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- One more day and you're free, Alan.
- Yeah, I'll miss all this study time.

Yeah, I bet.

- You're a dead man, Baylis.
- You can't touch me.

He's got a rope!

You have a pre-trial next.

A Mrs Hurst. She
wants to sue the council.

- Over what?
- She adopted a wrong 'un,

only nobody told her, it seems.

This is her third
attempt, Judge.

You threw it out a year ago.
Her papers weren't filed correctly.

Ask the Presider to
take it, would you?

Well, I can't hear it, John.

I've got her adopted son.

The schoolboy who
raped his teacher.

I could let you
take that instead.

Vera?

My wife's insisting on sitting on
the bench with me on this one.

Quirky privilege.

Come in.

- And how's our new pupil doing?
- He's a star.

Bellman have
been on again, miss,

asking if I persuaded you to
take on the Alan Ferns defence.

I can't see a defence.

He was caught on a CCTV
camera. He should plead guilty.

The thing is, miss,

Bellman have a huge
fraud case coming up.

A private payer.

Chambers would
do very nicely from it.

Yes, I know the pressure, Tony.

The prisoner did ask for you.

Hmm. Should I feel flattered?

He's very bright, miss. He's
taken two law degrees in prison.

Well, then he should
know he hasn't got a case.

I'll think about it. Talk
it over with Michael.

That's all right. I don't mind.

Oh, hello. Nice of you to come.

There is no defence, Mr Ferns.

Your best option would
be a deal with the CPS.

And what about provocation?

Is there evidence the
victim provoked you?

He abused boys no older
than the one you're looking after.

I have no regrets, Mrs Mills.

Baylis claimed he was innocent.

Well, we know of at least
eight children he abused.

The provocation would
need to have produced

a pretty instant
loss of self-control.

He got three months.

Half the fathers in the country
probably wanted to kill him.

Still not a defence.

Well, people are saying
I'm mad to do what I did.

I only had a day of my
own sentence left to serve.

Diminished responsibility
could be a runner.

If we can show that you were
suffering from an abnormality

that impaired your
mental responsibility.

Well, I didn't lose all reason.

Then what would you
hope to convince a jury of?

That I acted in
defence of others.

To prevent a crime?

Is that it?

- Barry Baylis was in prison.
- Yeah.

But he'd have got out in a few weeks
and he'd have preyed on other children.

Well, despite his passionate belief,
I'm not sure he has any genuine defence.

Oh, come on, Jo.

Remember that speech you
gave to the local Law Society,

"Defence is part of the process.

"In our legal system,

"every prisoner deserves the
best possible defence, regardless."

- Where'd you dig that up?
- I didn't.

Alan Ferns did.

- Hello.
- Hello.

Hello, Mrs Tredaway. Did
we have an appointment?

No.

How are you getting on
with the cello, Michael?

Oh, all right.

Can... Can we talk inside?

Of course.

His teacher says he
could be very good.

He is already.

Mrs Mills.

A man who thinks he's Michael's
father has made contact with the council.

What?

Is that possible?

He says he had a brief
affair with Diana Hulsey.

The time would fit.

He's come all the
way from South Africa.

On the off-chance
that he might be?

- He'd like to meet Michael.
- He can't.

I mean, even if he is the father,
he's had nothing to do with him.

He says that was less to do
with him than Michael's mother.

Does he have any rights?

If his DNA test is positive,
then we'd encourage contact.

And where does that leave me?

Yes.

I couldn't bear to lose him.

- Does Michael know about this man?
- No, I haven't told him yet.

He might not be his father.

I've got a feeling he is.

If he is, you could fight him.

Oh, I feel sick.

You haven't lost him yet.

What should I do, John?

How might Michael
feel about him?

How would you have felt if
your real father had shown up?

My lord, the case we're
asking you to set down for trial

is clear and unequivocal.

Under Regulation 12 of the
Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983,

it's appended to my
skeleton in your bundle,

Rotherwas Council has a
duty to provide the adopter,

Mrs Hurst and her husband,

with written information
about, among other things,

the personal
history of the child.

We would argue that what they left
out of the reports on Paul Lawrence,

who was 11 years,
eight months at the time,

was deliberately misleading
as to his true character.

Do you have
evidence that indicates

that the council painted
an untrue picture?

Well, we will be seeking
Your Lordship's permission

to search the
council's database.

So far, they have refused
to provide us with the...

No, my lord, to do so

would put the council in
breach of the Data Protection Act.

Well, if there is any
evidence to support his claim,

the council can't resist it.

The council is protecting some of
the most vulnerable members of society

by its refusal.

Let's see if Mr Stafford Clark
makes his case first, shall we?

I'd like to hear that.

The council's duty
was breached first

by an adoption officer,
Margaret Tredaway,

concealing information
about Paul Lawrence,

second, in destroying it.

My lord, counsel for the
claimant is offering as fact

that which is merely hypothesis.

He may well have fact.

Mr Stafford Clark.

Third, my lord, as
the result of point two,

Mrs Hurst's 10-year-old daughter

was sexually assaulted
by the adopted child.

We would argue that the
council could have foreseen this,

but did nothing to alert
Mrs Hurst and her husband.

If that proves to be the case, it
could result in criminal proceedings.

Mrs Hurst didn't lightly
enter into this action.

Trying her utmost to settle her
adopted son has cost her marriage.

Thank you.

How far in is the
schoolboy rape case?

Oh, Mr Justice Everard is hearing
some legal arguments now, Judge.

Mrs Hurst took on a tough
nut when she took on that boy.

It's surprising what
some people do.

My brother and
sister-in-law foster children.

Some of them have
stolen money from them,

one attacked them,
but still they do it.

It seems Mrs Hurst
can't give up on this child,

in spite of all he's done.

Well, I don't suppose she
can, not after losing her son.

She crashed into
a builder's truck,

and a scaffolding pole
went through the windscreen

and killed her son.

Mrs Channing, whilst
I don't want to turn this

pre-trial hearing into a trial,

there are some questions
that I would like answered.

Is there anyone
here from the council?

The case officer, Mrs Tredaway.

Ah, yes. Would you mind?

Mrs Tredaway, after Mr and Mrs
Hurst had established their suitability,

how did you settle
on Paul Lawrence?

Through a series of meetings.

Yes, that's clear from the file.

What I mean is how was
Paul Lawrence chosen?

Well, Mr and Mrs Hurst met a
number of children around Paul's age.

They wanted an older child.

And was Paul receptive to them?

No. He was rude.

