All language subtitles for The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.s02e01.Playing for the Ashes

MAN:

Gabriella!

Gabriella, don't!

Go back to your wife!

I couldn't help it. Don't do this.

You're hopeless, Ken.

Cricket's the only thing
you get right.

At least come back inside.

No, Ken. I've had enough.

You deserve everything you get!

DOGS BARK

DOGS WHINE

DOGS WHINE

HE LAUGHS

Could you make
any more mess, Havers?

Well,

I've finished now.

Are you settling in? Yeah.

I am.

What are your new neighbours like?
I haven't met them yet.

Perhaps they're waiting
for me to throw a party.

With finger food
and drinks with umbrellas.

Irresistible. I do hope I'm invited.

Anyway, have the press
got hold of this case yet?

Probably. Hasn't been ID'ed yet.

It's easy to recognise Kenneth
Waring after last week's century.

Us getting this case isn't
to do with you liking cricket?

Cricket isn't something you like.
It's a religion.

You just happened to pick
this one up? You pulled strings.

This is a great tragedy
for the game, you know.

I expect his family
aren't too happy, either.

It looks in good nick for a fire.

DS Havers. DI Lynley.

Inspector Ardery.
I've not been here long.

There was another fire
a few miles away.
Some sort of animal rights thing.

Check it out, Havers.

SOCO's found two partial footprints.
Could be the same person.
The body is still in situ.

The cottage is owned
by a Mrs Miriam Whitelaw.

Mrs Gabriella Patten
has been staying here two months.

Where is she now? A local resident
said they had a row.

Said there was a car outside then.
There isn't now. Better find her.

The initial report
said that the blaze

would have flared up immediately,
and died back just as fast.

Almost definitely torched.

The fuel had gone in
through the letter box

and down onto the rug.

The rug set alight,

eventually burning itself out.

It has synthetic backing,

so the corridor would have filled
with a black, noxious smoke.

Straight into the sitting room.

Where it had nowhere else to go.

Except the staircase,
which acted like a chimney.

The smoke went straight
into the bedroom.

Asphyxiation, would you think?
Yeah. Carbon monoxide.

They always look like
they've been asleep.
He could have looked a lot worse.

It would have been a shame.
He's beautiful.

It's not what you'd expect, sir.

Cricket. I mean it's all very
cucumber sandwiches, isn't it?

It's a long way from sudden death.
Don't you believe it, Havers.

Cricket has a lot of suicides.

I take it we're ruling that out
in this case.

Time of death yet, Inspector?

Not precise. Around midnight.

Probably the person who did this
expected the building to burn down.

They didn't think
there'd be any evidence left at all.

There's not much to go on.

Forensics might be able
to do something with it.

Where's the next one?

Round here.

A good view of the bedroom
from here.

Someone stood here
waiting for Waring to go to bed?

Detective Inspector,
they found a tyre track.

Motorbike,

I'd say.

Looks like
someone tried to conceal it.

There are
a lot of broken branches here.

Sir?

Nice, isn't it, sir? Hmm?

You know what we need, Sergeant?

What we need is a profiler.

You are so transparent.

We need an expert profiler.
This is her field of expertise.

We picked up the case
so you could get Helen on board.

I thought
it was for my liking of cricket.

She'll see right through you.
I don't see why.

Like you just said,
she's a profiler.

HELEN:

Arsonists fall into categories.

This one burned down his school,
his church and his aunt's house.

Luckily she wasn't in. Peer pressure.

Fuelled by drug dependency
and alcohol.

This woman is a political activist.

That can be environmental
or just good old-fashioned anarchy.

A laugh a minute, this lot.
Don't you believe it.

Two women burned down
six semis between them.

Something about firemen in uniforms.

Just sat back and waited
for the hunks and their hoses.

Loss of face.

Quite literally in this case.

Businessman loses his job,
burns down his employer's house
with young children inside.

Then sets fire to himself
and, yes, he survived.

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

And finally,
we have our slow burners.

The introverted type,
simmering away until something
tips them over the edge.

Usually from a broken home.
Classic cry for help.

And what about our case? You
haven't given me anything, Tommy.

Is this a personal act
against an individual,

or an impersonal act
against a group?

So, did they want Waring dead
or was it what he stood for?

I'll run the MO through the system.
It's like a signature.

A serial arsonist uses
the same method.

Sir, Waring's wife's arrived
at the hospital to ID the body.

They're waiting for us.

Thanks, Helen.

Just keep chucking things at us.
There are plenty of things
I could chuck at you.

I decided to be nice instead.

Mrs Waring.

Could you come with me, please?

Mrs Waring,
I'm Detective Sergeant Havers.

Are you ready?

Mrs Waring, is this your husband?

It's Ken.

Mrs Waring?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's my husband.

Ladies and gentlemen,
may I introduce Miriam Whitelaw?

APPLAUSE

Surely there can be no sadder
situation than that of a child
with an incurable illness.

Come on. Let's go. Quick.

How dare you?

We're helping
to save children's lives.

And to safeguard
their future health and happiness.

I name this tree, Tree.

My late husband
would have been very proud -

..to maim and torture animals
in the name of science.

Have any of you thought about
what you're doing?

You may not like
the idea of using animals,

but it is the only way to guarantee
the safety of any new drug.

These drugs will save lives,
maybe your children's.

What about animals' lives?
Go on! Get her!

