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The importance of bringing it into..

Don't talk to me until you've nailed this!

The asylum centre leads the front page

That's it, ladies and gents Get out there!

Eve, it's suicidal pushing this through

You have no support You'll destroy your career

The Asylum Centre poses no threat to your constituents or anybody else

A few families maybe

But 3,000 people? There's no way it can happen!

Since when did you start making speeches for the Opposition?

Home Office Can I ask who's calling?

One moment, please

It's Dennis Luxford

He must want more on the asylum story

Publish what you like

I've issued my statement and will make no further comment

Helen Clyde

Dennis

How's the heady world of newspapers?

I er... I need your help

Helen, I don't know what to do

As long as there is the smallest danger to her, tell the police

On the tape, Charlotte says he'll hurt her if we do

She says if I don't publish in three days' time..

Kidnappers always threaten damage

The police are experienced at this

This is not a normal kidnapping He doesn't want money

Look,

he's given us three days, right?

Please, just help me work out who would do this

Who knows that Charlotte is your daughter?

Nobody. I agreed from the start

That's the point I was pretty surprised

You and a radical left-winger "Surprised?" Or horrified?

Surprised But I can't speak for your readers

Are you prepared to publish the story?

Whatever it takes to get her back

Eve

Thank God

Where is Charlotte? Who the hell is this?

This is Helen Clyde, a profiler Works for the Met

We agreed, no police She's a friend

She's going to help us privately

This is a trap, isn't it? You set it up to ruin me

What? It won't work. Give her back to me

Why would Dennis kidnap your daughter?

Have you seen the papers? They've been after me for weeks

If this love-child story breaks, me consorting with the enemy, I can see the papers

I'd be levered out of the party

He could publish the story any time

You have got to go to the police

What if she's killed?

You find her

and bring her back to me, please

I'll work on it overnight

But you go to the police in the morning

It was handwritten, so no ink check

And no stamps, so we can't do a DNA trace

They knew what to avoid

Yeah. Thanks for your help

OK

Since I'm taking my life in my hands and may not survive dinner,

why not have real coffee in the morning?

I'm so sorry, Tommy

Normally, the chef would apologise after the meal, not before

I meant to call I didn't realise it was late

Good news. You're not cooking I can't

I know but you can experiment on me I don't mean that

I've got this case on and..

And I think it's going to be an all-nighter

I'm sorry

That's OK. I'll cook and you can tell me about it

We've done it before

That would be great, my love,

but I have to power through on my own

Try me. I might grasp it

I just can't

OK

Well, you'd better get on

We'll talk tomorrow Thanks

I'll make it up to you, I promise

We've tried to talk to you about this a thousand times

It's OK, Mummy

No, it's not OK, darling

It's not your decision to make!

It's not your life we're talking about. It's Leo's!

We won't discuss this any more He goes to Barristoke

I'll die before he goes to boarding school

I know you think all he needs is his mother

He needs children his own age

It's time he was more independent It's time you both were

That's OK. I'll go

Are you listening, Dennis?

..mixed-race parentage

TV: Police believe the girl is not local,

and appeal for anyone to come forward who may have seen her

or can help identify her

The incident has shocked the community,

deep in the heart of an affluent rural area

The vicar of Wootton Cross expressed the sadness of the whole community

Police

I'd like a number 14, please

And what's your..

Yeah

22. Thanks

Lynley

Right

Where was the body found?

I'll be there

Sorry, I've got to cancel the order Sorry

Hey, it's me. Are you busy?

Hang on, Havers!

Oi, you little..

Don't sound so surprised

I have got a life, you know

It's the Nile

That's the longest?

Are you sure? Yeah

Yeah, I suppose I can change my plans

I'll be forgiven in the end

OK, bye

I'll take you home to your dad

and stop him sending you to school

Hi

Know what this is about?

Nope. Hot date?

Very. You?

Actually, no. She stood me up

For work

I was very understanding

Ah, you're such a great boyfriend, sir

THEY SHOUT QUESTIONS

Are you ready to make a statement?

Our deepest sympathies

Do you have any leads as to the suspects?

Back off and leave us alone!

Eve Bowen is a government minister How could she be so stupid?

Why didn't she report her daughter being kidnapped?

People don't think straight Emotions get in the way

How long before forensics?

Tomorrow. Lunchtime at best

Let's see what the ransom notes tell us Anything else?

Yeah. Get some sleep

Yes, sir. I've never met a government minister before

It'll be tea with the queen next

Right, er...good night, sir

Good night, Havers

Hi. Five-star dinner, I see

You know me

Only the best

Good to see you

News from elsewhere

I'm not stalking you Hillier called me in on a case

And now I need to see a sane and friendly face

I can't guarantee sane

You'll do This case Hillier's put me on..

