeah, well, I mean, what about Fiona Jay? 470 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:21,960 Her husband's just gone and left her to sort out his mess. 471 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:23,960 It's asking a lot of a man 472 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,800 to shoulder all the responsibility of a family. 473 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:29,960 I must be getting old. 474 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,960 In my day, a man was expected to take care of his family. 475 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:36,960 Being taken care of isn't always a healthy option, sir. 476 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,960 If their finances were in his name... 477 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:44,960 how long before Mrs Jay could get herself sorted out? 478 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:48,320 He'd have to be missing seven years before they could declare him dead? 479 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:53,960 Definitely separate bank accounts for you and Simon, then. 480 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:00,160 Salt and vinegar? 481 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:09,960 I don't want that muck on it. 482 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:13,960 Stupid cow. 483 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:15,960 LAUGHTER 484 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:25,960 Fiona Jay? 485 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,960 Yes. 486 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:29,960 Detective Superintendent Wycliffe. 487 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:31,960 Oh, erm... 488 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,000 I think you'd better come round the back. 489 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,960 Is it him? Have they identified the body? 490 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:48,960 Er, no, not yet, I'm afraid. 491 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,320 I'm hoping to know by tomorrow, 492 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,960 once the pathologist has got all the dental records. 493 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:15,960 Not the easiest of jobs. I'm lucky to have anything. 494 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:17,960 God knows what I'll do when the car packs up. 495 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,160 You can't move from here? 496 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:22,960 I'd love to. My family and friends are in London. 497 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:24,960 You're not from round here, are you? 498 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,960 No. But I like it, though. 499 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:29,960 You're lucky. 500 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:34,960 Why don't you move nearer your family? 501 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:35,960 I can't sell. 502 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:37,960 The cottage is in our joint names. 503 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:41,960 The house in London too. We had a buyer for that but I couldn't sell. 504 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:43,000 So it was repossessed. 505 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,960 No insurance or anything you can draw on? 506 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:47,960 Have you got insurance against 507 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:50,960 having your life kicked out from under you? 508 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,960 There must be times when you're furious about what it is 509 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:57,960 your husband's put you through. 510 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:03,960 Sometimes I just think how wonderful it must be to do what he did. 511 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:07,960 You know, just walk out, let go. 512 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:11,960 There's something in me that clings on. 513 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:15,960 Sometimes I wonder just what it is I cling on to. 514 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,160 Do you own a shotgun, Mrs Jay? 515 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:24,800 I believe your son shoots rabbits. 516 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:27,320 Yes. 517 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:31,960 Well, the dog really ought to be put down, but I can't afford a vet. 518 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:36,320 And, well, I haven't got the bottle, as my son says, to do it myself. 519 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,960 It's not an easy thing, destroying a family pet. 520 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,960 No. 521 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:48,960 Mrs Jay, the man whose body we found yesterday... 522 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:51,320 died from a shotgun wound to the head. 523 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:55,960 Lewis was ill. 524 00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:00,960 Do you think he, er...? Do you think he could have shot himself? 525 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,960 Both of my sons blame me. 526 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,960 They think that I should have stopped him from going 527 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:07,960 and I should have talked him round and helped him. 528 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:11,480 Do you think that's true? 529 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,960 We were a family. 530 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,320 We shared things out, you see. 531 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:21,960 That's what marriage is about, isn't it? I did my bit. 532 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,960 But he wouldn't share the bad times? 533 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:29,640 Couldn't or wouldn't. Anyway, it doesn't matter any more, does it? 534 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:31,800 It's over now. 535 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:46,960 Would you mind keeping back, please? 536 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:48,960 Our house is just over there. 537 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,960 We used to come here for picnics when I was a kid. 538 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,960 If you'd just like to stay here, please. 539 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:58,320 Can I have a look? Sir! 540 00:33:58,320 --> 00:33:59,960 What have you found? 