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You'd think one of you

CHEERING

Ohh!

And the best bit is,

Stop it!

And it was right here,

Annie? I'm sorry.

I'm so, so sorry.

Go to bed.

DISTANT VOICES

You knew exactly

I was just joking around.

No, you weren't.

INAUDIBLE ARGUING

CHATTER

Has anyone seen Rick?

No.

I'll go and wake him. Tea.

KNOCKS ON DOOR

Rick? You awake?

SHE GASPS

LIFT DINGS

Morning.

Who's that from?

There's more for you, Mark.

Now, Kenny, you're Secret Santa.

Oh, why me?

Oh, cos I know how much you love it.

KENNY SIGHS,

That's the spirit (!)

It's still under ten quid, right?

Ho, ho, ho. Come on, come on.

Classic. I know exactly

Morning.

Now, you all know Billy

He's on secondment to CID

He's requested this department,

I wanted to learn from the best.

Oh, nobody likes a suck up, eh?

Boss? Boss, Superintendent Watkins

Er, Super? What's he want?

Well, I'll take it in here.

Your name's in the hat.

That your dad's suit?

Er, Billy, I've got

It involves milk,

'There appears to have been

'Holy Island.'

A fatality, Sir?

'Suicide - hanging, and I need you

Oh, well, how do we know

'That's what the informant told us.

'And as yet, we have no reason

'The deceased, Rick Kelsall,

Ah, so there might be

'Not yet, but there will be.

'We wouldn't want it to look like

Well, I always do...

LINE DISCONNECTS

SLAMS RECEIVER

All right, listen up, everyone.

There's been an unexplained death

possible suicide.

And Superintendent Watkins

He said he's a celebrity - Rick

Oh, yeah, no, he's definitely

Didn't he lose his job

I used to watch

Aye, and that cooking one.

"Morning Sunrise's co-host

"over accusations

That could be a motive for suicide?

Ah, now, first lesson, Billy -

don't jump to conclusions

Otherwise,

Now, the tide's in.

We'll have to go by boat.

Aiden, I'll need you

and get Paula to go with you.

Don't scratch it, go easy on

Morning, Jack.

KNOCKS ON DOOR

Hi, I'm here about the fatality,

DCI Vera Stanhope.

Oh? I'm Annie Laidlore. Come in.

Erm, I was the one who found him.

Hey, that must've been a shock.

Now, did you know the deceased?

Well, I'm sorry for your loss.

If you could just show me?

Now, I'd like you all to wait here

Now, have any of you

ALL: No.

Thanks.

PHONE RINGS

Yes, Ma'am.

I should be with you shortly.

Have you seen him?

'Well, it looks like

Right... So, what's the but?

'Well, there's mud on the bed.

'It looks like

Well, that would've been him?

No. He's barefoot.

And... I can't see a note.

This doesn't feel right.

Annie Laidlore.

L-A-I-D-L-O-R-E.

Philip Robson.

Louisa and Sam Hampton.

Anyone else, er, staying here?

No, it was just the five of us.

And you're certain none of you

Right.

What do you think happened here?

Well, it's obvious.

No, he...

We should've picked up on it.

Oh, we-we were all

He was drunk! How were we to know?

Annie's right.

..he was trying so hard

So, can you think of any reason

No.

Did he mention losing his job?

If you mean those ludicrous things

they were a pack of lies.

So, you all went to school together?

Kimmerston Grammar Sixth Form,

We all came here for the first time

No, not all.

All right.

You want to say something, Sam?

He's dead.

That f-fella in...

Rick, love. Rick.

PHILIP: Don't worry about it, Sam,

Look, the thing is,

we all came here,

It was a sixth form residential.

We knew of each other before,

Coming here changed our lives.

We had a brilliant teacher.

Miss Marshall, Judy.

She was young, passionate,

And sexy. Judy was very sexy.

Aye, she wanted the, er, weekend

you know, bring us together.

We've, er... we've come back here

Ah, well,

So, if you could give me the name

That'll be Charlotte, his ex-wife.

Charlotte Thomas.

SAM: Yes, erm...

the first weekend,

until her dad came

Hescott?

Charlotte Thomas of Hescott?

Is her father Isaiah Thomas?

You know him?

Hm.

Billy.

Right, he's on the ground floor.

Great. Oh, you're not your normal,

I'm meant to be going to

but here I am.

Well, it's a few weeks yet.

Now, have you scratched me motor?

Right, come here.

Well, they all seem to think

Well, did he mention losing his job

Well, only to say they thought

But listen to this.

His next of kin is his ex-wife,

Isaiah Thomas's daughter.

Rick Kelsall's related to

in the north east?

