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[audience applauding]

[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome

the founder and CEO of The One,

Rebecca Webb!

I have a secret that I want to share with you.

My mom and dad really hate each other.

[audience muttering]

No, no, no, don't get me wrong. They were great parents,

and I truly appreciate everything they did for me.

They loved me.

They just didn't love each other.

I grew up thinking that was normal.

I guess for most people it is.

[men and women in audience] Yes.

Even when I was in a relationship,

and trust me, there weren't that many...

[chuckles]

I'd wonder if there was someone else out there,

someone better, someone more suited.

I'd start seeing a guy,

felt like I was rolling a dice.

I was getting...

- threes. - [audience laughing]

[Rebecca] Maybe, maybe a four if I was lucky.

We deserve a six, right?

[audience exclaiming and clapping]

We deserve the fairy tale.

[audience cheering] Yeah!

No one has to settle anymore.

I have loaded the dice.

- Everyone gets to roll a six. - [audience cheering]

A single strand of hair.

All it takes to be matched with the one person

that you are genetically guaranteed to fall in love with.

Your one true love.

And I want to share something else with you.

It works.

[audience laughs]

- I mean, it really... works. - [audience clapping and cheering]

[Rebecca] The moment you meet your match...

nothing will ever be the same again.

It wasn't for me.

Ethan's shy.

[audience laughs]

He hates this.

[audience] Aw!

I make him travel all over the world because I can't bear to be apart from him.

[audience] Aw!

I want that for you guys, too.

[audience clapping and cheering]

[Rebecca] To truly love, and be loved.

Isn't that what we all want?

[audience] Yes!

Isn't that what makes us human?

[audience] Yes!

I think it is.

Thank you.

[audience applauding]

[audience applauding louder]

- [indistinct chatter] - [camera shutters clicking]

[Hannah] What would you do if I died?

Where did that come from?

- What would you do? - Don't know.

I imagine I'd be pretty upset.

Would you try and meet someone else?

I don't know. I might do eventually.

Would you... try and get matched?

You know what, I'd give it 24 hours. Wait till you got cold.

That's not funny.

What else you want me to say?

That you'd spend the rest of your life alone, miserable, mourning me.

I'd mourn you like a motherfucker.

If we'd never met, do you think you would've got matched?

I don't know. What's got into you?

It's just everywhere.

I go online, someone is talking about it,

or someone else has got matched.

Have you done the test?

- No, I would never. - 'Cause I'd never.

Why are we even talking about it?

- No reason. - No reason?

Uh-huh.

I'm glad we did this.

- I don't even know what we did. - Mmm.

You're funny.

[chuckling] Okay. I'm going to jump in the shower.

[Sophia] Fuck!

Hello?

Kate?

Sophia, um, I...

Uh, I can't see you.

[distorted] Joder, this fucking camera is a piece of shit.

Sophia?

[laughing] Hi.

Hi.

So, we are matched.

This is crazy, no?

Yeah.

[chuckles softly]

Mmm.

[chuckles]

[reporter] So far, over ten million people have been matched.

However, the spike in divorce rates

has led to calls for the government to act.

The One has very quickly become an incredibly wealthy and powerful company

that effectively decides the fate of millions of relationships.

DNA matching is leading us down a dangerous path.

We will need to consider its effects.

The founder, Rebecca Webb,

seems to believe The One is untouchable,

but we all know people whose marriages have been destroyed.

We've all seen their pain.

The government needs to seriously consider

whether we can allow DNA matching to continue.

Marketing are chasing a decision on a photo for the press pack.

Show me.

- That one. - Mmm-hmm.

Damien's here. He isn't happy.

Damien's never happy.

Damien.

- Did you see the press conference? - I saw it.

I don't know what her deal is. She's coming after us.

If the government passes legislation restricting the use of DNA,

we're screwed.

I won't apologize for helping millions of people find love.

The truth is, if people were happy in their relationships,

they wouldn't have taken the test.

[Damien] People just want to believe

that their problems are somebody else's fault.

And that someone's me?

It's you, it's immigrants...

Just so long as it isn't them.

We have to kill this now.

And how do we do that?

You know I respect you.

But if I feel that my investment in this company is under threat,

then I'll throw you under a bus.

Well, at least I know where I stand.

They're talking about an independent review.

They'll dig into how you started the company.

And you know what?

I've got a feeling you really don't want that to happen.

So figure it out.

[reporter] So far, over ten million people have been matched,

and they are its most passionate advocates.

