Original subtitles

No, leave it.

I want to see you.

CRIES

Shh, Vicki. Shh!

What is it?

Is it me?

Can you not bear to look at me?

Chris...

Chris, please.

How am I supposed to understand if you won't talk to me?

Chris! DOOR SLAMS

(Oh, shit.)

DISTANT SIREN

CLICK

DOOR

ALARM BEEPS

RADIO: '..moving slowly east by tomorrow...

..low moving steadily east

expected 150 miles west Bailey...'

DOORBELL

Your change. Thanks. Cheers.

Good morning. Jane Tennison.

Good girl.

There you go.

That's a good girl.

Where's she gone? Huh?

Susan?

SIREN

Come on, lads, move behind the line.

Victoria Jane? Vicki. Everyone calls her Vicki.

She's 14 months old?

On the 23rd.

Can you tell me how tall she is?

I should have a match for you by this afternoon.

How did they get in? Screwdriver.

HUBBUB

Dave, sort these guys out, please.

My baby.

My baby.

Well, that's fine.

Everything's just as it should be.

If you experience any problems, contact Dr Gordon or myself.

We find terminations performed this early don't usually present any -

When can I get back to work?

Good morning, ma'am. Is Superintendent Thorndike in?

He left about an hour ago, ma'am.

I've put the case files on your desk.

Will there be anything else? No. No, thanks.

Shall I draw the curtains?

PHONES RINGING

What's the problem with the phones? Ah.

When did Thorndike authorise this? Last night, via the press office.

The paper approached us.

It was a real rush job. It's a bloody disaster.

This kind of coverage worked in the Kelly Parker case.

Kelly was abducted from a hospital by a nurse. There was no violence.

It says Susan Covington's condition is serious, for Christ's sake.

You're the abductor, you're scared shitless,

now you think you might face a murder charge.

If they've still got the baby, that could be her bloody death warrant.

Is Susan conscious yet? Yeah,

but she's in shock. She's not responding.

She's got to talk to us. Has a doctor seen her?

What's the psychiatrist say? He was dead cagey.

Minor head wounds can be serious.

Even if she snaps out of it, she could have post-traumatic...

Amnesia. Amnesia, yeah.

If it lasts over 24 hours, memory loss could be permanent.

Forensic found blood on the kitchen wall,

like she was thrown against it. Her skull's not fractured.

Who's the chaperone? Havers.

At least you did something right. She'll call if there's any change.

We've got to take the heat off the abductor.

Richard, get the press office.

Arrange with the networks to have camera teams. We'll make an appeal.

If Susan can't do it, I will. We need to move at half an hour's notice.

All right, boss.

No wonder Thorndike was in such a hurry.

I'll make this short and to the point.

Obviously I've got a lot of catching up to do,

and so have the officers from Amip, DS Westbrook and DC Aplin.

I know how difficult it is to give 100% on unpaid overtime.

But I'm sure we all want to find Vicki Warwick alive and well.

No one would want to be five minutes too late.

Let's make sure we're not. OK, Richard.

Warwick is the husband's name.

He left the family ten months ago.

He's up north now, running a farm he inherited.

He says he was there at the time, but no one can confirm that.

Did they search the place? Yeah - nothing. He blew a fuse.

He might've hidden the baby. Has he got a girlfriend?

Not that anyone knows of.

The bird he left his wife for is getting married next week.

The local CID are watching him.

OK. Tony, Furnham Road?

The back door was forced.

Forensics are a nightmare -

fingerprints, hair, fibres galore.

Chance are most belong to the builders who've been there.

Are you tracking them down?

Susan has to tell us who they were.

Until we interview her,

we've no way of knowing what time the intruder or intruders got in.

But we know they didn't leave till after 12:30.

The neighbours got back about then and reversed into Susan's car.

Drunk? New contact lenses.

LAUGHTER

Have you found the car? Not yet, boss.

Well, obviously that's a priority.

Now. Who's our abductor?

Well, they're either local or spend time in the area.

They'd have had to watch the house.

We've ruled out kidnapping - (a), no ransom demand.

and (b), you only have to look at the house

to know there's not enough dosh around to make it worthwhile.

We have to assume Vicki was abducted for nurture or abuse.

Who's pounding the computers? DS McColl, guv.

I'm compiling a list of paedophiles in a 30-mile radius of London.

What database are you using? ENCIS.

There's another one in Derby that keeps tabs on suspected offenders.

I'll get on it, guv.

Call the registrar, see if anyone's lost a baby - illness, cot death.

That gets my vote. What can a nonce do with a kid that young?

Get in touch with adoption agencies, see if anyone's been refused,

or it could be that they wouldn't take no for an answer.

I'll do that, guv. Good. All right.

Well, right, I think that's it.

No, wait a minute. It's a long shot, but might be worthwhile. Call Traffic

and see if their cameras caught the missing car.

If I'd just abducted a baby and bashed the mother over the head,

I might be rattled enough to run a light, break the speed limit.

All right, that's it. Let's find Vicki Warwick.

Teresa, I've got to go now.

A detective. Yeah.

