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Oscar Harris, Number 10 Special Advisor.

You come highly recommended by Sam Ryan.

Do you know her?
From her UN days.

Sam's bringing you in to
control the Reynolds enquiry.

Tell me you're not covering

for Tom because of your guilt.
Tell me that.

I wall things off. Always have.

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Got our torches? Er, yeah.

I'm going as slow as...

CRACKLING

Hey!

What are you doing?

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..we'll need photos and casts
of all shoe prints. Yeah?

Jack. Jill! Morning.

Hello again. DI Raymond,

DS Quinn, this is Simone Tyler.

Hi. Always tricky

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So far all we know
is he was burned.

Always good to be accurate.
But if we're agreed he's dead,

anything look like it caused that?

Er, I won't be able
to confirm anything

until I get him back to the Lyell.

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and give me a call
if anything changes?

Yeah, thanks. OK, bye. Bye-bye.

Everything OK? Who was that?

Er, lady called Margaret.

She's calling from a hospital
in Belfast. She's with my dad.

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You sure? Yeah, of course.

OK. Fine.

See you soon.

DOOR LOCKS

I thought you might be angry.

That the reaction you usually get

when you ask someone to visit,
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Tom.

I want to help.

I can help, now.

You want to help prove I'm innocent?

Yes.

OK.

Then there's someone you
should speak to.

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There is charring and burning

to what remains of his clothing.

Burns covering almost
all exposed skin.

Some rigidity,

consistent with heat stiffening
in the muscles.

But no marked tendon
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Any areas of skin undamaged by fire

reveal marbling and discolouration.

Signs of decomposition.

INDISTINCT TANNOY ANNOUNCEMENT

Margaret? Jack?

You look like him.

He's slept since we got back.

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Not everyone wants to
end their days in hospital.

What? He's... He's old, son.

And with his heart condition
deteriorating...

Condition?

You didn't know.

Judging by damage to
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but not as much as a more
prolonged fire would cause.

And the internal organs
show signs of decomposition.

Lovely.

So I'd say he'd been dead
for some time before the fire.

Cause of death?

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of a heat haematoma.

The fracture went right across
the middle meningeal artery,

hence the blood clot
and then death.

So someone hit him?

The position of the fracture
makes that likely, yes.

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and the Mispers database.

Any mileage in running
his face through Vigil?

Considering the burn damage,
I think even Vigil

has its limits.

What about a timeline?
Decomposition suggests

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Someone dug the grave,

and a little while later,
disturbed it all over again.

Hang on. They buried him,

waited, dug him up again,
then burnt him?

Why would anyone do that?

Killer got worried?
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judging from the soil
and air temperatures,

plus their normal growth cycle,

I'd say they likely populated
the body four weeks ago.

We can't be sure that happened
immediately post-mortem.

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If we can't match his DNA,
can we use his dental records?

Yes. He has some recent
dental implants

which aren't available on
the NHS, so must be private.

Well, there are a lot
of private dental practices.

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OK. Camera set up?

BOTH: Yep.

Paper treated with ammonia?

Yeah.

Do you reckon it'll work?

Let's see, shall we?
Spectral analysis of the paper

should reveal any writing.
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Nice work.

Lean in there. I want to see
how impressed you both look.

Your job's easy, isn't it?

THEY LAUGH

Thanks.

Sure thing.

Let me know where it leads. I will.

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DiscLife Renewables.

Can we "meet the team"? Mm.

Jeremy Curran.
Planning Consultant.

Our body?

Or someone who met him.

I'll call Raymond. OK.

You should've told me, Da.

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I thought that she'd follow.

But...I had to go.

Do you understand?

I had to protect you.

Protect me? What are...
What are you talking about?

Now...this thing is getting worse.

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That's why you came over here.

To find her.

But I... I can't now.

Jack...

Shh.

Margaret! Please.
Margaret! Please!

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But meanwhile
all he needs is rest.

HE GASPS FOR BREATH

You're all right, love.

You're OK.

Yeah... Yeah. Good thanks.

We've found a private dental
practice near the company offices.

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Hi.

Er, Rob said you were asking
about Jeremy?

Yes, that's right.
I'm afraid he's not here.

We haven't heard from him in...
Well, weeks.

Why not?

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So...

Well, we're going to need to
search his office.

And could Dr Alexander take
fingerprints and a DNA sample?

DNA?

From me?

It's purely voluntary.