I thought I'd heard everything I know what you mean

Just when you think nothing can surprise you,

bam, up pops another horrible facet of humanity

Quite

Am I allowed to ask how yours is going?

Oh

You know. All right

Actually, no, not very well at all

But I'm glad we're still talking

Does that mean you've forgiven me?

What for?

Helping me escape the fear of having a meal cooked by you?

Actually, come to think of it,

you should be..

thanking me

If you were in the public eye,

and you had a young daughter.. who went missing,

and then you received a ransom note telling you not to contact the police,

would you risk her life by not reporting it?

And then hire some pseudo private investigator

to go and find the kidnapper?

What kind of person would? I don't know

And now the girl is dead and we mop up the mess She's dead?

Helen, don't tell me

I...I don't understand

They said three days

How could you?

Dennis has been my brother's best friend since school

One of the family I've known him all my life

I've never seen him in such a state

I had to do something!

They were terrified and wouldn't go to the police

There is no excuse!

I said I'd work on it overnight

And you didn't tell me? If you can't trust me,

what does that say about us? It's not about us

Are you hiding any other secrets?

Don't do this. Please don't

So, find anything out?

It's almost certainly an intimate of either his or Eve's

With no demand for money, it's obviously some kind of grudge

This has taken you all night?

Both parents insist

nobody knew Dennis was Charlotte's father. Not even Charlotte herself

It's somebody who knew their secret

Thanks for filling me in

Tommy

I er..

I don't trust anybody, Inspector

I've learned the hard way

There's no such thing as loyalty

The kidnapping would have been made public

and I was sure that it was a trap set for me

You must have been

I was

Do you think I would have risked Charlotte's life for a minute?

It must be terrible for you

I'm so sorry

The press had been gunning for me for weeks and I was exhausted

And when the news came about Charlotte..

..I couldn't think straight

I guess you must get out of the habit of having personal feelings

Being a politician

Scotland Yard?

About time

Are you OK?

Did you take a pill?

The doctor said it would help

My husband, Alex Stone

I've never taken tranquillisers I'm not starting now

Come on. What do you need to know?

Let's get on with it

We need to know Charlotte's last movements

before she disappeared on Monday afternoon

Yes, um..

She left school and went to her flute lesson as usual

She left there at the usual time

But she didn't..

Who took her to the lesson?

ALEX:

She went on her own

She was a sensible girl

It was all within easy walking distance

What time did you realise she was missing? Dennis called me

When I came home in the evening, I found that awful note

I wanted to go to the police,

but I only run a restaurant, not the country

And Eve was very clear about how you lot are tight with the press

ANSWER PHONE: 'Hi, it's John Evans from the Post

'I was wondering if you'd decided

about that article...'

They've half killed her, you know

It's been a living hell!

Why can't they leave us alone?

I'm sorry

We need to have the note

And samples of both your handwriting

Yes. Yeah

One last thing

Who else knew, or could have found out

that Dennis Luxford was Charlotte's biological father?

I knew

"If you want to know about Charlotte, ask her father."

Or her music teacher Or her stepfather

Very edgy. We should make sure he was at the restaurant

He was close to Charlotte The question is, how close?

If it wasn't for your "important" career and self-obsession, Charlotte would be alive!

How can you say that?

She'd be OK, if you weren't an MP

But I am! That is who I am!

- If we'd called the police.. - He said he'd kill her

Dennis and I agreed not to go to the police

Is this the same Dennis that never saw his daughter once?

- Alex, please - You're unbelievable!

DOOR SLAMS

Here. Sorry. I haven't got much room and I don't entertain much

That's fine

I feel terrible

Charlotte's a great girl

So, do you know what happened to her?

No. Look, she was my friend

We had fun. I looked forward to our lessons, actually

You didn't do much music What else did you do? Talking

Don't get me wrong We did the flute as well

Though her parents wouldn't have noticed

Did she mind about that? I don't

think so. She adored them both

She was really clever. She could make me laugh more than anyone

Did she talk about her friends?

She didn't have many There was Brita

She waited for Charlotte sometimes

Brita...? Do you have a surname?

What was she like? She never came up

A bit of a wild one

Anything unusual about Monday? No

Any odd activity in the street? Did you see people hanging around?