Yeah, she showed me her card, her ID. Yeah. OK, OK.

OK! Sorry. It's Natalie's mum.

She's a bit anxious.

How long have you worked for Susan? Since Vicki was born.

It can't be easy working for two families.

It's no problem, as long as the kids don't hate each other.

Susan and Teresa work for the same firm,

so it costs them less than two nannies, and I make a bit extra.

So you got to Susan's at 7:30?

Was that the normal time? Yeah, I picked Natalie up at 7

and went right over.

We do one week here and the next at Susan's - alternate.

Is she going to be all right?

She's conscious, but she's in shock.

You used a mobile phone to call us.

Susan gave it to me in case of emergencies.

I moaned cos I already had enough to lug around.

Where did you get this? Susan brought it back from Florida.

Did you know you could be prosecuted for just carrying Mace?

No.

She got me that about a month ago.

I was supposed to take a photo of anyone dodgy in the park.

But the film's blank, except for a few shots I took to try it out.

What of? Vicki.

I'll borrow this, if you don't mind. I'll return it with the negatives.

They're recent photos, you see. Go ahead.

Thank you for your help.

The woman who reported it was walking her dogs.

Any of the kids in custody? One.

Malcolm Roberts, 10. He's in the nick more than he's at school.

Anyway, his gang found it about 11 this morning.

The keys were in the ignition.

There's no sign of Vicki? No. Sorry, guv.

We're five minutes from Susan Covington's house.

Why ditch it here? It doesn't make sense.

Unless you're local, or maybe had another car waiting.

Muddyman.

Kids like Malcolm have their eyes peeled. Talk to him again.

See if he saw another car parked. Guv?

She'd had a rotten day, a rotten week really.

She couldn't eat and she wouldn't settle.

I had to take her to the doctor when her first teeth came through.

I finally put her...

I finally got her to sleep at about half past one.

Then I went downstairs.

Not to bed?

I had work to do. I'm cramming for my exams.

I'm taking my taxation finals on Tuesday.

Today.

I started to read, then I fell asleep.

How long were you asleep?

Not long. Something woke me.

I went into the hall.

When I got near the kitchen, I was...

grabbed, pulled from behind.

I tried to fight. I tried.

Then I was thrown against the wall.

I don't remember falling.

Can you describe your attacker?

Susan, anything, anything. The smallest detail is crucial.

Did you get an idea of their build?

The clothes they were wearing? I'm sorry.

It's all right. It's all right.

If you remember anything, tell Maureen.

Susan, I spoke to Carolyn, your nanny.

She told me you'd given her a camera. Do you remember?

It was about a month ago. Yes.

Why did you do that? I don't know.

Has someone been following you and Vicki?

Have you noticed someone watching the house?

Well, have you ever - There WAS someone

in the park, in Furnham Park.

He had two little girls with him.

He didn't look dangerous, but... But what?

He was clingy.

What do you mean, clingy? Difficult to get rid of.

He kept putting his hands on Vicki's pushchair and touching her.

Can you describe him for me?

Right. Now hey, where's Mummy? Hello Mummy!

(MUTTERS TO HERSELF)

How's she doing? She's not happy about the makeup.

It's important she looks healthy. Did you explain that?

Yeah, but it's bound to feel odd,

like tarting yourself up for a rapist.

No joy at the factory, boss.

They got clear impressions of Renault tyres, but nothing else.

Shit.

Put anyone you can on a house-to-house search.

Maybe they were stupid enough to dump the car on their doorstep.

Did you get the photos back? I've been polite and obnoxious

but they've got a backlog.

We'd be better off going to Boots.

Are you up to this?

I hope I'm talking to the person who has Vicki.

I'd give anything to hold my little girl again.

I'm very frightened.

Perhaps you're frightened, too.

I don't want anything to happen to you or to Vicki.

Revenge is the last thing I want.

'I don't want you to be punished.'

'You just need help.'

'Please help us all - you, me and Vicki - by contacting the police.'

'The sooner you call...

..the sooner we can all stop being afraid.'

'Please bring Vicki back. Please...

..bring...

..bring...'

I don't know. How reliable do you think this thing is?

Run it by the nanny, see if it rings any bells.

From Traffic, guv.

Boss, Traffic came through.

Bugger my boots.

What's this code? The camera location.

Falloden Way. It's a stretch of the A1 just below the M1.

That's nowhere near where it was abandoned.

But the time's 3:30, two hours after Susan was attacked.

They couldn't have spent that long in the house.

Where the hell were they going?

Dump the corpse? Or move the body?

Shall I call off the house-to-house?

No. Perhaps they made a drop and didn't fancy the long walk home.

Maybe we can get the shot enhanced, get a driver's silhouette.

We'll die of old age before we get that back from the lab,

but try, first thing tomorrow.

So, Vicki Warwick could be anywhere north of London?

No.

It gets light at 5:30. They wouldn't want to be seen ditching the car.

They were caught speeding at 3:30.

That gives them two hours to get there and back.

Less a few minutes to drop the baby.

If we work out how far they could get in 80 minutes, that's our area.