For elimination purposes.

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Hello to you too.

From the shoes.

And the soil

is moisture-retentive...

..sandy loam silt.

Tons of organic matter in it.

So what's happening with you?

We've got an office to search

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I'll speak to you later.

Mm-hm-hm-hm. Bye.

Phew.

No tea for us? Absolutely not.

Well, it's not exactly a hive of
community-mindedness,

but the neighbours say they haven't
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for his car. What about next of kin?

Parents are dead, sister in America.

We're trying to reach her.
You'll get us full results?

Soon as we can.

I called the agency.

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Years ago.

Losing her family
was difficult for her.

Hm. She's the one
never made contact.

What did Conor tell you about that?

He said something
about protecting us.

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Eleanor used to visit there
years back.

It was a kind of meeting place
for people from both sides.

We can definitely confirm ID, then?

Yes. DNA samples from Jeremy's
flat match our corpse,

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a sexual relationship with Jeremy.

Why didn't she tell us straight off?

Well, she's his boss, older.
She says no-one knew.

OK. Well, fingerprints, then.

Most of the we found
were Jeremy's.

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But we do have an address.

And look where it is.

Burial site's here.

Iain Jarrett lives on a farm here.

Could be the source of the soil
and seeds on Jeremy's shoes.

Better pay Iain Jarrett
a visit, then.

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This is Charlie. Our daughter.
She works the farm with Iain.

At the operation at Oversham Woods,

I'm afraid we found human remains.

Of Jeremy Curran.

So you met him, but weren't
interested in a solar scheme?

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But he's still the legal tenant,
so his call, ultimately.

And as long as the land's
Jarrett land,

he wants it putting food on tables.

Then why see Jeremy again?

We didn't.

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Someone you barely knew?

I was just being friendly.

Well, we can check up
on all of that.

We'll need a list of your
farm workers, Mr Jarrett.

Plus any campers
in the past few months.

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My son.

Well, I was just exploring

and I came across
your lovely garden.

It's gorgeous.

Is that a purple hop bush?

Yeah.

Wow. Must be some work,

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Pulling life out of the ground.

Hello, Mr Purple Hop Bush.

It's great to hear that Jomo
is recovering so well, Sam.

But why do I get the suspicion
that this

was more than purely
a social invitation?

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I don't think you'll like it.

What if you were to relax
your principles...a little?

Give up some independence
in return for

the support of someone
offering...political security.

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But what would Jomo think?

SHE LAUGHS
I can be very persuasive, Oscar,

if needs be. Let's do it.

You know, I had to pull out all
the stops to fast-track your...

..meeting with Tom.

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Grandad? Yeah.

Yeah, he's...weak.

There you go. Thank you.

How's about you? You well?
Not bad. Yourself?

Aye, grand. What can I get yous?

Drink?

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Yeah. My dad.

He keeled over. Is he all right?

No, not really.

Sorry, I don't recognise her.

No? OK.

It was a long shot.

SHE KNOCKS

What is it?

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That's what you're worrying about?
City folks

and their damn bell tents?
All right.

Let's not get into it.

"Glamping."

Since when was that farming?

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Eamonn Madigan. That's you, right?

Yeah.

Back before this.

Was it an accident?

I was transporting a device.
It went off.

Still. Could've killed me.

Helped me decide to back
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Was chatty with some of
the higher-ups.

Higher-ups? IRA?

Where is she now?

Oh. Don't know.

I saw her a few times
after I was released.

But I heard she'd a few problems.

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a scheduled ancient
monument below here.

A Bronze Age barrow,
marked out by that trig point.

I think the guv might
want to deal with

our 21st-century corpse first,
before we find a Bronze Age one.

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Just below this layer here,

the soil's less compacted.

Like you'd see in...

I think we need Nikki
out here, and, er...

Yeah. I'll call the guv.

Not Bronze Age, then.

Wearing these shoes?

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PHONE RINGING

Human remains, Mr Jarrett,

so you need to step away
for now, OK?

We'll come and find you later.

Jack.

Hey.

Hey. How are you doing?

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Er...complicated.

But don't worry about it.

Nikki, is ...

No, you need to concentrate on
whatever's going on over there.

Nikki? Er, look,

I'm really sorry,
but I think I need to go.

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Mm.

Come on. Let's go.

Go on, get out of here.

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OK.

OK.

After Jeremy visited, we...

We kept in touch. Why?

