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I plead not guilty to murder m'lord but guilty to manslaughter.

He will be released as early as is practicable.

Whatever he said in there he's innocent.

Thought we could have a coffee and a chat yeah?

Jason what happened? I told him to stay away from me.

Kevin!

I've betrayed my little angel.

Look I'm not gonna let this go.

Just tell me how I can find Tony Pullings.

Tell me how to find Yusef Attar.

Banville went dark 10 minutes ago.

She might be sending a message. You have a family here you have a child.

I have nothing here get out.

Why did she want the photos?

She said they were a going away present. Who for?

Her boyfriend. I'm going to America and talk to that son of a bitch.

Logan Bradley? You'd think I'd hurt that girl?

Emma Banville come with us please.

These are some scary people Em.

# Way down in the water

# Way down in the hole

# Far away from any soul

Where there is discord may we bring harmony

and where there is despair may we bring hope.

# I'm coming back from the fire

Put your trust in us.

# Crawling back from the flames

We shall repay that trust for you.

# Coming back from the fire not burning down

Turn it! Turn it!

Spin the camera.

Spin the camera!

(MUFFLED RADIO TRANSMISSION)

MAN: Yes ma'am. Miss Banville is now in lock-up.

Did she speak to Sergeant Bradley? Yes but he said he had no idea what it was about.

I'll be there in the morning. Meantime no one is to talk to her.

I need to know... No you don't.

Ma'am it's my duty to ensure the safety of US Air Force personnel.

Don't talk to Miss Banville or Sergeant Bradley. It is a matter of national security. Understand?

Yes ma'am.

Who is she? I don't know.

But she was put through by the base commander.

So we're gonna do what she says. OK? Yes sir.

Nathan!

You're a warrior.

Hi Miriam.

I'm Dominic Truelove. I work with Emma.

She was supposed to come to see me.

I know. I'm sorry. Kevin Russell's had a serious accident.

Is he OK?

He's in hospital.

Why didn't she come now?

I'm afraid she had to go abroad.

She asked me to talk to you on her behalf.

So...

By mutual agreement Emma no longer represents your husband Yusef.

Therefore regrettably she can no longer represent you.

However she has contacted these solicitors with experience in your type of case

who'll be happy to represent you.

I thought Yusef was helping people.

I thought that he cared about me.

I'm not a terrorist. I'm not.

OK.

But there are real terrorists in here did you know that?

They told me about Yusef.

About how he got a visit from Emma and how she said he wasn't her client.

Then five minutes later he was arrested by the terrorist police.

Emma always warned Yusef he was running a huge risk.

But I'm telling you what they say.

Now Emma is the one running the risk.

(KEYPAD BLEEPS)

What's up? Sir.

(PHONE RINGS)

Marcus. LOGAN: It's me. Can you talk?

What's going on Logan?

Damn circuit-breakers! Hang tight.

TANNOY: We have a blackout in the security wing.

Likely power surge.

Ohh! Shut your mouth!

Someone wants to talk to you.

You have less than two minutes then the lights go back on.

They're doing it again.

What? Shipping me out.

Only this time it's not just me.

It's my wife it's my kid it's my family.

They're turning my whole life upside down.

And I didn't kill Linda. I didn't touch a hair on her head.

But you knew her. How? I met her at a party on the base.

You were sleeping with her? Yeah.

She was 15! In case you can't do the math

I was a kid back then too.

Just turned 17.

So if you're going to make me out like some kind of pervert you can fuck off back to your cell!

OK OK I believe you. Please just tell me what was going on between you.

We were kids.

We were in love.

The tie pin. The F16 tie pin on the bra that was for you?

Yeah that was for me.

We were gonna get married as soon as I got back from Iraq.

I know huh?

Pathetic.

Do you know what happened to Linda the night she disappeared?

It was supposed to be our going-away party.

At the old officers' mess.

Why there? Because it's just outside the wire.

Linda and the other girls could get there. And so could we unofficially.

What other girls? Locals. Gold-diggers mostly.

Linda wasn't like that. And did you meet her?

No. The base was put on emergency lockdown.

Some security business. VIPs flying in private jets.

Everybody was confined to barracks.

What do you mean security business?

I don't know. The war was close then. That kind of stuff was happening all the time.