I keep myself to myself

I'd just like to have a look around

I'd rather you didn't

Well, I can get a search warrant

It's just a mess everywhere I wouldn't worry

However bad it is, DS Havers has seen worse

I won't be long

Find anything interesting? No, not really

Though he had lots of designer suits

Excuse me

Now I come to think of it, there was something

There was an old guy walking the street

I thought he was looking in the bins,

but every time I looked, he was still there

Thanks. We'll send someone to take your statement

No problem

Do you believe that? No, not really

Still, we'd better get an e-fit

See if anyone else around here knows him

Homeless people are usually quite territorial

If he does exist, he may have seen something

We could use a witness on anything

She left here,

if she left here, at about four o'clock

She'd have gone that way

Whether she was heading to Alex's or her mum's surgery

If I wanted to keep an eye on the street and not be noticed,

I might just start there

A footprint, sir

Boots, by the look of it

They could be quite recent

You're right, Havers. Look at this

A clear view of Damien Chambers' flat

I think we need to get SOCO over here

Get the papers See if Eve Bowen was right

and they are out to get her

Maybe Eve wasn't so paranoid after all

Pretty heartless dragging her politics into this

No wonder she didn't have time to be a mum

She's too busy fighting for the underdogs

That is tough competition for a kid

You can't complain when your mum's being a saint

Do you think she resented it? Wouldn't you?

Don't forget to check out the friend, Brita

The success of politicians clocks up a few enemies

The asylum centre proposal gets coverage in all of them

This MP, Alistair Harvie..

I've got him Particularly vitriolic

According to this, her proposal threatens his political survival

Eve's secret love child would be a godsend to him

How can you play God with my daughter's life?

You're upset. It's understandable

"Understandable?" You, my friend, don't understand shit!

This is the great Dennis Luxford's kingdom

Careful or you'll get in the gossip columns

You make me sick!

All that pious crap about family values?

You've ruined mine!

Mr Stone, that's enough Get off me!

Tell him to get off Are you all right, sir?

Get off!

Back to your work places

ALEX:

I'm leaving!

I'm DI Lynley. We spoke earlier

I've come for the ransom tape

ALEX:

Get off me!

I bet this livened up the office day

Yes. The only surprise is, it doesn't happen more often

Really? Not a popular bloke, then, is your boss?

You don't get to the top without making enemies

It must be a buzz, having all that power

He strolls in here reeking of dinners

with the great and the good

He's no idea how we work. Of course, he's all cosy with the chairman

Thinks the sun shines out of his backside You been here

long yourself?

20 years, man and boy

What's this all about, then?

There's dirt under his shiny fingernails?

Would you be surprised?

What do you think?

CHARLOTTE ON TAPE: He says you know what story to tell

It's dark here

Even when it's light

And there's birds

And no-one else has touched this?

No

What will you do with it?

Analysis may help pinpoint the location

Excuse me

Why kill her before I could possibly publish?

The ransom demand could be a cover for something else

A smoke screen of some sort

We don't really have any answers yet

Anything's possible

And we will need a set of your prints,

and a sample of your handwriting

How did they meet? At a party conference

Who else was at that conference?

Who noticed what went on between them and didn't like it?

Who bears a grudge against them?

There's no shortage of grudges

I found one in the office

Luxford's deputy, Rodney Aronson He hates him

Check him out, then

I need to talk to Luxford at home

See what really went on between him and Eve

I'll take a close look at Helen's file. See what else there is

Have you spoken to her since?

I want you to go to Buckinghamshire Kick 'em into life

What? Just me?

The autopsy's not till tomorrow

Still, should tell us something

Get the incident room running I get to be in charge of more than choosing sandwiches?

Do you think you can cope? Yeah

See. Tea with us isn't that terrible after all

Maybe you could come home early more often

What do you think?

Yes, what is it?

I'm sorry to disturb you, sir

I had a brief affair with Eve Bowen And I mean brief

It lasted the length of a conference

She was a delegate I was a columnist

Political differences didn't keep you apart?

Look,

conferences are hotbeds of sexual tension

Call it the attraction of opposites

When she got pregnant, I offered to do the decent thing

You asked her to marry you?

I offered to pay for a termination

I was already seeing Fiona, my wife Not that I thought she'd be my wife

Too beautiful. Too young

Sorry. Leo just wanted to say goodbye. He's off to art class

Goodbye, Daddy See you later. Be good

Who are the newspapers savaging tomorrow?

Fiona!

It's all right

I know my place

Eve made it clear she intended to keep the baby

She wanted me to have

no contact at all And have you?

No. I've only seen her in the happy family photos released by the Labour Party

And I pay a monthly amount into an account for her

Eve's never been near it

Blood money, she'd call it

It sounds ridiculous, but the fact of it has always made me feel better

Rather like the medieval Church letting people buy redemption

An indulgence

Something like that

Who else knew that you were Charlotte's father?

