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- Was she killed?

(camera shutters clicking)

- I can't rule that out.

-[Joe] The policeman, did he see you?

- I hit him.

- I can't spend another night in that flat.

- Then we'll move.

- It's not the flat Elaine, it's you.

- What's this about?

- Something I think we need to discuss.

- No!

- It's Mike, we were at school together.

- What if it was someone from here?

- Why would one of her neighbors want to kill her?

- He mustn't know you were here,

he mustn't find out?

- Why Liz? What would he do?

- Hello.

- [Male Voice On Telephone] Hello.

She's better off dead.

(somber music)

(soft piano music)

(knocking on a door)

- Hi.

Thought you'd stood me up.

- Sorry, sorry, I, lost track of time, sorry.

(door slams shut)

Come sit down, come sit down.

(pats on couch)

(deep breathing)

I like you.

- I like you too.

- Thank you.

How old are you Perry?

- Eighteen.

- Come on dad, you're not seirously going to ask

my girlfriend for I.D.are you?

- I don't want her to get in trouble with her parents.

- Oh they're cool with me doing pretty much anything.

-[Adam] Amen to that.

- When does your mom get back?

- Saturday I think.

- It's Friday, and she's expecting to see you

at the airport.

- Don't you want any?

- I don't drink.

- Oh you an alcoholic?

- I, I was, a long time ago.

- A toast?

Took a while but we always see each other in the end.

Cheers.

- I'm gonna take Perry home.

-[Patricia] Keep your hands on the wheel.

- Fine.

- Bye Patricia.

- Nice to meet you Perry.

- You sure you're not out of his league?

- Uh, the list gets shorter when you hit your 30's.

- You know you're not the first don't you,

since him and mom split up.

- I didn't assume that I was.

Perry seems nice.

- She looks the part.

She a bit too mature for me.

I've had enough of girls, I think I'm ready for a woman.

(suspenseful music)

Sit down and we'll have a drink.

I'll finish up for now.

(heavy breathing)

- I've seen quite a lot of you up here lately.

- I like coming, I find it relaxing.

- Whose face do you see?

- Sorry?

- The target?

Who you aiming at?

Me, that tiny dot is my ex-husband's left testicle.

I'm just warming up and he knows it.

(suspenseful music)

(floorboards creaking)

(footsteps on wooden floor)

(suspenseful music)

(door closes)

- Hey!

You come back here.

Hey stop, come back here!

-[Patricia] You okay?

- Will you come and check something with me?

(somber music)

(floorboards creaking)

What's a skank?

- Derogatory term, kind of like a slut.

Did they take anything?

- I can't tell.

- You should notify the police anyway.

- I'll call Detective Harper.

- It used to be my biggest fear.

Something would happen, I'd be trapped,

unable to call out.

No one would find me.

I suppose that's why we get boyfriends.

- A burglar?

- If it was, a disappointed one,

didn't appear to be much worth taking.

It's creepy up there, give me the shivers.

- Yeah well it's been empty for awhile.

- It doesn't feel empty.

All her stuff's still lying around like she,

she popped out for ice cream.

Where are her family?

Why doesn't anyone care enough to clear it out?

- It can take months for an estate to be sorted out.

Young woman, she may not have had a will.

- Yeah I still think we're missing a trick.

If we're respectful enough,

there's a story to be told.

- It's a non-starter.

- You focus on the police, find out what they're doing.

- Look a woman died and nobody noticed.

I'm not seeing it has to be our beat

but there needs to be something that can elevate it

from the obit.

-[Patricia] What if she was murdered?

- Well then we're got a front page.

You might need to back that up with a few facts.

(phone rings)

- Hello.

- [Female Voice On Telephone] Detective Harper.

Hello?

- You didn't get a look at him.

- Sorry.

- Well I'll seal it up again but it won't stop

anyone who's determined enough.

- What sort of a person does something like that?

- An angry one.

It doesn't strike me as a burglary.

- How would he have gotten in downstairs?

The lock on the main door wasn't broken.

- A communal door is not as safe as people think.

Residents sometimes leave them on the latch

or hand out spare keys to friends, family, cleaners.

- Speaking of friends, I think I may have found

one of Melissa's.

I set up an account for her.

I just wanted to see if anyone she knew

might be trying to get in touch.

-[Harper] Good idea.