The blood of innocent animals
is on your hands.

Get out of the way!

You can't hide from your conscience!

Excuse me, sir.

Kenneth Waring has been found dead.

GUARD:

Get away from the door.

THEY BANG ON THE DOOR

Mrs Whitelaw.

I'm all right.

Miriam, I have to tell you...
I'm sorry.

Kenneth Waring has been found dead.

Kenneth?

I'm sorry.

When did you last see your husband?

Not in a while.

He was under a lot of pressure
and he needed space. And...

We were separated.

Just trying it out, you know.

Had you been married long?

We were at school together.
We married when we were kids.

Where was Kenneth staying?
With Miriam Whitelaw.

I mean, it's just her
in that big house.

You could say
that she kind of looked after him.

So, did Kenneth need looking after?

Was there a problem?

Was he in some kind of trouble?

Kenny?

No.

Everyone loved Kenny.

He loved his kids. He...

He was meant to be taking Jimmy
to Greece, but he just cancelled it.

Why did he do that?

He said something had come up.
Jimmy was upset, and...

That's cricket for you.
You're always travelling.

You never knew where he was.

How old is Jimmy?

16.

You don't look old enough.

I was a couple of days past my 16th
when I had Jimmy.

But Ken was great.

We were so in love.

It's not been easy for Jimmy.

With his dad gone so much,
he's been the man about the house.

He's been dad to Sharon and Stan,
and be my friend and...

Sometimes he's more like
my older brother than my own kid.

He grew up quickly. Yeah.

He had to.

Do you know Gabriella Patten?

And you know of
Miriam Whitelaw's cottage?

We used to go there
when we were a proper family.

Did you know
Mrs Patten was staying there?

I'm sorry,
but I have to ask you this question.
Where were you last night?

Where do you think? We've got
three kids. I was at home with them.

MAN:

There we go. That's them.

Who's looking after the kids?

Jimmy. Always does.
Don't worry about this.

I'll take care of it.

THEY SHOUT QUESTIONS

It's just on the right. Number two.

Give me your keys.

Move away from the car! Move away!

Move away!

Keep your head down.
Don't say anything.

No photographs!
Move away from the car!

Are you separated?

Jeannie, is it true?
It's Mrs Waring to you!

Where's Jimmy?

Are you all right, Mum?

Where is Gabriella Patten? Her
office says she hasn't called in.

No-one knows where she is.
Just find her.

If someone decides to disappear,
there's not much we can do.

She's a suspect.
And she could be in danger.

She could be scared.
Just keep at it, OK?

I say. I wouldn't mind
living in a place like this.
I thought you did.

Sorry to trouble you, Mrs Whitelaw.

I still can't quite believe it.

I'm rather cold.
I think it's the shock.

You must have been very close
to Mr Waring.

Kenneth loved cricket.

And he had such talent.

I suppose I became a kind of patron.
Mentor.

In what way?

Kenneth was a foster child.

His real family weren't interested.

I took him under my wing.

Why was Gabriella Patten
staying at your cottage?

She needed somewhere to stay
after the breakdown of her marriage.
She felt raw.

When did you last speak to her?

Not for weeks.

How did you get to know her?
She was Kenneth's agent.

I found her for him, actually.

Kenneth was nearing retirement. He
needed somebody to help plan that.

How long
had they been having an affair?

You'd have to ask Mrs Patten that.

Kenneth was living here
during his trial separation?

Is that what Jeannie called it?

She's always been unable
to face the truth.

Particularly when it hurts.

It was over between them.
He told you that?

He told me everything.
He missed his children,

but Jeannie...

She couldn't accept that
they weren't teenagers any more.

He used my solicitor. Kenneth
took the divorce papers to Jeannie.

When?
Last week.

When did you see him last?

Yesterday afternoon.

I saw him off to the airport.

What time?
About four.

Did he take a taxi
or go in his own car?
He drove himself.

He was collecting Jimmy,
and then on to Heathrow.

Why didn't he tell you
that he'd cancelled the holiday?

I don't know.

Was he happy about going away?

I have to admit
the holiday was my idea.

I could see that Jimmy was going
through a...difficult patch.

His age. I suggested
they go away together.

Are you saying
he didn't get on with Jimmy? Oh, no.

Kenneth loved that boy.

He used to say they were like
peas in a pod.

Except, of course, Jimmy
doesn't have his father's talent.

This was Kenneth's room.

May I?

Of course.

Very neat.

He was a very careful man.

Why was he staying here?
He could have got a hotel room.

Did he have any financial worries?
No.

He liked it here.

I think over the years it had
become like a sanctuary for him.

How long had he been coming here?
It started when he had a houseful
of small children.

He needed the peace.
I offered him a room

with no responsibilities,
no pressures, no domestic baggage.

I think he was happy here.

Did he have any other problems?
Drugs? Alcohol?

He was extremely disciplined,
Inspector.

How was he behaving when he left?

Was he at all agitated?

Depressed?
What makes you say that?

This is it, isn't it?

What?

He's barely cold
and you're digging the dirt.
You're as bad as the press!

Mrs Whitelaw,
we're on the same side.

Someone wanted him dead.

I'm just trying to find a reason.

Yes, of course. I'm sorry.

You're absolutely right.

May I ask where you were
last night? At home.

Alone? No. My daughter was here.
She stayed the night.