But if the party never happened if you never met Linda

why did the Air Force ship you out?

Because when I saw on the news that she'd disappeared I ran to my CO.

And I told him I'd been seeing her.

They had me on a plane to the Gulf that same day.

They told me if I ever talked about it I'd be in Guantanamo.

(THUD)

I didn't hurt Linda! I could never hurt her.

Just believe me.

Time's up. Logan get out of here! This never happened.

Wait. How did you get to know Linda in the first place?

Her uncle introduced us. He used to bring stuff to the base.

Phil Simms?

Yeah Phil Simms.

(PHONE RINGS) Marty are we secure?

Yep. I've got Dominic here with me too.

DOM: What's going on with Emma? We had an arrangement.

She'd call every eight hours or so report progress. Nothing for 20 hours.

You know where she is? Andrews Air Force base.

Been arrested? Probably.

Did she connect with Logan Bradley?

Possibly. I sent a PI down there. He says movers are outside Logan's house now.

Looks like he's being shipped out again.

So she must have talked to him. Or they got to him first.

How much trouble is she in Larry?

She's messing with some pretty powerful people here.

The US Military CIA. If they want to fuck her up they can.

As I've already said I went to talk to Sergeant Bradley

because he may have information that will help one of my clients.

But your Customs declaration said you were in the States for a conference on copyright law.

I am.

I got a lead unexpectedly.

Where did she get the lead?

Where did you get the lead? And who from?

I'm afraid that's confidential. Tell her that's obstruction.

That's obstruction.

No it isn't.

As an attorney I don't have to divulge any privileged information.

She already lied to a federal officer which is a felony.

She's compounding that felony by refusing to answer.

How did she find Bradley?

You're making this worse for yourself. Lying to a federal officer is a felony.

Tell me where you found Sergeant Bradley or that's another felony.

Where? I found him at his home.

Why is that a felony?

How you idiot. Not where.

I mean how did you find him?

I'm afraid I can't divulge that either.

Well? She's too calm.

And she's shown no interest in actually talking to Bradley.

Which means...she already talked to him.

She could know about him and the girl. We keep her here.

Tie her up in red tape. She committed at least two felonies.

No send her back. The Air Force got Bradley out of the way. She won't find him again.

Sir I think... You overthink!

Bradley's a sideshow here. You know that.

Don't make the cover-up worse than the crime.

(PHONE RINGS)

Yes? It's Chief Superintendent Greenwood.

Chief Superintendent!

I need to question Emma Banville.

Banville? Why are you calling me?

Her office says she's in the States.

She's not answering her phone and the hotel doesn't know where she is.

Why do you want to question her?

You know we arrested Yusef Attar.

Well we have his hard drive.

Now there's evidence that Banville's more involved

in this network than we thought.

Involved how? She knows the names of his financiers.

That sounds like criminal conspiracy.

Are you gonna charge her?

Put it this way she's gonna need a good lawyer.

So can you help me?

Yes.

I can try to track her down.

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TV: After the break we return to the party leadership contest

and an interview with the clear favourite Matthew Wild.

Excuse us.

You've done it. Already over 50% of the vote and rising! You've bloody won!

Thank you mate.

This is incredible. I told you it would happen didn't I?

You did.

Remember strong but humble. Thank your opponent.

Say you look forward to working with him to return the party to power. Sweetheart!

I'm so proud of you.

Matthew! There you are! I am delighted for you truly.

Thank you Zeinab. But it's not in the bag yet. It is.

We're live in 30 so we'd better get a move on. Catch you later Laura.

Let's get you wired up. This will be pretty soft-pedal stuff.

Your reaction to your victory.

How you're going to lead your party out of the wilderness.

That's soft-pedal? Bloody hell!

MAN: Ready? Five four three...

Well he's done it. The Iraq veteran the young back-bencher

a charismatic outsider has just won.

(SOBS)

CAPTAIN: Ladies and gentlemen welcome to London Gatwick.

We're stopping short of the gate to unload two passengers. Please remain in your seats.

On what grounds are you holding me?

All yours. Thanks.

On what grounds?

Sit down.

I'll take it from here.

Ma'am. Thanks Jenna.

I hate subterfuge.

However...

What is this?

It was the only way we could think to get you out of the States. (SOBS)

We're in the Chief Superintendent's debt.