Mr Hurst wanted to reject him.

But he changed his mind?

I think Mrs Hurst persuaded him to take
on the child least likely to be adopted.

Paul.

Did you paint an overly
optimistic view of this boy?

We didn't paint any.

His actions said everything.
He was hostile from day one.

All right, thank you.

Mr Stafford Clark?

Yes, there are some
questions, my lord.

Mrs Tredaway, how
much information was given

to Mrs Hurst and her former
husband about this boy?

It's difficult to be precise.
Mostly, it was given verbally.

Did anyone minute the meetings?

That doesn't usually happen.

Even though parents
are at their most

emotionally vulnerable
on such occasions,

you saw no reason
to keep a written note?

No. We don't do it that way.

So when you indicate
you fully informed Mrs Hurst

as to the dangers
this boy posed,

we only have your
word, Mrs Tredaway.

Thank you.

Mrs Channing.

How long have you worked
in adoption, Mrs Tredaway?

Eight years.

How many adoptions have
you supervised in that time?

About 300.

Before Mr and Mrs
Hurst adopted Paul,

were you certain they knew
what they were taking on?

Mrs Hurst kept pushing for him.

It was obvious Paul
was very vulnerable,

but having begun the process of choosing
him, we felt we couldn't abandon him.

The choosing process is
horrible. A sea of appealing faces.

Were you warned by the
council that he might be difficult?

Yes.

We felt they almost
didn't want to place him.

They seemed to be punishing him.

What was your husband's view?

He thought the council
was behaving shamefully.

It was only after Paul came to
live with us that he had doubts.

Before the adoption?

Towards the end of the trial period.
He thought Paul was too disruptive

and he needed all our attention.

Why did you choose
him, Mrs Hurst?

I've asked myself
that many times.

I thought he deserved
a second chance.

Well, no, not a second chance.
He'd never had a chance.

Mr Stafford Clark.

Mrs Hurst,

at what point did you
invest emotionally in Paul?

I'd met him about three times
when I knew he was the one.

I felt strangely drawn to him.

At any point in your approach
to Paul or during the trial period,

did anyone from the council tell
you he posed a danger to your family?

No, no one did.

Isn't it true, Mrs Hurst, you were
warned again and again about the boy,

but went ahead anyway?

People were negative
and hurtful about Paul.

Never once did they
say he was dangerous.

Didn't Mrs Tredaway say to
you on your fifth visit with Paul,

and I quote, "He could cause
your family a great deal of grief"?

I don't recall her saying that.

Perhaps you didn't want
to hear the warnings.

I wanted to give
Paul a chance in life.

They never seemed to
want him to have that.

This is painful
for you, Mrs Hurst,

but it's likely to get more
painful if it goes to a full hearing.

Mr Stafford Clark, I am
going to allow the claimant

limited access to
the council's database

and I will have this matter
back here in one week.

All rise.

Go, tackle him.

What makes a woman want to
take on the likes of Paul Lawrence?

Isn't the argument about whether

the report gave a more
optimistic picture than was true?

The picture the council
painted wasn't that optimistic.

Mmm.

It could be that Vivienne Hurst
feels guilty about the loss of her son.

She may have picked the most
difficult child to adopt to punish herself.

She punished the
whole family then.

Perhaps subconsciously
she wanted to destroy them all.

- It's a very dangerous course to take.
- Mmm.

How's your sabbatical going?

I'm taking on Alan Ferns.

You do know that I'm
hearing it, don't you?

I can live with that if you can.

Won't taking on more work
prejudice your chances with Michael?

- Yes!
- Ah!

Well done! Good shot!

Jo, the CPS has asked me
to make Alan Ferns an offer,

against my advice,
I have to say.

They'll accept a plea of
guilty to manslaughter.

Has the CCTV footage faded?

No, nor has the
jury's dislike of nonces.

I'll see what he says.

Manslaughter should mean
another 15 years in prison.

As your lawyer, I have to
advise you this is a good offer.

Well, you know
what public feeling is.

The Sun called Baylis a monster.

So I think I'll take my chances

with the ordinary men and
women on the jury, Mrs Mills.

Thank you.

Stand up, please.

Alan Peter Ferns,

to the charge of the
murder of Barry Baylis,

how do you plead,
guilty or not guilty?

Not guilty.

Sit down.

What exactly is your
defence, Mrs Mills?

Prevention of crime, my
lord, a pre-emptive strike.

I don't see how.

The victim was in prison. I believe
there is CCTV footage of the entire act.

Perhaps I should make the court
aware that the Crown has indicated

that it might accept a
plea to a lesser alternative.

Which my client won't accept.

- You pointed out the advantages?
- He sees only disadvantages.

Thank you.

You realise that you
risk a life sentence

if you're found guilty
of murder, Mr Ferns?

Yes, I do, sir.

If you run this, I am
going to have to tell the jury

what the limitations
of such a defence are.

Everyone has the right
to a defence, my lord.

Thank you.

Why don't you try
diminished responsibility?

Mr Ferns knew what he was doing.

Prevention of a crime can
only apply if the victim, Baylis,

was threatening to kill or seriously
injure someone and that threat was real.

That's the defence
we're running.

Fine. Let's swear the jury.

Alan Ferns, the defendant,

killed Barry Baylis,
a security executive.

This, ladies and gentlemen,
is an indisputable fact.

The whole act was
captured on a CCTV camera

in the prison where the deceased
man was serving a three-month sentence.

The prosecution's contention

is that the defendant, Alan
Ferns, planned this killing

in the most cold and
calculating of ways.

He didn't attack Baylis
in the heat of the moment.

It was entirely premeditated.

With your leave, my lord,

I'd like to make an
opening address to the jury

to explain the
issues at the outset.

This is not usual, Mrs Mills, but I'll
allow it in these unusual circumstances.

At the time of the killing,

Mr Ferns was at the end of a
seven-year prison sentence for assault.

He'd taken the law into his own
hands and attacked a paedophile.

This was a crime for which
Mr Ferns freely admitted guilt,

though he'd shown no remorse,

which was why he served all of
the seven years of his sentence.

Mr Ferns only had
one day left to serve.

One day before his release.

I'm telling you this,
ladies and gentlemen,

because I want you to know
what was at stake for Mr Ferns

when he felt compelled
to kill Mr Baylis.

What is at issue here is whether
or not he was justified in doing this.

Mr Baylis had been given only
a three-month prison sentence

because he failed to produce
the hard drive of his computer

during his trial for sexual
abuse of a nine-year-old.

