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- Farm accident? - Ouch!

I'm the only thing keeping 'em going.

- You're staying? - I like a challenge.

No opportunity, no motive, no means.

You bastard!

This is a hoax.

It's a clear case of man meets machine, machine wins.

I'm reopening the postmortem on Philip Nelson on new information.

It's just comfort.

I need you to stay.

- ..Helen! - Your office said you were here.

This is Dr Ryan. Sam, this is my wife Helen.

- Hello. - Hello.

Could Mrs Nelson have murdered her husband?

No.

- That's a pity. - Why?

Someone murdered him

and so far, it looks like it was either her...

or you.

How did I make a mistake like that?

I've cut them loose for now. I need a bit more before I can charge them.

- What about the note? - It's clean. There's no leads there.

Well, somebody knows.

I want to help you.

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- Any idea where he went in? - No, but his boat's over there.

- Any sign of a struggle? - SOCO guys are inside now.

Are these stab wounds?

It looks like a propellor to me.

- Maybe he just fell in. - Wait for the postmortem.

You can move the body when you get some more photographs.

OK.

- I'd like to find the source of that. - Do you want to look at his boat?

Yes.

- You've found a suicide note! - No such luck.

But Forensic should look at that.

Hi.

I think he may have been bruised by one of these cleats.

- So he went over the side? - Possibly.

I'm sorry to see you again under these circumstances, Dr Ryan.

- ..Alastair Rogers. - Here are the keys to the boat.

Thanks. Inspector Connor.

- Do you keep keys to all the boats? - No, he left his spare keys with me.

This is very distressing.

- When did you last see him? - This morning.

His boat yard's over there. He rents it from me.

- He works for you? - No, no. Ian's been here for years.

You knew Phil Nelson. Did Ian know him?

I don't think so.

I'll send someone over to take a statement from you.

Of course.

You've met him?

At the mortuary. He's a friend of Phil Nelson's.

- He's worried about Jane. - Death seems to follow him around.

I was always warning him.

How do you mean?

Ian was a drinker. Boats and alcohol don't mix.

Get rid of him, will you?!

CHILDREN GIGGLE

- Owen, get up. - What?

Get up!

- Why? - I don't want them to find you in here.

They'll get used to it.

Well, they need time.

You should let me look after 'em.

They're tougher than you think.

Daniel, Lizzie!

Oh, you big lumps! Ow!

Mum, is Dad coming back?

No, darling.

- Never? - No, never.

Is Owen gonna be our new daddy?

I don't know!

MUM LAUGHS, CHILDREN GIGGLE

Claire, I won't take up much of your time I just need to ask you a few questions.

OK.

I understand Ian Neal did some work for you.

How was his business going?

He wasn't interested in business.

He seemed to get by.

Did he have any personal problems?

Was he depressed?

A bit.

By anything in particular?

No. It's just how he was, up and down.

- Could he have taken his own life? - No, of course he didn't!

The body's a well-nourished, white male, aged about 35.

OK, Fred, turn him over.

Wounds on his back are consistent with the passage

of a propellor blade over the body.

They're superficial.

Not the cause of death.

No sign of river debris in the mouth.

Hands and nails are clean.

- No sign of cadaveric spasm. - What does that mean?

He didn't grasp for things around him in the water as he died.

Drowning isn't the only possible cause of death.

He could have gone into reflex cardiac arrest when he hit the water.

Vagus inhibition. It's like a heart attack.

It's typical of what happens when an intoxicated person hits the water suddenly.

Father, I'm afraid.

I'm very afraid.

Would you like to talk about this?

Lungs...

420 grammes.

Left...

- 390. - Fairly normal. Right colour, too.

If the subject had drowned, you'd expect the lungs to be pale and dilated

due to the ingress of water. They'd also weigh more.

The cause of death is reflex cardiac arrest.

He went into the river and died almost immediately.

He was pushed.

The scuff marks on Neal's abdomen go in two different directions.

So?

One set was caused when the body was recovered,

the other when he was pushed in.

It's something I saw...

It happened a long time ago.

I can't...

This must be very difficult for you to talk about.

You've made a good start.

It's too late!

There's no evidence he was restrained,

so he could've been unconscious.

He was probably drunk, but blood toxicology will confirm that.

Maybe it was someone who knew him well,

knew when he'd be easy to handle.

Someone who's killed before.

Or someone who has a history with Ian Neal.

Or both.

Your interview's tomorrow, isn't it?

How do you know?

It says it in the diary.

Checking up on me, are you?

KNOCK ON DOOR

Alastair Rogers has given us his statement.

You want to talk to Claire Willis again.

- Do they match? - Absolutely.

The paper definitely came from this pad.

Let's see what else comes up.

"You've made a mistake. Ballycoola."

Lizzie!

Daniel?

You two!

- Dad, can you shoot that tree over there? - All right.

Gently.

- Are you looking? - Yeah.

- Got it! - It's down now.

Did you write this?

No.

It's Ian's handwriting.

Did he ever talk about a place in Ireland called Ballycoola?