I'm putting my career on the line.

So you better have something. I do. But it's not going to help your career.

Just tell me. Linda had an American boyfriend.

On the airbase.

The Air Force snatched him out of there the second Linda disappeared in 2003.

And they've just done the same to him now.

I don't care. I want to question him.

He's beyond your reach. But the man who introduced them

the man who knew about them he isn't.

Linda's uncle. Phil Simms.

Ohh!

Did you ever question him? Yes.

Yes. And I'll question him again.

Come with me. You can tell me the rest in the car.

I haven't slept for three days. I want to shower and change my clothes.

There's a toilet down the hall. Come now or not at all.

I didn't tell her everything. Logan said there was security business on the base that night.

Private planes landing VIPs.

Got a pen?

Call this guy. Douglas.

Tell him you want details of all flights in and out of the base the night that Linda disappeared.

How will he know that? Private jets probably mean CIA.

Douglas has been tracking those flights for years.

Why didn't you tell Greenwood this? She'd lock the whole thing down.

Those planes are the key.

They're the answer to everything Dom.

EMMA: How long has he had the business for?

He supplied produce to the base back in 2003.

And booze and drugs. That's what the local cops thought.

Now we also know he supplied girls.

(SIGHS)

What are you waiting for?

Phil Simms is a hard nut. He'll know we're trying to provoke a response.

And he'll give us nothing.

What do you suggest?

This was Linda's boyfriend.

Logan. He was with the US Air Force.

He was the one that Linda took the photos for.

This true?

It appears so.

What the hell happened to him?

When Linda disappeared the Americans got him out the country.

You mean he killed her? No.

He was meant to meet her the night Linda disappeared.

But the base was on lockdown. He was confined to barracks.

Why are you showing us this? Sounds like Russell's still the killer.

Wait I want to know how it happened. How did Linda know this bloke?

Your brother introduced them. What?

I don't know who that is. It's Linda's boyfriend.

Boyfriend? Linda was a kid. She was never even on the base.

Never on the base? Really? She often went there with you.

Helping out.

And what about this?

I used to wonder what you and that toe-rag Pullings was up to. Now I know.

Charlie listen. Pimping out my kid?

Me? Who had her working behind the bar hm?

With her tight T-shirts and her big tits?

No! Stop it!

Now! Stop it!

Stop it!

You saw Linda that night didn't you?

You gave her a lift to the base.

Where did you take her?

Just say it. Or I'll kill you...right here.

I didn't do anything.

Say it!

I just drove her.

Where?

EMMA: To the old officers' mess.

That true?

Yeah.

I dropped them off I drove away.

Lin was fine.

She was happy. Charlie I swear!

You dropped them off? Who else? No-one else. Just Lin.

Who else?

Linda's friend.

What friend?

Rachel.

GREENWOOD: Rachel Lee.

That's her. Only friends for a few months. I hardly knew her.

She was a bit older than Linda. But Lin was always good with older kids and...grown-ups.

Do you know where Rachel is now?

Why does it matter?

Until now we thought she was the last person to see Linda alive

when she was talking to Kevin outside the school hall.

She was also the reason that the police started questioning Kevin in the first place.

So where is she?

I don't know. She left school that summer and moved away.

Does her mum still live in the area?

No she moved away a long time ago.

Don't know where.

Could I borrow one of these?

EMMA: So this is it. The old officers' mess.

(PHONE RINGS)

Olivia Greenwood.

Yes I am still questioning Banville.

Yes.

Where...is none of your business Jenna.

I'll call you.

Bye.

So this is where he dumped her.

What a place.

Looked better in 2003.

I thought about basing my enquiry out here.

But then... Then you got Kevin Russell.

That made the enquiry a whole lot easier.

(JET ROARS OVERHEAD)

Do you remember the autopsy report?

Jet fuel conifers and sand.

She was buried here.

That phone call it was one of my officers...

..wanting to know where I was.

Where you were more to the point.

So tell me what have you given me exactly?

I've given you Linda Simms' boyfriend.

I've given you Phil Simms.

And I've given you the place that Linda was killed. Here right here.

So who killed her?

Who killed Linda Simms?

You know how far we are from the school.

One mile. So you know who could have been here that night.

Even if he walked Kevin Russell...