In the past five years, Baylis had
been arrested no less than eight times

for offences against children.

On each occasion, he
had evaded prosecution.

Nothing, it seemed,
would stop Mr Baylis

in his pathological
pursuit of young children.

Not the police, the courts,

nor the ludicrously short
prison sentence he had received.

Mr Ferns acted as he did

to prevent others
being preyed upon.

Come on in.

You've got some news for me
about Michael's alleged father?

Yeah.

His DNA test was positive.

And now I'm supposed to
bow out of Michael's life?

Well, Michael
should meet him first.

How long is he here?

I think that depends on
how Michael responds to him.

- If he doesn't like him?
- I suspect he'll leave.

Does he have a family?

Two teenage sons. They
live with him in Cape Town.

He's called Marc Thompson, 46,
divorced, cardiovascular surgeon.

Would you like me to broach
the subject with Michael?

I'd like to meet Mr Thompson
first. Give him my number.

How's it looking
for Paul Lawrence?

Not good.

His adoptive mother claims

that the council failed
to disclose his full history.

Well, they're arguing
that the teacher consented.

I don't see it myself.

Mrs Hurst given evidence?

You know, she's
in court every day.

You know, I really don't see
why anyone would take this boy.

He's 13, John, he
scares me half to death.

- Would you mind if I sat in?
- No, by all means.

Your legal position is not good.

Michael's father could
fight you for custody.

The Judge is going to be
delayed by about half an hour.

- I'll come and find you when he's ready.
- Thank you.

- Tea?
- Yeah, go on.

Paul Lawrence had
been in and out of care

since his grandmother's death
when he was three years old.

How did Paul's grandmother die?

She was murdered by another drug
addict who tried to steal her drugs.

What effect do you think
this might have had on Paul?

My lord, this witness is
not qualified to answer that.

I'd like to hear his
answer all the same.

I'd say that was probably the start
of all his violent anti-social behaviour.

What evidence is there of
this anti-social behaviour?

He was uncontrollable at school.

He displayed sexually
predatory behaviour both there

and to female members
of foster parents' families.

There's no reference to
this in the council's reports.

I certainly told
colleagues about him.

If this boy was as dangerous as
you say, why would anyone adopt him?

I think his parents
were terribly brave.

- I'm looking for Mrs Mills.
- She's there.

All right. Thanks.

They haven't gone awry yet, Jo.

Sitting as a circuit judge
would stabilise your life.

I'm not saying it
would help much.

Excuse me. Mrs Mills?
I'm Marc Thompson.

Em, Mrs Tredaway from the
council said I should contact you.

I did telephone your clerk.

Who told you I'm in the middle
of a murder trial. Excuse me.

Jo, it's not for
me to interfere...

- He's Michael's father.
- I guessed as much.

How long will you
be able to avoid him?

I know, it's stupid of me.

Mr Thompson?

I must apologise for
my behaviour. I'm sorry.

Well, it must have
been a big shock.

Well...

Would you like a cup of tea?

If it won't make you late.

We haven't started yet.

Michael's doing
very well at school.

Yes, the social services
told me he's very bright.

- I've grown very fond of him.
- Yes, I can see that.

Perhaps I should
leave well alone.

You're his father.
He has to know.

His mother made no
attempt to contact me.

- Did she know where you were?
- I wasn't hard to find.

Perhaps because
you were married?

She and Michael were very close.

Do you think that my
being here will upset him?

When you've lost the person
who was the centre of your life,

breathing upsets you.

What we have to assess is what's
in Michael's best long-term interests.

Have you reached any conclusion?

I think he ought to
at least meet you.

Mr Sweeney, during
the course of your duties,

had you been able to
get close to Alan Ferns?

Yes. He was quite friendly.

Why didn't you come and get me?

Clive did. He said you
were deep in conversation.

What was the
defendant's state of mind

prior to the death of Mr Baylis?

Perfectly calm. Lucid.

We'd been talking about his
second degree he'd just got.

Was he agitated or emotional?

No. He was calm, looking
forward to his release.

Thank you, Mr Sweeney.

Did he talk about what
he'd do after his release?

He was going to work
for the charity he'd started.

Did you know what Mr Ferns
was serving his sentence for?

Beating up a paedophile.

Was it sensible letting a
paedophile near Mr Ferns?

My lord, the allegations against the
victim in this case were never proven.

For all we know, Mr Baylis was never
successfully prosecuted for child abuse

because he was wholly innocent.

Remind us what Mr
Baylis' sentence was.

Er...

Three months, my lord.

- Thank you.
- For perverting the course of justice.

The main case
against him collapsed.

Mrs Mills is free to speculate on
whether or not Baylis was a paedophile.

But since he was never convicted,
it remains only speculation.

Mrs Mills.

Did Mr Ferns comment on the
puny sentence Baylis received?

He was outraged. We all were.

Did the defendant make
any threats about Mr Baylis?

He said someone
ought to top him.

Did he seem fearful of
Baylis getting out of prison?

He was pretty wound up about it.

He'd got a lot of information about
what Baylis had done to children.

Did he ever speak
about his own childhood?

Not really.

Word was he'd been sexually
abused by his mother's boyfriend.

Were you surprised at
Mr Ferns killing Mr Baylis?

I can't say I was.

Despite it being the
day before his release?

He believed Baylis and
his kind had to be stopped.

Stopped from abusing children.

My lord.

Mrs Mills, would you care
to rephrase your statement?

No, I don't think I would.

I would like you to disregard
defence counsel's last statement.

It is incumbent upon
counsel to ask questions,

not make statements.

Do you ever think about
your father, Michael?

Sometimes, when the
other dads come to school.

Do you wonder what he's like?

I don't have a father.

I met him today.

He's very nice.

He's been living in South
Africa. He didn't know about you.

Mum said I don't.

Well, perhaps she didn't tell you
because she wasn't sure of him.

I've got to do cello practice.

Michael, can we talk?

- I have to practise.
- You can practise later.

I have to do my homework.

Sweetheart, sometimes
grown-ups don't tell children things

because they want
to protect them.

Why didn't he come and get me?

He didn't know anything
about you till now.

Do I have to go with him?

Would you like to meet him?

- No. I don't like him.
- On what evidence?

If you're going to be a barrister, you
have to learn to assess the evidence.

I don't want to be a barrister.

I don't blame you.

What's his name?

Is it curiosity

or are you assembling evidence?

It's Marc Thompson.
He's a surgeon.

- But I'm not called Thompson.
- No, you've got your mum's name.

He seems very nice.

Will you marry him?