Not that I heard.

- I know he was in the army out there. - When?

1985.

You know a lot about Ian, don't you?

You were seen on his boat just before he died.

I wasn't there long.

- What did you talk about? - He'd been drinking.

- We had a row. - Why didn't you tell me yesterday?

What, that the night he died I told him he was a drunk and a failure?

I loved Ian.

But I couldn't stop him killing himself.

May I speak to DS Bradley, please? It's Dr Ryan.

..Hi. Do you know if Ian Neal ever lived in Ireland?

NEWS IS ON TV

Don't have your toys all over the table at lunch time.

Eat it properly.

A man was found drowned yesterday evening at Broadlands Marina.

The death of Ian Neal is being treated as suspicious.

Police have set up an incident room in Cambridge.

The telephone number is 01223 426165.

It's good to see some people get what they deserve.

Here we go.

It's the autopsy report on a Billy Govern, Ballycoola, 1985.

He died in a farm accident the same year Neal was a soldier in Ireland.

Any link to Phil Nelson's death?

Neal tried to tell me something.

- It looks straightforward. - Maybe they weren't suspicious.

Who did the PM?

A hospital pathologist, name of McEwen.

- Have you spoken to him? - Aneurism last autumn.

Someone should speak to the family.

If he had any.

The body was released to someone called Kavanagh.

- Hello! - Dr Ryan.

- Hi. - Hi.

I hope you don't mind, Michael suggested I talk to you.

What about?

I'm moving up to Cambridge soon with our son

and we're looking for a house there.

- I can't help. I've always rented. - So you're not permanent here?

I don't like too many ties.

You've never been married or had children?

Why are you really here, Helen?

Michael and I have known each other since we were 14.

I understand him.

He only left London because I asked him to.

I'm not keeping him here.

Good, because you should know that if I ask him to come back, he will.

Sam, I think I've found your Kavanaghs.

Helen, I have to get back to work.

Ssh!

Ssh!

Get in.

Jane!

- NO! - Jane, open the door, please.

- Jane, come on! Where are you going? - NO!

KNOCK ON DOOR Come in.

I think you should look at this.

What is it?

An autopsy report on a farming accident in Ireland, 1985.

So?

Ballycoola is the other part of Neal's message.

This man fell into a baler.

But look at the photographs. They don't look consistent.

It looks a bit of a blur.

I think this has something to do with Phil Nelson's death.

Sam, this is guesswork.

Ian Neal was trying to tell us something.

You can't ignore it.

Where are the originals?

The hospital file's coming by courier tomorrow.

No police file?

The coroner closed the case. There was nothing for them to do.

Bradley, will you give us a minute?

I know you're upset you misread the Nelson death,

but not every case is a cover-up.

I know what I'm doing.

Sam, you're making this a crusade.

I'm looking for evidence closer to home.

You want easy answers, Michael. Well, you won't get them from ME.

Anything I can do?

How did you get this name?

Trevor knows a pathologist in County Down.

I'll get someone to check her out.

Moor Park Prison, London, please.

That doesn't sound like a job interview.

I'm digging.

- You're late. - Thanks.

- I made dinner for us. - I'm not hungry.

We could go out.

Helen, stop trying so hard.

I want this to work.

Six months ago, you didn't want to live with me,

now you want everything.

Don't YOU?

I don't know.

It's her, isn't it? Sam.

Have you spoken to her?

Oh, I should have known.

That'd be perfect, wouldn't it?

I forgive you and you forgive me and suddenly everything's all right.

Sam!

Wonderful to see you again.

You know this is just a formality.

They're looking forward to meeting you.

- Well, it all looks very impressive. - And it's yours for the taking.

Cheers. I'll make sure she gets it.

It's in the bag.

- I haven't made my mind up yet! - Let me persuade you over lunch.

It's very kind of you, Charlie, but I need to think about this.

I hope you make the right decision.

Bye.

Are you Marie Kavanagh? I'm Dr Ryan.

I think we share an acquaintance. Billy Govern.

Never heard of him.

His body was passed to your family after his death.

You're mistaken.

I don't think so. Kavanagh.

Ballycoola.

You've found the wrong Kavanagh, sorry.

Does the name Ian Neal mean anything to you?

I've already spoken to you lot.

I'm not the police. I'm a pathologist.

I just want to find out the truth about how Billy died.

Ian was a soldier.

- He told me about Billy. - What did he say?

So you DID know him.

You don't know what you're asking. These questions could get you killed.

Did they get Ian Neal killed?

If he's dead, I can't help him.

Don't you want to see the truth come out?

So why have you come here?

- Because he frightens me. - Owen Johnson?

I saw the news. That dead soldier came to the farm.

When?

The same day he died.

- You think Owen killed him? - I don't know.

You think he killed him because you know he murdered your husband, Jane.

No.

Yes.

No. No, it wasn't him.

It was me.

I did it.

I killed Phil.

Cos we were arguing and he kept blaming me over and over,

telling me everything was my fault.

What was?

The farm and the debts.