Critics argue The One has destabilized the institution of marriage,

and despite growing opposition to matching,

Rebecca Webb, the founder and CEO of The One,

is refusing to make any concessions.

We're going to have to reschedule.

I know this is bad timing, but I just wanted to ask you

a few more questions for the profile piece.

Nothing about government legislation, I promise.

You've got ten minutes.

So I wanted to talk about when you first created... matching.

We didn't create matching, we discovered it.

Matches were always out there.

We just came up with a way of finding them.

And when you say "we," you're talking about you and James Whiting, right?

Around the same time you were both studying for your PhDs.

Everything was much more simple then.

Matching was just an idea, a vision.

We wanted to change the world.

Now I spend most of my time talking to lawyers and accountants.

Is that why James left the company?

Big part of it.

He was only ever interested in the science.

And do you still see him?

No.

There are rumors that you both fell out.

I know that's what people would like to believe.

It's not true.

So what's James doing now?

I don't know, you'd have to ask him.

Well, I tried calling him.

He doesn't really want to pick up my calls.

Guess he feels like he's moved on.

Well, I just can't get my head around

why somebody would want to just walk away from a multi-billion pound business.

It was never about the money... for either of us.

[upbeat music playing]

Love's young dream.

It's not love. He doesn't love her.

How do you know?

Because at the bar, he was looking at my boobs.

Guys do that.

It's window shopping, like looking for shoes.

You know what I mean.

He's telling her he loves her so he can fuck her.

Yeah, very probably.

I helped out with some research on how you can measure love

by monitoring biochemical changes in the brain.

You measured it?

You measured love?

Yeah, the levels of estrogen and testosterone,

adrenaline, dopamine and serotonin.

Meet someone, that stuff spikes. We call it love.

So you can test to see if someone loves you?

Yeah, I guess. I mean, what if it comes out negative?

You don't waste your time. You shake hands and move on.

- Shake hands and move... Jesus! - [laughing]

Is he grabbing her tit?

- Hey. - Hiya.

Sorry, I got stuck at work.

He's really trying them shoes on for size.

Shoes are breasts.

Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do.

[indistinct chatter]

He doesn't love you.

Excuse me?

Your boyfriend.

He'll tell you he does, he doesn't mean it.

You deserve so much better.

Look, just because I work for a pharmaceutical company

doesn't make me a sellout.

Kind of does. Tell him.

I'm broke. I need to ask if you can cover my rent.

See? Not only am I not a sellout, I'm also a very kind and amazing flatmate.

- Of course. - Thank you.

What does this guy want?

You say something to my girlfriend?

Hey, we're just having a quiet drink...

Yeah, shut the fuck up. What did you say to her?

- I told her you didn't love her. - What would you know?

So you do? You love her? And what does that feel like?

You wouldn't know love if it shat in your mouth.

Dumb bitch.

Dumb?

She has a PHD in bioinformatics and theoretical systems biology.

She's so far from dumb, mate!

[James] Jesus!

[crowd muttering]

I'm so sorry.

"You wouldn't know love if it shat in your mouth"?

- What's wrong with me? - [Ben laughing]

You're bleeding again.

You didn't have to stand up for me.

No, I know. No, sorry.

I was this close to beating him up myself.

[Ben] Mmm-hmm.

It's nice you did.

So it doesn't make me a sexist prick, yeah?

No.

Let's get you home. I'll get us an Uber.

Hi. You all right?

Ah. Thank you.

We got the initial forensics on the guy they pulled from the river.

They think he'd been in the water for at least a year, probably longer.

Signs of trauma to the skull, ribs and sternum.

Did he sustain the injuries in the river? Maybe he was hit by a boat.

That's unclear but they're going to run some more tests.

The missing persons' file was pretty thin. There's a presumption he killed himself.

- Hey. - Hey, how was yoga?

Good. Hard.

I should come join you sometime.

[chuckles] You would hate it.

The woman next to me laid out a shrine at the end of her mat.

It's an exercise class.

It's a spiritual breath journey.

She's praying to Shiva,

I'm sweating and panting and trying not to fart.

[laughing] That's a beautiful image.

[laughs]

What are you working on?

It's that profile piece on Rebecca Webb.

Did you see the photos of Rob and his match on Facebook?

You couldn't exactly miss them.

Apparently she doesn't speak a word of English.

It's not talking they're doing.

He and Lucy seemed so solid.

They were! He got himself matched.

I mean, it's like a cult. I think they're all mad.

Mmm, what's that?