I'm afraid
we'll need to talk to her.

I'm sorry. I don't have her address.

I know it sounds silly,
but I'm afraid Olivia
only allows me so far into her life.

Knowing where she lives
isn't part of that.

Whose room is this?

Mine.

Do you mind? Please.

Do you watch a lot of telly,
Mrs Whitelaw?

They're all of Kenneth.
He hated watching himself.

I'd look at them and try to help.

After that incredible test century,
he didn't need help.

At least his career ended on a high.

I know it's an odd request,
Mrs Whitelaw,

but can I borrow a couple of these?

The Met runs to most things,
but not taping test matches.

Please. Thank you.

What happened?

I was attacked this morning,
targeted
by so-called animal activists.

I was opening a new wing
of a research laboratory.

I do a lot for charity and for
the Whitelaw-Waring Foundation.

What's that?

I set it up
to help children like Kenneth.

It's close to my heart,
and it was important to him, too.

Children loved him, you see.

We all loved him.

Their relationship?

She's very attractive.
In love with him?

Why didn't he tell her
he cancelled the holiday?

Maybe he didn't cancel it.
Maybe he was taking someone else.
Gabriella?

Did you notice the photographs?
Yeah. There wasn't one
of the daughter.

MAN:

Olivia!

Livie!

DOGS BARK

You've got to see this.

Chris said you were brilliant
in the mask.

IMITATES POSH ACCENT:

"I name this tree Tree."

Did we make the papers, Chris?

No, but your mother's friend did.

Jesus! Kenny.

You know what this means, don't you?

The police are going to be round.
They'll connect you and your mother.

You'll have to get your story
straight.

We'll all have to.
Are you going to be OK?

Why shouldn't I be?

He was killed in the cottage.

That's a couple of miles
from where we were last night.

You were on a raid?

You didn't tell me.

You didn't need to know.

Why didn't you want me
to go with you last night?

You had other plans.
Didn't you go and see your mother?

- Come with us tonight.
- Maybe I'm doing something else.

- Don't start.
- What?

You know what. Just leave it.

Here she is.

Olivia Constance Whitelaw.

DOB...

Blimey, O'Riley.

Why, what is it?
She's got pre-cons for soliciting.

She must have got bored
with the debutante balls.

That's some career choice.
Looks like drugs.

From Homes & Gardens
to street corner.

Look, the address is fine.

She's cohabiting
with one Chris Faraday.

Known activist.

He's heavily involved
in animal rights.

But he hasn't got any form.

It means we have a connection. Yeah.

TV: Tributes have poured in
from around the cricket world.

Today, colleagues were struggling
to come to terms with the loss.

Fellow batsman Hugh Patten
had this to say.

Kenny Boy will be sorely missed.

We're numb.

Shit.

HUGH:

We feel empty and devastated.

CHRIS:

They're talking about Waring.

Poor Ken.

I'll miss him.

You haven't seen him in years.

That's not the point.

He was...

He was part of my childhood!

Come here. Look. I'm sorry.

Why don't you do this more often?

I'm feeling really lonely.

Being on my own.

Olivia. Olivia.

You don't want to do this.

You don't know what I want.

I can't be up for you.

Why not?

Because we're friends.

Always will be.
I don't want to jeopardise that.

You don't know that it would.

Any kind of sexual relationship

will just spoil what we have.

Sometimes I think
you're frightened of me!

You didn't tell your mother,
did you?

The perfect moment
never presented itself.

Anyway, what's the point?
I don't care.

Livie, stop doing this.
Give your mother half a chance.

You are so bloody sanctimonious!

TV: Details of the circumstances
surrounding his death are emerging.

Waring was supposed
to be on a plane bound for Greece

with his teenage son. But he was
found dead in his country cottage.

Slumming it, isn't she?

What's it called?

Boho chic?

I don't know, Detective Sgt.
You're the one reading DIY mags.

I expect she thinks it gives her
a bit of street cred.

Or it was the only place
she could find to live.

No. She could live in Kensington.

Hello!

Chris Faraday? Yeah.

DI Lynley, DS Havers.

Can I see some ID?

It would be easier up there.

It'd be easier for what?

May we come up, please, Mr Faraday?
Sure.

Have you heard
about Kenneth Waring?

You can't really miss it.

A man's dead, Mr Faraday.

Thousands die of starvation every
day, but it's not on the front page.

This is Olivia Whitelaw.

But I guess you already knew that.

Miss Whitelaw, I'm DI Lynley.
This is DS Havers.

Where were you last night?

At my mother's.

What time did you arrive? Nine-ish.

I left after breakfast.

Were you together all that time?

I didn't follow her
into the bathroom, but yeah.

When did you last see
Kenneth Waring?

Not for ages. I left home years ago.

Mum and I don't exactly see
eye to eye.

Oh. What about? Everything.

And yet you stayed the night
on Wednesday? Yeah.

Mr Faraday, where were you? A

friend's stag night. Watching videos.

Do you want details?
That shouldn't be necessary.

Titty Slickers, Dry Hard

and Sexcalibur.

You've got a good memory.

You can't get me for it.
My memory, that is.

How well do you know Mrs Whitelaw?
I've never had the pleasure.

You've never been to her cottage?
I didn't know it existed till today.

She likes you.

Was she run over? Yeah.

I can see you're good with dogs.

Who does he think he is?

