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[ Dramatic music plays ]

ROLLINSON: Sorry -- They just\Ntold me you wanted someone else.

Message didn't\Nreach me in time.

Nothing personal.

So you think this\Nis connected

to Dr. Lorrimer's death?

I know it is.

Oh, no.\NMiss Foley's friend.

Off the record, what would\Nyour first impressions be?

Oh, they'll be the same\Nas yours, I expect.

Dead for several hours.

No sign of manual throttling,

but it could be there\Nunder the cord.

The stool is where\NI expect it to be.

If it were murder,

someone would have\Ncome up behind her

and throttled her\Ninto unconsciousness

and strung her up.

I've never seen it before,

but if you ask me now,\NI'd say suicide.

There's someone coming\Nfrom Ipswich.

Won't be long.

Thank you.

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Sir.

I thought it was going\Nto be Brenda.

They said she was missing.

She fainted after she had\Ndiscovered the body last night.

Poor Miss Foley.\NIs someone with her?

Yes. You didn't tell me\Nabout this place.

HOWARTH:\NWell, why would I have done?

It was pointed out to me\Non my first tour of the grounds,

but no one's used it in decades,\Nas far as I know.

But they have,\Nhaven't they, Miss Howarth?

Yes.

This is where we used\Nto meet --

the Scientist and I.

Marginally more comfortable\Nthan the back seat of a car.

And used the hymn board\Nto arrange your assignations.

"Assignations."

Yes.

17th of February at 6:40.

I suppose that was\Nour last meeting.

It was his idea.

I thought it was a touch\Nover-the-top at first,

but actually it worked\Nrather well.

I had set the times\Nand he'd always be here,

waiting in the candlelight.

All intense,\Nlike a biblical prophet.

Did anyone else know\Nyou came here?

No.

Did you ever get the sense\Nof being seen or watched?

Well, I rather wish I had.

MERCER: They've picked up\NDI Doyle, sir.

Asleep in his car,\Nside of the road heading north.

He's at the station.

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[ Theme music plays ]

Why was a car registered\Nto your wife parked under trees

outside Hoggatt's Laboratory\Non Tuesday night?

The night Edmund Lorrimer died.

Who says it was\NTuesday night?

Could have been any time\Non Tuesday or Monday.

It didn't rain on Monday night.

- We have a witness.\N- What witness?

Were you behind the wheel,\Nor was your wife?

Or shall I ask her?

I was.

I've been driving\Nthe Cortina all day

because the clutch\Nhas gone in mine.

I was with someone.

A woman.

It's not something\NI do very often.

The wife and I have been\Ngoing through a rough patch.

She's taken herself off\Nto her mother's in Yorkshire.

On Tuesday night,\NI couldn't bear

going home to an empty house,\Nso...

Jane Ashton.\NWPC Jane Ashton.

She works here in the office.

We drove to the trees\Noutside the Lab.

It was the nearest\Nsheltered spot.

Go easy on her, okay?

What time did you park\Noutside the Lab?

Around 9:00.

We were there\Nfor 20, 25 minutes.

I'm not as young\Nas I used to be.

Were there any lights on inside?

No. I wouldn't have stayed\Nif there had been.

I actually remember thinking

"Even that pedantic old\Nbastard Lorrimer's gone home."

Did you see anyone enter\Nor exit the Lab?

No one. But I was busy.

Okay, look, I know I should\Nhave told you this.

I'm sorry, but look at it\Nfrom my point of view.

Some big shot gets sent over\Nfrom the Yard,

and I have to tell him\Nthat I was at a murder scene

getting my oats.

You know I didn't kill Lorrimer.

- I don't know that yet.\N- DOYLE: If I had killed him,

I wouldn't have left\Na bloody mallet at the scene.

Which is what you would\Nwant me to think.

You have no evidence.\NYou have no motive.

You're one of the few people\NLorrimer would have admitted.

One of the few people\Nwith the opportunity to replace

the keys in his pocket\Non Wednesday morning.

- DOYLE: What?\N- Or you could have used the set

which is kept here\Nat the station.

- No, no, no.\N- DALGLIESH: Where were you

last night between the hours\Nof 6:00 and 9:00?

Last night?