Absolutely nobody How about your wife?

Especially not my wife

DOOR OPENS

Helen

Helen

Hi

Are you all right?

Can I get you anything?

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been

so hard on you

I know you're feeling terrible about it

Don't give me "I'm the nicest bloke in the world"

It's more than I can bear It wasn't your fault

I appreciate you coming over Thanks for the effort, but..

I think I want to be on my own just now

Right

Sorry

No, I'm sorry

Sorry about everything

Police!

Don't move!

I said, "Don't move!"

My ID, in my pocket Yeah, right? Police

What? Can I get up?

What the hell were you doing? Seeing whose car it was

You stay down!

Now turn around slowly

Did you hear what I said?

I'm Detective Constable Robin Payne You're standing on my hand

Sorry

It explains why you're in the Met and I'm not

How long have you been there? About six years

You don't look old enough I only made DC nine months ago I was in computers before

Nine months? So, this is pretty much your first case?

First murder, for sure It's not murder yet

Suspicious death Right, yes. Sorry

Sergeant Stanley's put out

that you've been sent to head things

Well, let's just get started, then

Any clothing with the body? Not a stitch

She wore a school uniform and had a flute

Prior to her death, she was near heavy machinery

How's that?

There's grease embedded under her fingernails

She might have been held on a farm

Sergeant Stanley thinks so

You don't agree? Not really, sir

Sorry. Ma'am

Guv

"Barbara" will do Right

We've got..

sewage works, we've got reservoir pumps, corn mills, sawmills

You think the sergeant has rushed to conclusions Maybe

OK. Thanks

I'll bear it in mind. Anything else? If not, I'll get to my digs

Ah. Your digs

The thing is, we thought you'd be older

It doesn't look like an old folks' home

No, it's mine Yours?

Don't get me wrong It's not just mine

It's my mum's It's a proper bed and breakfast

There's no real hotel in Wootton Cross, but if you mind..

No

Here's fine

I said to Sam, it's shocking the hours they make you keep

What happened?

It's OK

ROBIN:

It's nothing

Mum, this is Detective Sergeant Havers

A woman

Nice to meet you Don't bother yourself, Mum

I'll see her up to her room

Welcome to Lark's Haven, Miss Havers

It is "Miss", is it?

Mum It's all right. ..Yeah

But, actually, I prefer "sergeant"

Hi

Everything all right?

Er... It's lovely

Thanks I can't stand it myself

Mum's just finished redecorating with Sam her fiance, God help us

You don't like him? He's OK,

as far as he goes. Which isn't very

But it's great for Mum, so..

Anyway, I won't have to look out for her so much

She's asthmatic

Fragile

That's why I've stayed at home

She never had anyone else

I know how it looks

All very Norman Bates No, I understand

It's a huge responsibility having a sick parent

Anyway, er...thanks

Oh, and I hope your er..

heals OK

Remind me not to upset you in the future

PHONE RINGS

Lynley

Helen

You can't sneak out on me

No?

Well, it's your flat

Ah, yes

What's the matter?

Nothing

Pretty intense "nothing"

Do you think this makes it all better?

No

But it helps

Then why do I feel so sad?

POLICEMAN:

Morning, sir

I guess whoever it was wasn't interested in us finding his prints

They were wearing gloves

Bag it

Anything else?

Oh, yeah. This

Is this from the music teacher's description?

It's not much to go on

I want it seen by everyone, businesses and residents,

between Bowen's house and Chambers' flat

Officer

That man with Chambers?

Look familiar?

I dunno

Maybe

Big politician. Find out who it is

See if there's any connection at all between him and Luxford or Bowen

Yes, sir

Why aren't we doing follow-ups?

Because we're not

It's a dream We couldn't have invented it better

Someone will find who the father is and it'll be the story of the year

It won't be us, because in your wisdom,

we haven't got a single person on it

Get out!

Washer-woman change to feet and hands

A healing abrasion on the left knee No obvious sign of trauma

Sorry

That's all right You gave me a fright

I'm stalking you, ma'am

The pathologist might have something

Oh, decided to join us?

London's waiting to hear from me

So, if you don't mind No sign of foam in the airways

Or petechial haemorrhages No diatoms in the bone marrow

She didn't have an active circulation when she went

into the water

She didn't drown

So, how did she die? There's no sign of trauma

Suffocation? Could he have smothered her?