Except he didn't. He's still the best suspect that we have.

And you are no closer to proving him otherwise.

Get Forensics out here. Find her grave.

What?

Find a grave with no body that may or may not have been here 14 years ago.

You think I can swing that?

And even if I could

that still doesn't prove that Kevin Russell didn't do it.

We need to find the girl.

(SIGHS)

We need to find Rachel Lee.

Because she lied. She told a big fat lie.

WOMAN: Hello? Who is it? It's Tony. Tony Pullings.

What do you want? Phil Simms just called me.

What? Why?

She knows about him. About everything.

Who knows? Banville.

And she's not alone. She's got that detective with her.

DCS Greenwood. They're working together.

Hello?

Are you there?

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(PHONE RINGS)

Yes Dom? Your friend came through.

There were two flights that night.

Not now Dom. I'm on the way to the hospital to check on Kevin. Meet me there in about an hour.

What's going on?

Derek tell me.

Go in there. See for yourself.

He came to 20 minutes ago.

Just like that. He can't really talk but he knows who we are all of us.

He asked about you. He said your name.

(MONITOR BLEEPING)

Hi Kevin. I am so glad to see you.

I've been to America.

I found new witnesses new facts.

I'm so close to proving you didn't do it.

The doctors say we should go. Too much excitement isn't good.

Yeah. You rest Kevin. You get strong.

I'm here Dad. Always here.

Excuse me please.

Is it true? Are you close? Because to get his hopes up again and then...

I'm close.

I'm meeting someone now. We'll talk soon.

(BLEEPING)

Douglas thanks for coming.

No problem. I didn't want to tell you this over the phone.

Dom says you've got two planes. Gulfstream out of Smith Airfield Virginia.

A C-5 out of Hamburg. There were other flights but these are the two you want.

The tail numbers confirm it. Both planes were from the CIA rendition fleet.

I thought so. Taking Al-Qaeda suspects into the UK or shipping them out again?

Neither. Not this time.

Usually we can't find passenger lists for obvious reasons. But I had a stroke of luck.

The Gulfstream flew back to the States but developed hydraulic problems.

Had to land in Nova Scotia. The Canadians insisted on seeing the flight manifest.

One passenger.

Jack Kretchmer.

US Under-Secretary for Defense in the run-up to the Iraq war.

Who was on the plane from Germany?

Just a guess. But given the timing and given Kretchmer I'm pretty confident.

Mustafa Sabah. An Iraqi defector being run by German intelligence.

The BND were holding him near Hamburg.

EMMA: Sabah. Codename Slider.

He just told the Americans what they wanted to hear.

Saddam had chemical weapons.

Which went straight into Colin Powell's speech at the UN four days later.

Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

It was the casus belli.

If you're right why did they come here?

Why did they come to the UK?

Probably to meet someone from the British Government

at least equal in rank to Kretchmer. What's this got to do with Kevin?

Timing. Where were we when Linda Simms disappeared?

Six weeks away from a war that no-one wanted.

Things were falling apart for Blair. He needed proof that Saddam was a genuine threat.

Again what's it got to do with Kevin?

EMMA: That's the question we need to ask.

But we're never going to get to these two.

I need to find out who was there from our side. I need the Brit.

I'll do what I can.

Are you ready for this?

LAURA: I suppose.

You'll be fine. They'll ask some obvious questions.

Then they'll make us walk towards the camera pretending it's not there.

Oh that? I think I can do that.

Oh you can do all of it.

Just be yourself.

(RADIO COMMS)

(SIREN BLARES)

Yes?

DS Brooks sir.

It's Jenna isn't it? Tell me what's DCS Greenwood working on now?

The Yusef Attar case.

What aspect of it?

It's all right. Mrs Myles shares our interest in Attar.

Is she questioning Attar's lawyer Emma Banville?

I believe she has yes.

Has Miss Banville been charged with any offence?

I don't believe so. And why not?

The thing is Banville isn't Attar's lawyer any more.

Attar's wife was told that Banville was no longer representing him.

When?

About four days ago at Sizemore.

We actually got it on film.

She asked me to talk to you on her behalf.

By mutual agreement Emma no longer represents your husband.

There. We don't know when it happened but we can guess.

MIRIAM: Five minutes later he was arrested by the terrorist police.