Unless the second vehicle theory holds good,

in which case they could be in Scotland.

I thought you were working the nonce records.

Go on, then.

Prick.

Where are you?

PHONE RINGS

Kernan. Mike, it's Jane.

'I saw the appeal. You handled it well.'

I need more help on this one, Mike.

The service level agreement guarantees me more officers.

You've got all you're entitled to under the SLA.

If it turns into a murder, you can have six men.

What will they be - pallbearers? 'Jane.'

You know as well as I do this kid is probably dead.

No! No, I do not know that!

I need more detectives, Mike. I need more uniforms.

'Vicki needs them.' I'm sorry.

Jesus, Mike!

You can't spare six officers to save a child,

but you can spare them to find her killer!

Go home. Get some sleep.

'Give me an update in the morning.'

Are you OK, guv? Yeah.

Where did you say that husband lived?

Derbyshire.

M1?

They searched the place once.

We'll drive up tomorrow and do it ourselves.

The local plod'll love us. Night. Night.

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

Hello? Do you want to leave a message for Susan?

Mr Warwick?

Mr Warwick? Hello?

Mr Warwick?

Mr Warwick, sir?

There's no one upstairs.

Perhaps he's out with his stock.

Perhaps he's done a runner.

We've got two men watching the house.

The house isn't gonna run, is it?

Mr Warwick?

(COWS MOO)

Mr Warwick?

This is Detective Constable Hawker.

Mr Warwick?

CLATTERING

Mr Warwick?

Mr Warwick?

I'm Detective Superintendent Tennison.

What are you doing here?

I want to ask you some questions about your daughter.

Do you recognise him? He might've had two little girls with him,

one dark, one fair, about six.

No.

You're positive? Who is he?

Well, he was seen approaching your wife in Furnham Park last month.

I haven't been in London for a year, let alone Furnham Park.

Why do you live up here?

My father died 11 months ago.

Someone has to look after the place.

And you live here alone?

You know I do.

But you left your family because of an affair.

Yeah, two of them. Me and Margaret Lacey,

Susan and her career.

You don't approve of women who take their careers seriously?

Not if it makes them selfish.

I don't 'approve' of anyone who turns a career into a fetish.

I was an estate agent. I made a pile at it.

But it wasn't an obsession. Just as well, since you got fired.

The bottom fell out of the market.

You lived on your wife's income.

Yes, but there isn't a mortgage.

She had money from her father's will, and I did the deal -

a bloody good one.

And my money paid for the restorations.

I'm going to fight for custody. Vicki'd have a better life here.

I mean, where would you rather grow up?

I'd look after her just as well. Better.

She wouldn't have been kidnapped if I'd been with her.

Yeah, but you weren't, were you?

Do you think you'll be awarded custody of Vicki?

I'd have thought your chances were slim.

You were unfaithful, you left home, you're on the point of bankruptcy.

You haven't seen your daughter in - That's only because of Susan.

You mean she wouldn't let you? No.

But you know what it's like when you fall in love?

You think, 'Oh, so this is what it's really like. I never knew!'

The same goes for hate. I couldn't stand to be near her.

You hate your wife? Deeply.

Enough to hurt her by taking Vicki? No.

Did you pay someone to take her? No!

Well, where is she? I don't know!

I wish to Christ I did!

Didn't your man turn up at the rendezvous?

What? This is ridiculous! I was here all weekend! I told you!

I couldn't possibly -

Where did you g-? How dare you! Do you want to read the warrant?

This is your credit card receipt for petrol

at a services on the M1 at 2:30pm on Sunday.

You were not here. You were in London. Why did you lie?

Were you planning on abducting Vicki?

If you don't talk to us, I'm taking you down to London.

Cuff him. I'm arresting you - I was with Margaret.

I'm sorry?

Margaret Lacey.

Mrs Margaret Harper, as of next Friday.

She lives in Hendon.

We were together when...

When Vicki was taken?

Oh, I see.

You were sleeping with someone else's fiancee

when your daughter was abducted.

Is that what you're trying to tell me?

She's dead, isn't she?

Bloody hell! Sorry, mate, I'll call you back.

Get on the phone and have them blow this up.

They may be slow, but they're not stupid.

Get copies for the boys already out there, and blitz the neighbourhood.

'Eliminate from enquiries', nothing stronger.

If he's our bloke, I don't want his relatives or mates panicking him.

All right? Go on. Right.

Now, if he turns up in the shot,

chances are he visits the park on a regular basis.

The kids are eating ice cream. Check the vans.

Someone must know who he is.

Christopher Edward Hughes. Born 4th of September 1956.

December '85 - 14 years for abusing his 7-year-old stepdaughter.

June 1992 - 6 months in Osborne Clinic. Paroled December '92.

Touchstone Avenue? Half a mile from Vicki's house

and 20 minutes from where the Renault was dumped.

Gotcha.

Listen to me. Nobody goes in without a warrant.

Have you got a warrant?

Good. Go ahead. Go ahead.

Thanks for your co-operation, Mr Warwick.

He's in your custody till we verify his alibi.

If he needs to see to his stock, cuff him to a cow.