That might solve problems
for you. It wouldn't for me.

Because you love the Judge?

Maybe.

We could meet your
dad somewhere for tea.

Sergeant Martin,
were you the detective

who led the investigation
into the murder of Mr Baylis?

Yes. It was an
open-and-shut case.

The whole thing was acted
out on a CCTV camera.

Can we see that, Mr Usher?

Some of you may find this
disturbing, ladies and gentlemen.

Is this the tape that was removed
from the camera following the killing?

- Yes, it is.
- Thank you.

Was the victim known
to the police, Sergeant?

He had been under
investigation a number of times.

Isn't it true that he'd been in
court no less than eight times

- for indecent assaults on children?
- Yes, he was.

- My lord...
- Each time he managed to escape justice.

Really, my lord.

Yes, all right. Mrs Mills,
this is not a proper line.

The victim of Mr Ferns'
attack is not on trial.

No, my lord, that's the whole
point. He should have been.

If it wasn't for his escaping
justice, my client wouldn't be here.

Mrs Mills, enough.

Now, I take it you
have no more questions.

No, my lord.

Mr Norwalk, do you
want to come back?

No. Thank you, my lord.

Thank you, Detective
Sergeant. You can step down.

Thank you.

The Crown would like
to call Dr Margot Lupton.

Dr Lupton is a clinical psychologist
who examined the defendant

prior to and subsequent
to his killing Mr Baylis.

Over what period did you
examine the defendant?

On and off over four years.

And did you reach
any conclusions?

Mr Ferns is intelligent, articulate,
capable of grasping abstract concepts.

He's highly opinionated,
somewhat bigoted,

has a strong need
to always be right.

And did you describe
him in one of your reports

as having a pathological
need for revenge?

Yes, I did observe that.

And what was the
basis of this observation?

He was serially sexually
abused as a child and as a result

feels he has an absolute right to
inflict punishment on paedophiles.

And would this justification
have extended to Barry Baylis?

Mr Baylis would have
fitted entirely the model

Alan Ferns needed
to avenge himself on.

Even though he had not
been convicted of child abuse?

Well, that in a sense made
him a more suitable target.

In Mr Ferns' eyes, the law had
failed to punish Baylis, so he had to.

Thank you.

You don't like Mr Ferns.

I don't think that's true.

Well, then look at
item 37 in your bundle,

your report on Mr Ferns
over a four-year period.

"An arrogant egoist who
always has to have the last word."

It's true. That's how he is.

"Always using his intellect to
belittle me in group sessions."

He does do that.

Isn't it true that
Alan Ferns' intellect

put him and you on a
dangerous collision course?

I think he uses his intellect
to mask the pain he's feeling.

Did he ever talk about
the pain he was feeling?

Not really. It was
too deeply buried.

Could it be that he had worked
through that pain and overcome it?

I don't think he did.

The pain merely
manifested itself in fantasy.

He would act out those fantasies

through his Mr Right personality,
correcting injustices in the world.

Killing Mr Baylis was
part of that fantasy.

He did so with premeditation

in the clear belief that
he was right to do so.

This is a man who,
despite his background,

managed to study and get

two first-class law
degrees whilst in prison.

Is that indicative of someone
who hasn't overcome

the incapacitating
traumas of his childhood?

It is my belief that
he'd overcome little

because he still harbours vengeful
feelings towards paedophiles.

Could he not have been so overwhelmed
by a sense of injustice that he had to act

because he thought the man so
dangerous he had to be stopped?

That is a delusion
he operated under.

"I am right."

Isn't that what you're
doing with your opinion?

Mrs Mills, Dr Lupton
is an expert witness.

Her observations are given based
on her qualifications and experience.

Yes, formed as a result
of a personality clash

where she wanted
to appear superior.

Mrs Mills, the
Judge wants a word.

- Me too, Mrs Cooper?
- No, just Mrs Mills.

I can't. I'm rushing to meet
Michael's father with Michael.

I can't be late. I'm sorry.

Michael's father?

Is he the dark-haired man
who was with her in court?

I didn't notice him, Judge.

No, he's not very noticeable.

Do you want Mrs
Hurst back tomorrow?

Yes, please. Would you
tell the parties involved?

He's got two children.
They live in Cape Town.

How nice.

Now I don't know much about Cape
Town, but he seems terribly nice.

- What if he doesn't like me?
- It's not possible, Michael.

- How do you know?
- Some things you just know.

On the other hand,
you might not like him.

In which case, we'll run.

Thank you. Thanks.

Right, you're sure you
don't want tea, Michael?

- That's okay.
- He does tend to drink water.

It's fine. I want water.

Okay.

Oh, well, can you
manage the top?

- Yeah.
- Okay. Yeah. Thanks.

Thank you.

What's your best subject?

I like maths best.

Oh, well, that was
my favourite subject.

Was it your best?

No. No, physics
was my best subject.

We don't do physics
until the big school.

Well, maybe I didn't
till my big school.

- Why did you become a surgeon?
- I'm not sure.

I hated dissection at school.

Always thought it was
cruel and pointless.

So did I.

I ran out of class when
they started cutting up frogs.

Did they use real animals?

Oh, yeah, that's what they were.

What did your teacher say?

I made such a fuss, they
stopped using the animals.

Good for you. I like people
who stand up for their beliefs.

Mum and I went on a protest
march against hospital cuts.

Was Mum active politically?

- I don't know.
- But you went on demonstrations?

Sometimes we did.

Did you do everything together?

I don't like this.

- Would you like something else?
- No, it's all right.

- You don't have to be so polite.
- I know I don't.

You're very forthright, Michael.

Is that good or bad?

I'd... I'd say it
was good, mostly.

Under water?

I'm just gonna... I'll see
you in a minute, okay?

Yeah.

- He is bright.
- Mmm-hmm.

- He'll make a great barrister.
- Oh, is that what he wants to do?

He talked about it
when his mum was alive.

Did she suffer much?

She didn't complain if she did.

You're very coping,
taking on Michael.

It's not hard to see why
you've grown so fond of him.

I wish Mimi was here.
It's more fun with her.

Why? Who's Mimi? Your daughter?

No. She's a dog. She
belongs to the Judge.

Is he someone special?

He was my pupil master.

Is there something between you?

You said Michael was quite
forthright. So are you, Marc.

Night-night, Michael.

He went right back to sleep.

Thank you for making
our meeting so enjoyable.

Well, I expected it to take place in
the council offices, with time running out,

and Michael having got no
impression of me or me of him.