541 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:15,960 So, you know Lewis Jay, yeah? 542 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:17,960 Yes, I know Lewis Jay. 543 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:19,000 When was he last here? 544 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:22,000 Six weeks or more? 545 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,320 He turns up every couple of months. 546 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:27,960 But his wife's been here since, asking about him with a photograph. 547 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:31,640 When was that? About a month ago. 548 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:34,960 How would you describe his mental state? 549 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:36,960 Always fairly placid. No bother. 550 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,960 Seemed happy enough to be left in a world of his own. 551 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:41,960 Did he know who he was? 552 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,960 It's not always an easy question for some of our regulars. 553 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:46,960 They know who they think they are. 554 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:48,320 So long as they don't kick up a fuss, 555 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,640 we tend to give them the benefit of the doubt. 556 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,640 Excuse me? Where do these clothes actually come from? 557 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,960 A couple of charity shops hand things on that don't sell. 558 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:01,800 Do you know if Louis Jay got a change of jacket here? 559 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:04,000 I do, actually. He was given a complete change of clothes. 560 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:05,960 Why? His own were filthy. 561 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,960 He'd been sleeping in them for weeks. Underwear? 562 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:12,160 I doubt it. We occasionally get given some by the local shops, 563 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,480 but there's never enough to go round. 564 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:17,960 So he might not have had any? Probably not. 565 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:19,960 I think I love you. 566 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:01,960 I know you probably... My father died here, didn't he? 567 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,480 Well, someone did. 568 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:09,960 But there's no evidence yet to say that it was your father. 569 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:14,960 It's not easy, is it, 570 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:18,960 knowing that your father can just go away and leave you? 571 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:24,960 I really love my father. 572 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:27,960 Of course. 573 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:29,960 But I can't buy into his fantasies like Ma does. 574 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:34,160 I think his gambling's pathetic. 575 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:37,960 Your mother encourages it? 576 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:39,960 She's worse than he is. 577 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,960 She pretends life's some kind of game. 578 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:46,960 What makes you say that? 579 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:48,960 I heard them when they were rowing. 580 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:51,960 She was telling him to go for the last big throw. 581 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:55,960 What did she mean? 582 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:56,960 I dunno. 583 00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:59,960 But something's terrible's happened, hasn't it? 584 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:02,960 I'm not stupid. 585 00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:05,960 If he'd have shot himself, you would have found the gun here. 586 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:07,960 How was he in the sea if there's blood in the hut? 587 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:11,960 We'll find out what went on here, don't worry about that. 588 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:14,960 My father died when I was nine. 589 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:19,960 He shot himself with a 12-bore. 590 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,960 I know exactly what happened to my father. 591 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:28,960 Sometimes I wish I didn't. 592 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:33,960 But not knowing must be very hard to live with. 593 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:56,160 Sir! 594 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:00,960 Edwina Coryn gave it to her local charity shop some months ago. 595 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:04,960 They passed it on to a hostel in Truro, where guess what? 596 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,960 Six weeks ago, Lewis Jay received a change of clothes. 597 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:11,960 Right. Let's go and talk to Mrs Jay, then. 598 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:17,160 I don't think she killed him, do you? 599 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:19,960 Well, someone took the gun away. 600 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:23,960 Hey. 601 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:25,960 Is your mum in? 602 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:30,960 Keep them out here. 603 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:37,960 Come on, then. 604 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:41,960 Come on. 605 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:45,960 Hey. Hey. We'll let them get on with it, shall we? 606 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:48,480 You get in goal. Come on. 607 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:50,000 Go on, down there. 608 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:54,960 Do you recognise the jacket at all? 609 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:02,960 Your husband was wearing it, wasn't he, the last time you saw him? 610 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:05,960 I was gonna kill his dog, you see. 611 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:10,000 He can hardly walk and he's in terrible pain, 612 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,960 and I just couldn't do it. 613 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:17,960 Er, anyway, it's Lewis's dog and I shouldn't have had to do it. 614 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:20,960 How did you know where to find him? 615 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,960 One of the men in the hostel told me. 616 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:25,960 They said that he had a hut. 617 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:31,960 So you went there. 