Come on.

Come on!

(MAN PROTESTS)

Sod it!

Hey. Jesus Christ.

Look at this.

Bye-bye, Annabel.

Christopher Edward Hughes? Yeah. Who are you?

DI Muddyman, Southampton Row Police. Cuff him.

What's going on? I done nothing!

I'm arresting you on suspicion of abducting Vicki Warwick.

That's bollocks! (RECITES CAUTION)

You are under caution.

I don't know anything about the baby!

DO YOU UNDERSTAND IT? Yes!

Just pictures from magazines. Pictures of young children.

There's no law against collecting pictures of children.

Not ones like that, anyway.

I haven't had any of the other sort in years.

There's no harm in them.

Plenty of harm in this though, Christopher.

All these children - missing, abused, murdered.

Why do you take such an interest in them?

I was sick, screwed up, all right?

I went to a clinic after prison. That's what they taught me.

When you're sick, like if you've got cancer, and they cure you,

you'd still be interested in the disease.

Wouldn't you? Different cases, causes, new cures.

No cures in here, Christopher, just the disease.

You've worked at Carfit for six months?

Yeah. A bloke I was at school with owns it.

He gives people a second chance.

But the money's not up to much.

I sometimes skip a few meals. What's that got to do with anything?

Skip a few meals?

Two thousand quid here, Christopher.

Yeah, I play the horses.

An accumulator paid off, came to three grand.

I spent 900 on a TV and presents for the girls.

A mattress is a strange place to keep it. Why not put it in savings?

Sooner or later, some nosy bastard wants to know where it come from.

You used to be a member of the Paedophile Information Exchange.

Yeah, not any more.

Suppose you were still in touch with your old mates,

what would the going rate be for a 14-month-old child? £2,000?

Where is she? Don't know. Why take the car?

What bloody car? Susan Covington's. Did your client need a lift?

I didn't take her! I told you I was with my girlfriend!

WHY DON'T YOU JUST ASK HER?

Do you recognise this woman?

No. I've never seen her before.

Now do you recognise her?

I've never met her.

Take as much time as you need.

Number four. Yes!

He's the man from the park.

How did you find him so quickly?

Has he taken a child before?

I'm afraid we can't tell you that.

We watched TV till one. We were together all night.

Could he have left without your knowledge, when you were asleep?

No. I'm a light sleeper.

What time did he leave the house?

Well, at about 1:30, but - I'm sorry.

I thought you'd spent the night together?

We had a fight.

What about? Well, nothing really.

After a few minutes I followed him. We spent the night at his place.

You left the children unattended?

No! What is it with you people?

You see a single mother and think we're all screwed-up disasters.

I didn't mean to offend you. It's half term.

Gayle and Alison were sleeping at a friend's.

We dropped them after Chris had taken us all to the pictures.

Where did you catch up with Chris?

Furnham Park. It's on his way home.

He was sitting there, about to come back, but his place is closer, so -

What time did you leave him? Seven.

How long was he out of your sight?

15 minutes.

And you'd sign a statement to that effect?

Look, what's Chris supposed to have done?

We're questioning him about the abduction of Vicki Warwick.

What, that baby that was taken?

You're crazy.

How long have you known him?

Since last August. About six months.

He's a decent bloke, and God knows and there aren't many of them about.

How did you meet?

I don't see that that's any of your business.

An ad. What kind of ad?

In the local paper. 'Attractive 30-something divorcee

seeks sincere, caring man for friendship and possible romance.'

'Good sense of humour essential. Must love children.'

Check neighbours. See if anyone saw her leave the house.

Re-interview everyone in Hughes' building,

see if anyone saw her arrive or leave.

Right.

We've got him till 12 o'clock tomorrow.

That's 19 hours to get something solid

or we'll have to let him walk.

Richard, how did he hold up?

I eased off when his brief turned up.

What did he say when you told him he'd been identified?

He couldn't remember.

He talks to a lot of people in the park. He's friendly.

Specially with kids.

We've got to break his alibi and find out who might have bought Vicki.

So keep the boys at it, Richard. All known associates.

Also check Anne Sutherland's relatives and friends.

See if anyone's got an extra little girl.

Let's wheel him up again.

Let me take a crack at him.

No. You're driving me to Bedford.

Bedford?

Yeah. The Osborne Clinic.

Superintendent! (REPORTERS FIRE QUESTIONS)

Have you arrested Vicki's kidnapper?

Bog off. Bog off!

They really piss me off!

SHOUTING

Sorry, they had to be opened.

Makes you think, though.

Some people's hearts are in the right place.

Fancy some tea?

I saw the broadcast you made.

Was a psychiatrist consulted?

There wasn't time.

I'm assuming you wrote the appeal? Mm-hm.

You did a very good job.

For an amateur? No, no. By any standards.

Please sit.

So, how much evidence do you have against Hughes?

He's our prime suspect.

And you haven't found the child as yet?

No.

We think that Hughes may have been paid to take her.

By another paedophile?

Yes, perhaps by someone he served time with...

..or met here.

I'd say that was very unlikely.