Isn't that interesting, eh?

The rest of the party should've

Ah, they all said

but if you find evidence

well, that's something, isn't it?

Have you worked out

What makes you say that?

His phone's on charge.

And there's mud on the bed,

presumably from someone

I hadn't got to that yet.

And in answer to your question,

When we lifted him down,

I noticed a lack of V-shape bruising

indicating he was hanged

I told ya.

So, what was the cause of death?

Suffocation. I found orange fibres

Ah, the cushion...

There are traces of what appear

I'll be able to confirm it

So, time of death?

Rough estimate, between 1 and 4 AM?

Could they have got in

They're all locked shut.

We've dusted,

Right, get on to the office,

And I want everyone here

Ma'am.

You can't leave, I'm sorry.

It's not our fault Rick did this.

None of you are.

Your friend didn't commit suicide

And you four are my lead suspects.

Who got here first yesterday?

I arrived here Thursday,

Now, the friend's name?

I, er... I knew him through work.

I travelled up from Catford, and

Yeah, and what work's that?

Was. Recently retired.

It's absurd to think

We were his closest friends.

Who gave you the keys?

There was a set left in a safe place

and they're in the kitchen,

Just two sets?

And what time

Around four?

He'd been staying at

since Tuesday, over in Cleeve.

Charlotte wanted to kill him.

His ex?

No, darling. That was years ago

He broke her heart,

Er, because of his affairs.

This is ridiculous.

Well, someone did.

And since this is now

you're all gonna have to stay here

Nobody leaves the island.

Jac, any information

'Richard Kelsall, known as Rick.

'He owns a three-bed mews house

And what's that worth?

'Two-and-a-half million,

That'll be his dad's.

'I've called his agent,

Er, Mark, what about bank records,

'Er, the wheels are in motion,

Right, and Charlotte Thomas?

I've got her details.

It's a yoga studio downstairs,

It's in Hescott.

'Right, can you send

I can't hear you nodding your head,

Er, yes, Ma'am. I'll send them now.

'Right. I'll see you all later.'

I'm so sorry, pet.

He was found this morning

He was only here yesterday.

He stayed on Thursday.

He couldn't bear

Did he say why?

It wasn't a happy place for him.

Clearing through his dad's papers

Do you have the keys to his house?

Aye.

Oh. All right.

So, were you still

Sadly not.

But I'd have had him back

It was strange.

He kissed me on Friday morning

He didn't normally do that.

He was on edge.

What time did he leave?

About 11.

He was going to see someone,

Mm-hm.

Now, I've been with his friends,

Well, I wouldn't have put them

Oh, they were very different

Apart from Rick. He never changed.

Philip was a punk, wanted to

Sam and Louisa

Annie was gonna have

Who's Daniel?

Her boyfriend back then.

As in Rede Holiday Parks?

He was at the first Only Connect.

I hated that weekend.

Everyone talking about

You weren't close to the group,

Not once the marriage was over.

I never understood...

It's so morbid

Who's Isobel?

Isobel, Louisa's sister.

She died at the first reunion. 1982.

How'd she die?

She argued with Rick

But the tide came in.

She got a mile across

Do you see much of your dad

He's in a home.

And before you start

I have nothing to do with

You know, she's right, it is morbid.

Why go back to a place

And why didn't her sister,

Well, it's over 40 years ago.

Everything's relevant,

Well...

at least we know there was something

on the day he died.

I mean, everyone close to him

said he was behaving differently,

Hmm?

We just gotta find out why.

Kenny, did you get anywhere

digging into this

Nothing on the system, Ma'am.

JAC: Her name's Eliza Jones.

All I can find is this one article.

Says Rick got her alone

hugged her and kissed her.

So, he's the presenter

That's an abuse of power.

She also mentioned she'd heard

that others hadn't gotten away

Have you spoken to this journalist?

Not yet. He's avoiding me.

Ah, well, when you do, find out why

I also chased up the TV company,

but they won't talk

and he's in New York.

What about the agent?

She's a one-woman show with

Ah, well, when you do contact her,

Now, then, according to his ex,

he was meeting someone

Any idea who or where?

Er, there's no ANPR. It's too rural.

Well, we know he was at

from Tuesday to Thursday,

talk to the neighbours.

Billy caught Annie and Philip

Wanted you to know.

I could just get back there

Can I trust you

You trusted me with your Land Rover.

They've gone to the chapel, Ma'am.

They said it's a rule

They get 20 minutes

Oh, is it now?

I thought it would be all right.

It's nowhere near

And you didn't think

Er, well, I'll stay here, then,

CHURCH BELL TOLLS

Er, Philip?