What impression do you have?

When I went to pay
the bill at the hotel,

I watched you together.

And you were so caught up in your world,
I thought I could never find a way in.

I should have just left.

It might be hard to now.

Why didn't you make
things work for Diana Hulsey?

She badly needed someone.

I was...

I was struggling with my
own marriage at the time.

And just as you think you've
turned one corner in your life,

you realise what
corners you've missed.

I'd better go.

Are you coming back?

Do you want me to?

It'll be hurtful for
Michael if you don't.

Can we have lunch tomorrow?

- Be a sandwich at court.
- Can I watch you again?

It's a public court.

Mrs Mills, the Judge
is going to be late.

- He's got something else on the list.
- Thank you, Mrs Cooper.

He'd like you and Mr Norwalk to
join him for lunch at the lodgings.

Oh, I'm sorry, I have a lunch
date with Michael's father.

I'll tell him.

All rise.

Mr Stafford Clark,

did the council's database
reveal anything interesting?

Well, we didn't
find a smoking gun.

But we still argue
that Mrs Hurst

was not told the full extent
of her son's background.

My lord, this is not a
sustainable position.

The fact is the council
revealed all that was necessary.

Mrs Channing, when a child as damaged
as Paul Lawrence is put up for adoption,

the council should
be as open as it can be

in reporting to prospective
parents the details of his personality.

Mr Stafford Clark.

It is our contention that the council
negligently withheld information.

Telling a parent that her son is a
liar, a thief and a potential rapist

is a very different matter
from telling a stranger.

The stranger's judgement
would obviously be harsher.

By the time Mrs
Hurst had received

the majority of the
information on Paul Lawrence,

she had formed such a bond with
him as to be his de facto parent.

This was brought about by
deception on the part of Mrs Tredaway.

To call releasing information
piecemeal a deception

is both emotive and unhelpful.

The first duty the council has is
to protect the child up for adoption.

When two adults wish to adopt,

the council helps
them decide on a child.

In this particular case, the parents
were steered away from Paul Lawrence.

To quote Lady Justice
Hale in the Essex case,

"The agency for
adoption has a duty of care

"in respect of what information
should be passed on.

"It must at least have a
policy on divulging information.

"But, clearly, it
may be appropriate

"to depart from that
policy in individual cases,

"withholding information
which would otherwise be given.

"That decision might well be made
on the advice of the adoption panel."

Was the decision made after
such advice, Mrs Channing?

- It was, my lord.
- Mmm.

Either way, Mrs Hurst
seems to have suffered greatly

from her involvement
with this child.

I will adjourn to
consider my ruling.

My clerk will inform you
when I've arrived at it.

All rise.

JO ON ANSWERING
MACHINE: Hello, this is Jo Mills.

Please leave a message
and I'll call you back.

Jo, it's John.

I need to take your mind
on the other case I'm hearing.

Something you said about
Mrs Hurst and her suffering?

Please, could you spare
me a couple of moments

after court today?

Come on.

Did you get any sense of
Paul Lawrence's intention

at the end of your class?

No, he'd been responding

and I thought I was
getting through to him.

Did he stay behind?

Yes. The lunch bell had sounded.

Paul's class was on first
sitting, so they all rushed out.

Paul stayed back and asked
me a question about the lesson.

I was flattered
that he'd listened.

When I lent over the
desk to explain further,

he squeezed my breast.

How did you respond?

I was shocked,
but then I felt panic

because I didn't want to lose
him now he was willing to learn.

He said,

"Oh, I thought you liked
me. No one likes me."

And he caught his
breath as if to sob.

I put my hand on his
shoulder and I said,

"I do like you, Paul, but you
mustn't touch me like that."

And he said that
he was very sorry

and he took my hand.

Then he suddenly grabbed
me and wrestled me to the floor.

And I hit my head as I fell.

Then he started
pulling open my clothes.

He's no bigger than me,

but he kept me pinned down
with his hand over my mouth.

- Could you make any sound?
- No.

Not even afterwards.

I just laid there
feeling sick with shock.

I must have been there
for about 20 minutes,

then a colleague
came in and found me.

We were supposed
to meet at lunch.

What did you imagine
you were doing,

putting your hand on
a child who you allege

made a sexual advance to you?

Oh, I don't know, I was... I
was trying to reassure him.

Miss Simpson, you consented to
this act by Paul Lawrence, didn't you?

No. No, I didn't.

In fact, you
enticed him into it.

Then afterwards, you felt you
somehow had to cover what you had done,

so you accused
him of raping you.

No, I didn't. It's not true.

Dr Niamba, I believe you
pronounced Barry Baylis dead.

How was that?

I was holding my clinic
at the prison hospital

when I heard the
continuous alarm.

Did you stop treatments?

Not until a prison officer rushed
in and said a prisoner was down.

That's code for dead.

I ran after him and found
Baylis on the corridor floor

with baler twine
around his neck.

I thought he'd hanged himself.

I could tell at
once he was dead.

How long does it take to choke
someone in the way you describe?

Not long. Two minutes.

How long from hearing
the alarm to finding Baylis?

Two minutes. No more.

Didn't you examine him?

- I certainly did.
- A brainstem death protocol?

I checked his pulse
and his breath.

He was dead.

And you took longer from
the alarm to finding Baylis.

Maybe five or six minutes.

No, we ran all the way.

Did you try to revive him?

He was dead.

Dr Niamba, at two minutes,

a person who is choking
loses consciousness.

It takes five or six
minutes to kill them.

Isn't that so?

Maybe.

Perhaps.

Were you aware of hostility
amongst prisoners towards Baylis?

Yes.

A few hated him.

There were three guards on
that block, two with first aid,

yet none attempted
to revive Baylis?

No.

No one did.

Pretty short lunch. I thought
judges led extravagant lives.

Not in this century, and
certainly not with John Deed.

Oh, yeah, this is the judge
with the dog that Michael likes.

- Mmm-hmm.
- Hmm, perhaps we should steal it.

Can the Judge run fast?

For a cardiac surgeon, you
have a lot of mischief in you.

I have to work at it. You
know people take themselves

far too seriously.

Why did your marriage break up?

Uh, I'm sorry, it's painful.

I was, um... I was
work-obsessed.

By the time I realised there was
more to life than driving ambition,

Louisa had gone.

Couldn't you get her back?

- No, she found somebody else.
- Hmm.

She didn't want the boys.

They took that very badly.

Oh, we all did.

But, um, we get
over these things.

They're very, very settled now.

- Mrs Mills, Judge.
- Thanks.