618 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:33,960 Yeah. 619 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:35,960 Why? 620 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:41,800 I wanted to persuade him to come home... to go into hospital. 621 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:44,960 God, he was filthy. 622 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:48,960 Neglected... 623 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:51,960 He wouldn't go with you? 624 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:53,960 No. 625 00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:56,960 Did he know who you were? 626 00:39:56,960 --> 00:40:00,800 It was weird. He knew who he was. 627 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:03,960 He knew had a family and that he'd walked out on them. 628 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:05,960 But he didn't know who I was. 629 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:08,960 When was this? 630 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:12,800 About, erm... 12 days ago. 631 00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:15,960 After I'd dropped the children off in the morning. 632 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:18,320 Were you angry that he hadn't recognised you, 633 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:19,960 that he wouldn't go with you? 634 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:25,960 He showed me where he slept, how he'd made a fire, 635 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:28,960 where he got water from the well. 636 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:31,960 Happy as Larry, he was. 637 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:34,960 And so you just... snapped. 638 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:37,960 He left me with the responsibility for his boys, 639 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:41,960 the dog, his property, his debts. 640 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,960 Our bank account is frozen. 641 00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:48,960 I don't know whether I'm married or widowed. 642 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:52,960 I've been to hell and back and he's showing me his boy scout camp. 643 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,800 And where was the shotgun at this point? 644 00:40:59,960 --> 00:41:02,000 It was in the boot of the car. 645 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:05,960 The... The poor dog was there too. 646 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:11,960 Mrs Jay, I must caution you that you do not have to say anything, 647 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:14,960 but it may harm your defence... 648 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:17,960 Do you get to go really fast with the blues and twos? 649 00:41:17,960 --> 00:41:19,960 No, not often. No. 650 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:23,960 Been in a couple of dodgy car chases, though. 651 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:27,960 It is Dad they found, isn't it? 652 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:28,960 We still don't know for sure. 653 00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:30,960 Why not? 654 00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:37,960 So you left your husband at the hut and then went to fetch the weapon? 655 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:39,960 I couldn't go on any more. 656 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:43,960 I mean, there had to be some end to it. 657 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:48,960 If he didn't want his life any more, why not just finish it properly? 658 00:41:51,960 --> 00:41:55,160 So then you went back to the hut, carrying the weapon. 659 00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:59,480 Did you intend to shoot him with it? 660 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:01,960 No. 661 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:06,960 But I as good as murdered him. 662 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:08,960 Didn't I? 663 00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:13,160 You handed him the loaded weapon? 664 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:18,960 I put it down by the door. 665 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:25,640 I told him that if he cared anything about us, 666 00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:27,960 he'd use it and put us out of our misery. 667 00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:29,960 He knew what I was talking about. 668 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:36,960 And then? 669 00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:40,960 I drove away. 670 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:44,960 Why should I be the only one that has to cope with everything? 671 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:46,960 He can just wander off and not care about us, 672 00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:49,960 but I have to go on day after day. 673 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:54,960 I couldn't do it any more. 674 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:02,960 So when did you decide to go back? 675 00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:10,960 Well, I stopped the car and I calmed myself down. 676 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:15,960 I started to think more clearly. I rushed back, but... 677 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:19,960 He'd done what you asked him to do. 678 00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:21,960 Yes. 679 00:43:25,960 --> 00:43:28,960 Why didn't you report the death? 680 00:43:29,960 --> 00:43:32,960 Alex and Richie. 681 00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:35,960 I couldn't see them turn against me for what I'd done. 682 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:40,160 I mean, if I lose them... then there's nothing. 683 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:45,960 They're going to have to be told, you know. 684 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:47,960 I know. 685 00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:49,960 I hope they'll forgive me. 686 00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:55,960 So you dragged the body into the water... 687 00:43:55,960 --> 00:44:00,960 I got him down to the shore and I managed to get him to float. 688 00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:03,320 The tide was going out. 689 00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:06,960 I took the gun home, cleaned it, put it back in the cupboard... 690 00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:11,000 ..got the blood from my clothes. 