Louisa, I'm looking for Annie.

She's still inside.

Annie?

Hey. I'm sorry to disturb you, pet.

Only, I've got a couple of questions

See, my young colleague said

Could you tell me

He and Rick argued

I didn't hear what about.

Rick was trying to calm Philip down.

I mean... it wasn't unusual.

Hmm. So, why where you and Philip

I was asking him about it.

He got defensive.

Well, I'll catch up with Philip

have a chat.

So, can I ask you about

Cos I can see you were close.

Well...

..he was my first boyfriend.

Only lasted a month,

but we got something much better

friendship.

Did you know

on Thursday night?

Did he?

She said he was...

on edge, not himself.

Well, I could tell

He was masking -

I'd thought that's why

He said he was celebrating.

His name had been cleared,

He'd written the first chapter,

What was it about?

It was... autobiographical.

About us, when we were young,

He was calling it 1977, until...

Until what?

He'd given it a different title.

So, what was the new title?

1982. The year of our first reunion.

And also the year Isobel drowned.

You know?

He said it would be about his,

What secrets?

But all he'd say was...

that Louisa would finally find out

why Isobel drowned.

SHE KNOCKS ON DOOR

Billy?

Sorry.

Uniform's about to leave.

We need to get over to

And you need to find out

I need to talk to Philip.

So come on, would you get a move on?

Thanks for the breakfast,

You enjoying that?

Anything?

But their things are up there.

RINGING TONE

PHONE RINGING

He's left his phone.

The chapel. That's where they'll be.

There's no sign of them.

DISTANT LAUGHTER

MAN YELPS DISTANTLY

LAUGHTER,

Do you fancy a dip?

Philip!

Philip!

Hey, Philip, come on,

We need to talk up at the house!

We'll, erm...

Oi!

So, you do that every reunion,

Go for a dip?

No. First time.

Oh, celebrating your friend's death,

We were celebrating his life!

He used to do it.

Which is why Rick was so youthful,

He was like a brother.

Just less good at staying in touch.

So, is that why

after everyone had gone to bed?

Nah. That was nothing.

Anything to do with his book, 1982?

Yeah, not much gets past me, pet.

Uh...

I thought it was exploitative.

Why?

Ah, it was obvious

to make more sales.

Are you saying you think her death

Well, of course it was an accident.

She drove straight out there.

Who else was here in 1982?

SIGHS

Apart from Isobel, Me, er... Rick,

Sam and Louisa, Annie and Daniel.

Daniel Rede?

You still in touch with him?

When he broke up with Annie,

PHONE RINGING

Excuse me, pet.

Go on.

AIDEN: 'I'm meeting Rick's agent,

'She was due to meet him

It seems that she didn't know

and I didn't enlighten her.

'Well, make sure you go easy

Will do, boss.

Oh, and Aiden?

Get her to give you

OK.

PHILIP SIGHS

For now.

I'm sorry. I've only packed

and Sam's gonna miss his next dose.

It doesn't matter, pet. I'm fine.

Because in three hours,

No, you can go.

But I will need to talk to

I'll speak to you soon.

We'll drop you in the village.

Are you staying on the island?

Aye. At Sid's, my friend's house.

Well, that may be the case, Mark,

but Annie Laidlore said

and that lass who died.

So we need to look into everyone

who was at that first reunion

I'll send you over a list.

And, Jac, how are we doing with

They're claiming they can't

'Well, I don't care it's a Sunday.'

Now, Kenny, I need you to check out

And, Jac, before I go,

I want you to ring around

on the island.

Get them and their bar staff

of everyone who was in

Oh. Oh, look,

Sorry. Yeah.

Any news, Jac?

Yeah, but not there.

A few tourists stayed over.

Just one woman at The Star

I'm waiting to hear back from

Yeah, good work, Jac.

Aiden, so, did this agent

Aye, it's only the first chapter,

She said he was eager

"Driven" was the word she used.

Had he mentioned

Isobel Hall? No.

I got the impression it was about

Ma'am, that was Paula.

Ah, right, let's go.

Now, you tell me all about it

Kenny, look after Billy.

Milk, two sugars. Yep, I know.

PAULA: He was asphyxiated to death,

There was considerable alcohol

He was probably in a deep sleep

Well, obviously,

could've lifted him into position

Or Sam. Realistically, only Philip

But it could have been two of them.

What about the mud on the bedcover?

No identifiable footprints,

They'd done a fairly good job

But going by the penetration of soil

we have proof that something

Like someone standing,

Can you be more accurate

Between 1 AM and 3 AM.

And the island was accessible

So, get uniform to talk to everyone

see if anyone saw or heard anything.

Thanks, Paula.