-[Masie] So far she has one friend, Yvette Parkes.

She must be under the impression that Melissa's still alive.

-[Harper] Do you have an address for her?

- It doesn't really work like that.

But you can find that out right?

- Or we could send her a message as Melissa.

- Can we do that?

- Of course we can, go ahead.

- What do you wanna say?

- Can we meet?

Something important to discuss.

-[Harper] I like it.

- I know, I'm sorry, I texted you, didn't you get it?

- Some drunken' rambling at about two a.m.

- I drank way to much and stayed over at Kathy's.

She sends her love by the way.

- Where are you going?

- To bed.

- We have work to do.

- Oh I'll get on it tonight, promise.

- Am I stopping you from doing something?

- Me? No, I'm under strict instructions to sit

perfectly still and do nothing.

- How is the baby?

- Active, a good sign.

Oh, free tomorrow, Cafe Pace, eleven o'clock.

What do we do?

- Melissa says yes, love to.

(somber music)

- There's something I've missed there.

Someone knows what happened to her.

Just want to find a lead, something concrete

I can hand over so they get off their bloody arse's

and investigate.

Then I'll let it be.

(somber music)

(knocking on the door)

(car engine starts up)

- Thanks.

-[Harper] What does your boyfriend do?

- Michael? He sells trainers.

I know it sounds crap right?

But he won't always be doing that, he's clever,

when he puts his mind to something.

Is it unkind of me to assume just because she's fat?

- Law of averages, if it isn't her,

you can pay for breakfast.

Yvette Parkes?

- Yes.

- Kieron Moss.

- What are you doing here?

- I had a couple of free periods, thought I'd swing by

and say hello.

- I'm about to have a phone conference,

I can't stop for lunch.

- No worries, I'll find someone else to play with.

(phone rings)

Go ahead, be a big boss.

- Kieron Moss.

Oh hi Mark, how are you?

Good, so how many people are joining us on the call?

Uhuh, yeah.

Yep.

- [Voice On Television] Again. Slow.

- Hey ya.

- Oh hi.

Melissa, Melissa this is uhm, this is Adam, my son.

Melissa's a neighbor, she lives upstairs.

- Oh yeah.

- Well I'll see you soon.

- Yeah.

-[Yvette] My god.

-[Masie] When did you last see Melissa?

- Couple of years ago.

We're in a weight loss group together,

that's how I met her.

She'd lose a pound, I'd gain a couple.

We got on great.

Had a real laugh.

I called around for her about a year ago.

But no one answered.

Thought she might of moved in with him.

- Him?

-[Yvette] The guy that she was seeing.

- Melissa had a boyfriend?

- Got the feeling he was quite a bit older.

Married, aren't they always.

- Did she tell you his name?

- No, which is why I didn't believe her at first.

Some of the women in those groups they tend

to live in a bit of a fantasy world.

Tell you about their great careers and their amazing

boyfriends and you run into them working at KFC.

Everyone does it a bit.

- Did she tell you anything about him?

- It was a long time ago.

-[Harper] Please try and remember.

- She started mentioning him a couple of weeks

before she left the group.

She said that she liked him.

Just didn't sound right.

Do you know what I mean by that?

-[Masie] Yeah I do.

- Then she just didn't turn up anymore.

Usually it's because someone's fallen back on the pie, but.

I had my fingers crossed for Mel, I really liked her.

I wanted her to be okay.

- One other thing, did Melissa have a mobile phone?

- Yeah, why?

(background chatter from the television)

(somber music)

- I thought we had some bacon.

- It was out of date, I threw it.

(door closes)

(keys jingle)

- Bit?

(suspenseful music)

- He didn't have any clothes here.

We have no proof he was ever in this flat.

None of your neighbors remember seeing her with a man.

Or that she ever received any visitors.

- What if he wasn't a visitor?

The guy that used to own my flat, he was single apparently.

Richard Wise?

- Webb, Richard Webb.

- Yvette said she assumed he was married.

Doesn't mean he was.

Maybe Melissa just wasn't sure about it.

Or didn't want to jinx it.

Sorry.

Hey babe, you home?

- Aye.

- Upstairs, I'll be down in a minute.

- Go ahead I'll finish off up here.

I'll lock up on the way out.

- You sure?

- You've been a great help today, thank you.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- You're not ready, we'll be late.

- I don't feel well.

- What's the matter.