You didn't like him, then?

He's a creep. And her. People
like that make me really angry.

People who don't know
how lucky they are.

You saw the needle tracks.
They were old, Havers.

She wasn't born with them.

Faraday's very controlling.
She probably gets off on it.

I want you to check out
his alibi for the last 24 hours.

Happily. Get on to Special Branch.

See what they know
about the protest this morning.

Why they would choose Waring
as a target?

Why did Olivia stay the night with
her mother after all these years?

I want to know
the terms of Miriam's will.

I'd like to pursue Waring's family.
Talk to the son.

Good. Find out where Gabriella is.

They've ID'ed the footprint.
Nike trainer, size nine.

Loads of people wear them.
I wear them. Should I arrest you?

TV: Police are still investigating
the fire that caused his death.

The C16th cottage where his body
was found belonged to his patron
and friend Miriam Whitelaw.

Waring's career
was at an all-time high

following his spectacular century
at Lord's last week.

HUGH: People had written off
Kenny recently,

but he was still a cricketer
at the peak of his powers.

Where are you going?

He loved you.

And I know that you loved him.

I know you're angry right now, love,
but it's OK to be upset.

Anyway,

I thought you might like a hug.

I thought I might like a hug.

Jimmy, love, where were you
last night? I won't be angry.

Just tell me where you were.

He said that?

DOOR CLOSES DOWNSTAIRS

CHRIS:

Whoops.

A WOMAN LAUGHS

A COUPLE KISS

TV: It's been an exciting third day
here at Lord's.

In this first innings
against Pakistan...

Asif Khan bowling to Waring.
Ooh, that must be close.

Out. He left it,
the ball darted back at him.

That was never out.

No wonder they're delighted.

Kenneth Waring taking
the long walk back to the pavilion.

He'll be absolutely kicking himself
for that performance.

Excuse me. Hugh Patten?

Batting in the first net.

I wonder what it would be like

to receive one of those. Terrifying.

Cricket is four hours
of stultifying boredom,

ten seconds of sheer terror.

Just like Gabriella
to pull a stunt like this.

Responsibility
was never her strongest suit.

You have no idea
where your wife is? Ex-wife.

No. None whatsoever.

I hope she's all right.

Were you and Waring friends?

I couldn't stand the guy.

Let's say he lacked maturity.

Professionally? Bit of a brooder.

Had a famous bad temper.

You wouldn't know. He covered it up.
Good camera manner.

But if he felt
he'd been given out unfairly,

bats would fly.

Lots of broken changing room windows.

Is that common?

Fit of the furies? Oh, yeah.

I, on the other hand,
if I'm given out, I just go quiet.

And I walk off really slowly.

The umpire soon gets the hint.

Maybe Kenny was growing up.

How do you mean?

Two weeks ago he was never out,
but it was called.
He just walked off.

Cool as ice. No histrionics, nothing.

I have to ask.
Where were you on Wednesday night?

Alibi, eh?

BBC Television Centre.

Recording A Question Of Sport.

You can check that.
I failed to identify Graham Gooch.

It must have been difficult

when Gabriella and Kenneth
paired off. Embarrassing.

I got ribbing off the team.
Nothing I couldn't handle.

Gabriella was a bit of a nightmare.

Personally, I thought her and
Kenny Boy made the perfect couple.

Just for once, I want you at home!

Being a family with the rest of us.

What's the point?

It's what normal families do
when somebody dies.

How normal is it, you wearing

that jacket all the time?

Your dad gave me this.

Because you wouldn't take it off.

He had to buy another one.
You're so stupid.

Your dad's dead, so you have
to take on some responsibility.

Sod that.

What did you say?

I said, "Sod that."

Is that your motorbike, Jimmy?

Funny, I thought you had to be 17
to ride one of those.

Looks like we wear
the same trainers.

OK, Jimmy, we've got
your trainer footprint

in the mud at the front door
and in the garden.

We've got your motorbike
parked in the lane.

You were angry with your dad
about the holiday.

I killed him.

Say that again.

I killed him.

OK.

Let's take it

from the beginning.

Why did you go to the cottage?
I was upset.

What happened?

I lit the fire.

Tell me exactly what you did.
I found petrol in the shed.

Put it through the letter box.
Lit it.

How did you light it?
With a match.

What kind of a match?
From a book or a box? Box.

Why did you do it, Jimmy?

Because I hated him.

ALARMS SOUND

OK, everyone out. You know
what to do. Let's get moving!

We've got two and a half minutes.
Start passing them out.

This way.

Come on, sweethearts.
Come here.

Take this one.

Come on.

All along that wall
and all along that wall.

OK.

- Livie! Come on!
- I am.

- I want petrol everywhere!
- Chris!

Leave it. Give it to me.

No, I can manage.

- Livie, come on!
- I'm coming!

Get them in the cages.
Push them right to the back.

Out of the way, guys. Clear the line.

Your end OK?

We've got them all.
We've got to go. Come on.

Chuck the can in the kennel!
Come on, people!

Can I do it?

Chris, we've got to go.

CHRIS:

Livie!

Light it!

- Let me do it.
- Get in the van!

Get in the van!

Clear?

Come on! Let's go! Come on!

Faraday can be tentatively linked
to fires at research facilities
and puppy farms.

The puppy farm in question
is two miles
from the Whitelaw cottage.