Nothing to indicate asphyxia No injury to the mouth

Drugs then? That's what toxicology's for

Fast-track the results, then

We're checking every farm outbuilding

and any industrial outlets with heavy machinery

No, it was DC Payne's idea, actually

Any joy with Alistair Harvie?

Just a second, sir

Sorry to interrupt, and it may not be of any use,

but he's the local MP, right?

The canal runs through his farmland

Did you get that, sir?

Yeah, that's DC Payne

Yeah, he's been very helpful, yeah

That gives Alistair Harvie opportunity and motive

And possibly access to Eve's secret

Yeah. I'll follow it up this end

OK. Bye

Would you mind taking me

through the current thinking?

Er...OK

At first we were checking the background on the music teacher

His story on the homeless man in the street

Moved on by an officer? According to a shopkeeper

He's worth finding He might have seen something

There's Luxford's deputy, Rodney Aronson. He's clever

And very resentful You think he's capable of..

Yeah, maybe There's the mum and stepfather

We hope to get more out of Alex Stone

Family members are often the thing Yeah

At a push, even Luxford's wife has a motive

She might have found out about Charlotte

Thanks for this, Barbara This is such an opportunity for me

Alistair Harvie

DI Lynley. Could I have a word?

Absolutely not

It's about the death of Eve Bowen's daughter

It's hardly convenient

Her body was found in a canal on your property in Buckinghamshire

Obviously, what's happened to her is a tragedy

But?

But it's no secret I don't like her brand of bleeding-heart politics

You made some poisonous comments

I object to her turning lost causes into career opportunities

Like her plans for a new asylum centre Damn right

It's in the middle of my constituency

You might lose your small majority at the election

I wouldn't expect you to understand

But I love my constituency

It's not just a political demarcation to me

It's my home I grew up and went to school there

Own land there

What's your point?

Were you at the conference ten years ago?

There's suddenly a lot of interest in that conference

Hello!

He's done all right for himself, Alistair Harvie

Posh schooling, posh life

It's quiet, isn't it?

Ow!

They're pecking at me

Give me gang warfare any time

Come on. I've got stuff to do later

Inspector, any new information?

Try and get a shot, Charlie

Any fresh leads, sir?

I wanted your husband They told me at the restaurant he wouldn't be in

That's hardly surprising

No. Alex is in the kitchen I'm upstairs in the office

We don't seem to be able to.. We're both used to being so busy

I can imagine

I don't suppose relationships are compatible with your job, either

What can I do?

I can work. What else is there?

Alex

Mr Stone, I need to know more about Charlotte's friends

Well, she never had very many

That's not true. >

They were hard to keep track of

You know how it is, one day on, the next day off

Keep track? Can you even name one?

OK. So, I wasn't there every day

when she came home

and maybe I didn't know about every tiny detail of her life

but she understood why and she wouldn't have wanted it any other way

And what makes you so sure?

She told me, Alex. She told me

She knew that I loved her

I loved her and she understood that we have a responsibility

beyond ourselves

She felt it as strongly as I do

- Those who have a voice.. - Owe it to those who have not

There was a girl called Brita

I hope you haven't been looking for her

ALEX CLATTERS ABOUT

If this is the best the Met can do, then you haven't a hope of finding the killer

Brita was Lottie's imaginary friend

She doesn't exist

Excuse me

You know what attracted me to Eve? This will make you laugh

Her self-control

Was Charlotte a complication?

A complication!

She was the big bonus

You have no children of your own

It just didn't happen Our careers took off and..

Look..

I'm proud of bringing Charlotte up

I loved her to bits

Let's hope you're onto something with Harvie The music teacher's clean

We can't connect Eve or Dennis to him or his boyfriend

That's who the other man was

The nervousness? Protection

His boyfriend runs some big fund in the city

Got to go

Any connection with Buckinghamshire? In what way?

Personal or professional?

A story you may have written that upset someone?

Well, I did go to school there Barristoke

I'm all over the place Leo and Fiona should be home

And I had a few battles at the office..

PHONE RINGS

Luxford. Leo, where are you?

Just tell me where you..

Are you all right?

God damn it, Leo, I..

Mr Luxford?

He said, "You're to run the story on page one, Daddy,

then he'll let me go."

I'm so glad you're here

I can't find Leo

What is it? What's going on?

I need an observation team, a complete search of the area and technical surveillance

CAR APPROACHES

Sorry, sir

If I'd have found the kidnapper, this would never have happened

I'm sorry We've all messed up

Oh, I got you a tea. I don't know how warm it is, but it's wet

Thank you. So, what have we got, then?

They fast-tracked the toxicology

She was drugged, riddled with diazepam

Valium?