I was in the pub\Nuntil 8:00 -- "The Carpenters."

We charged the husband\Nwith the Clunch Pit murder,

so we went for a few beers\Nto celebrate.

You can ask any of the lads.

What time did you arrive\Nand leave?

I arrived around 5:30.

I left 8:00-ish.\NI went straight home.

And at what time\Ndid you decide

to drive off on the road north

with a packed suitcase\Nin the boot of your car?

I was going to see my wife.

Okay?

Surprise her.

I got myself into a lather,\Nall right?

What can I tell you?\NWhen I drink, I get sentimental.

I went home, I packed a bag,

I got in the car, I left...8:30.

And I quickly realized\NI was too pissed to drive,

so I pulled off the road.

Next thing I know, Traffic\Nare banging on the window.

Do you know someone called\NStella Mawson?

No. Why?

Your clothes and car are\Nunder forensic investigation.

I hope for your sake\Nyou've told me the truth.

DOYLE: I'm two years away\Nfrom my pension.

Don't make any more of this\Nthan you have to, yeah?

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DALGLIESH: Mrs. Pridmore.

Doctor's just left.

He says she's okay,\Nbut don't stay long, please.

We won't.

Are you all right?

No, I'm not.

It's a mess, isn't it?

Two dead bodies\Nshe's found now.

People round here,\Nthey don't forget.

And they're apt\Nto be superstitious.

She'll be labeled bad luck.

And then there's that money.

The money Dr. Lorrimer\Nleft for her.

How do we explain that to folk\Nwhen they find out?

It's for the purposes\Nof her education.

There's no reason for people\Nto read something into that.

But they will.

I was sure there was someone\Nbehind me coming for me,

and I kept thinking about\NDr. Lorrimer's face

on the floor of the Lab\Nand how that was gonna be me.

But you didn't\Nactually see anyone,

and no one called out to you?

No. No. I could\Nhave been imagining it,

but then I thought\Nabout my bike tires

and how -- how weird it was\Nthat they were both punctured.

And I thought someone\Nmust have done it on purpose

to make me take the shortcut.

We looked into that.

A lorry full of grit\Nshed its load near the gates

to the Lab early\Nyesterday morning,

and both your tires\Nhave shards of grit in them.

Oh, right. Sorry.

It was a clever thought.

Earlier, you told me that\Nyou'd gone towards the chapel

because you saw some lights.

Yes.\NAnd the door was open.

Did you see anyone at all

near the chapel\Nor in the chapel?

No, There was no one. Sorry.

Did you recognize the woman\Nwho was hanging?

Yes.

I'd seen her before.

A couple of months ago.

There was a concert\Nin the village.

She was there.

She was called Sarah, I think.

Did she kill herself?

We don't know yet.

MISKIN: Brenda, we need\Nto ask you once again

about your relationship\Nwith Dr. Lorrimer.

- Is this because of the money?\N- Yes.

BRENDA: Mum and Dad\Nare furious about it.

They want me not to take it.

But he never did anything.

He didn't fancy me.\NHe wasn't like that.

He just liked me\Nbecause I was interested.

Other people\Ndidn't really get that.

I know he could be rude\Nto people, sometimes angry,

but it was only\Nbecause he was so busy and --

and he cared so much\Nabout his work.

Are you thinking of anyone\Nin particular

when you say\Nhe could be rude to people?

No, no, I just --

I just mean, generally.

Mum and Dad don't want me\Nto go back to the Lab.

- They want me to leave.\N- Well, that's your choice.

You're 18.\NYou can do whatever you want.

No, I can't.\NI want to go to college,

get some A-levels,\Nmaybe study forensics.

MRS. PRIDMORE: You're gonna\Ncatch him, are you?

Whoever's doing this.

'Cause she won't get any peace\Nuntil you do.

I think Brenda will be fine,\NMrs. Pridmore.

She's intelligent and brave.

In my experience,\Npeople react differently

to the sort of thing\Nshe's been through.

Some people become\Nexcessively fearful

and their world\Nbecomes small, limited.

Some people face up\Nto their experiences,

find strengths\Nthey didn't know they had.

Move forwards.

And embrace life.

I think that's what Brenda will\Ndo if she's given the chance.

MRS. PRIDMORE: Is that right?