He's mainly active in animal rights,
but deep down he's an anarchist,
pure and simple.

Tell us about the fires.

Petrol, lighted match, nothing fancy.

That fits our MO.
It's close, but not close enough.

They drench places in fuel.
The cottage was a focused attack.

Could he be capable
of this extreme violence?

He's the puppet master.

He doesn't do anything
he can get others to do for him.

He could have persuaded Olivia,
maybe?

I don't know,
but Jimmy does fit the profile.

He's introverted, from a broken home,

he has a high degree
of internal anger.

He's your textbook slow burner,
and you're going to let him go.

I'm not convinced he did it. Why?

The MO's right. He was there.

What more do you want?

His name on the wall?
"Jimmy Waring, I done it."

This isn't a joke, Helen. He's 16.

Yes! A 16-year-old
who I think killed his father.

And who could kill again.

I respect what you are doing.
You should. I'm good at what I do.

You asked for my opinion, I gave it,
you're not interested.

You know half of police work
is instinct. I know that!

My instinct tells me
someone else did it.

Fine.

No wonder we're incapable
of a relationship.

Come on.

Helen, I have respect for you
on every level.

But this is a murder case.

It's not about us.

Then let's agree to differ.

Inspector!

Are you letting him go?
For the moment.

What does that mean?
I don't think he did it.

Why is he trying
to convince us he did?

How can someone let a boy take

the rap for something he didn't do?
Explain that!

What the hell are you doing?

Look at you.

In that stupid jacket.

Get it into your head.
He left us years ago.

You're not listening to me.

I saw you.

- What do you mean you saw me?
- You know what I mean. Last week.

I saw you in bed with Dad.

We were married. He still loved me.

Do you know how pathetic you are?

Are you sure
this is the right call?

Trust me, Havers.

I just got off the phone
to Miriam Whitelaw's solicitor.

He's confirmed her will
leaves everything to Waring.

Now he's out of the way,
guess who gets the lot. Thank you.

Will we pay a visit
to little orphan Anoia?

I'll do that.

You keep digging away at Faraday.

With pleasure.

PUPPIES SQUEAL

Hello?

Why don't they bark?

I don't know. Not mine.
I'm just looking after them.

They belong to a friend of Chris's.
They're nothing to do with me.

Do you like animals?
I like that they like me.

The night that Kenneth was killed...
Er, take me through that again.

I arrived at nine, spent the evening
with Mum. I went home the next day.

Did nothing else happen? Yeah.

Somebody phoned.
Some crazy woman. I don't know who.

What sort of time was that?
About midnight.

Oh.

Why did you go to your mother's?

Stuff.

Important stuff?

Chris organised this attack
on your mother, didn't he? Why?

Were you there?

It was Chris's demo.
Do you do everything he tells you?

I believe in what we're doing.

Now Kenneth's gone, you stand
to become a very rich woman one day.

Ha!

You are a very funny man.
Do you know that?

There's something wrong with you,
isn't there?

It all fits. The shakes,
the attitude. That's why
you went to your mother's.

So she could help make it better.
Yeah(!)

I was pregnant once.

Oh, God.

Funny, to think
it would have been what, 12 now.

Mother forced me into a termination.

I'm surprised
how easily I was persuaded.

What's wrong with you, Olivia?

Motor neurone disease.

Could be as little
as eighteen months.

Some days are better than others.

I get very low, very angry.

Then I think,
"What difference does it make?
I may as well do whatever I want."

Other days, I want to be
more dignified about it all.

Chris is helping me to do that.

No, Chris is great, but he's not...

I suppose I'm frightened
of being on my own.

What about your mother?

I've spent so long hating her,
it's not easy to put that aside.

Do you know why the dogs don't bark?

Because they're too scared.

How sad is that?

Sir, still no sign
of Gabriella Patten, but I've been
checking out Faraday's alibi.

It works, but it doesn't work,
if you get what I'm saying.

Oh, by the way, it's me and...

Wha...?

What on earth...?

(SIGHS)

Hello. Hello.
This your fridge? Yep.

You can't move it. It's much
too heavy. You're not wrong.

Wait for my dad to come back.
He's strong. Don't worry.
I'll get it moved.

I'm Hadiyyah. It means something
lovely, but I can't remember what.

What's your name?

Er, Barbara.

What's that mean?

Well, I don't know.
"A stranger." Something like that.

Can I come in?
Well,...I'm really tired.

MAN: Hadiyyah!
HADIYYAH: That's my dad.

Bye-bye, Barbara.

That bad?
They want results yesterday.

Have you seen this?

I have now. Well, Gabriella
Patten's turned up. "Turned up"?

She called in. She's been staying
at a friend's. She "needed space".

You can be reported for wasting
police time. I was too...

I loved Ken.

I just wanted to hide.

So you waste the Met's resources
trying to track you down?

Where were you? A friend was away.
I had her keys. I shut myself away.

Wednesday night? I... We had a row.
I got in the car and came up to town.

What did you row about?
I don't remember. Yes, you do.

His family.
I was sick and tired of them.

Wrong. You rowed about cricket.
Why was his game off?

How should I know? You're his agent.
Isn't it your job to know?

Why are you so frightened,
Mrs Patten? Why were you hiding?

Because it could have been me!

Where were you midnight Wednesday?

At my friend's flat.

And, no, nobody saw me. Convenient.