There was no DNA

apart from his.

Same with the cushion.

It was in his room,

Along with this.

A single hair

It's a DNA match

Right, I've got five minutes before

Er, yeah, Rick's phone records

We're running the numbers

That's Louisa's.

Kenny, what about the door-to-door

on the road leading onto

Someone heard a car leave the island

Another one arrived

Well, either one of those

See if you can track them.

And, Jac, what about

Have you heard back from

Not yet. Still chasing it, Ma'am.

Erm, report into

There's nothing suspicious.

I spoke to the officer involved

but remembered it well.

And what was his take on it?

He said it was an odd thing to do,

But she left of her own free will.

Postmortem showed nothing

So, what did Rick mean,

when he said he was telling

Louisa Hampton's ready.

Well, he'll have to wait outside.

And what about this lass

What's her name? Eliza Jones.

Like looking for a needle

Still no response

Ah, well, keep trying. And, Billy?

Keep an ear out for the phones.

Yes, Ma'am. Thank you, Ma'am.

LOUISA: I'm sorry.

I know I should have told you

Aye, you should've done, pet.

Why not?

I can't do it.

I can't... look after Sam alone.

And we can't afford a carer.

So, on Friday, I asked Rick

And what did he say?

He'd transfer the money

You know the first thing I thought

That he wouldn't be able

Your hair was found

I was upset.

He hugged me. That's all.

W-We were friends.

Did Sam know he hugged you?

He's not the man he was.

His dementia makes him... insecure.

Now, let me ask you something else.

Why didn't you mention

at that first reunion?

Cos it was decades ago.

Only, Rick told Annie

about why she drowned.

What did he mean by that?

Annie said.

He was drunk...

There was no secrets.

She drove off and drowned.

Now, we know she argued with Rick

What about?

I presumed she made a play for him.

She was a flirt.

She flirted with Sam,

Did Sam like her?

And she hated that.

He was the only one of my boyfriends

Sam wants to talk to you.

About what?

He... said he saw someone on Friday.

So, who was it you saw, pet?

You told Louisa you saw someone.

Charlotte.

Outside the window.

Er... just before ten.

She was watching us.

Charlotte Thomas?

Are you sure?

She disappeared

But I saw her.

Why didn't you tell us this before?

Well, I tried.

Charlotte killed him.

OK.

Sam Hampton has placed

Now, if she was there,

we're looking at

Her father, Isaiah Thomas,

was suspected of running drugs

He had a string of companies,

His wife and two sons are deceased,

leaving Charlotte

He was put into a care home

So, what else do we know about her?

Well, she's broke, Ma'am.

Her yoga studio's

Rick bailed her out in August.

She maxed out eight credit cards

Could she be the woman at The Star?

Jac, get her photo sent over

We can't rely on Sam's word.

And if we get a positive ID,

Ma'am, GPS for Rick's car's back.

We know where he was Friday morning.

Rede Holiday Park.

I used to come here as a little kid.

It was all caravans, two-man tents,

Ah, well, it's won the top resort

for the last four years running.

Well, that'll explain the price tag.

It's terrible.

He only came to see me on Friday.

What happened exactly?

Well, I can't divulge details,

but we are treating his death

Really?

I had no idea.

Er... do you wanna coffee?

Oh, thank you.

Why did he come to see you?

It was a chance for two old friends

Without what?

Without Annie finding out.

He and Annie were close.

It made it complicated,

You want sugar?

No, just milk for both of us,

You know, with real friends,

but it feels like yesterday

Mm-hm. That's what it was like

What did you chat about?

This place. The old days.

You know, he had pains in places

SHE CHUCKLES

We heard he was on edge on Friday.

Yeah, I suppose he was

He said he had a new project.

His book?

I can't imagine Rick writing

He hated English at school.

Daniel, we need to go.

This is my wife, Katherine.

Ah, there's no need to introduce us.

I know Ms Willmore.

Ma'am.

I hope you don't mind,

No, no, no, of course.

We'll leave.

Daniel, please.

Now, why did no one tell us

he's married to

I didn't recognise her.

Heard she gets things done.

Ah, well,

PHONE RINGS

Wouldn't do to get on

Could get political.

He seemed nice enough.

Yes, Kenny.

OK.

Yeah, no, I'll let her know.

Kenny just talked to

Apparently, Rick had just rewritten

Said he'll meet us at his office

Right.

There's a new will,

and it leaves a third to Charlotte,

a third to Annie Laidlore,

and a third to Angels Too Soon.

What's that?

It's a cot death charity.

Did he give a reason why?

Well, he didn't elaborate.

I really thought

From what?