Well, she's my daughter,\Nand you don't know her.

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We tried, sir.

I don't like\Npotential going to waste.

I grew up in this part\Nof the world.

Did you?

I know how insular\Nsome of the people can be.

Inevitable.

My father used to say\Nit was all down to geography.

It was easy for me.

My parents wanted\Nto make everything possible.

But I know how lucky I was.\NPrivileged.

What you said yesterday\Nabout Angela Foley,

about no one giving her a break,

I hope you know that I'll always\Ngive you a break, Sergeant.

- You already did.\N- But moving onwards,

in your career.

If there's anything\Nyou want to achieve,

if you want\Nextra skills training

or to be fast tracked\Ninto a particular unit...

Are you trying to get rid\Nof me, sir?

[ Mid-tempo music plays ]

[ Engine starts ]

ANGELA:\NYou're not going in there.

MERCER: I need to look in there.\NStand aside.

ANGELA: Why? Why?

MERCER:\NPart of the investigation.

ANGELA: But she wouldn't\Nwant you in there!

She never let anyone\Nin there apart from me.

They're trampling all over her.

MISKIN: It's all right, Angela.

ANGELA: It's not.

DALGLIESH: DS Miskin will make\Nyou a cup of tea, Miss Foley.

I'm going to have\Na brief look in there.

I won't touch anything\Nunless I have to.

[ Somber music plays ]

What was the last thing\Nshe said to you

before she left\Nthe house last night?

She said she was gonna\Nmake everything all right.

DALGLIESH: And what did you\Ntake that to mean?

So she was gonna find\Na way to get the money

to help us buy this place.

- DALGLIESH: Huh?\N- I don't know.

Is it possible that Stella

was planning\Nto blackmail someone?

No. She would never.

You don't understand\Nwhat she was like,

how -- how good she was,\Nhow moral she was.

She hated injustice.

She hated what my family\Ndid to me just because I was --

Because I didn't have a dad.

And she wanted to make it right\Nand make me happy

and...

she wanted me to have a home.

So what did she intend to do?

I don't think Stella\Ntook her own life.

I can't prove it yet,\Nbut that's my instinct.

This is her\Nlife insurance policy.

It was in the desk.

You're the beneficiary.\NBut like most policies,

it has an exemption\Nin the case of suicide.

I don't care.

But Stella would have cared.

She would have known,\Nand she would have cared.

She would also have known\Nthat she was the key

to your happiness,\Nnot bricks and mortar.

Nor do I believe\Nthat any novelist

in their right mind\Nwould kill themselves

when they're just a -- a chapter\Nor two from finishing a novel.

What is it that you're\Nnot telling us?

Nothing.

Is it possible that Stella knew

or thought she knew\Nwho killed Dr. Lorrimer?

Any way that\Nshe could have found out?

Did she, in fact,\Ngo out on Tuesday night,

- even for a short time?\N- No.

I told you,\Nshe was here with me.

MISKIN: Angela, when you arrived\Nto look after old Mr. Lorrimer

on Wednesday, did Stella\Ngo into Lorrimer's bedroom?

- No.\N- MISKIN: Might she have seen

something there that could have\Nsuggested who'd killed him?

No. She never went upstairs.

DALGLIESH: Is it possible\Nthat she was involved

in Lorrimer's death?

A momentary fit of anger,\Nperhaps.

ANGELA: No. She would never.

She would never harm anyone.

Why are you saying all this?

I need to be on my own.

Please.

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MISKIN: Let's say Stella did\Nknow who killed Lorrimer.

She contacts the killer\Nand asks to meet them.

Would she be that foolish?

MISKIN:\NShe was a confident woman.

She could have thought\Nshe had things covered.

Proof stashed away somewhere.

Or...

she killed Lorrimer.

She saw him with Domenica\Nin the chapel,

and it was her that made\Nthe whispered phone call

to Lorrimer's house.

And then Lorrimer agrees\Nto meet her.

Go on.

So she comes to the Lab\Nand tries to blackmail him.

And things get out of hand,\Nand she kills him.

Like you say, a fit of rage.

And then she can't live\Nwith what she's done.

We have no forensics to place\Nher at Lorrimer's murder.