Hold on. You can check phone bills.

Around midnight, I made a call.
Who to? Miriam Whitelaw.

Why? Because
she's an interfering old hag.

Couldn't stand Ken being with me.

Or with anybody. I was getting him
away from all that.

What did she say? Nothing. I think

for once I shut the old witch up.

You could have got someone else
to make the call for you.

I didn't kill Ken.

I was angry with him, he'd upset me,

but I loved him.

Miriam hadn't spoken to Gabriella
in months. Someone called Olivia.

"A crazy woman", she said.
That sounds like Gabriella.

Tell me about Faraday.

Oh, yeah. You know, this guy,
he thinks he's so smart.

Sure enough, his alibi checks out,

but I went to
a couple more porn shops.

He checked out
exactly the same videos on
different dates at different shops.

Dates when beagle pups
were liberated?
According to Helen's records.

Shall I check on Miriam Whitelaw?

No, I'll do that.
You can have Faraday.

Oh. How many treats
can one girl have?

CIRCULAR SAW GRINDS METAL

You have a lot of use for those?

I'm a fabricator.
What are you doing with the cages?

I make them. It's what I fabricate.
If you don't mind,
I'd like to get back to work.

I don't mind. I'll talk. You listen.

Right...

Oi! What?

OI!

Couldn't you find
something less noisy to do?

Do you want one of these? No, thanks.

You left one out, Shaving
Ryan's Privates. Sounds memorable.

Where is this going? You weren't
at a stag party on Wednesday.

CHRIS: Don't you like my alibi?
I think your alibi's pants.

You were raiding a puppy farm

two miles from where Kenneth Waring
was found dead. That night,
I was with my girlfriend.

Olivia was with her mother.
What makes you think I mean Livie?

She... Do you need a grubby mind
to join the police,

or do you pass an exam?

I was with Amanda.

Why didn't you say so before?
I was protecting Livie.

She can go off on one sometimes.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.
She's quite immature and needy.

You don't think much of her.

She's done well and I'm fond of her,
but she was a smack-addicted
prostitute.

It's hard to get that image
out of your head.

CHRIS: I hope she finds someone,
but it ain't gonna be me.

Last night, there was a raid
in Hertfordshire.

Don't tell me,
you were on another stag night?

Why, Detective Sergeant, you just
took the words right out of my mouth.

Now that Kenneth's gone,

I feel this place and what we do
here is even more important.

I don't want him to be forgotten.

Did you receive a telephone call
on Wednesday night?

Not that I recall. You haven't
spoken to Gabriella Patten?

Why? She says she called you.
Then I'm afraid she's mistaken.

I've been watching those videos
you lent me. His game was off.

There was absolutely nothing wrong
with his game.

There was a lot of the child
in Kenneth.

Because he was fostered, maybe
he stopped growing emotionally.

He was often moody,

life's pressures
weighed on him quite heavily,

but he was still very special.

I'm going to miss him.

Were you in love with him?

I loved him like a son.

I feel his loss very deeply.

And now Olivia.

Is that why she came back to you?
I've no idea why she turned up
that night.

It was always easier
to love Kenneth.

He didn't resent me.

There was none of that angst...
or rebellion.

We were just really good friends.

Inspector, what did you mean
just then, "And now Olivia"?

Mrs Whitelaw, I think er...
What's wrong with her?

I think you should talk
to your daughter.

(SIGHS) Thank you, sir.

It's a bit out of your way, I know.

Not at all.
Let's see your new place, then.

No... Well, there's not much to see.

I don't think you'd like...
Oh, nonsense.

No, really, sir...

OK.

I can't get Miriam Whitelaw's face
out of my mind.

Don't beat yourself up about it.
You weren't to know.

I just felt so...

clumsy and insensitive.

You are neither. Hence my brilliant
handling of the Helen situation(!)

I'm still unpacking, you know,

and I'm decorating
and there's stuff everywhere.

Oh, my neighbour
must have brought it round.

It was left at the back gate.

Right. What are you doing?

You can't leave the fridge here.
Let's get it inside.

Right.

OK.

You don't have to do this, you know.
My pleasure.

Be careful you don't get squashed.

We should take the wrapping off,
see if it works.

You should let fridges settle first.
Why?

I don't know. Well, in case
it explodes or something.

This is all very nice.

Very compact. You mean, "small".

I didn't know
you read so much, Sergeant.

Er...

Do you want something to eat?

Yeah, that'd be great.

Er, well, I can do, erm...
toast or...

Toast.

I'll have the toast, then, please.

This is good stuff.

Very diverting. It's junk.
It's escapism.

What can I do to help?
Well, you could lay the table.

Knives?
Er, top drawer.

It's very quiet here.

The first place of my own.

You're going to be very happy.
I can tell.

Have you decided what colour?

Blue. Cerulean.
Colour of the heavens.

I can lie in bed
and pretend I'm in the clouds.

They were perfectly clean,
you know, my knickers.

I don't know
what you're talking about.

What is it?

All these disparate,
dysfunctional people, all connected
by their relationship with one man.

The list: Miriam, the mother figure.

Erm...

Olivia, the angry daughter.

Your animal terrorist
freedom fighter.

Jeannie, the ex-wife.
Jimmy, who's confessed.

Not forgetting Gabriella,

agent and lover.

Of course, we're assuming

that Waring was the intended target.
It could have been Miriam's cottage.