DOMINIC: Emma always warned Yusef he was running a huge risk.

MIRIAM: OK maybe. But what they say is now she's the one who's running the risk.

Did you hear that? That was a threat.

Did you warn Banville? We assumed he did.

Do you still have people on her?

Once we heard she'd split with Attar we pulled back didn't seem to be a need.

What about GCHQ?

That's above my pay grade.

Why do you think the threat is real?

I doubt it.

If you learn anything more about Banville call me.

Thanks Jenna.

How do you know Douglas?

He helped me on one of the Guantanamo cases.

Was he a spook? No.

He was in the Parachute Regiment.

His legs were paralysed by an IUD in Iraq.

Jesus! Same IUD killed three of his mates.

That's why he cares.

Do we actually have anything that might persuade the CPS to look at this again?

Linda's American boyfriend. Phil Simms.

CIA meeting exactly the same time as Linda disappeared.

Mysterious friend Rachel. Yeah I think so.

The CIA angle it's not a bit fanciful?

The Americans are deeply involved in whatever happened to Kevin and to Linda.

But why? Because there is something

there is someone they are desperate to hide.

When I... (PHONE RINGS)

Yes Douglas?

OK what date?

Really? A photo on the same page?

Got it.

No I know it's no guarantee but it makes sense.

Thank you.

Douglas has got our Brit.

The Deputy-Secretary to the Cabinet Office.

Sir Alistair McKinnon.

One of the powers behind the throne.

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello?

It's Alistair. Guess who's coming to see me.

Emma Banville. Correct.

She wants to talk about the night of 1st February 2003.

You don't have to talk to her so don't.

Why? So you can fix it?

You know if you hadn't tried to fix it back then we wouldn't be where we are now.

No you'd be in jail. Don't give her the time of day.

She's got you scared hasn't she?

One little lawyer.

One unreconstructed leftie lawyer.

Have you been drinking? Goodbye Heather.

From now on I'd take care of myself.

There are others more important than you.

You're setting yourself... (ENDS CALL)

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(BELL TOLLS)

(BELL TOLLS)

What's up?

I haven't been here since I was a student.

Did you hate it? No I met the love of my life.

And then I lost him.

(SOBS)

You OK? Wish me luck.

Sir I wanted to ask you about 1st February 2003.

What you were doing that night if you can remember.

Er... February '03 I was working in the Cabinet Office.

Night of the 1st I was here at Cambridge

to give a talk to the Law Society.

I didn't give that talk.

Instead I went to an airbase in East Anglia.

I met a chap called Kretchmer from the US Department of Defense.

And an Iraqi scientist named Mustafa Sabah.

He had information about Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons.

I passed that information on to my government.

It was crucial in the vote to go to war.

So you're... you're admitting to this?

An illicit meeting with a discredited scientist.

Secret not illicit.

Sabah had family in Iraq. We had a duty to protect them.

And you just swallowed what he gave you? You didn't question it?

At the time it seemed genuine.

And what would have been the point?

It was your job. You could have said "This is rubbish."

You could have stopped everything right there.

(CHUCKLES) No the ships had sailed.

The intelligence didn't matter.

We were going to support our ally. "I will be with you whatever."

Remember?

How can I forget?

Don't be too righteous. Mistakes were made. Nobody denies that.

But if you want to add a few more details to the record

and embarrass some once-public figures

well you have added.

Is there anything else?

Oh yes.

You missed out one detail.

Who else was there that evening?

There were some British and American intelligence officers.

I mean even if I knew their names I wouldn't tell you.

You're still missing someone. Who?

The schoolgirl.

Linda Simms.

She was supposed to meet her boyfriend on the base that night. Instead she ran into you.

Now maybe she startled you. Maybe you startled her.

A car hit her head-on.

She was buried alive and then she was dug up and then she was buried again...

to make it look like someone else did it.

My client Kevin Russell.

I'm glad you're recording this. It will prove just how unhinged you are.

I mean why? Why would we?

Kill a girl even by accident and then conceal the facts?

Lie about it?

Tell me why?

(CLEARS THROAT)

Can I help you with anything else?

EMMA: You know Mathew Wild.

ALASTAIR: I know most people who matter.

You could have been one of them.

Could still be you know?

God knows you're bright enough.

Except you hate your country so much.