- My head, my stomach.

- Do you want to stay here?

- Do you mind, I really don't feel up to it.

- I'll tell everyone you send your love?

- You're going without me?

Leaving me like this?

- I'm sorry, I thought.

- I'm ill.

Show some compassion for once in your life.

I want you to look after me.

- I'll get you some water.

(somber music)

(suspenseful music)

(knocking on door)

(grunting)

- Morning?

-[Harper] Oh, thank you.

- You're here early.

- Ah couldn't sleep, wanted to crack on, come in,

I found something interesting.

I found it in a drawer.

- Sorry, sorry for what?

- For upsetting you, for breaking up with you,

for reversing into you, who knows?

Someone had reason to send Melissa flowers.

Look, on the back, there's an address for the florists.

A local.

(phone rings)

Oh sorry, I need to take this.

Marie?

(somber music)

All right sunshine?

(birds chirping)

(car whizzing by)

(car engine starting up)

- Everyone used to fancy the shit out of you.

- No they didn't.

- They did, you had the whole sex figured out

before anyone else.

- You were perving on me.

- Yeah, and you knew it.

- A little bit, maybe.

- Do you trust me?

- I suppose.

- So talk to me.

- I got into some trouble.

I didn't know where else to go, who I could turn to

so I came here.

- Well what sort of trouble are we talking about then?

All right, well when did you come out?

- Two thousand and eight.

- Two thousand, five years, you've been here five years

and he doesn't let you go out?

- I can go out whenever I want.

It's just not safe.

-[Michael] I'll be late for work again.

- You'll take these with you?

I like talking to you Michael.

- No, I'm sorry.

-[Kieron] Mornin.

- Hey.

Do you fancy getting a beer later?

- A beer.

- There's something I wanna ask you.

- Yeah, yeah sure, what is it?

- I, I'll talk to you later, eight o'clock?

(suspenseful music)

(car whizzing by)

(heavy breathing)

- I thought you'd gone already.

-[Patricia] Your dad had to go in early for a meeting.

I was jogging.

- How far do you run?

- Three k.

- Everyday?

- When I can.

- So you can go all night, can't you?

- Excuse me.

- You need somebody that can keep up the pace.

- What someone like you perhaps?

- Well I've got half an hour before college,

maybe I can teach you a few moves?

- Do you think your dad would appreciate this?

If he knew the things you were saying?

- Go ahead, tell him, I wonder whose side he'll take.

- Marie called the office tryin' to get hold of ya.

She didn't know you'd retired.

- Oh, I haven't got around to telling people.

- Your brother, is he ah?

- Yeah, this morning, about ten.

- You were all there as a family?

- Yeah he had people around him.

- That's nice.

I'm sorry Len, I'm sorry for your loss.

I understand if you'd rather be on your own.

- No, please stay.

It's typical of him to go first.

First to get married, first to make Sergeant,

first in every fight.

- Oh he followed you into the job no?

- I followed my dad, both of his family are copper's.

- Tradition.

- Lack of imagination my wife used to say.

(chuckles)

Jerry got out five years ago, early retirement.

Beat me to that as well little bugger.

He missed it though.

The job.

As soon as he stepped away from it,

he lost some of his fight.

- What about you? Do you miss it yet?

(laughing)

What?

- Do I miss being a copper?

Not one bit.

- What were you doing with these?

Checking how thick I am?

- You're not think, some of the comments

were pretty harsh though.

- Uh, now you believe me.

The old bastard had it in for me, still does.

- Maybe he was just trying to encourage you to try harder?

- Yeah, well he's all stick and no carrots,

and that's all he sent us.

-[Masie] If that's his method.

- Why you defending him?

He was horrible to me.

I hated him back then, hated him, I still hate him now.

- Then prove him wrong.

Show everyone what you're capable of.

- Don't worry,

they'll find out soon enough,

he's not dealing with a kid any longer.

- Since when do you go to pubs?

- Yeah I think he's just desperate to escape

the pregnant girlfriend and I'm his excuse.

- Ah tell him you have other plans.

- Why?

- Because I don't want you to go.

Oh come on, let's curl up for the night,

just you and me.

- I'll only be a couple of hours.

- Take him with you then.

- What Adam?

- I don't want to be here alone with him.

- What are you saying?

- I find him intimidating.