Hughes didn't form any friendships,

here or in prison. How can you know that?

I assume you're here to benefit from my professional opinion.

Please, sit down.

Most of our clients take to group therapy

with an ease that can border on enthusiasm.

But Mr Hughes was disruptive, so he was referred to me.

You're an independent consultant?

I have a practice. I also do research.

At present, I'm working with the Met.

Given the seriousness of the case,

would you help us build a profile of our abductor?

No.

But only because it's so serious.

What I can tell you is that

I would very much doubt Hughes is the person you're looking for.

Why?

Because he wouldn't abuse a child younger than five.

He'd consider it perverse.

He believes that children reach sexual maturity at five.

That's the age he was when he was first abused.

That's no bloody excuse, is it? No, but it is the reason.

You have to understand 98% of our clients are the products of abuse.

Not everyone who's abused becomes a nonce.

That's the most important aspect of our work.

Learning how to treat abused kids so they don't turn into monsters.

Yeah, but you only get half the story.

That's true. But we have problems

in gaining insights into mature survivors of abuse.

Hughes told us that you'd cured him.

Really?

A client could spend his life here and not be healed.

The wounds are too old. There are no cures.

Castration. No cures the law allows.

Why did you release him?

It's not my decision.

It's up to the parole board

and local authority accountants that pay for his treatment.

The best we can do is to help them acknowledge their deviant behaviour,

examine the reasons, and try to help them achieve some control over it.

Hughes is dating a divorcee,

the mother of two girls, 6 and 7. How much control did you give him?

Can we see Hughes's case notes?

No.

Doctor Schofield, a child's life is at stake.

It's a question of ethics.

I doubt whether you're qualified to interpret the material correctly.

You're certain he didn't take her?

Dr Schofield, I dare say that you won't care about professional ethics

if Vicki Warwick is found dead

and you could have saved her.

Thank you.

Susan?

Superintendent Tennison's here.

Can she come in for a few minutes?

Hello, Susan.

I'm sorry, there's no news about Vicki.

Is Maureen looking after you? She's spoiling me.

I'm so used to living on my own.

I want to ask you about the man you identified - Christopher Hughes.

He's got an alibi.

Did you ever see him with another man?

Are you sure? Yes.

I only saw him once,

with the little girls.

I'm sorry.

It's all right. Thank you.

Will he be released?

I...I don't know.

I want her back.

Please bring her back.

Travellers made camp yesterday.

One of the kids spotted the bag stuck in the sluice.

Could've been dropped miles upstream.

The current's the real killer. Without drainage to the lake,

it might never have been found.

Where are the nearest houses? That way, about half a mile.

My boys are asking, but I don't think anybody's seen anything.

Where did the travellers phone from?

Payphone on the motorway services.

Since we got here, it's obviously out.

Is this your girl?

Yes.

How long has she been in the water?

Two or three days. There's no rigor.

If the water weren't so cold, she'd have started to decay.

Was she molested?

It's hard to say. We'll need vaginal swabs. She is naked.

What did she die of?

Until I look at her lungs, I can't say.

No! No cutting.

Not until she's been identified. Oscar Bream will do the postmortem.

Thank you.

Is this Vicki?

Did she suffer? No.

We'll get whoever did this. I promise you.

I promise you.

SHOUTING

Tony, forget it.

The 24 hours were up.

I want 24-hour surveillance on Hughes, and I want him to know.

If Anne Sutherland's daughters are at risk I want him to think twice.

And I want to go back to the names Offender Search coughed up -

and disappointed adopters, bereaved, I want them all interviewed,

and relatives, friends, neighbours, the whole bloody lot.

It's a wild-goose chase. It is not a wild-goose chase!

If you need an incentive, go down to Oscar Bream's

and see what's lying on his slab.

Have we got anything from Forensics?

They're still working.

The river's probably washed away any evidence.

They said the mud from the river

matches the mud in the Renault's...

The foot well! ..foot well.

Well, it's not much, but it's something.

All right, that's it.

Except I know what hours you've been putting in.

No one could be working any harder. Thank you.

(PHONE RINGS) Hello?

Put the new boys to work, Tony.

All right, guv.

Boss? There's a Dr Schofield in reception.

I heard about the little girl. I'm very sorry.

We all are.

I need to know - Vicki Warwick - were there any signs of abuse?

We haven't got the medical reports yet.

Are you still certain we've got the wrong man?

Can I see him?

Is that why you're here?

Your finger is on a trigger.

This kind of stress could drive him to established behaviour patterns.

As far as we know,

he hasn't as yet abused the girls available to him.

If you keep the pressure up, there's a chance he'll fixate on them.

Can I see the file?

What's all the cloak and dagger about?

You and me, video room, no guests.

'Vanessa was five when I married Carol -

five and three quarters.'

'Even a couple of months is a big deal at that age.'

'She was wonderful.'

'And like, when she started to trust me...'

'There's no trust like a child's.'

'It's like...like perfect.'

'It's a perfect thing.'

'She'd look up at me with them big green eyes...'

'People can't meet your eyes like that.'

'She didn't understand what she felt.'

'And you helped her to understand?'