WD-40. I fixed your bike.

Thanks! You stink.

What, in a manly, oily, sexy kind of way?

No.

[Mark and Hannah moaning]

I love you.

What's the difference between a normal tomato and a beef tomato?

Beef tomatoes are bigger. They're more... beefy.

I don't know. How's Oliver?

I thought you liked him.

Yeah, I did. Um...

I've been matched.

Fuck off, fuck off! You always said you'd never do it.

So did you.

Yeah, I was clearly lying.

You said it was all hype. Called it a poncey scheme.

Ponzi.

Yeah. Whatever. You are a hypocrite.

You haven't been out there recently. It's bleak.

Even if you meet someone you like,

you're waiting for you or them to get matched.

It's toxic.

That's a little dramatic.

Yeah, well...

So, who is he?

What?

He's a she.

Sophia.

You've been out with women.

Yeah... I guess I just thought I'd be matched with a man.

How is it?

She lives in Barcelona, so we've only met online, but, um...

we have this connection. It's weird.

Weird as in amazing?

- Let's see her, then. - [giggles]

She's cute.

She's really cute.

Yeah, and she's coming to London Thursday, and I'm freaking out.

Someone's going to be having some sex.

Can we just find some garlic?

[Grace] Sexy.

That guy with the placard, check him out.

Got it.

[tense music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

I can wait until you're finished.

That's big of you.

You really think you're going to make yourself more popular with voters

by denying them true love?

It'll make us more popular

with those who've seen their marriages fall apart.

That never happened before?

Not at this rate.

It's a temporary spike.

As more people get matched, it'll decrease dramatically.

Divorce will become extremely rare.

You really are a true believer, aren't you?

Being with Ethan changed me.

I'd like other people to experience what we have.

I'm sure you set out with noble intentions,

but you don't see the harm you've caused, or you choose not to see it.

I see millions of people who've found true love.

Perhaps you'd feel differently if you'd been matched.

I've been married for nearly 20 years.

- Happily married? - For the most part.

This idealized romantic vision of love you peddle...

it doesn't look so perfect to the children whose parents have split up.

- Family's important to you? - Well, of course.

How would you feel if one of your daughters was matched?

It would depend who they were matched with.

Who's that?

His name's Stefano Campana. He's from Genoa.

Is that supposed to mean something to me?

Your daughter Samantha... Sam...

that's her match.

She took the test on the day of her 18th birthday.

His parents divorced when he was four.

His mom had a series of boyfriends, most of whom weren't very nice to her.

By the time he was 14, he wasn't really going to school.

That's when he started getting into trouble,

petty theft and things.

By 17, he was dealing drugs,

and he just spent a year in jail

after beating up a girl who owed him money.

Your daughter hasn't been sent his details yet.

She could go her whole life thinking that she'd never been matched.

I should tell you to go fuck yourself...

But you won't, because you love your daughter.

You think you just... well, float above the world.

All this "move fast, break things" bullshit.

The things you break, other people have to fix.

I hope your daughter finds happiness with Stefano.

I really do.

[sirens wailing in distance]

[cell phone ringing]

Hey, Nick.

Ben Naser, the guy they pulled from the river,

the person that reported him missing was Rebecca Webb.

Rebecca Webb? As in, The One?

I just read her statement. They lived together.

- What do you want to do? - Um...

Find her current address.

- Okay, I'll get on it. - Okay. Thanks.

The way they're talking, it's like no one got divorced before matching.

- We're in a period of transition. - Mmm...

Maybe you shouldn't use phrases like "period of transition."

Whose side are you on?

- Yours. Always. - You better be.

You really gonna match her daughter with this guy

if she doesn't do what you want?

If she loves her daughter more than she hates matching, I won't have to.

What?

Stefano...

He's not her match.

Her match is an American,

spent a year working for the Peace Corps in Nicaragua, studying to be a doctor.

Seems like a nice guy.

I can't believe you'd do that.

Her mom will screw up. Politicians always do.

She'll say something racist or she won't be racist enough.

She'll be sacked, then no one will care what she thinks

and her daughter can meet her match.

By which time, she will have seen what's out there,

and be truly appreciative of what I've done for her.

She might not see it that way.

She should.

Sometimes I think we should raise the age limit.

Young people don't know what it was like.

The endless search, the crappy dates and mediocre sex.

- Hmm. - Spoiled.

Why don't you?

Are you insane?

18-to-25 is a huge market for us.

Ah.

You have shit knives.

Thank you.

- Is the oil hot? - Yeah.