Thanks, Coop, could we have tea?

I can't stop, I've got
to get back for Michael.

I seem to be seeing
less of you now.

You shouldn't see me at
all while I'm in front of you.

Perhaps I should give up the law.
I want to see more of both of you.

You asked about Mrs Hurst.

Yes, you said you had some insight
into her taking on this difficult trial,

you know, subconsciously wanting
to destroy herself and her family.

It was only a surmise, John.

Only it seems that she's
about to self-destruct

and I don't want to
exacerbate her problem,

but I don't see that I
have much alternative.

Mmm.

Sorry.

I could come and
collect Michael with you.

- Mimi misses him.
- No, it would be confusing for him.

His father will be there.

Ah, yes, what's he like?

Um, warm, forthright.

It's like love at first
sight between them.

It's like they've
never been apart.

He's like you. He's
bright, hardworking.

Put himself through
college and medical school.

He's a cardiac surgeon.

Has he stolen your heart, Jo?

I must dash.

It was a wonderful evening.

- We didn't do anything.
- But that's what was so nice.

We didn't have to.

Even the silences felt natural.

So what are we going
to do about Michael?

It's not a done deal.

The council have only indicated
that you could get custody.

I could fight you.

What would Michael make of that?

I don't want to
give him up, Marc.

Do you want me to walk away?

JO ON ANSWERING
MACHINE: Hello, this is Jo Mills.

Please leave a message
and I'll call you back...

Come on.

Mr Ferns, did you
kill Barry Baylis?

Yes, I did.

I strangled him with
a piece of baler twine

I was using as a belt.

Why did you do that?

To stop him ever
abusing any other children.

Seven years ago, I went to
prison for attacking a paedophile.

In that time, the
organisation I helped found,

Lawyers Against Child Abusers,

estimate there have
been over 90,000

serious offences
committed against children.

Less than one percent of those
offenders have been prosecuted.

Can you tell the court
about your own childhood?

Mr Ferns?

My father had a breakdown when
I was two and walked out on us.

I haven't seen him since.

The man my
mother took up with...

He started sexually
abusing me when I was five.

I was nine before
I dared tell anyone.

What happened to him?

Nothing.

There wasn't enough
evidence to prosecute him.

By this time my mother
had become a drug addict

and I was taken into care.

One of the carers
started to abuse me.

I thought all adults
were like that.

I tried to commit suicide and
ended up in a psychiatric unit.

There I met some kind adults

who helped me get a
different view of the world.

And what of the men
who abused you?

I tracked them down and
exposed each one of them.

Were they prosecuted?

No.

The law couldn't do anything
because of lack of evidence.

So, I beat them up.

One almost died and I went
to prison for seven years.

How much of your prison
sentence did you serve?

All but a day.

They wouldn't give me remission
because I refused to admit

that what I did to those
people was wrong.

Your childhood experiences
must have left you very angry.

I won't pretend I wasn't angry.

And particularly resentful
towards your abusers

who didn't go to prison.

Is that so?

At first.

And then I realised I
couldn't take it upon myself

to beat up every child abuser,

so that's why I read law,

got a degree, founded
Lawyers Against,

to prosecute these people
when the authorities won't.

Isn't this organisation simply
a front to out paedophiles

who you can later
vent your anger on?

Ask some of the lawyers
who've joined us if it is a front.

What were you thinking
when you attacked Baylis?

How he'd never get
to harm another child.

What evidence had you
got that made you superior

to the courts and due process?

Oh, we'd made enquiries,
we knew he was a child abuser.

- But you had no evidence.
- Well, it takes time.

And he was very clever.

That's why he kept
escaping the law.

You haven't forgiven
your abusers, have you?

What do you think?

I think you'd like to do to
them what you did to Mr Baylis.

I try not to think about them.

I think you think
about them all the time.

When you attacked Mr Baylis,

you were thinking about
your stepfather and carer.

No, I just wanted
to stop Baylis.

You weren't protecting other kids
when you attacked and killed this man.

You were just hell-bent
on revenge! Weren't you?

No. No, that's not true.

We'll let the jury decide
what's true, shall we?

Do you know what happens
when you suffer that kind of abuse?

- Thank you, Mr Ferns.
- You die inside.

That's what happened to me.

Abused children never really
recover to become fully functioning.

- Thank you...
- It's like you're not worthy inside.

You're dirty. You're not worthy
of anyone's love and respect.

My life now is about not letting
that happen to other children.

I don't... Thank
you, Mr Johnson.

I don't want to hear
"in defence of others"

in your closing argument, Jo.

- Those are my client's instructions.
- The law is clear.

No one's being threatened.

The jury should be
allowed to decide.

Yes, and they will.
With direction from me.

Juries can get very
exercised about paedophiles.

The jury may yet surprise us.

Don't you ever
answer your phone?

It's been a hectic few days.

Michael's father must be keen.

The council told him
he could claim Michael.

They'll support him.

Is he going to take Michael
back to South Africa?

He has to go back soon,
he has other children there.

He can't just take Michael.

He wants me to go with him.

It's always warm in Cape Town.

I'm really glad you found
your father, Michael.

Won't you come with us?

I didn't say I wouldn't. It's just
it needs a lot of thinking about.

I've got Tom and Mark to
think about as well as you.

And my work.

Dad says you can be a
barrister in South Africa.

Oh, does he?

He's got it all worked out.

Will you come with us?

Michael, if I don't,

it doesn't mean I
don't love you. All right?

It's just a really big upheaval.

Dad says we could
all make a new start.

It would be best.

Yeah, perhaps it would.

JO ON ANSWERING
MACHINE: Hello, this is Jo Mills.

Please leave a
message and I'll call you...

Excuse me, Sir John.

Cook wants to know
if you're dining in.

Is Mr Justice Everard in?

Sir Monty and Lady
Everard are at a reception.

Um, no thank you, Mr
Johnson, I think I'll eat out.

Oh, Mrs Hurst, I'm sorry,
I didn't recognise you.

Can I talk to you, Judge?

I'm not sure that
you can, Mrs Hurst.

The council weren't
being honest.

There are rules about talking
to claimants outside court.

I'm sorry.

Just when I saw you, I knew
I needed to speak to you.

Please?

If I don't speak to
someone, I feel I'll go mad.

Would you like a glass of wine?

Uh, I don't want to
take up your time.

It's boring eating alone.

- Are you eating alone?
- Always.

The girls live
with their father.

Could you get me another glass?

Thank you.

Do the girls blame
you for what Paul did?