'Yeah, gently.'

'It's like a game.'

'The best game.'

'She'd get so excited...

..she'd fill with such emotion,

..there'd be tears.'

'She loved me that much.'

'It doesn't occur to you

that she may have been frightened?' 'No, she loved me.'

'Men like you sometimes frighten children.'

'No, only the bastards.'

'The ones that are too pig-ignorant

to know how to help a child understand.'

'There was this one bloke,

a bloke here, when I was in one of those group sessions.'

'He bought his little girl two kittens.'

'Right? And...

..after she got attached,

..he killed one.'

'He strangled it in front of her.'

'He said he'd kill the other if she didn't do what he wanted.'

'Bastard!'

'I mean, imagine putting me - no, someone like me -

in the same room as a shit like that.'

'Jesus.'

DOOR SLAMS

Hughes was sent to prison in 1985.

He only then realised there was no chance of seeing Vanessa again.

He slashed his wrists, and he was in a critical condition for some time.

I really think I should see him.

We had to release him an hour ago.

Where are the girls?

They're playing round at Angela's.

I took them over before I came to meet you.

You didn't tell them I'd been arrested?

What do you think?

Thanks for sticking up for me, making a statement.

Some people get scared.

Being near the police makes them feel guilty.

They must have guilty consciences.

You wanna know why I was picked up?

They're picking up locals who've got records.

You didn't tell me you had one.

No.

Sorry. It was years ago.

Burglary - I got 14 months in Wandsworth.

I should've told you.

What's burglary got to do with kidnapping?

The place was broken into. Expert job, they reckon.

They thought I might've done it.

Mind those filthy overalls.

They didn't give me time to change.

I could always take 'em off.

No. You need to eat before you go back to work,

and I've got to pick up the girls.

Sharon, get me DCI Turner of the Child Protection Team.

Yes - Ruth Turner. As soon as possible.

PHONE RINGS

Yes. Ruth?

Well, keep trying. Thanks.

Denny, have you got Hughes's file? Tony's using it.

DOOR OPENS

Jane! Right. Well.

No physical trauma consistent with attempted or actual intromission.

There's nothing on the internal swabs.

She didn't drown - there's hardly any water in the lungs,

and none at all in her tummy.

What was the cause of death? Asphyxiation.

In asphyxial death, the lungs stop working,

and the blood becomes depleted of oxygen.

Amongst other things it can cause colour change in the skin, cyanosis.

Though she's been in the water, you can still see the blue tinge

on the tips of the ears and lips, the nail beds,

and cyanotic congestion in major organs, especially the lungs.

Was she strangled?

Not strangled by ligature or hand. That would have left bruising.

Provided we get negative results from toxicology and drug screens,

my guess is that she was suffocated.

It can take as little as 20-30 seconds.

She died quickly.

'You know, I mean, they can always tell when they've got a rival,

especially if it's their daughter.'

'Ah...'

'Yeah, Carol was a pain in the neck.'

'It was touch and go whether I could put up with her...

..till I met her with Vanessa.'

'Did you make love with Carol?'

'Yeah, but not often.'

'I don't think she minded that much.'

'I mean, um, she had a rough time with her first husband,

and I think all she really wanted was to be treated decent.'

'Anyway, you put up with anything, don't you...

..to be near someone that you love.'

Where is she? Seven.

He left her place at 1:30.

She didn't see him again until the next morning.

Pick him up.

And what time did he leave your house?

Half-past one, like I said before.

I was telling the truth about the fight.

Well, who started it?

Um, I don't, I don't know.

Um...I suppose he did.

It, it was over, um...

Well, he wouldn't make love unless the light was off,

and I wanted to leave it on, and we ended up shouting.

In your statement, you said you went after him.

No. I was too upset.

But the next morning,

I felt silly, so I went round to his bedsit to make up,

and he said he was sorry, and I said I was sorry,

and one thing led to another, and...

Afterwards, he said he'd got drunk because he thought he'd lose me,

and he'd got into a fight with someone.

He thought there might be some trouble.

So he asked me to say we were together, if anyone asked about him.

Now, why have you changed your mind, Anne?

There was something about him today,

after he was released. There was something different.

And I was scared.

And, um...then, I...

..saw that little girl on the telly, and...

BRAKES SQUEAL

HORN BLARES

Get out the bloody way!

Ahh! Ahh-hh!

CLANKING

CRASH

No-o-o!

BRAKES SQUEAL

No! No!

Get an ambulance. Jesus Christ, Tony!

I was off balance! It was his own fault!

All right, all right.

Do you want someone to stay tonight? No, I'll be fine.

Are you sure? Yeah.

Drive Ms Sutherland home, and arrange for someone to pick her up.

Guv? Would you just wait here?

(What?) (A cock-up.)

(Hughes is on his way to hospital.)

No, he's walking wounded.

Aplin.

OK, guv.

She wants us back at the station.

What will you tell her?

Like you said. You were off balance.

Shit! Have we hit someone?

You...

CRACK

OK, you two. Goodbye, girls.

OK?

ENGINE REVS

Home, James.