Fry the onions.

Add some butter.

How much?

More than that.

You trying to make me fat?

You would not last five minutes in my kitchen.

I would not even let you wash the pans.

[Sophia urinating]

- Are you peeing? - I needed to pee.

I am trying to cook here.

Is that what you call it?

You look very beautiful when you're cooking badly.

- What's that? - A pepper.

What does the recipe say?

"One small pimento pepper."

That's not a pimento pepper.

Pimento peppers are much sweeter and more aromatic.

Did you pull a face at me?

- No. - Ugh.

If I was there, I would've slapped you.

[scoffs] I would like to see you try.

Do not burn the onions.

Shit! Ah! [giggling]

Oh, no!

Police are here.

What do they want?

They wouldn't say. They want to talk to you.

[panting] Do you want me to come?

No, it's fine.

Hi, I'm DI Kate Saunders. This is DS Nick Gedny.

- Please, sit. - Thank you.

So...

what's this about?

You filed a missing persons report for Ben Naser last year.

I have to tell you that his body was recovered from the Thames yesterday.

I'm so sorry.

You're sure it's him?

[Kate] The DNA matches a sample

that was taken when he was reported missing.

It's him.

How did he die?

We're still waiting for the results of some tests.

I know it must be a shock, but...

I'm afraid we need to ask you some questions.

Is that okay?

[Nick] In the statement you gave when you reported Ben missing,

you say the last time you saw him was January the 11th last year.

How did he seem to you?

He wasn't in a good place.

- He hadn't been for a while. - What do you mean?

He was on antidepressants.

When did you start to think that something was wrong?

That day, uh...

Ben wasn't answering his phone.

I was worried.

When I hadn't heard from him the next morning,

that's when I called the police.

How would you describe your relationship with Ben?

We were friends. We were flatmates.

- You were close? - Yes.

Very.

Did you have a sexual relationship?

No.

I'm sorry. I'm gonna... I'm gonna need a minute.

Of course, that's fine.

[tense music playing]

[door opens]

- [Connor] Sorry to keep you waiting. - Is she okay?

Rebecca will need some time before she answers more questions.

If you contact her PA, he can arrange a time for you to meet her.

Okay. Thank you.

I'll see you out.

She's not how she comes across on telly, is she?

She looked different.

Have you ever thought about getting matched?

Please.

My girlfriend's pregnant with our first child.

I mean... I'm not saying I've never been curious.

[Ben] Do you...

fancy going to a gig at the weekend?

My mate's got a spare ticket.

I can't, I have to visit my parents.

- That bad, huh? - [chuckles]

My dad basically criticizes everything my mom does,

so... she's given up doing anything for herself.

She doesn't even put petrol in the car.

If she did, it would be the wrong petrol.

She's like a child...

the way he looks at her, talks to her...

and he hates her for it.

He's a bully.

Why are they still together?

I guess they're scared of being alone.

And what are you scared of?

Turning into my parents.

You are not going to turn into your parents. You just...

need to let yourself be happy.

You're so hard on yourself.

Sometimes you just...

need to take a little break.

No one's perfect.

Maybe they don't have to be.

They can still make you happy.

- Can I spit? - [chuckles]

Did you rehearse that?

Yeah, maybe a little bit. Yeah.

- It was... very, very sweet. - Okay.

All right, well... think about it.

I will.

Thank you.

We've been looking at whether to regulate the commercial use of DNA.

It's a complicated and controversial issue

with strongly-held beliefs on both sides of the argument.

I have come to the conclusion

that regulation would harm exciting developments

in the treatment of many serious illnesses.

The government have decided against passing any new legislation at this time.

[Holly] That's good, right?

I thought you'd be happy.

Yeah, I just don't know what Rebecca did to fix it.

She's reckless.

Sooner or later, one of her stunts is gonna blow up.

What are you going to do?

Hmm? Oh, things are already happening.

Free tomorrow?

Sorry, I have plans.

I can see you on Thursday.

I'll message you.

You look tired.

I need to sleep.

This time tomorrow, I will be in London with you.

[inhales deeply] Yep.

You're scared?

A little. You?

A little.

What if it's not the same?

It will be better. I promise.

What will your family say when they find out you're matched with a woman?

Oh, they know I date women.

How did your family react when you came out?

When I came out...

my mother and my father, they were both dead.

There was no one to come out to.

Oh, God. I'm so sorry.

I wish I was there so I could give you a hug.

You can hug me tomorrow.