My father says farming's
in the blood.

It's not in mine.

You're saying you were interested
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to terminate a lease,

unless the land's required
for use other than agriculture.

Are you saying you wanted
your farm repossessed?

I called Jeremy, I...

..went to his flat, and...

..suggested he approach
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You wanted to visit her?

No, I... Wait.

You're saying she's here?

Now? As a patient?

Yes.

Sorry, what's your
connection with her?

You are...

Sorry. Sorry.

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But I can't be sure that
it didn't occur post-mortem.

The pressure of impacted earth.

Well, the plant roots are oak.
I did an age estimation.

and they're at least 40 years old.

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Long, slender fingers.

The grandfather. Ezra.

Was he tall?

Yeah, very tall.

Could it be a relative?

Is he awake? Asleep.

Cara with him?
Yeah. And the nurse.

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But then Ezra
took over the farm?

While Anthony drops off
the historical record.

What happened?
He just went missing?

There's just nothing. No census
records, employment, passports.

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Tell me about your uncle.

What uncle?

Ezra's older brother. Anthony.

I don't... I haven't got an uncle.

The bones in the field.

What?

No. I just...

I need some air. Iain.

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Otherwise you're just
left with the what-ifs.

Yeah.

But he chose Eleanor.

And, oh, Jack, she was so smart.

So passionate.

You know she worked
for her family business?

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Talk of ceasefires.

A peace process.

Tentative.

Painfully slow.

While people went on dying.

Eleanor was good at
gaining trust.

She became a conduit.

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or a tout.

Dad knew this? Yeah.

And he felt trapped.

He admired her bravery,
loved her for it, even. But...

..he was very frightened for her.

And for you.

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My God. I remember that, I think.

He bundled you over the water.

When she found you'd left,

and heard about the device,

she had a breakdown.

She'd nearly killed her kids.

She stayed with me for
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But your father...

He wants you to know her.

Look what I've found.

Dr Alexander!

Iain and Charlie have disappeared.

What? As well as Ezra?

Yeah. Anna thinks Charlie's
gone after him.

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PANTING

Grandad!

You can see the whole farm
from up here.

Bloody hell, Dad.

The police are after you.

Us too by now, I reckon.

We're not supposed
to love places, are we?

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Our dad got ill,
Tony didn't want the tenancy.

Would've given it away.

You'd have lost the farm.

Yeah.

And you couldn't allow that.

We argued.

I didn't mean it.

I just...lashed out.

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Out of courtesy, he said.

Soft soap, weren't it?

Said he'd prefer it
if we worked together.

Give me his details.
We could talk.

I told him where to shove it.

Think that was when
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Poured blood and sweat into it.

It's ours!

I pushed him.

And he fell.

Shouting abuse.

I found a rock.

Hit him.

You knew about this.

You got her involved?

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..eventually I went back.

I dug him up and set fire
to the body.

You should've left well alone.

HE ROARS

Hey! OK, enough.

You all need to come with us.

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It's over.

She's right, Dad.
Stand back, Mr Jarrett.

Dad! Mr Jarrett.

No!

GUNSHOT

BIRDS SCATTER

Hey. What's up? I just need
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Eleanor? Mm?

You've a visitor, love.

What visitor?

I'll be nearby, OK?

Hello, Eleanor.

Who are you? What do you want?

Just to see you.

Do I know you?

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I used to wonder,
when I was a wee boy,

where Mummy had gone.
Cry my eyes out.

Every night.

What happened to you?

Why'd you choose
strangers over us?

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Does he mean anything to you?

Cos he's dying.

No.

It's just me.
There's no family.

So...you'd better go away.

Get out.

I don't want you here.

Understood.

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Has he been awake?

Thank you.

Dad?

And?

Dad?

Son? Yeah.

Where did you go?

I found her, Dad.

I found Mum.

You met her?

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Oh, well...she concealed
Jeremy's body.

We're completing paperwork
for the coroner and CPS.

Up to them after that.

You'll tell Nikki I called?
Of course.

Sorry.

Hi.

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On what?

Allegations of DNA manipulation

in the case of the Health
Secretary's assassination.

I have no idea what you're
talking about. Sorry.

Jack. There's someone to see you.

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It's so beautiful. Yeah.

Do you think I did the right thing?

Yes.

I think you told your dad
what he needed to hear.

At the end. Mm.

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But we'll get there.

Maybe? Mm?