The eldest one
barely talks to me now.

I didn't know he would
abuse her. Of course I didn't.

It doesn't necessarily
make the council negligent.

I thought we couldn't
talk about this.

The girls can't understand
why I stood by him.

Neither could their father.

I've already lost one son.

I was driving the car
when... when he died.

He was telling me
about his teacher.

Doing his voice.

He was a brilliant mimic.

I only took my eyes off
the road for a second...

It was an accident. You
should forgive yourself

- for what happened.
- No.

It was my fault. I killed him.

Can you accept the responsibility
without attaching blame?

Is that what you
think I'm trying to do?

Perhaps you should care for
the family that you still have.

I can't abandon Paul.

Too many people
have already done that.

It's a tough hurdle to
overcome when you're a child.

That happened to me.

I was adopted. My adoptive
mother committed suicide

when I was a bit
younger than Paul.

I mean, it wasn't anybody's fault,
there wasn't anybody I could blame.

I think you're
suffering, Mrs Hurst.

We would think that our day in
court is going to resolve things,

make us free.

We think it will bring
closure. Quite often,

it just opens
wounds even deeper.

You need to go
on with your life.

I don't know how to, Judge.

You've got to find a way.

At best, all a trial will do is
enable you to shift the blame

from yourself to the council.

The situation will
remain the same.

Then what's the point of courts?

Often they have no point other
than to codify our behaviour

because we don't know
how to relate to each other.

Do you think we ever did?

When was the last time you
had a conversation like this?

Oh...

I should go.

I think you should
have your glass of wine.

For the first time, you look
like you're not going to break.

Well, it is a relief to talk to
someone who understands.

- So, I'm defending a dog...
- Mmm-hmm.

On appeal, under the
Dangerous Dogs Act

and it bit me.

So I'm standing in front of this
judge, blood pouring from my hand,

and I'm trying to convince him
that this dog is not dangerous.

You're a very different
person when you laugh.

- Oh, I haven't laughed for a long time.
- You should do it more often.

I haven't dared let myself
have an evening like this since...

I'd forgotten what
it could be like.

I must go.

Where are you going?

Back to your flat
to be depressed?

You want to make love to me.

It's very dangerous for me
even to have such thoughts.

Mr Johnson, who is that
woman going away in a taxi?

I believe she was a guest
of Mr Justice Deed, my lady.

No, I do hope she wasn't.

Did she come for breakfast?

I really don't know, my
lady. I don't serve breakfast.

Mr Johnson, you're the butler,
you're supposed to know everything.

Where's my husband?

Although Mrs Hurst,
um, and her husband

were treated in less than ideal fashion
over the adoption of Paul Lawrence,

the council, I find, was not
wrong in its proceedings.

Enough information was given for them
to make a fair and reasoned judgement.

The fact that they then took
Paul on is very much to their credit.

That the adoption went so badly
wrong in no way reflects upon Mrs Hurst.

She has this court's
heartfelt sympathy

and it is hoped that she
can somehow pick up her life.

The full text of this ruling

will be on the court
service website next week.

All rise.

John.

John, you all right?

- Was Mrs Hurst in your court today?
- No, she was not.

Vera says that she saw her
leaving the digs this morning.

Yes, she wanted some advice.

You are not the person to give
it. She's before you as a claimant.

Hopefully I was
able to help her.

Well, the fact is that she
shouldn't have visited you.

As Presider, it is
incumbent on me

to ensure that such
liaisons don't happen.

Yes, I know who I can
and cannot see, Monty.

It's very dangerous.

It could embarrass
you and the bench.

Monty, I'm not sure
that I give a damn!

Mr Justice Deed had sexual
relations with this woman?

I doubt they spent the time
discussing the price of coffee.

In his room?

I'm told the servants weren't
asked to make up a spare room.

This time we have
him. We really do.

We've never been
able to pin him down

on his sexual relations
with the female bar.

With a claimant,
it's judicial suicide.

That's a dangerous assumption,
Ian. You have no evidence.

Come on, Monty.

The only way to find out if it's
true is to confront him, Monty.

- Good idea. Let's.
- No, Vera.

You'll do no such thing.

John Deed is a High Court Judge.

Ian can decide how to proceed.

I would urge caution.

It's a simple question. Was
this woman in your room?

It's not simple. It's loaded.

If true, it could do you
a great deal of harm.

Yes, I'm sure it could.

My lord, if the newspapers
were to get hold of this...

Only if you were to
give it to them, Ian.

It's your reputation
we're at pains to protect.

Thank you for your concern.

Mrs Cooper.

Did you hear any of that?

More than I wanted to, Judge.

There could be trouble.

We've had plenty of that.

Mrs Mills still in the building?

I saw her hurrying through
the lobby with that man.

She might be going to
South Africa with that man.

Really, Judge?

Find Dr Crawcheck for me, will
you? Ask her if she'll see me tonight.

It doesn't matter where.

Mimi.

Shit.

Is Michael here?

- I brought Mimi to see him.
- No, he's out with his father.

Hello, little one.

What's going to happen?

Michael wants me
to go to South Africa.

I haven't decided.

John?

Talk to me.

I've been trying to
talk to you all week.

Can't get near you.

Marc's only here
for a short time.

Are you in love with him?

I've only known him a few days.

He's very nice.

Charming.

He pays me a lot of attention.

He sort of assaults
your feelings.

I've done something pretty
stupid, even by my stupid standards.

I let Mrs Hurst stay
the night at the digs.

Are you completely mad?

And the forces of reaction know.

Well, what do you expect
me to do? I can't help you.

Are you surprised I'm thinking
of going to South Africa?

You are so stupid!

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Even by your exotic standards,

sleeping with a claimant
who is before you

seems a very stupid thing to do.

Well, I compounded
the stupidity.

Instead of recusing
myself, I gave judgement.

Not in her favour.

That hardly matters.

It might if she's
angry about it.

I think Jo Mills is falling in
love with somebody else.

So you've decided
to destroy yourself.

Help me, Rachel.

How do you imagine I can
do that after sleeping with you?

How could we possibly re-establish
a client-therapist relationship?

We could find a way.

- Until we fall into sex again.
- Is that going to happen?

You're that sort of man, John.

Sex is some deep
pathology you're suffering.

Come on. Let's get
some coffee and talk.

I really think Vera should
give evidence, Monty.

Oh, that's ridiculous.

She can no more be called
as a witness than I can.

Then we have to rely
on Laurence James

persuading Mrs Hurst to
give evidence against Deed.