And maybe we'll do more than hugging.

[both laughing]

I have embarrassed you.

I've never felt like this before.

It is the same for me.

Never been in love?

Not like this.

Go to sleep.

I will see you tomorrow.

Yes, you will.

[Sophia sighs]

The pathologist says it's the way the bones broke.

It's consistent with a fall, not a collision with a boat.

- He was dead before he went in the river? - Looks that way.

- Pull his phone records and social media. - Okay.

Set up another interview with Rebecca Webb.

[Nick] Okay.

- You okay? - Yeah.

A Detective Sergeant Gedny called.

He wants to set up a meeting. He said you'd know what it was about.

You want me to tell him you're too busy?

- No, set it up for next week. - Okay.

[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen... Rebecca Webb!

[audience clapping]

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

- ♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪ - ♪ Uh-huh ♪

- ♪ So good, so good, so fuckin' real ♪ - ♪ So good, so good ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

♪ You know I love it So please don't stop it ♪

♪ You got me right here In your jean pocket ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Laying your body on a shag carpet ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ You know I love it So please don't stop it ♪

♪ It's like I'm powerful With a little bit of tender ♪

♪ An emotional sexual bender ♪

♪ Mess me up, yeah But no one does it better ♪

♪ There's nothin' better ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

- ♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪ - ♪ Uh-huh ♪

- ♪ So good, so good, so fuckin' real ♪ - ♪ So good, so good ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

♪ That's just the way you make me feel ♪

♪ Feel, yeah ♪

♪ Please! I can't help it ♪

♪ It's like I'm powerful With a little bit of tender ♪

♪ An emotional sexual bender ♪

♪ Mess me up, yeah But no... there's nothin' better ♪

♪ Better ♪

♪ Damn! ♪

[voicemail in Spanish] I can't answer your call.

Leave a message and I'll get back to you.

[in English] Hi, um, it's me.

I'm in the bar.

Maybe you're lost or something.

Give me a call.

- Busy? - Yeah.

- Ben called. He can make it tonight. - Mmm-hmm.

In other news...

me and Emily broke up.

Why?

One of her friends saw me on a dating app.

You were seeing other people?

No. No, I was seeing who else was out there.

I'm a prick.

- Yeah, you are. - Yeah.

- Sorry. I liked her. - Yeah, me, too.

[Rebecca] So I read your paper,

"Pheromonal Methylation in Fire Ant DNA." Catchy title.

Yeah, I thought so.

So you're saying colony-mate recognition depends on cuticular hydrocarbons?

We're doing this now? Okay.

It's more than that. Identical genetic mutations

bring about the same CHCs. It affects their behavior.

So ants respond to each other because they share the same DNA mutations?

Yeah. It's why ants in a colony work. They share a sort of irresistible bond.

Is that what you have with the girls on your apps?

The sex is good. Sometimes.

This one girl wanted me to sit on a chair...

I don't want to know.

Ben invited me to Jez and Emma's wedding.

As his date?

As his plus-one.

- That's a date you haven't had sex with. - Shut up.

What do you think I should do?

Fuck him, or put him out of his misery.

I don't know.

Sometimes, I think we'd be quite good together.

Oh, my God. You are going to break his heart.

I'm trying really hard not to.

[cell phone vibrating]

What's going on?

I can't stop thinking about your ants.

You called me at 3:00 in the morning to talk about ants? Is this a joke?

You say particular gene variations produce particular chemical profiles.

Same variations, same CHC profiles.

Yeah, what about it?

What if that's the same for humans?

You just have to meet the right person.

Yeah, I mean it's... possible in theory,

but for ants, CHCs are the main means of communication.

Humans have speech, culture, body language.

We're way more complex.

But what if it's our CHCs determining those things?

Maybe we should pay more attention to our chemical profiles.

[line ringing]

[man] Hello?

Who is this? Where's Sophia?

[siren wailing]

[monitor beeping]

[crying]

[doctor] She was crossing the road and was looking the wrong way.

Is she going to be okay?

She's experienced a traumatic brain injury.

It's too early to know what lasting effects there may be.

[Rebecca] What will the police do?

[Connor] A lot depends on the forensics.

Ethan needs to be protected.

I can't let him get caught up in this.

James is who you need to worry about.

You need to think what you want to do about him.

[cell phone vibrating]

Rebecca.

The police came to see me.

They found him.

They found Ben.

What did they say?

They're trying to establish the cause of death.

There's going to be an investigation.

[tense music playing]

We need to meet.

[closing theme music playing]