I love my country. I just hate what people like you have done to it.

People like me?

Honestly my dear you sound like an angry teenager.

You arrogant bastard.

Do you know what? It's your arrogance that gives you away.

The second burial. Linda's body could have just stayed where it was.

But when the police started questioning Kevin it was too tempting wasn't it

to dig her up and lay her at his doorstep?

This is absurd. You said it yourself.

Who was there that night? Intelligence officers - CIA MI6.

Men adept at lying and deception.

And this was the time of lies. Dodgy dossiers sexing up.

"Don't let the smoking gun be a mushroom cloud."

You thought you could get away with anything.

Why not just run over some girl and blame it on the poor sod that fancied her?

Why would we? Please just tell me why.

Because if you were exposed...

..you and your bloody sinister cabal...

..do you think that the Blair Government would have won its vote to go to war?

I want you to leave.

Don't forget this. I suggest you take it to The Guardian.

Because the police will just laugh at you.

In fact even The Guardian will laugh at you.

You're scared. Why?

Get out!

Is it for yourself or is it for someone else?

Get out!

He admitted he was at the base.

Phil Simms said he dropped Linda at the base.

Now it depends on the police and my little tape recorder.

DOMINIC: You did it Em. You won.

Doesn't feel like that.

He gave it up too easily. He's hiding something.

Do you know what?

No.

Are you OK?

No not really.

These past few days America Cambridge...

..I feel like I've been exhumed

like my past dug up

and all these things I thought I was over I am so not.

I'm sorry. You wanted a tea.

What things aren't you over?

Mistakes betrayal.

Heartbreak. You know the usual.

Christ forget the tea.

(DOOR OPENS)

Oh.

Having a party?

Hey Dom. Steve.

Hi love. (SIGHS)

Flight got in late. You weren't in. I just went out like a light.

Sit Dom sit. No just dropping Em off.

Good luck tomorrow with the cops.

Thanks Dom.

(DOOR CLOSES) You can't do that.

You can't just walk back in here after disappearing for three weeks.

The worst time of my life and you just waltz back in.

I know. Look the job came in... Not one phone call one email.

I sent you a Skype message.

Steve I want this to end.

I'm really fond of you but I want to change my life before it's too late.

I'm going to give up the criminal work.

I'm going to try and adopt a child again.

And I know the only reason you went along with that is because you're too lazy to argue.

So basically I want you to leave.

No.

You can't say no. This is my house.

I pay half the bills. Gives me tenancy rights. Steve no.

I want to change my life.

I want a child.

You have children.

What you? No your clients.

You love them. You stay up all night with them.

You bring them home. Miriam's not the first terrorist to sleep in the living room.

Kevin's not the first murderer to sleep in the office.

They're your children.

You'll never give them up.

Don't kid yourself.

And I know I'm lazy.

But I'm good for you.

You can relax with me have a laugh.

And I love you.

You're gonna have to work a lot harder than that to get rid of me.

So if there's not a sex offender asleep in the office I'll kip in there.

What do you expect us to do with this?

Sir Alistair McKinnon says on tape

that a meeting happened between the people whose names I've listed on that report

at exactly the same time and place as Linda Simms met her death.

I expect the police to investigate.

You have to re-open the Linda Simms case right now.

That it was the time and place of Linda's death is your assertion not a fact.

No Phil Simms stated that he...

Phil Simms has withdrawn his statement. He says he was intimidated by his brother.

That's bullshit.

Nothing puts Linda in the same place as this alleged meeting.

Why am I even talking to you? Where's Greenwood?

I'm the investigating officer not DCS Greenwood.

I don't care. I'm going to talk to her. Well you can't.

She's been suspended pending an internal enquiry.

You wrecked her career.

You won't wreck mine. I won't let you drop this.

Miss Banville I have it from on high

there is no interest in investigating

what may or may not have happened 14 years ago.

The Linda Simms case is closed.

What about the girl? What about Rachel?

After A Levels Rachel Lee went to a language school in Nice South of France.

After that there's nothing.

What about her family her mother?

Mrs Lee left the village in 2006.

Been unable to trace her. Did anyone even bloody look?

Two officers conducted extensive enquiries. (PHONE RINGS)

Is there anything else?

Hello Dom.

Where are you?

Oh God.

(SOBS)

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