He was supposed to have cleared

when Dr Kelsall passed, but hadn't,

Because?

Because it was a stipulation

that the contents of his office

Really? And Rick had to be

Rick? Why him?

Due to the nature of

he sometimes took

I guess Dr Kelsall

Ah, well, I'm sorry, love,

nothing can be destroyed

Is that understood?

So, how much is

After tax...

Maybe Rick and Charlotte

and that's why he left money

Do we think either Annie

Possibly.

If Charlotte did know,

to have her inheritance cut

But then, he did have to

Maybe he thought

But still, £1.6 million.

Maybe that was enough incentive

Her business is about to go bust,

Let's check out

No cutting corners.

From Billy...

The barmaid at The Star confirmed

Was she now?

Charlotte?

Charlotte?

Hello?

Charlotte?

Charlotte?

This doesn't look right.

Aiden.

Was it an accident?

She was drunk

There's a lot of empty bottles

She may have been drunk,

but I'm fairly sure

Look at these.

These are grips marks, which suggest

Why was she killed?

And why was she at that pub

Did she meet someone?

If I may, Ma'am.

She spent the night alone.

Arrived at seven,

Returned upset,

Left at 11,

Why was she asleep?

Presumably because of

And she was gone by one,

Good work.

Right, so you're saying

And Sam saw her when?

Just before ten,

But why not knock on the door

Well, because she was

Literally.

She'd been worried about Rick,

and there he was,

And Sam caught her watching?

What if... she saw something else?

Someone else.

I want alibis for the time

from all that circle of friends.

Now, is our punk vicar

Punk vicar?

Oh, yes.

I've got his address here.

And have you run him through

No.

I don't know how.

Yeah, look, I'll show you

His name's Sid Sinclair.

And then let's look at

What are her finances like?

Well, she has around £4,000

She lives above a deli in Kimmerston

The inheritance may be a motive.

Well, only if she knew about

Where are we with Eliza Jones?

Working through a really long list.

Well, what's the journalist said?

He's stonewalling, refuses to reveal

Same thing with

Well, get a warrant!

Arrest him for withholding,

Cos Rick said that

had been dropped,

And we won't know

Rick's agent has sent through the

You're joking!

What? Philip's friend,

He died two years ago.

So who's he staying with?

Yeah, we'll look into it.

Ma'am, Superintendent Watkins.

Oh, when does he ever?

Now, I need to inform

Find me Isaiah Thomas's address.

Yes, Ma'am.

Putting you through now, Sir.

Sir?

'Why have I had reports

I'm sorry, Sir, I need to inform

Sir?

Oh, his daughter was an ex-wife

'Don't trouble the PCC

'Is that understood?'

Well, no-one has

'That wasn't what I meant.

'I'm afraid we have some bad news

'It's about your daughter,

'She died last night, and we believe

I signed over

Never heard from her again.

Charlotte got what she wanted.

Well, her ex-husband, Rick,

also died recently

He left a third of his estate

and a third to a cot death charity.

Now, did Charlotte lose a baby?

A baby?

She never had a baby.

Rick's dead, eh?

Gets better and better.

That inheritance'll come to us now,

Depends if she left a will.

She had to,

There's always a bright side, eh?

Lovely.

Hot dog.

Oh, thanks.

I just spoke to Mark,

and no news about Phil

I can't help but feel sorry for

Well, she didn't stand a chance.

Didn't want to be part of

so they cut her out.

You do know, if we're looking at

it's Annie.

Aye, well, let's visit her next.

I got the feeling

How was the manuscript?

Well, actually, it's quite moving.

"On Thursday evening...

"escape the misery,

"my form teacher,

"A conversation was had

"When they came out,

"I would go to Holy Island

"Part of a collection

"And that...

"that changed everything."

He's talking about Only Connect.

Yeah, so, why change the title, hmm?

What happened in 1982?

Isobel died.

Yeah, well, we know that,

So what else is it

BREATHING DEEPLY

I'm OK. It's... just such a shock.

Look, why don't you come

Come on.

She asked me

She always wanted someone

it didn't really matter who.

We were never very close.

Well, we paid a visit

about his will.

You and Charlotte

I am?

He's left you £1.6 million.

That's ridiculous!

And the other third of the estate

Angels Too Soon.

Do you know why?

Well, did he know someone

Me.

My daughter, Freya, died.

5th of November, 1982.

I am so sorry, love.

And that must've been, what,

about a month before

I didn't want to go, but Rick said

And he said the same to Daniel.

That was... miserable.

All I wanted to do

and I did for most of the weekend.

But then... Isobel...

How old was your daughter?

Freya was three months.