Would she really think\Nto wear gloves?

And wipe the mallet for prints?

And why would she leave\Nthe weapon at the scene?

Because she heard Bradley\Ncoming out of the toilets.

Panicked.

She hears Bradley\Nand she hides here.

And Bradley comes out\Nof the toilets,

sees the body,\Nand runs straight downstairs.

Sees Doyle's car arriving\Nand takes his chance,

sneaks out the front door\Nand away.

And Stella,

she's also seen\Nthe car headlights

and thinks that someone's\Ngonna come into the Lab,

and she searches the first floor\Nfor a way out,

finds the window in the toilet.

DALGLIESH:\NHow does she reach it?

And how would she get down\Nthe wall on the other side

without injuring herself?

It's a 20-foot drop.

Okay.\NShe doesn't use the window,

but she stays in the toilets,\Ncowering.

And it gives her time to think.

And things grow quiet,

and she hears the car drive off.

And then she comes back in here,\Nwipes the mallet --

But doesn't take it?

And then she finds the keys\Nin Lorrimer's pocket.

She sets the alarm,

locks the door behind her.

And then she confesses\Nto Angela,

gets her to get the keys back\Ninto Lorrimer's pocket somehow,

make it look like an inside job.

I know it's all conjecture.

They're all useful thoughts.

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Okay, let's get back\Nto the facts.

Why would she go to the chapel\Nto end her life?

Someone with\Nan existing connection

to that chapel must be involved.

Someone who knew\Nwhere to find a tie or a rope.

[ Dramatic music plays ]

Hello?

Miss Foley?

It's DI Doyle.\NYou wanted to see me?

Strange kind of welcome.

Why don't you put that down?

Do you want to tell me\Nwhat this is about?

You killed Stella.

And now --\Nnow I'm gonna kill you.

I haven't killed anyone, Angela.

Dalgliesh questioned me\Nfirst thing this morning.

He's released me because\Nhe's got nothing on me.

I have alibis for both nights.\NHe's checked.

Here.\NYou call him if you want.

There's a note on that table.

Pick it up and read it out.

I've got a copy.

"You'd better check\Nthe cannabis exhibits

when DI Doyle is around.

How do you think he managed\Nto afford his house?"

- Where did you get this?\N- ANGELA: Stella had it.

It was sent to Edmund Lorrimer\Nat the Lab.

She must have found it\Nin his house.

You killed her because she knew.

She knew your secret.

And she tried to blackmail you.

She arranged to meet you at that\Nchapel, and you strangled her.

Admit it!

DOYLE: I can tell you\Nwho wrote this.

It was my wife.

She wants me to\Nresign from the force.

She's sick to the back teeth\Nwith it.

The hours,\Nwhat it does to my head.

She thought what better than\Na bit of official harassment

to push me into leaving?

No one would have taken\Nthis seriously, Angela.

She knows that.\NAnd even if they did,

they wouldn't have found\Nany evidence.

But you were doing it.

You were taking the cannabis\Nand swapping it

- instead of destroying it.\N- I never said that.

And they -- they might\Nhave started watching you,

gathering evidence.

Over a bit of cannabis\Ngoing astray?

ANGELA: It's not a bit!

I've seen seizures\Nthat come into the Lab.

You are way off.

Please put that down.

No.

Do you think this is what\Nyour friend would have wanted?

Rough justice?

[ Crying ]

I was really sorry to hear\Nthat she died,

but I had nothing to do with it.

I swear to you.

[ Dramatic music plays ]

[ Telephone ringing ]

- Brenda.\N- Hello, Mr. Howarth.

I wasn't expecting you\Nto come in today.

How are you feeling?

Is Inspector Dalgliesh here?

Do you think she might\Nhave found something else

when she found this?

Some other info\Nabout someone?

I don't know.

She went out\Nthe night Lorrimer died.

She went for a walk.

She often does at night\Nwhen she does her best thinking.

But she must have\Nseen something.

Something she shouldn't\Nhave seen.

Did you tell Dalgliesh?

I think you should tell him.

BRENDA: Thanks for trying\Nwith my mum.

I heard what you said,

and I hate it\Nwhen she's like that.

It's mortifying.

She loves you\Nand she's trying to protect you.