Well, that's too close to home
for Faraday.

He's like Teflon Man, you know.
Nothing sticks.

To any of them. One of them's lying.

Why's Gabriella Patten so
frightened? She thinks she's next.

A lot of contract killing
in cricket, sir?

Not that I know of,
but there's a ton of money involved.

Right. So...
Where does this take us?

I don't know.

I just think it'd be better
to apply the pressure,
rather than being subject to it.

Anyway...

I've got to go.

Incidentally, very good toast.
Don't push it, sir.

Why do I get the feeling you know
more than you're telling me?

You know, the work you do...

Well, I think you're great.

I want you to know I have nothing
but respect for you
and your capabilities.

Er...

You left out my stunning
personality. It was a compliment.

Please. I'm not good
at saying that kind of thing.

Good night, sir.

HADIYYAH: Hello.

Is that your boyfriend? No.

Good. I've got something for you.

Wait there.

I'm having a birthday party.

Will you come?

I'll try.

Thank you.

You are still the profiler
on this case.

I seem to remember they invented
something called "the telephone".

I'm going to have to bring
the boy back in again.

Good.

Tell me,

why do people protect other people?
Cover up for them?

You think Jimmy Waring's
protecting someone?

Love, usually,

fear of how life will change,

and guilt.

Feeling that in some way you're
to blame for what's happened.

Extortion, of course.

Blackmail,

but...

..usually a combination
of love and fear.

You're doing the right thing, Tommy.

Perhaps.

Inspector Lynley!

MAN: Do you have any comment?

Inspector! Clear a space here.

Out of the way. Let us through.

Sir, how did they know?

Why Jimmy? We're simply pursuing
a line of questioning.

Thank you. That's all
we have to say for the moment.

Thank you. Inspector Lynley!

Inspector!

REPORTER: Jeannie!

One of them's lying.
Find out which one.

Where are you going?
They're not the only ones
that are lying.

Livie, look at you! Don't start.
No, I didn't... What do you want?

Come home. Why?

I know you're ill.
I want to take care of you.

What? The Inspector told me.
Well, he shouldn't have.

You need help.
Please! Just leave me alone!

I want you home with me.

Olivia!

Olivia!

Where've you been?

You scared me.

Talking of scary,

have you seen yourself?

Don't lecture me.

Somebody's got to say these things.

Why?

Because every moment you have counts.

Is that why
you went out last night?

Hm? Or was it for my benefit?

You think I'm attention-seeking?

It has crossed my mind.

Chris!

Tell me, when you first saw me
and brought me here,

why did you do that?

You were a mess.

I wanted to help.

It was because I made you feel good.

Every day, you could look at me
and say, "I rescued that."

That's all it was, wasn't it?
To make you look and feel good.

That's all charity is.
Until you get bored of it.

I'm not giving up on you.

Yeah?

Well, I'm giving up on you.

Why are you doing this, Jimmy?

Doing what?

Your dad took away
most of your childhood.

Don't throw away the next ten years.

That's how long it's going to be.
What do you care?

Look, just...

Tell me what you saw.

Nothing. Who are you protecting?
Who's worth the sacrifice?

I am not protecting anybody.

I saw nothing.

I killed him.

I don't care
if you believe me or not,

cos it's the truth.

Why did you lie about Jimmy
being home that night?

If it was because he was on his
bike, I understand. No tax, no MOT,

no license,
but it doesn't add up to murder.

I'm saying nothing.
It was "a trial separation"?
He'd served the divorce papers.

Once he had retired, he'd have
come back to where he belongs.

Where were YOU that night? At home.

Yeah, well,
why should I believe you now?

He wouldn't kill his dad!
Then why is he saying he did?

Jimmy loved his dad.

Sorry, Jeannie.
That's not enough any more.

DOORBELL RINGS

DOORBELL RINGS AGAIN

Does the offer still stand?

I'm here on my own terms. I'm not
the person who left 12 years ago.

Come in.

All Kenneth's things.

To go to the charity shop.
Wouldn't his family like it?

You can have the guest room again.

It's still made up.

Mum, I don't mind Ken's stuff.
I'd rather have my own room.

Whatever.

I'm glad you're back.

All the forensic evidence says
Jimmy did it, plus a confession.

Say you're right, he didn't do it,
then he must be protecting Jeannie.

I don't buy that Jeannie did it.

We have got two people with motive.
One's lied, one's confessed.

If you want me to go with your...
instinct that they didn't do it,

then you've got to give me
something else.

What have you seen that I haven't?

I'll show you.

'..four...'

I should warn you,
I am a cricket-free zone.

That's why I want you to watch.

An amazing century
he scored last week.

'This is more like it...'

Look, I'll stop

and start again.

Don't watch the cricket,
just watch him.

'..four...'

Oh, yeah. Stop. Erm...

Isn't that what he was meant to do?
How do you mean?

Hit the ball into the...
Over the boundary. Yeah.

Well, shouldn't he be pleased?

Exactly.
'..no need to chase that one.'

Thank you, Havers. Thank you.

'..another tremendous shot right off
the middle. This is more like it...'

Are you coming?

Er...

You were his agent, his lover.
You weren't going to let him spend
all his time with Miriam.

Suddenly, the greatest batsman
of our time is bowled out for
nothing, and not upset about it.