Where the hell is he? We don't know, guv.

Well, find him! Turn him round, send him back.

Stake out the bedsit. Send a car to Furnham Road.

And tell Maureen Havers Hughes is running.

Isn't he on his way to hospital?

Aplin's on his way to hospital. Christ knows where Hughes is.

But he could hardly walk! Yeah, and I want to hear about that.

Richard, get over to Anne Sutherland's.

Now! Fast!

Ali, Gayle, come on.

Come on!

PHONE RINGS

Hello? Come on, you two.

You can watch TV later.

I'll be there in a minute.

'The roof's fallen down! I'll have to dig another tunnel!'

'What made it collapse?' DOOR

Mum? Ali! God, you nearly gave me a heart attack!

The police are on the phone.

Hello?

Gayle... come here, love.

(GASPS)

What did you tell them?

Gayle, come on, darling. SIREN

WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM? Gayle!

Get out, get out!

TYRES SCREECH

HELP!

Agh! Shit!

KNOCKING

He almost dragged me into the bloody road as well!

That's bollocks. Haskons'll back me up.

Better hope the van driver does too.

It happened too fast. He couldn't have seen.

Is that what you're going to say in court?

Look! Hughes was dead set on doing a runner, the moment he saw us.

Not because he was scared shitless he'd get done over, by any chance?

KNOCKING Yes!

Hughes is at Anne Sutherland's place.

Richard got there 30 seconds too late.

Is she in the house? She's a hostage.

What about the kids?

(GASPS)

(SCREAMS)

CRASH

She's fine now! You can see her in a minute!

Just try and pretend it's a game!

Just try and pretend it's...

(SOBS)

HUBBUB

Clear the area.

Let's go. The one with the boarded up door?

Down here to the corner.

Guv!

VOICES ON POLICE RADIO

Just a second.

PHONE RINGS

Andrews. Right.

Landline's hooked up.

Right, got it.

PHONE RINGS

INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT

'Are the children safe?'

Chris, are you listening? Are Alison and Gayle safe?

What gives you the front to ask that when we're surrounded by snipers?

We're here to protect the children.

And I'm here to make sure no one gets hurt, and that includes you.

Huh. 'Chris?'

I just wanted to talk to Anne.

I had to come and find her, that's all.

I just need to talk.

Chris?

'Chris, are you still there?' DISCONNECTED

I've been paging you all over the station for the past hour.

I'm sorry. I didn't hear.

Oh, no, no. That's not good enough, inspector.

Well, I'm sorry, MA'AM!

ALL RIGHT?

How did you change Anne Sutherland's mind?

She was already guilty about covering for him.

All I did was... I just convinced her it was serious.

I, um, I touched a nerve. And how did you do that?

I just showed her Vicki Warwick's photograph,

and asked how she'd feel if, um...

..if one of her own children had been hurt.

Where are the therapy tapes, Tony? I don't know anything -

I spoke to Schofield. Did you steal the case files?

I didn't do that, no.

You're finished.

I mean, do you realise what you've done?

She won't say anything! We'll never get a conviction now!

We'll get a conviction! Come on!

Bullshit! Do you have any idea what you've done?

I had it all sorted. I had it all sorted.

That prick - that prick should have cuffed him.

He's got the children.

Yeah... He won't hurt them.

I did it to protect them.

For Christ's sake, Tony. You heard what Schofield said.

He's got a knife at her throat, he's got the children,

and you're the one who put them there!

(WAILS)

(SOBS) Come on.

(GASPS)

Oh, God. It happened to you too, didn't it?

(GASPS)

Tony, how old were you?

I'm disgusting.

I'm disgusting.

I love you.

Just tell me what happened.

Anne, please. Talk to me.

I want to see Alison and Gayle.

I love you.

I know what you are.

I know, so don't lie.

I was in the clinic, yeah?

You know, they helped me. I'm not like I was before.

I was only like that cos of what happened to me when I was a kid.

Yeah?

Because of what was done to me.

All my feelings and thoughts, they're all twisted.

You know, I was still shaken up, yeah?

But I understand now.

I'd never hurt Ali and Gayle.

They're too special to us.

And you're the only woman that I've ever felt anything for.

It's the truth! You're a liar!

Who was here now? Eh?

That big bastard, was it?

What did you say to him?

Mummy?

Mum?

Please, Chris. Please.

PHONE RINGS

Hello? Chris? I want to talk to Tennison.

Well, we might be able to arrange that.

I'll only talk to Tennison.

No one else. 'Chris...'

Get her out front. I want to see her.

'I want to see her.' I have to speak to Anne first.

(HANGS UP) Oh, shit.

'..the siege in Islington began soon after 5:00 this evening.'

'The identity of man holding the family hostage is unconfirmed,

but the intruder may be a man who escaped from custody earlier today.'

'The man had been detained for questioning

in connection with the abduction and murder of Vicki Warwick.'

Are you all right?

I think I'll go upstairs and lie down for a while.

PANDEMONIUM

VOICES ON POLICE RADIO

HORNS BLARE

Move out of there!

Is the man in the house the same man who -

DI Burnham. They briefed you, didn't they?