BRENDA: But it's not her life.

I don't want to be told\Nwhat to do.

There's something\NI haven't told you.

It's not a big thing,

but I don't feel right\Nthat I haven't said.

I saw Dr. Lorrimer having\Nan argument with someone.

It was last week,

and I'm pretty sure\Nit was Thursday.

You know Dr. Rollinson,\Ndon't you?

- Yes.\N- Well, he has two children.

- Nell and William.\N- Yes.

Well, they came into the Lab\Nlast week looking for their dad,

and he was in a meeting,

but they said\Nthey wanted to wait,

so they stayed in the reception,

and Dr. Lorrimer came down\Nthe stairs, and he was --

he was in a bad mood, I suppose.

He was busy.

And the little boy\Nwas playing with his ball,

and it was going everywhere.

And Dr. Lorrimer was shouting\Nand he was saying,

"Children aren't allowed\Nin the Lab."

And he told them\Nto wait outside,

but Nell said\Nthat they wouldn't.

And she was getting very angry.

And -- And he didn't --\Nhe didn't touch her, exactly,

but he sort of\Ndrove them outside.

And then he slammed the door\Nbehind them.

And Nell was really,\Nreally upset.

And so was the little boy.

Did Dr. Rollinson\Nsee any of this?

BRENDA: No.\NNo one else, except for me.

This morning, you mentioned\Nthat you saw Stella Mawson

at a concert in the village.

Can you tell me more\Nabout that evening?

Yes. It was\Na fundraising concert,

and Mr. Howarth\Nwas playing his violin.

Classical stuff.

I remember it was the day\Nafter Valentine's Day.

And she was sitting\Nwith Miss Foley

and who else?

And Mr. Howarth's sister\Nwho's the beautiful one.

I don't know if you've met her.

And Dr. Rollinson.

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Have the exhibits from the\Nchapel left for the Yard yet?

They're being picked up\Nin about five minutes, sir.

Where are they?

Mr. Bradley.

I need you to run\Na test for me.

Really?

Could we speak to you inside,\Nplease, Miss Howarth?

Christ, please stop\Nwith the Miss Howarth.

Do I look like your maiden aunt?

I wrote your statement for you.\NMax has got it.

DALGLIESH:\NIt's not about last night.

Surely not about Lorrimer.

I've told you everything\Nthere is to know --

DALGLIESH: Not your relationship\Nwith Lorrimer.

It's about what happened next.

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[ Brakes squeal ]

[ Breathing heavily ] God.

You okay?

William?!

MISKIN: He's okay. Don't worry.

William! Get away from him!

Get away!\NYou could have killed him.

- Calm down.\N- Why are you here?

Go away and leave us alone.

MISS WILLARD:\NNell, stop that at once.

What are you thinking?\NWhere were you?

You were supposed\Nto be watching him,

you useless, drunken old hag.

You're sacked.\NPack up your stinking things

and get out of our house\Nand never come back.

You don't tell me what to do.\NYou don't employ me.

- Yes, I do.\N- Your father does.

We'll see what he has to say.

He'll sack you.\NHe hates you too.

We all hate you.

You nasty, horrible little girl.

I'll tell you\Nwho your father hates.

It's you. You're the bane\Nof his existence.

This custody battle\Nhe's fighting --

Do you think\Nhe's fighting it for you?

He isn't. It's William he wants,\Nand only William.

- Be quiet, Miss Willard.\N- NELL: You're lying.

My dad loves me.

[ Laughs ] Oh, really?

He wants you\Nto go to your mother.

I've heard him say it.

He hates you,\Nlike everyone else.

That's enough.

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MISKIN: Nell.

You shouldn't take any notice\Nof what she said.

She was very angry\Nand she wanted to hurt you.

I'm sure your dad\Nloves you very much.

I like your bedroom.

David Cassidy.

He's very good-looking,\Nisn't he?

NELL: I don't like him any more.

He's embarrassing.

I had someone\Nreally embarrassing on my wall

when I was about 8 or 9.

Shall I tell you who it was\Nor do you want to guess?

Bay City Rollers?

[ Laughs ]\NProbably worse than that.

Cliff Richard.

I knew you were gonna say that.

Who do you like now?

10cc.