So, whoever killed Charlotte has got Leo

Leo's being taken means Luxford is the target

What I don't understand is, why was she killed before the deadline,

before he could publish the story? Maybe it was a mistake

Maybe he didn't mean to kill her so soon and he's taken Leo as a back-up plan

It's entirely possible

I've got someone on Luxford's deputy, checking his alibi

What about Luxford's wife? I think we can rule her out

We should go to Barristoke School It's Luxford's only connection

What about Alistair Harvie? Where are we with that?

Hello?

Yeah. Be right there. Wootton Cross They've got someone I'll follow

Howard Short, a mechanic, had Charlotte's uniform

DC Payne. DS Stanley's on his way DI Lynley

Are you the arresting officer? No, I didn't get back till now

Anything else? Classic A loner. Not too bright

Works from a lock-up The important thing is,

the grease from the garage matches that under her nails

Do yourself a favour Tell us what you did with her

I didn't do anything

I'm not a patient man, Howard, but we'll talk to everyone and find out everything

Why did you take her?

I didn't

Did you keep her in the garage? What have you got against Luxford?

Why did you kill Charlotte before we could publish?

I never seen her. I saw it on telly but I never seen her

I only got her uniform

Is that the best you can do?

Talk to us, Howard. It will be better for you if you do

You don't want two dead kids on your hands

I don't know what you're talking about

Sergeant

He's messing us around

Just a few minutes, please, sir

DS Havers is concerned for you

Personally, I only care about finding the boy

I thought it was a girl

OK

OK, Howard

Tell us where you got the uniform

At the jumble stall I've been trying to tell them

I'm listening

Church fete. They were selling bags of rags, £1.50 each

Who was?

Celia. Celia Matheson

Well, I don't think it was him Me, neither

He's not exactly well-connected in the media world

This Celia from the rag stall, she works in the high street

We could find her At 7.30? Nothing's open

What if he's hidden nearby?

Right behind one of these doors

You look at all this and..

Well, it seems impossible that such a horrible thing..

What if we can't get to him, sir?

We will

You need some sleep

It's been a long night No, thanks, I'm all right

Where to?

Barristoke School will be open How close is it?

Well, back on home ground, sir

Forrester! See me in my office after assembly

I'm not dealing with anything till 9.00! Sorry to interrupt

I wonder if you could help us You're too early, the tour

for parents starts at 9.30 Come back in an hour

I'm DI Lynley, this is DS Havers We are..

I'm getting her a cup of tea

You look like you could do with one Don't they stretch to a cuppa in the force?

She's all yours. I'm going to look round the grounds

I've seen them come and go over the years

All you can be sure of is, you can never tell who'll come out on top

Not so different from the real world

I think it is. This lot has everything on a plate

Do you want a biscuit? Er... No thanks

Course, that doesn't stop them behaving like animals. Far from it

The scandals we've had here, Barbara

They'd fill a few newspapers

We're here about that little girl in the canal

Oh, yes. Poor lamb Yeah

She was the daughter of one of your old boys. Dennis Luxford

He was here over 30 years ago I know him

He was here a month ago Did the tour for his son

Well, um... Thank you very much

You've been most helpful

And a nice cup of tea, too

Talking of scandals, one of the biggest was while he was at the school, Luxford

A group of lads were caught enjoying the company of a local girl

for a couple of quid a throw

I thought I'd never get out

Get the POLSA team as a matter of priority

These grounds are full of possible hiding places

Ah, here we are

Look

Dennis Luxford He hasn't changed much

Look who's next to him Alistair Harvie

Exactly how well do Luxford and Harvie know each other?

I have to go to London to find out

Get out there and talk to people

about that rag stall

Robbie, at last

Oh, it's you

Keeping Robbie out is not good for him

I don't think..

This is Celia, Robin's fiancee

I'm Barbara Havers

Right

Barbara, I think I've found something. Hi, Mum, Celia

Coming? Yeah

Look

There

I drove around all night. I was thinking where I'd stash someone,

and then I saw it

I think someone's been here recently

A kid's pencil

So, what did he say, the boss of bosses?

He was kind enough,

but I'm a liability

They'll keep me for a while, so's not to look callous

But they'll announce my being dropped from the Cabinet after the conference

It's all over for me

They're for Charlotte

For the funeral

Dungarees were her favourites

She's the reason you stayed, isn't she?

She was easy to love, Eve, and she was there

Anyway,

who else would have helped her with her homework?

It's definitely the windmill from the photograph

I'm pretty sure it's where she was held

There's no sign of Leo

Oh, shit!

Sorry, sir. Yeah, SOCO are on their way

Inspector, the substance from the squat has been identified as Valium Valium?