She wasn't planned,

We were living in an old caravan

and Daniel was working all hours,

And his dad was on the verge

What, you were all alone

Hey, that must've been hard.

It was so exhausting.

Cramped.

Lonely.

I was tired all the time.

What happened?

I went to sleep,

I hadn't set the alarm

I thought she'd wake me.

She died in the night.

I could have stopped it.

Hey, love.

Rick's dad said

That's what they said back then.

I blamed myself for years.

I still do.

I'm so sorry.

It's all I saw,

But we couldn't cope with the grief.

We separated the next year.

And I wouldn't have coped

He was such a good friend.

We are so sorry, love.

Annie...

..did anything else happen in 1982?

Apart from Freya and Isobel dying?

Mm-hm.

So, Annie Laidlore had a baby

but tragically, the bairn died,

just a month before

And, of course, their grief was

Ma'am.

I've just found out

Who?

Mark.

Maiden name, Marshall.

Judith Marshall?

Wasn't that the name of the teacher

who took them on that first

Why didn't he tell us that?

Right, I've got a journalist

He thinks I've got a story.

Hang on, Ma'am.

Judith Sinclair's number appears on

He made a call to her

Did he?

Charlotte's post-mortem's in.

Very little alcohol in the system.

Presumably from the night before.

No prints.

Oh, please tell me there's a "but".

But she did find DNA

Yes! She's gonna run it

DOORBELL RINGS

Hello, love. DCI Stanhope,

Oh.

Yes, of course.

And DS Healey

Right. Come in.

Now, I'll ask you again,

why were you and Rick arguing

Because he told everyone

during Only Connect,

He said he was gonna write it

He'd guessed I was seeing Judy.

That first weekend, Rick attempted

some terribly embarrassing

I sent him to bed. Alone.

So nothing happened?

I was their teacher.

We shared some wine,

I wasn't interested in him.

But you were interested in Philip?

Not when he was a student.

We began to see each other

Judy wanted to educate the world,

So she... she finished with me.

Only got back in touch

Sid, her husband,

the alibi you lied about.

I know, I'm sorry.

We wanted to be discreet.

Judy's got two children,

I was gonna come round on Saturday.

We were gonna tell them

in the place it started.

But then Philip phoned at midnight,

I didn't want Judy to be

I was angry with Rick,

I loved him.

Tell me about Isobel Hall.

Now, I heard she was a flirt.

She flirted with all of us.

And if you were taken,

So, I take it you weren't a fan?

Hmm! That's putting it mildly.

I don't even know why she was there.

I mean, I didn't see her much.

Everyone kept themselves

Annie stayed in her room

Was Isobel having an affair

Was that why they were arguing?

He wasn't interested in her.

He was happy with...

No, all he said about the argument

was that he wasn't happy

He never said why.

You know he lost his job

PHONE RINGS

Ma'am. I'm with the journalist.

He said he targeted Eliza

He thought she'd give the story

Until she got an injunction on him.

The Police and Crime Commissioner's

Katherine Willmore's daughter?

Now, why didn't she say anything?

KNOCKS ON DOOR

I'd had a bad day on set.

I'd messed things up,

And Rick saw me crying,

so he took me into his office

And is that when

Erm... he just hugged me

Only, Michael, this journalist,

and they said it was creepy.

And I just didn't want them to think

that I had been getting

or that I'd only got the job

So, hold on...

..instead of saying

and he was just being kind,

you chose to let people think

abusing a position of power?

Michael had said that

Like, awful things, awful things.

He said that none of them

and that I would be

He said that

So the accusation in the paper

that's you repeating

Yeah.

But he just needed the story.

My mum found out that he'd been told

he would lose his job at his paper.

Why didn't you tell the truth?

My mum wanted to keep it quiet.

Yeah, because she didn't want

her lass had lied to the press.

I didn't lie, it was Michael.

Nah, you went along with his lies

You got Rick fired from his job,

My mum said that

and that she would

Is that why Rick came here

Yeah, I mean,

but my mum shut him down

She didn't want me to talk to him,

He and Mum

and he said he was going to

Excuse me. Excuse me, you can't...

We don't have a meeting.

Not to worry. We're fine. Thank you.

See, I know about the link between

I've just spoken to her.

I know why he came to see you.

Detective Chief Inspector...

You interfered with

and withheld vital information.

Now, why did you do that, Ma'am?

BREATHES DEEPLY

I needed time...

..to work out how to manage it.

Violence against women and girls -

sexual, physical, emotional -

something I have campaigned against

Mmm. So, we know whenever a woman

to the police or the press,

it affects thousands of other women

So, how much harder does it make it

for all those real victims

and be believed?

And how much easier does it make it

who like to abuse women?