Oh, they're good.

Do you consider that\Nan appropriate way

to speak to a child,\Na child in your care?

She's not a child.

- Not really.\N- She's a child, Miss Willard.

She knows how to rile me.\NKnows exactly what to say.

I meant it when I said\Nshe was a nasty girl.

Because she is.

Has this sort of confrontation\Nhappened before?

What you said\Nabout Dr. Rollinson

only fighting\Nfor custody of William --

- Is that true?\N- MISS WILLARD: It should be.

If he wasn't so kindhearted,

he'd have sent that girl\Nto her mother,

- and good riddance.\N- Where is their mother?

London, I believe.\NBest place for her.

When did she leave?

January before last.\NShe's living over the broom

with that doctor\Nshe met at the hospital.

She's not a nice woman,\Nand Nell is exactly the same.

Dr. Rollinson is a lovely man.\NA gentleman.

But he's too easily manipulated,\Nespecially by women.

He needs protecting\Nfrom himself.

Has he been seeing any\Nother women since his wife left?

I'm giving you a chance\Nto speak honestly to me.

If you don't,\Nwe can go to the station

and I can do this more formally.

It's been seeing that hussy.

Domenica Howarth.

We heard about how mean\NDr. Lorrimer was to you

at the Lab when you were\Nlooking for your dad.

I was really sorry\Nto hear about that.

I hate him.

I'm glad he's dead.

I'm glad I made him die.

What do you mean, Nell?

How did you make him die?

MISS WILLARD: He'd started\Ngoing out in the evenings,

even when he wasn't called\Nby the police or the hospital.

And I could smell something\Non his clothes -- perfume.

So I looked in his room one day\Nwhile he was out,

for his own good,

and I found a letter from her.

It was disgusting.

Some people have no shame.

I worked out where they were\Nmeeting -- that old chapel

in the grounds\Nof Hoggatt's Laboratory.

Can you imagine? A place of God.

Did you speak to Dr. Rollinson\Nabout what you'd learned?

MISS WILLARD: No.\NHow could I have done?

Did you speak to anyone\Nabout it?

I told Dr. Lorrimer on one\Nof our journeys to church.

I knew he'd share my opinion.

Dr. Rollinson is --\Nis still a married man.

I thought Dr. Lorrimer\Ncould speak to him,

make him see sense.

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I smashed his head in.

Then the witches made him die.

Does your father know\Nabout these?

No one knows.

Did you mention to your dad\Nabout Dr. Lorrimer

being mean to you at the Lab?

NELL: He said\NI should forget it.

He said I should be\Na bigger person.

You didn't go back\Nto the Lab, did you, Nell?

You didn't try --

I mean actually try to\Nhurt Dr. Lorrimer?

No. I didn't need to.

MISS WILLARD:\NDr. Lorrimer was very shocked.

So shocked\Nhe pulled off the road.

He was reluctant to believe me.

So the next morning,\NI got the bus into town

and I walked to that chapel.

Well, I could tell\Nthey'd been in there.

There were candles\Nand matches and --

and the -- and the hymn board.

She'd made a sort of a joke\Nabout it in that letter.

And I looked at it,

and I worked out\Nwhat they'd been doing.

They'd been using it to set\Nthe times of their meetings.

Can you imagine?

And you told Dr. Lorrimer this?

Yes, I telephoned him\Nthat evening.

Then, of course, I realized that\Nlittle madam was eavesdropping,

so I had to ring off.

You told me that Dr. Rollinson\Nwas at home on Tuesday night

all evening from when he arrived\Nhome at 7:15.

- Was that true?\N- Yes.

Sergeant, would you please\Ngo and fetch a Bible

- from Miss Willard's room?\N- Yes, sir.

Don't.

He did go out briefly.

He had a meeting\Nat the hospital.

What time was that?

After dinner, about 8:30, 8:45.

Do you know where\NDr. Rollinson is now?

The police called for him\Nabout an hour ago.

I don't know where he's gone.

Go and sit in the kitchen,\Nplease. Stay there.

He wouldn't have done\Nanything untoward.

Go and sit in the kitchen.

He knew about\NLorrimer's argument with Nell.

Nell hates Lorrimer\Nwith a vengeance.