Here's a report. Also, the man from the e-fit has been questioned

So, Chambers' story checks out The bloke WAS in the street

It's a regular spot of his He noticed nothing unusual

But he's so out of it he wouldn't notice Armageddon

There's no report of him being moved on. That's a bit odd

Why would the policeman have not reported it?

Find out who it is I want to talk to him

Mr Aronson. Bringing comfort?

Papers for Mr Luxford to sign The news stops for no man, or child, come to that

Thoughtful of you to bring it

Well, you've got to, haven't you? It's a terrible thing

Tell me, how does a newspaper function without its editor?

An interim editor takes over

That wouldn't be you, would it?

As a matter of fact, it would

Please, go and get some rest. Keep your strength up for both of us

Leo will be released straightaway?

Now the story's been published

Darling, you'll only be upstairs. Please

This is destroying her How did she react to Charlotte being your daughter?

It was a blow, obviously,

the idea that I'd kept secrets from her

I just hope she'll forgive me in time

Hello? Leo, are you all right?

What? I don't understand

I did publish the story, on the front page

Get a trace? No,

it's probably a mobile

Unregistered, I'm sure Get a lock on a transmitter

I heard the phone ring. Is he all right? It was in the paper!

Sure there isn't some detail you overlooked? As sure as I can be

Then it can't be the right story

Recognise him? Howard? I was at school with him

You ran the rag stall at the jumble sale. Did you see him there?

Yes, he came with his gran He always does Did he buy

or bring anything?

No idea. Stuff arrives from all over, mostly bagged up

I can't keep track of where each bag came from Was he hanging around?

Howard may be a misfit, but he's not a murderer

You know, I wondered about it at first, but I've worked it out

What? When Robin came back, I couldn't work out why things were different between us

We were everything to each other Then all of a sudden we were nothing

CID's tough. Don't take it to heart if he's preoccupied It goes with the job

When you turned up, that's when things started, isn't it?

Things?

You think that Rob and I..

Forget it, Celia, there is nothing between me and Robbie

He didn't notice me at first He was busy working Looking after Corinne

But I waited

And then he saw me

You've got it wrong. But I'm sorry,

I haven't time for this I want to make you understand

I don't want to lose him now

The story in the papers wasn't what the kidnapper wanted

There's another story

He said I'd got it wrong

I have to write it correctly tomorrow or he'll kill Leo

I don't know what he means

The story about your first-born

That's what you wrote

What else can I do?

I'm so sorry, Dennis

Yes

Me, too

PHONE RINGS

Charlotte wasn't the first-born at all. There's another child

No. Impossible

You have another child That is the explanation

Someone knows who it is

DOOR SLAMS

I know what's going on, Barbara

I'm not stupid. I know exactly what you're getting up to with Robin

You've got it wrong, whatever Celia thinks

She thinks you're stealing him but I'm not going to let you

I am sorry you're upset I only came back for my things

It's not a good idea that I stay

If you think that by moving out..

Mrs Payne?

Mrs Payne, are you all right? Have you got an inhaler?

The kitchen

Mum!

How long has she been like this? It just happened

It's all right, Mum, I'm here now

No trace of the policeman

who cleared the vagrant Someone dressed up? One from a different beat?

Then why would he be in uniform? I don't know!

But every question is worth asking or we'll have another dead child

What are you waiting for?

You look tired

You're on your way out

Yeah. Look, I won't keep you

Can I ask you to let me know if you get any news? OK?

Helen

Can we talk?

I'll just be a minute. Bear with me

Don't, Helen

Even if you'd done everything by the book, Charlotte still

wouldn't have survived

She was dead before you even started

What is it?

Look at that writing

I'm right, aren't I?

So..

who would have written on the back of the photo?

Whoever's on the case locally Normally the DC..

Payne

Robin Payne

What are you doing?

Oh, I couldn't find her inhaler

It's OK, I'll do that

How is she? These attacks take it out of her

I've given her pills She'll be fine. What brought it on?

Well, she was upset when I came in

She seems to have got the wrong idea about..

She thinks something's going on between you and me

Ridiculous, I know, but..

I think it's best if I clear out

You can't go

It's not ridiculous

Robin, it's..

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

It's your boss

Hello?

Yes, sir, I'm fine

Of course, but..

I see

Well, that is news, isn't it?

Have you checked every angle?

OK

Yep

Yeah, of course. That's fine

Yeah, will do. Bye

Got something?

Yeah, they think so, anyway

What about your mum?

She'll be out for hours Those pills really do the trick

Look, can we just um..