Then he does something stupid.
He scored that century.
The sportsman in him took over.

That's absurd.
You were match fixing.

A lot of angry people
must have lost a lot of money.
Is that why you're so scared?

They'll come after you?
They killed him and want to kill me.

No. They didn't kill him.
But they might come after you.

Why did you do it?

We needed the money.
He was going to pay Jeannie off.

Guilt money, I suppose. Then we were
off, getting clear away from them

and Miriam and her charities
and that ridiculous Foundation.

Are you going to arrest me?

No. This is a murder investigation.

It might interest
some of our colleagues, though.

Are you all right?
You'd say if you needed anything?

I'm fine.

So...

What shall we do today?

I'm 32, Mum, and it's not half term.

Do you miss him?

Of course I do.
He'd become a huge part of my life.

Do you think
the police will come back?

I don't know.

I'll handle it, if they do.

I'll take care of things, OK?

Oh! Livie?

Can I...?
It's all right. It's just my...

Oh.

Look, you can hug me. I won't break.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

My darling, I'm so very sorry.

Oh, don't you worry.

It's going to be all right.

Thank you for coming.

I'm not sure I should be talking
to you. It was a mistake.

I assumed she knew.

I am truly sorry.

Maybe you did me a favour.
I couldn't find the words.

How are you?

Happy, actually, living with Mum,

not having to pretend I hate her.

Did you know that we have
Jimmy Waring in custody

and that he's confessed
to killing his dad?

Why would he do that? He says
he hated him. How could he?

When did you last see him?

Years ago.

God, I mean,
he can only have been four or five.

He was always such a naughty kid.

Very funny. Ken adored him.

What'll happen to him?

If he's found guilty of murder?

A young offenders' institute.
At 21, he'll go to an adult prison.

We're talking a minimum
of ten to 12 years here, you know.

I can still see him
running round this garden,

kicking a ball. It drove Mum mad.

I have to say, I don't think
I could be as brave as you.

But I know, if it was me who only
had a finite amount of time left,

I would want to make
every moment count.

What is it they say?

"It's not just
that you live your life, it's HOW

"you live your life
that's important."

I'm afraid it's too late to cancel.

We've sold two-thirds
of the tickets already,

and Kenneth wouldn't want us to.

Yes. He put those children
before everything else.

You'll call the caterers?
I'd do it, only...

That's very kind. Thank you.

DOORBELL RINGS

Olivia?

Livie?

Who was that at the door?

I'm in here, Mother.

Livie...

Miriam Whitelaw, I arrest you
for the murder of Kenneth Waring.

You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence,

if you do not mention
when questioned now
something which you later

rely on in court.
What are you doing?

Anything you do say
may be given in evidence. Sorry.

What have you done?
Mum... You killed Kenneth Waring.

Kenneth Waring was like a son to me.

Why would I kill him?

It was an accident.
You intended to kill Mrs Patten.

Absurd. You knew she'd got him
to fix matches.

If this came out, it would ruin
his reputation AND yours.

You stood to lose everything.

She was taking him away from you.
I'm not listening to this.

You went down to the cottage

to torch it
with Gabriella Patten inside.

You didn't bank on
Waring being there.

You thought he was in Greece,
but he wasn't, and so your fire

killed Kenneth Waring instead.

I was here, with my daughter.

You came home at 2am,
in clothes you never wear,
jeans and that jacket of Ken's.

I'll handle this. We can't...

Why are you doing this?
I've done nothing to hurt you.

Or anybody. Mrs Whitelaw... Have
you any idea what I do for people?

I rescued Kenneth,

gave him a future,

and look at Olivia.

I've forgiven her,
welcomed her back home. Mum...

I have never committed
a selfish act in my life.

That's why we can't do this.
Jimmy is only 16.

No.

I was here.
I was here with my daughter.

I'm sorry, Mum.

Mrs Whitelaw.

Don't touch me!

You can't... I can't... No!

Leave her. Leave her! You can't
do this to me! Not now, Olivia.

I've done nothing wrong.

It was a mistake. I'm sorry, Mum.

I was only trying to help.

Livie?

Please? It's all right, Mum.

It's all right, it's all right, shh.

That's enough. Come on.

It's amazing what kids will do
to protect their mum.

Amazing that he thought
she'd killed his dad,
yet he still stood by her.

Olivia did the opposite.
She gave her mother up.

They both put somebody else
before themselves.

Not an easy call
when you're as ill as Olivia is.

Yeah.

It must have taken a lot of courage.

She'll have to be a lot braver now.
Going to be lonely.

Havers, do you feel like
going out for a drink tonight?

Well, I'm sorry, sir,
but I've got a party to go to.

Erm...

Good night, sir.

Cheerio.

'That's it, surely?

'Yes, that's the century.
A stunning return to form

'for Kenneth Waring.
The crowd salute him.

'An innings
that Waring can really savour...'

HELEN: You must have been
in your element.

He was a great cricketer.

A weak man.

A great cricketer.

Which of those will you remember?

The century.

I think what you did was very brave.

Believe me, I'm not the brave one.

No, you could have charged the boy
and you didn't.

You did the right thing.

Even if it meant alienating you?

You did what you thought was right
and it worked.

This time.

Are you saying
there's going to be a next time?

Are you asking me out?

Well, I don't know.
My instincts are telling me -

Well, just this once,
ignore your instinct.

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