We get, maybe it's a teenage thing, he's just

playing a game with me, whatever it is,

I don't like it.

- Come on, he's a good kid.

- Oh is he?

- Yeah, yeah.

- Because right now I've only got your word for that.

And you'll forgive me for thinking

you're a little bit biased.

- Look Adam wouldn't hurt a fly.

All right, you're being paranoid.

- Be good.

- Yeah you too.

(doors slam shut)

(indistinct conversations)

- She sits home all day with nothing to do

but dream up these theories.

Something at that dead girl's flat

like it's CSI story.

- What's she looking for?

- Anything, clues.

It's not illegal, she got the police with her,

she's just bored, that's all it is.

- Yeah, pregnancy, plays with tricks with the mind.

- You got a kid yeah.

- Yeah, a son, 17.

- How's he doing?

- Adam, yeah he's great.

- They grow up quick, ain't that what they say?

- Actually in practice it takes a very, very long time.

You never stop worrying about 'em.

- Patricia.

(suspenseful music)

Patricia.

(knocking on the door)

(locks clicking)

- Thought you might wanna help me with these.

- See you got a job, you deal with the police right.

- A lot of the time, yeah.

- Do you have much to do with missing persons?

- Right now there tens of thousands of them.

Why do you have one in particular?

- Yeah, this girl I went to school with.

A few years ago she just dropped off the face of the earth,

no one's heard from her since.

- You can hire tracing agencies but that can get

really expensive and don't expect a thank you

at the end of it.

- It's not that I wanna find her, I don't.

I just, I just wanna know what she was running from,

what sort of trouble she was in.

- Did you talk to the police?

- No.

I mean I'm not a relative, so.

- I could ask for you, I still got some good contacts

in that world.

- What you'd do that?

- Yeah, consider it a neighborly act.

Just give me a note of her name

and I'll make some inquiries.

- Well, thanks.

Hey well, if you need a new pair of trainers,

I'm your man.

All right I've gotta slush.

What's wrong with you, drink up.

It's your round next.

(deep sigh)

(background music)

♫ We don't

♫ We don't

♫ We don't die

♫ We don't

♫ We don't

♫ We don't die

♫ We don't

♫ We don't

♫ We don't die

- Sat around waiting for him in the morning

but he never came back.

- It's not exactly top priority.

Which is probably why they put the old boy onto it.

- He found this.

-[Patricia] Sorry?

- We know she had a boyfriend at some point.

Maybe it was just a quick fling, maybe he broke it off.

I'm not saying he's guilty of anything,

but it would be interesting to know who he is?

- Do you want me to go and talk to the florist?

I'll get a name for you, guaranteed.

- You'd do that?

- I'm still convinced there's a story in this.

(door opens)

(floor boards creaking)

- Get out.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, I live here, I think.

Oops.

- You've been drinking.

- Yeah,

just beer.

Technically, technically it's not really alcohol.

- Oh you stink.

- It's not though is it?

- Oh you're gonna be sorry in the morning.

- Come on, come on.

-[Patricia] No.

- Come on, come on.

- Get off me.

- Oh come on.

- Kieron no.

Kieron, no.

(Kieron laughing)

Kieron no.

No!

Kieron no.

(loud drum beat music)

-[Kieron] Adam!

Adam!

(music stops)

Adam!

(door slams)

(Kieron knocking on the door)

Adam!

(Kieron knocking on the door)

(locked doorknob turning)

(heavy breathing)

(heavy panting)

(zipper zipping up)

(Kieron coughing)

It wasn't me.

Last night that wasn't me.

- Whoever it was I don't want to see him again.

- You coming back.

(somber music)

-[Patricia] I think you two need some father/son time.

(suspenseful music)

(knocking on door)

(door slams shut)

-[Patricia] Hi, I was wondering if you could help me

with something?

I need to find out who sent this card.

A name and address.

- I never give out personal details,

unless you're with the police.

- Picture I.D. okay for you?

- Pleasure to meet you Your Majesty.

How far back do you wanna go?

♫ This is what you get

♫ This is what you get

♫ When you mess with

♫ I lost myself

♫ I lost myself

(somber music)

(body thudding on the stairs)

(groaning)

- Somebody please, somebody, help me!

(suspenseful music)

- Good?

-[Cashier] Michael.

(tires squeal)

- Mas,

oh you okay?

- I thought I was definitely in labor.