Us.

And he didn't want any of it, not me and not even the children.

What happened?

He started smashing things.

- What did you do? - I couldn't get away,

cos he was throwing things at me.

- Deliberately? - There was glass everywhere.

He kept pushing me.

And I had this piece in my hand.

I must have stabbed him.

There was so much blood.

Where was this?

The yard. I washed it down afterwards.

How did you move the body, Jane?

Owen helped me.

This came for you.

It's the Billy Govern file.

- How did it go with Charlie? - They seem keen.

Did you shake when they told you the salary?

Oh, I took it gracefully.

Are you going to accept the job?

Trevor, if you don't try to talk me out of it,

how will I know you'd prefer me to stay?

- Shall I beg? - A whimper would be nice!

You'll be sensational. I'll miss you.

DOORBELL RINGS

Michael?

Come in.

Like a whisky?

Please.

Jane Nelson confessed. She killed her husband.

- Who helped her move the body? - Owen Johnson.

- Can you prove it? - Difficult. He's disappeared.

Sam...

I'm sorry about yesterday.

- I went too far. - Yes, you did.

- I saw Marie Kavanagh. - She wouldn't talk to us.

She's too frightened to talk.

I have the original autopsy report on Billy Govern.

These wounds are characteristic of a stabbing.

I think the connection between Govern and Nelson

is the cover-up over their deaths.

What did they have in common with Neal?

Northern Ireland?

Phil Nelson was never a soldier.

No, but Owen and Neal were.

Did they offer you the job?

Yes.

Congratulations. I'm glad for you.

I know Helen came to see you.

She shouldn't have done.

So, did you work things out?

Yes.

She's gone back to London.

Owen Johnson and Ian Neal were at an army base near Ballycoola

the month Billy Govern died.

Really?

And guess who their commanding officer was!

- Mr Rogers! - Inspector.

..Sergeant.

We need to ask you a few questions about your career in the army.

Very well. I was just going through papers with my lawyer.

There's no reason why he should go, is there?

Did you know a soldier called Owen Johnson?

He was under my command.

- Do you still see him? - He lives round here.

- You knew his boss, Phil Nelson. - That's right.

That's funny, Jane Nelson's never heard of you.

I knew Phil through business. He considered buying a boat.

Did you serve in Ireland?

- Most soldiers do. - In 1985?

- Quite likely. - With Owen and Neal?

We were in the same unit, so, in principle, yes.

- Whereabouts? - All over.

We were in the infantry. That means you walk.

Do you remember a little place called Ballycoola?

- It's a long time ago. - Think harder.

Well... I don't.

And you don't remember anyone called Billy Govern?

Should I?

Let's go back to Neal.

What happened that evening?

I really couldn't say.

But you said you saw Claire Willis go onto the boat.

Why didn't you see Neal go over the side?

I wasn't on observation duty.

Do you think every man in your unit will support you?

There's someone here to see you.

Yes, it is him.

He followed me a couple of days ago.

He said he wanted to help me.

A long time ago, he saved my life.

When I was 13, I saw a boy killed.

He was a Protestant. I expect you are, too.

What happened?

I knew Billy sometimes went out poaching at night.

He'd never let me go with him, so I followed him.

It's very slippy.

I wanted to be with him, see what he did.

There's a big one.

- Are you cold? - Yeah.

Go and sit in the van.

- I'll tidy up here. - OK.

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CHOKING NOISES

RUN!

- Did you report it? - How could I?

No-one would have believed me.

His body was found in a baler the next morning.

- What about your parents? - They arranged Billy's funeral.

I have evidence that backs up your story.

The autopsy report.

Will you talk to the police?

What do you want out of this? Why do you care?

I saw my father murdered in front of me.

He was... he was blown to pieces by a terrorist bomb.

We'd been arguing about a boyfriend of mine, a Catholic boy.

He was so angry with me, he didn't check his car.

I live with the guilt.

Come on in.

I'll just get it.

Can I speak to Inspector Connor?

Yes?..Put her through.

Hello.

Yes.

Where?

..Ex-demonstration model. It's only been used in two shows in Scotland,

so it's a very, very good buy.

MUSIC PLAYS

Are you Alastair Rogers?

Marie!

Remember me?

Marie, no!

Ballycoola? The girl from the forest. Remember me now?

- No. - You're lying. I saw what you did.

- What? - You murdered Billy.

Take a look around. If you shoot, they'll kill you.

- I can't forget what you did. - This isn't the way.

You murdered him. Say it.

Christ.

I won't let you ruin your life.

- Have you got her clean? - Sir.

Don't move.

You should never have been there.

Move! Go!

Drop the gun.

I need the ambulance.

We need an ambulance now. We have a man shot.

He's going to live.

I'm glad...

for Marie's sake.

Why did you do that?

You risked your life. You could be in a body bag now.

I know.

I cannot believe the lengths you will go to to prove you are right!

You're the most stubborn woman I've ever worked with.

I was right, though, wasn't I?

So, will you go to London?

I'm still deciding.

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