You should have stamped on it

the minute you knew

not hidden it away.

So, I would like a copy of

you drafted with Rick.

Of course. It's on here.

And an alibi for the time

Please.

Kenny, I need you to check out

along with her daughter's.

And her husband's, come to that.

Ma'am, I found this

It's a business proposal she sent

It's about a yoga retreat

A business proposal?

Phone records are in, too.

She spoke to Daniel Rede twice

one call lasting six minutes,

It's a good job

Billy, did you find out

to Pilgrim's House?

No, I forgot.

You forgot? I asked you days ago.

Yeah, I know, but then

Oh, and the sight of

causes amnesia, does it?

This is not the standard I expect

When I ask for something to be done,

Is that understood?

Now go and find out!

And don't let it happen again.

Ma'am, baby Freya Rede's

Dr Kelsall signed it.

There wasn't a post-mortem.

Oh, they tended not to do autopsies

You would've thought

wouldn't you,

Maybe he did.

Didn't that solicitor say

Dr Kelsall kept a journal

He did say that, Ma'am.

What if Rick saw something

when he was sorting out

Could still be there.

Jac and Mark,

look through the doctor's papers,

see if you can find

Detective Chief Inspector,

Sir.

Sir?

How dare you involve Ms Willmore!

Oh, Ms Willmore

And I wouldn't be doing my job

however uncomfortable that may be.

There was a direct link

and in the last two days,

We wouldn't wanna look like

would we, Sir?

You're playing a very dangerous

Well, that makes two of us.

What?!

Michael, will you take over?

How can I help?

Well, we're here about

Murder?!

Katherine told me she'd died,

Ah, well, I've got

Can we go inside and talk?

Yeah, of course.

Aiden.

It's just we understand

this week,

Yeah, I... I think she was hoping

after Rick's death.

But it wasn't financially viable.

I was gonna meet her,

And I need to ask you about Freya.

Now, I'm sorry you lost your bairn,

Yeah, it's worst... worst thing

It was, erm...

Annie's never really

Rick's father,

But he didn't request an inquest.

Did you?

No. Erm... Richard... Dr Kelsall,

He said it...

cutting Freya up,

I'm sorry.

Her coffin was so small.

Tiny.

Did you have any concerns at all

No.

Annie and I were mad with grief.

Richard was like a father to me.

I felt closer to him

If it wasn't for him,

Well, doesn't come tougher

Apologies.

HE SIGHS

I've looked everywhere,

PHONE RINGS

'Jac?'

We've found all of

apart from one -

'What do you want us to do?'

Well, have you searched everywhere?

'It's not here, boss.'

Well, I reckon that journal is

because he suspected

that he wanted to write about...

That's why he's changed the title.

It can't be at Pilgrim's House,

Yeah. Jac, get onto forensics

Yes, Ma'am.

I got the feeling Daniel Rede was

Annie? What if Rick

something he knew would upset her?

That's why

Do you think he knew about

Get Jac back on the line,

cos that's the first place Rick went

We need to talk, pet.

Then you're talking

I'm not leaving.

Er... it's about Freya's death.

OK.

Was there a reason you didn't want

Well, Dr Kelsall and Daniel

I mean, I couldn't think straight,

Is this going anywhere?

Why did Rick keep apologising to you

You told me he kept saying

What are you implying?

And he changes the name of his book,

says he's going to be

Now, was one of those secrets

Are you saying I hurt my baby?

I'm saying no-one knows

I did not kill my baby!

All right, go upstairs, Annie.

No, I haven't finished, yet.

Do you enjoy making Annie suffer?

Sorry, but we have to ask

And this line of questioning is

Before I opened this place,

If you wanna talk to Annie again,

do it at the station

Heard and understood, pet.

Mark, it's here!

Oh, Ma'am,

Ms Wilmore and Eliza

and they were both at their work

Plenty of witnesses.

Daniel has only just sent through

but Friday, he was in Edinburgh,

Well, check he was actually there.

Will do.

Oh, Ma'am, Charlotte's proposal,

Ah, thanks, Kenny.

I haven't seen him

PHONE RINGS

Uh.

Talk of the devil.

Billy, where are you?

The caretaker told us there was

but they're missing.

I'm waiting for him to arrive.

Yeah, well, it would've been helpful

to have had that information

Yes, Ma'am. Sorry, Ma'am.

"Sorry, Ma'am. Sorry, Ma'am."

LINE GOES DEAD

Aiden, get in here!

This business proposal is rubbish.

It's full of typos

So why would Daniel Rede

just to tell her that?

He's a busy man, right?

Yet he had two phone calls

and arranged to meet her.