691 00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:16,960 Then I did what I always do. Don't think, don't feel, get on with it. 692 00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:20,960 And when we found the body? 693 00:44:20,960 --> 00:44:23,640 I knew it was him straight away. 694 00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:30,960 At that time, I thought, if you couldn't identify the body, 695 00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:32,960 then I'd succeeded. 696 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:39,960 But now... I feel there's a chance, just a chance... 697 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:44,000 ..that I can get on with my life. 698 00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:25,960 Dr Frank's just phoned. 699 00:45:25,960 --> 00:45:28,960 He's got a positive match on a dental X-ray 700 00:45:28,960 --> 00:45:32,960 of a row of four upper teeth I got from a teaching hospital in London. 701 00:45:34,640 --> 00:45:37,960 Anyway, together with the vasectomy and the blood group, 702 00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:40,960 Dr Frank says he's happy to go with it being Lewis Jay. 703 00:45:41,960 --> 00:45:43,960 OK, thanks. 704 00:45:43,960 --> 00:45:45,960 Well, are we finished here, then, boss? 705 00:45:45,960 --> 00:45:48,960 Er, no, no, not entirely. 706 00:45:48,960 --> 00:45:53,960 Sergeant Dixon can take Mrs Jay to HQ with a WPC. 707 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:57,960 Doug, you'd better get the boys taken care of. 708 00:45:57,960 --> 00:46:02,960 And you'd better stay here, Potter. Start cleaning up a bit. 709 00:46:03,960 --> 00:46:06,480 Oh, Doug? Yes, sir. 710 00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:13,960 Just remember... whatever you tell them about their father's death... 711 00:46:15,960 --> 00:46:17,960 ..they're going to remember it word for word 712 00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:18,960 for the rest of their lives. 713 00:46:20,960 --> 00:46:21,960 Sir. 714 00:46:28,960 --> 00:46:31,960 I really don't understand what all this is about. 715 00:46:31,960 --> 00:46:34,960 The body you found is not that of my husband? 716 00:46:34,960 --> 00:46:36,320 No. Thank God. 717 00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:39,480 But your husband is still missing. Well, obviously. 718 00:46:39,480 --> 00:46:41,800 Why did you claim the body at the cove 719 00:46:41,800 --> 00:46:43,960 when you knew very well that it wasn't your husband? 720 00:46:43,960 --> 00:46:47,160 That's ridiculous. How could I know? Because you know where he is. 721 00:46:47,160 --> 00:46:50,320 I haven't seen or heard from him since the day he disappeared. 722 00:46:50,320 --> 00:46:51,960 He's not with another woman? 723 00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:53,960 No. 724 00:46:54,960 --> 00:46:57,960 He's been missing over a month. You've done nothing to find him. 725 00:46:57,960 --> 00:46:59,960 Nor have you. 726 00:46:59,960 --> 00:47:02,160 I've been out combing every path he may have taken. 727 00:47:02,160 --> 00:47:04,960 I've checked the shotguns to see if they've been used. 728 00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:06,960 You couldn't care less! 729 00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:09,960 Why did you lie about your husband's old jacket? 730 00:47:09,960 --> 00:47:13,480 When you'd taken it to the charity shop some time before? 731 00:47:13,480 --> 00:47:15,960 I forgot that I'd given it away, that's all. 732 00:47:15,960 --> 00:47:17,960 What is this? 733 00:47:17,960 --> 00:47:19,960 Are you trying to set James against me? 734 00:47:19,960 --> 00:47:22,000 I think that may have happened already. 735 00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:24,480 If you know where he is, tell me! 736 00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:27,960 I told you not to worry about him, didn't I? Mrs Coryn... 737 00:47:27,960 --> 00:47:30,960 your son is terrified that you may have had a hand 738 00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:32,960 in his father's death. 739 00:47:33,960 --> 00:47:36,480 Oh, James, no. 740 00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:37,960 We only did it for you. 741 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:41,960 I never thought... Where's Peter Coryn? 742 00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:45,960 How could you think I would ever harm Peter? 743 00:47:45,960 --> 00:47:48,640 Surely, you know I would never do that. 744 00:47:48,640 --> 00:47:50,960 Mrs Coryn, where's your husband now? 745 00:47:55,960 --> 00:47:57,960 Durban, South Africa. 746 00:48:02,960 --> 00:48:03,960 Alive and well? 747 00:48:03,960 --> 00:48:05,960 Oh, yes, of course. 748 00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:08,960 My darling Peter. 749 00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:10,960 Why? 750 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:12,960 The debts were going to wipe out the house. 751 00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:17,160 Pa couldn't bear to think that you wouldn't inherit it 752 00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:21,960 because of his... his... illness. 753 00:48:21,960 --> 00:48:24,960 But you know I don't care about the house! 754 00:48:24,960 --> 00:48:28,960 Your father went missing deliberately, 755 00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:30,960 helped by your mother. 756 00:48:30,960 --> 00:48:34,320 It was the only way out, one last gamble. 757 00:48:34,320 --> 00:48:36,960 Why didn't you tell me? I was going to, darling, 758 00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:38,000 as soon as it was safe! 759 00:48:40,960 --> 00:48:43,960 So you said it was Peter's body... 760 00:48:43,960 --> 00:48:46,160 so you could claim the life insurance. 761 00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:50,960 Yes. Suddenly we were in trumps. 762 00:48:51,960 --> 00:48:56,160 The body that no-one was looking for that couldn't be identified. 763 00:48:57,960 --> 00:49:01,000 I didn't expect you home. I thought there'd be time. 764 00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:03,960 If Pa was declared dead, 765 00:49:03,960 --> 00:49:07,960 then you and I could go straight to Durban without any suspicion. 766 00:49:07,960 --> 00:49:10,960 But you let me think that was him washed up like that! 767 00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:14,960 Yes, but, darling, it was only for a day or so. 768 00:49:16,960 --> 00:49:19,960 I never thought I'd miss him so much. 769 00:49:21,960 --> 00:49:24,000 Just what sort of a game do you think you're playing? 770 00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:26,960 Surely you can see that it was worth a try. 771 00:49:33,320 --> 00:49:35,160 Will I be charged with anything? 772 00:49:35,160 --> 00:49:38,960 Well, we could bring charges of wasting police time. 773 00:49:38,960 --> 00:49:40,960 Oh, well... 774 00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:47,160 You can phone Pa and talk to him now. 775 00:49:53,960 --> 00:49:55,320 No real harm done. 776 00:49:57,960 --> 00:49:59,960 I'm not so sure about that. 777 00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:38,960 Subtitles by accessibility@itv.com