..slow things down a bit? I haven't slept in two days

Yeah, of course Take a couple of Mum's pills

You'll sleep like a log

Sergeant Havers is there I'm on my way. Get the local force

I want some back-up out there

There you go

This will sort you out

Sweet dreams

You're telling me they're how far away? I don't want any excuses

Look, just get a patrol car to DC Payne's house now

Barbara

Barbara?

Are you asleep?

I still can't get through to her

No answer, sir How long have you tried? Since we got here

Stand back

Hello. Hello

Helen

Valium Mrs Payne,

we need to talk to you

Where's your son, Mrs Payne? Robbie's so good to me

# My little man... #

Mrs Payne!

She's completely out of it I'll look around

You look in there

Mrs Payne

Mrs Payne, who is this?

Is this Robin's father?

Tell me. A boy's life is at stake

I don't know

It could be

I was very popular

The boys liked me a lot,

especially the posh boys

Then I got pregnant with Robbie

Then he kept asking me, "Who's my dad?"

Never stopped asking me

I thought it was very nice for Robbie to think his dad

was someone really big

Someone successful

Will you stay with her? Yeah. Where are you going?

I can't just sit and wait

I want every man out there searching

No, I don't want to

I don't want to. I don't like it

Come on, be a good boy

Barbara! Drop it, Robin. Leave him alone

Run, Leo! RUN!

I'm arresting you for the kidnap of..

Argh!

It was easy taking her

Both of them. If they can't trust a copper, who can they trust?

Why are you doing this?

He never gave my mum anything Not anything!

What kind of a man abandons a young girl and her baby?

He's not fit to be a father!

Who the hell does he think he is?

So much better than everyone else!

But why Charlotte? She never did anything to you

I only gave her Valium to keep her calm, to make her less scared

I didn't mean to kill her

Luxford couldn't acknowledge you

He didn't know about you, that's why

Is that what he told you? Of course he knew

My mum and he were together She told me

Why should that kid get everything? Why should he?

Robbie, listen to me You were such a nice guy

You had everything going for you

I know it's been tough for you and your mum

I know that you're angry at it all, but..

..you must know that this is going to end badly for you

It's such a waste

You liked me, didn't you?

Yeah

I did

And you do understand, don't you?

No, I don't

FOOTFALL

Urgh!

Argh!

HORN BLARES

I used all my spare time going to London

It wasn't difficult finding stuff out

I knew everything about him from the Net I hacked into his accounts

Saw the money go to the little girl

Why should she get all that and me and my mum get nothing?

You wanted your daddy to show you that he loved you

Is that why Charlotte Bowen died?

Luxford's got a big showy life In your face, all the time

It was weird when I first saw him

I waited for him at work

and followed him

That's my dad, I thought

If you were so keen to find him, why not just introduce yourself?

I don't know At first I thought I would

Then I saw how he lived

His house, his car

His life

And then I didn't want to meet him

I wanted him to be sorry for how he treated us, me and my mum

Charlotte. How did you find her?

I got myself a little fiancee

Have you got one?

If you're so clever, find out for yourself

She works in a bank, mine

Handy, that

All those computers

Now, Barbara...she thought she was on for a moment, didn't she?

She even tried to tell me Luxford didn't know I existed

She was right

He didn't

In fact, according to your mum,

he was one of any number of men who could've been your father

Alex! Alex

Sure you don't want the doctor? You did good today

It really will be tea with the Queen next

If it's all the same, I'd rather not She'll be disappointed

I've got friends of my own

The interrupted date?

Oh, yeah

His mother will never understand

how dangerous that lie about Luxford was

It's not easy, facing up to your mistakes

Helen, you do know you're not responsible for what happened

Charlotte might have been found in time

If I'd been in your position..

I don't know what I'd have done The right thing

Why do you say that? I can't win

It's not a competition I know that

What are we doing, Tommy?

One minute I think I understand what's going on.. I've been clear from the beginning

Of course YOU have Stupid me doesn't get it

It's obvious Not to me!

Life would be a lot simpler if you just let it happen

Look, Helen, you worry too much

You can't second-guess life You just have to live it

I know that! Then why don't you?

Loving you makes me happier than I've ever been

It's not about loving each other I know we do

I'm terrified of finding it

Believing in it, and losing it again

There are no guarantees

Just stay as close as you can to what makes you happy

But it's so painful, Tommy,

being so close

Then let's just get closer

What are you doing this weekend?

I...I don't know

If you're free, I think we should get married

What do you think?

Life without you seems pointless

You don't have to say anything straightaway. If you're not free,

what about next weekend?

DOOR OPENS

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