Is he on the line? This one.

Hello. Chris, can you hear me?

Did you get that bastard to work me over, eh?

Inspector Muddyman has been removed from the case,

and his conduct will be the subject of an official enquiry.

Now, nobody's out to get you, Chris.

Did you talk to Schofield?

Yes.

What did he tell you?

That you're unlikely to have taken Vicki.

Then why is all this happening?

Chris - Chris, listen.

Why won't anyone believe me?

Chris, I'm only interested in the truth.

'I have to speak to Anne.'

'Convince me that I can trust you.'

'Chris.'

Chris? Superintendent?

Anne? Anne, are you all right?

I lied. I'm sorry.

What do you mean? What did you lie about?

In my statement today.

'Chris WAS with me that night.'

I was just afraid he'd hurt my kids.

I just wanted him locked up so he couldn't hurt anybody.

This is all my fault. Please...

You hear that? Yes.

D'you believe it?

Yes, I think I do.

But we can't talk properly until you release Anne and the children.

I can't. Yes you can.

And you'll get rid of the snipers?

Tell him yes.

Yes. They'll be withdrawn.

I don't believe you.

I give you my word.

I need a doctor.

We can't send in a doctor, but if you come out with Anne and the children,

we'll get you to hospital immediately.

Those bastards out there'd do anything to gut me.

They won't. I promise you.

Do you hear me?

'I promise.'

BABEL OF VOICES

'This is Stubbs. The hostages will be leaving the house.'

If the hostage-taker does anything likely to endanger them,

you're authorised to fire at your own discretion.

'I repeat, authorised to fire at your own discretion.'

Ahh!

CLATTERING

Susan!

Susan?

Shit! (DIALS)

This way, Susan! FLOOD OF QUESTIONS

I want to speak to him!

I'm afraid you can't go in there.

He mustn't hurt those children.

This way, this way, Susan! Susan!

It's all right, Chris.

You can trust me, I promise.

Chris... You bastards!

Gayle!

Ahh!

(ANNE SCREAMS) GUNSHOTS

Ahhh!

(SCREAMS)

No!

Chris?

'Chris, can you hear me?'

I'm sorry! 'Chris?'

'Chris, do you hear me?' I'm sorry.

'Chris!' (SOBS)

VOICES ON POLICE RADIO

I gave him my word those snipers would be withdrawn.

You lied to me.

It's standard procedure for -

Anne Sutherland was almost killed. No.

My man pulled that shot as soon as she ran into his line of fire.

Right out of the textbook.

Hughes was scared shitless of catching a bullet.

What's he see when he comes out? One of your men!

We won't know that till after the tactical debriefing, will we?

Jesus.

Where are you going?

Back to the intelligence cell. He's still got a little girl.

No. What do you mean, no?

No. As far as Hughes is concerned, you're contaminated.

He won't trust you now. Well, whose fault is that?

DCI Burnham will handle negotiations from now on.

Negotiations?

Boss?

I didn't want him to hurt anyone.

I heard the shots.

No one was hit.

The children? He's got the youngest.

Why did he do it?

What, take the hostages?

To prove he's innocent. Is he?

Of taking Vicki.

Yes.

Yes, I think so.

What do you think?

It's my fault, isn't it?

If I hadn't remembered seeing him in the park...

No. He made choices. He did this to himself.

But he must have been frightened. If he panicked...

It's so easy to make a mistake, lose control.

He must have been frightened when they fired.

No... That sick feeling you get when something's gone terribly wrong.

I'm frightened for Gayle.

Is that her name?

Have you ever hurt anyone?

Once.

I had a gun. I shot back.

None of us know how we'll cope in a crisis.

Still, I don't think I could have done what you did -

had a child, all on your own.

I wouldn't have done it if I'd realised.

The idea, the image that's shoved down your throat,

it's a lie.

You struggle to get a good job, and you struggle to keep it.

You get a nice house,

fill it with all the things you're supposed to fill it with,

and struggle to keep that, and you finish it off with a child.

People are always going on and on about...

..how wonderful and fulfilling.

One even said...

..you weren't a real woman unless you had a baby.

So...

You did what you thought you should.

Like most women.

That was brave of you.

She...

She took so much.

Everything.

She would not be satisfied,

would not let me sleep.

Sometimes, like Sunday, all day!

I couldn't...

She just wouldn't...

Nothing I did!

The screaming just went on and on and on and on!

She was quiet.

I fell asleep.

I dreamed she...

Then, shouting.

It was me. I...

Why should I suffer for what she did to me?

I'm a victim!

Suffocated since the beginning!

Did you know where you were going to drive?

I'd seen the river before.

I dreamed about it.

I put her blanket in a skip.

I can show you where.

(She was just supposed to be quiet.)

(But she wouldn't wake up.)

I walked back.

I thought I could hear her.

But the door was locked.

I had to break it.

I looked for her everywhere,

but I couldn't find her.

I couldn't find her.

(I couldn't find her...)

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

(I'm sorry.)

(I'm sorry.)

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

MUTED VOICES

DOOR SHUTS

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