Lorrimer knew that Rollinson\Nwas seeing Domenica.

Telephone the station, please,\Nand let's find out where he is.

And get them to\Nsend a uniform here.

I want this place searched.\NAnd a WPC.

Sir.

[ Dramatic music plays ]

He's at the Clunch Pit.

The girl who died there --

looks like her boyfriend\Nkilled himself.

[ Indistinct conversation ]

Sad case.\NJust goes to show, doesn't it?

We've been calling him\Nher fancy man.

Her bit on the side.\NTurns out he really loved her.

Loved her so much,\Nhe's done this.

"Boys throw stones\Nat frogs in sport.

Frogs don't die in sport.\NThey die in earnest."

Shakespeare?

Plutarch.

Do you love her?

Who?

Domenica.

I met her at a concert\Nin the village.

So bloody beautiful.

There's this energy\Nthat comes off her.

She said she had a thing\Nwith Lorrimer.

I couldn't believe it,

but she said it was over, so...

And then he started to give me\Nlooks a couple of weeks ago,

glaring at me\Nlike he wanted to...

And then he was vile to Nell\Nand to William,

and I realized\Nthat he must know,

but I thought it would pass.

That he'd just get over it.

And then Monday night,\Nwhen I came here,

he said he wanted to talk,\Nto sort it out.

Told me to go to the Lab\NTuesday night, 9:00.

I should never have gone,

but I thought it might help.

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[ Car approaches ]

[ Engine shuts off ]

You can't go any further.

DOMENICA: Stupid man.\NDon't talk.

Don't talk.

I never intended to harm him.

The things he said about\Nmy children, my work, Domenica.

He got hold\Nof my wife's address,

traced it through the doctor\Nthat she's living with.

Said he would write to her\Nand tell her about the affair

so she could use it\Nto win the divorce

and get the kids off me.

He'd written the letter already.

Said he'd post it the next day

if I didn't promise\Nto stop seeing Dominica.

And then he turned\Nhis back on me,

dismissed me\Nlike I was done with.

Lost control.

The mallet was there.

I didn't mean to kill him.

Do you have kids?

No.

Well, then you can't\Nunderstand the love you feel,

the things that you'll do.

And Stella Mawson?

A completely calculated killing.

You even had\Nthe presence of mind

to adjust the month\Non the board.

I never set foot inside\Nthat chapel until this morning.

I didn't even know it existed.

Unfortunately,

I have forensic evidence\Nwhich proves otherwise.

Hairs -- two short, one long.

On a velvet cushion.

Preliminary tests show\Nthat the short hairs

come from two different heads.

Lorrimer's, presumably,\Nand yours.

I expect further tests\Nto confirm.

That doesn't prove anything.

I think a jury\Nwill find it interesting.

Proof that you knew\Nabout the chapel,

that you would think of it\Nas a place to lure Stella.

I didn't lure her anywhere.

She was blackmailing you,\Nwasn't she?

I take it she saw you\Nleaving the Lab,

scaling down the wall\Nfrom the window by the toilets?

Not that difficult\Nfor an experienced climber.

Why did you do that?

So that you could lock the door\Nfrom the inside, set the alarm,

make it look like\Nan insider job.

A confession will count.

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Help me to help you.

It wasn't blackmail.\NNot really.

She only wanted to borrow money.

She said that she was sorry,\Nbut she really needed it.

Said that she would pay it back\Nwith interest.

She knew.

She knew that I...killed him.

One word from her to anyone,

and I would have\Nlost my children.

Would have lost everything.

I didn't know her.

I didn't know\Nif I could trust her.

I couldn't just\Nlet her walk away.

I couldn't. I...

I couldn't take that risk.

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We're gonna need\Na further statement from you,

so go back to your house\Nand stay there until we call.

You know, you should be careful\Nhow you look at him.

Your Chief Inspector.

It's written all over your face.

Unless you want him to know.

What do you mean?

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[ Car door closes ]

10 minutes.

Thank you.

[ Somber music plays ]

[ Both crying ]

Why are you leaving us?

ROLLINSON: I'm so sorry.

Daddy has to go away.

You all right, sir?

Yeah.

Forgive me.

[ All crying ]

NELL: Please.

[ Clock ticking ]

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