Well, I dare say she might.

If Deed were to be
overturned in her case.

We know how difficult
this is for you, Mrs Hurst.

The fact is, the judge you were
before behaved quite improperly.

Then perhaps you
should be talking to him.

The point is, Mrs Hurst,

the ruling he gave against
you could be overturned.

Could it?

In fact, if you were to
give evidence against him,

we would make sure it was.

Calculated, planned,
premeditated.

These are the words that come
to mind in relation to the killing

of Barry Baylis.

"To prevent possible future
victims from being hurt,"

was Alan Ferns'
reason to the killing.

But Mr Baylis was
putting no one's life at risk.

No one was being
protected from a crime.

Possibly, he may have gone
out of prison and offended.

Anything is possible.

We cannot permit executions

on the basis of personal
speculation by Alan Ferns.

The question we have
to grapple with is this.

Is it ever right to take the
law into your own hands?

To allow a self-righteous,
superior man

to decide and plan the
execution of another?

If we allow this, we will be
writing a licence for mayhem

to vigilante hard
men like Ferns,

permitting storms of double
wrongs trying to make a right.

My client's case is that
he struck at Barry Baylis

to prevent the certain death
or serious sexual abuse

of another child,

which our justice system either
could not or would not prevent.

The law entitles you to
defend yourself or another

if a certain or unpreventable
attack will be committed upon you.

I'm not allowed to tell you

that Mr Ferns killed Barry
Baylis to stop a serial paedophile

from preying upon our children.

Or that at the
time of his death,

he was serving a ludicrously
short prison sentence

for perverting the police
investigation into his activities.

I'm not allowed to
tell you any of this

because of the rules
that govern procedure.

These are the same rules
that allowed Baylis to repeatedly

walk away from court rather
than being brought to justice.

These are the rules that left Mr
Ferns the cruel victim of paedophiles

and saw him frustrated
beyond help at the likes of Baylis

mocking at the law.

Mr Ferns sincerely believed
he was defending our children

when he killed Barry Baylis.

But the rules say
you must ignore that.

Defence council quite rightly
pointed out what she can

and cannot say under
the Rules of Procedure.

Now convention dictates that I
don't interrupt her closing speech.

But I can now tell you that
you must completely disregard

those matters which she so
pointedly claimed to have excluded.

Mr Ferns freely
admits killing Mr Baylis,

but that doesn't necessarily
mean that he murdered him.

Murder is the deliberate
killing of another, intending to kill

or to cause serious bodily harm.

The defence here
is self-defence.

To prevent death
or serious injury,

which includes the
sexual abuse of another.

Now the question that
you might ask yourselves

is was this threat immediate?

Were there any other measures

that Mr Ferns might
have taken to prevent it?

That is a matter for you.

We abolished judicial
execution in this country in 1967.

Parliament did not make
an exception for Mr Ferns.

Thanks.

The jury's coming back
in the rape case, Judge.

Oh, good. I'll
pop in and hear it.

Thank you.

How do you find
Paul Lawrence Hurst,

guilty or not guilty?

We find him guilty.

Now is that the
verdict of you all?

- Yes, it is.
- Thank you.

I'm almost at a loss to
know how to respond to you.

It saddens me to
see a boy so young

rape his teacher,
who so cared for him,

trusted him, tried to help.

Yes, Mr Sorrell, I will hear
your plea for mitigation.

My lord, Paul Lawrence is
what is known as a wrong 'un.

He knows he's a bad lot

and knows he cannot help
himself doing what he does.

Viv?

I hoped I'd avoid you.

Are you going to see him?

I won't give up on him.

The important thing is to salvage
something with my daughter.

Good.

- Thank you for all you did.
- Oh, what did I do?

You helped give me my life back.

I won't see you again, will I?

Judge, your jury is coming back.

Already? They can
hardly have deliberated yet.

Mrs Hurst.

You know my answer, Mr James.

I can't help.

Madam Foreman, have you
reached a verdict already?

We have, sir.

- And it's the verdict of you all?
- Yes, sir.

Very well. Mr Harrison.

Stand up.

On the charge of murder, how
do you find Alan Peter Ferns?

Guilty or not guilty?

Not guilty.

- Yes!
- Yes!

Thank you.

I cannot hide my view that the
verdict of the jury is perverse.

However, you are
free to go, Mr Ferns.

All rise.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you. Thank you.

Mrs Mills. Thank you.

Congratulations.

Well done, Jo.

It's the legal equivalent
of walking on water.

Mr Ferns, would you care
to comment on the verdict?

I owe a big debt of
gratitude to my legal team,

especially my
barrister, Mrs Jo Mills.

- What are your plans?
- To stop child abuse.

Britain is becoming the centre
of a liberal child-abusing culture.

Too many paedophiles are
protected by inadequate laws

that favour abusers
and fail our children.

We're being swamped
by these degenerates.

What would you do with them?

Well, scum like Baylis
don't deserve to live.

It's the duty of every
decent citizen in this country

to take arms against them.

If the police won't act,
our organisation will.

We'll out every last
one of them. Thank you.

How do you feel about the
seven years you've already served?

Jo?

It suddenly it feels like
I have cement boots.

Come with us,
Jo. You'll love it.

My whole life is here.

- It's a huge decision.
- Life-changing decisions usually are.

It would be worth it, I promise.

Why don't you stay?

Jo, I can't uproot
my children again.

But what about my children?

How are we going
to resolve this?

The thing is, I'm not sure
that Michael will go without you.

Oh, gosh, no pressure.

Jo...

I have been turning corners all my
life and not met anyone like you till now.

The train leaves
at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

I've got three tickets.

I could come out later.

Yeah, you could, but would you?

I love you, Jo.

Michael!

What are you looking at?

It was a brilliant result.
You'll be in great demand.

It feels like my very
worst day at the bar.

It more or less decided me to
go to South Africa with Marc,

if only to get Michael settled.

Jo, you hardly know this man.

He's Michael's dad.
He can't be all bad.

- He says he loves me.
- I love you.

If you go, you won't come back.

Train's at 7:00
this evening, John.

Jo...

I know I have no right to ask
you after the way I've behaved.

Please stay.

JO ON ANSWERING
MACHINE: Hello, this is Jo Mills.

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

Jo, we're all ready. Do
you want us to pick you up?

I'll try your cell
phone. I love you.

Hello, John.

Hello? I'm late.
I'm just leaving.

Yeah, John, I can't talk,
my battery's... Hello?

- Hello?
- Jo?

Thank you.

Come on, let's go.