Like he said, Rick had just died.

Pfft.

Ma'am, Dr Kelsall's missing journal.

You were right,

Read the entry on November the 8th.

Daniel killed his baby.

Accidentally, apparently.

Yeah, well, he still killed her.

And good old Dr Kelsall

Because he was worried

Those two cars that were heard

now, we know one of them was

What if she saw the car

They'd have passed each other

I think she saw Daniel Rede.

PHONE RINGS

Billy. Now what?

'Ma'am... What you doing?'

MUFFLED SHOUTING

Billy's in trouble.

SIREN WAILS

The caretaker's

Billy wasn't there,

So where is the lad?

Try his number again!

Jacob!

Any sign of them?

I checked inside, too.

I checked the pub, like you asked.

Well, his motor's still here,

And what's all this about

It's for the estate agent.

They were hidden round the side.

They'd been missing,

OK, everyone,

I'll try and track his phone,

PHONE RINGS

Ma'am, I called the hotel

on Friday night. He checked in OK,

but he didn't actually use

Billy?

Billy?

SHOUTING CONTINUES

Where are you, son? Where are you?

I've found his phone!

Is it his?

I should never have let the lad

Ma'am, Kenny's on the phone,

says it's Daniel Rede

He knew about the other keys.

BELL TOLLS

There's someone's in danger

He told me he can't swim!

Out the way!

Mark, get me a boat.

Is that where you lived

with Annie and your bairn?

Yeah. I kept it for old time's sake.

Hmm. Yeah. It's lovely here.

How can I help you, Inspector?

Oh, it's Detective Chief Inspector.

Oh, what a day.

It's hard to believe

Ah, well, when you put your mind

Ah, no, I meant the body count.

Charlotte, Rick, Freya.

You killed them all.

And hanging in the balance

Really?

I did all that?

You got any proof?

Nope.

See, I've heard people say

getting sloppy.

Ah, but we did find DNA

However, since you're not

we can't identify you... yet.

Er... why would I kill Charlotte?

Because she saw you

on the night Rick died.

And that business proposal

that was just a feeble attempt

And why would I wanna kill

It's just Rick had found

So he knew

November the 8th,

you told Dr Kelsall

you gave the bairn medicine

so Annie could get some rest,

Yeah, it's all there.

It was an accident.

I was devastated.

and said he'd deal with it.

And all these years, all that time,

you've let Annie think

So when you saw Rick on Friday,

Nah, he wouldn't do that.

He'd be too worried

No, but he did say he was going to

didn't he?

Even changed the title to 1982.

Well...

..after all I've done

I couldn't have that coming out,

He didn't leave me much choice.

And what about Charlotte?

I suppose you're going to tell me

She was never as bright

Well, neither are you,

So, let's talk about Isobel.

I mean, why was she even at

Philip didn't know.

Annie was stuck in her room

Sam was with Louisa.

So that begs the question,

See, I think you were with Isobel.

She pushed herself on me.

Now, I tried saying no, but...

You're a hot-blooded man,

Yeah, and she was beautiful.

I didn't know

If you wanna blame someone for that,

Oh, aye, he did have a go at her.

I didn't ask him to do that.

No, he did it for Annie.

Cos while you were cheating on her,

she was grieving the loss

And what about my officer,

who even now might be breathing

Recognise you, did he,

while you were sneaking back

He started asking questions.

Oh, don't sell yourself short, pet.

There must've been some planning.

You left an injured man

with the tide coming in.

CLICKS TONGUE

Well... I think that's everything.

Not yet.

Oh, this? Ah, no.

No, this is evidence, love.

That wasn't a request.

You shouldn't have come on your own.

See?

Sloppy.

What made you think

Drop the axe, Daniel.

Armed police. Drop your weapon!

Stay where you are!

Daniel Rede, I'm arresting you

Charlotte Thomas, and the attempted

Daniel Rede has been processed.

Any news on young Billy?

I am so sorry, darling.

So sorry.

SHE SOBS

Sarah.

MUSIC: 'Last Christmas'

Richard, there we go, mate.

Oh, this one's Billy's.

I got him a bloody teaspoon,

You've spoiled the surprise now.

Billy!

Great to see you.

Billy, son, you OK?

Billy, what are you doing here?

You're supposed to be on leave,

Well, I couldn't miss Secret Santa.

Merry Christmas, Ma'am.

The clue's in the title, Billy.

Oh. Sorry, Ma'am.

Are you gonna open it?

Aw, thank you, Billy.

Haway then, Billy,

Yeah.

It is what it is.

THEY CHATTER AND LAUGH

Kenny, make us a brew, pet.

Ma'am.

And get one for Billy.