Now I think I'm probably not.

- Oh.

- Michael this is Liz, I wouldn't have got up the stiais

without her.

- Hello Michael.

- Hi.

- She's Joe's niece, staying with him for a while.

- I better get back.

- Thank you Liz, for everything.

- It's nice to meet you.

See you around I hope.

- Sorry, I was just scared,

I shouldn't have called.

- No, always call.

(somber music)

(arrows flying)

(phone rings)

- Detective Harper.

(suspenseful music)

(keys jingling)

- Where are you going?

- Food shop, we don't have anything in.

- I can do that.

- Yeah well I want to.

- I don't want you going out.

- Are you serious?

- You left me before.

- Geez, stop being so paranoid.

I'm coming straight back.

- You're not going anywhere.

- Elaine get out of my way.

- I can't do that.

- Don't look at me like that.

- You've lost it, you've completely lost it.

- If you're hungry, we'll order something in.

- And you're certain they came from him?

- I saw the order book myself.

- Have you talked to him about it?

- He'll only deny it.

He's been playing this down since you found her.

Now I know why.

Whatever you decide to do, I'd be grateful

if you would leave my name out of it.

- Of course and thank you.

- Len?

- Just taking the rubbish out.

(suspenseful music)

-[Kieron] Joe.

- Evening.

- Back again detective,

I'd thought you and you're guys had given up.

- I got a new lead.

- Exciting.

Anything you can share with me,

I mean strictly on a professional basis.

- Well if you can spare me five minutes?

How long did the relationship last?

Please don't lie to me again Mr. Moss,

you waste a lot of time.

- It wasn't a relationship.

It wasn't even an affair, it was physical.

Two, three times at most.

- You mind telling me what the sorry refers to?

- My behavior, leading her on, not becoming the boyfriend

she deserved I suppose, it was a difficult time,

I just split from my wife and, Melissa was there,

top of the stairs, no strings attached.

- Why didn't you tell me about this before?

- I'm trying to build a new life here.

It's not easy starting over.

New home, new relationship.

It's the last thing I need is something like that

hanging over me.

I know how this looks but I'm not a bad person,

I didn't do anything to hurt her.

- You didn't do anything to help her either.

You were probably the closest thing

Melissa had to a friend.

Either you didn't notice she was gone or you didn't care.

We'll be in touch.

-[Melissa] Thanks.

- What's the password?

- Excuse me.

- No, excuse me was the old password, they changed it.

- I just wanna come in.

- Not without a password.

Rules is rules.

- Do you want me to tell your dad about this?

- You can tell him what you like.

Chances are he'll be too drunk to remember.

- Please, I don't want any trouble.

- He hasn't even looked at you

without a drink in him, has he?

And why would he?

- I'm gonna help him quit.

- That's the plan is it?

He's gonna quit drinking and you're gonna lose

a ton of weight?

Let's get one thing straight, shall we?

I'm not gonna be sittin' down at Christmas with you.

If I ever see you with him again.

-[Kieron] Adam?

(police siren blaring)

-[Adam] Detective?

- Back again, new tricks?

- Hilarious.

- Do you wanna hear my theory?

It was a one night stand, some poor bastard

had a few too many, woke up next to a heifer,

decided to put it out of it's misery.

- It's past your bedtime isn't it?

- Hope you catch them, detective.

And I say it in the plural because it would have taken

half a dozen fit blokes to bring that

wildabeast down.

- Don't push it too hard.

- She kept the UV lights up there and check for

cum stains cause what I heard was that this skank

used to go out every morning.

- What did you call her?

- Wildabeast, heifer, skank.

(grunts)

- I'm arresting you on suspicion of trespassing,

breaking and entering, damage to property.

You do not have to say anything but it may harm

your defense if you do not mention,

(heavy breathing)

- Get used to that pig.

(heavy panting)

- Gotta have him for that, I'm gonna sue the old bastard.

I'll make millions.

- Do you hurt her?

You know who I'm talking about, did you hurt her?

- Did you?

- Don't be ridiculous.

- You're the one with,

maybe you got so loaded that

you can't remember what you did.

(somber music)

(floor creaking)

- Oh.

- You are not going find out what happened up there.

Give it up.

- If I found out you did anything to hurt that woman,

I will turn you in.

- This is my home, this whole building, it's mine.

- Melissa Young, wasn't a suicide.