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APPLAUSE

We are here today outside
one of the most famous courts

in the world,

united in our determination
to defend the rule of law.

It is our duty, on behalf
of victims and defendants

up and down this
country, to make a stand.

MURMURS OF AGREEMENT

Because our justice
system is broken.

MURMURS OF AGREEMENT Yes!

APPLAUSE

MAN NEARBY: Jessica
Blair to Court 4.

Jessica Blair. Court 4.

WOMAN NEARBY: Jessica
Blair. Court 4.

SIGHS

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

My Lord, may I ask

for a 30-minute adjournment
to locate the witness?

No, Miss Oscott.

With respect, My Lord,

Jessica Blair was the
deceased's best friend,

a key witness

to the defendant's physical
and emotional abuse.

Move on, Counsel.

Faith! Oh, Nikki! How are you?

Trial postponed.
No judge available.

Ah, yeah. Er, I've got to shoot
now, but we must grab a drink.

OK. Yeah.

SIRENS BLARE

INDISTINCT CHATTER

PHONE RINGS IN BACKGROUND

Er, Jessica Blair
was a no-show.

CPS didn't expect a problem?

Uh-uh.

What's the problem? Er,
it's happened again, Sal.

My witness has gone AWOL,

and the case just falls
apart without her.

You'll turn it around, Faith.

You always do, my darling.

DOOR CLOSES

BEEP

MOUSE AND KEYS CLACK

SIGHS PHONE ALERT

Shit...

SIGHS

SIGHS

RAIN PATTERS

RINGING TONE

Lucy? Sorry, I know I'm late.

CHILD YELLS Where are you?

I'll get there
as soon as I can.

He's having a total
meltdown waiting for you.

The video link to
a witness broke.

It...took 'em an hour to fix.

You can't keep
doing this to Josh.

He's only five.
He doesn't get it.

I'll be there in
under half an hour.

Forget it. Don't bother.
I'm putting him to bed.

Lucy! LINE DISCONNECTS

ENGINE ROARS What the...?!

BRAKES SQUEAL Christ!

HORN BLASTS Oh! Shit!

HORN BLASTS

MUTTERS

Bloody maniac!

BRAKES SQUEAL Oh! Christ!

What's he playing at?!

INDICATOR CLICKS Maniac!

EXHALES DEEPLY

MOTORBIKE APPROACHES

HORN BEEPS

What are you playing at?!

ENGINE ROARS

Get out of it!

Shit!

Christ's sake!

What are you doing?!

Are you trying to
get us both killed?!

MAN BREATHES RAGGEDLY

THUNDER RUMBLES

No further questions, My Lady.

JUDGE: So, Mr Shah, do you wish
to cross-examine the witness?

MR SHAH: I do,
thank you, My Lady.

Dr Alexander,

your report makes reference
to multiple focal areas

of myelin loss within the
brain of the deceased.

Please explain to the
court what that means.

It confirms that the
deceased, Glenda Rose,

was suffering with
multiple sclerosis.

And how might that show itself?

Typically, fatigue,
blurred vision,

problems with
coordination and balance.

Ah! Balance!

Which would make Mrs
Rose prone to falls?

Yes.

Hmm. If we could turn

to exhibits NA5
and NA6, My Lady.

Photographs which show bruising
on the deceased's leg and arm.

Most likely the result of
a fall, wouldn't you say?

The discoid contusions to
Mrs Rose's arms indicate

fingertip bruising.

This is commonly associated

with intentional, rather
than accidental, trauma.

Kenneth, Glenda's beloved
husband of 45 years

and father of her
three children,

was her carer.

He'd lift her in and
out of a wheelchair

several times a day.

Would that not cause
the arms to bruise?

The pattern of this bruising
is gripping from pinning down,

not from lifting
under the armpits.

In my view, this, along
with the contusions

to Mrs Rose's neck and the
fracture to her hyoid bone,

indicate that force was used.

Are you familiar with the 2019
paper by Dr Charles Hawton

on hyoid fractures in
fatal non-homicidal falls?

I'm aware of it.

In his study of over 100 cases,

Dr Hawton concluded that

a percentage of hyoid
fractures occurred

as a direct result of a fall.

So it's possible, isn't it,

that Glenda's fracture
was accidental?

I'd need to review the paper.

You mean to tell this
court you aren't acquainted

with the findings of this
well-regarded expert?

I examined Glenda Rose's body.

Dr Hawton did not.

My Lady, this study was
not disclosed to the Crown.

May I ask for an adjournment
so that Dr Alexander has time

to review the paper?

Mr Shah, disclosing the paper

at this late stage
is unacceptable.

MR SHAH: Sincere
apologies, My Lady.

An administrative oversight.

POLICE RADIO CHATTER

HELICOPTER WHIRS OVERHEAD

JACK: Peach of a day for
it. You must be Jack.

Mm-hm. I'm DS Blake.

Uh, Marcie.

This all we've got? So far.

With the rain, the
search gaffer thinks

the hand might have
travelled some distance.

Any idea how long it's
been in the water?

No. Pathologists have
way better ideas than me.

The coroner won't instruct
them without enough body parts

to confirm death. PHONE RINGS

Maybe I can pull a
string or two there.

Oh, handy!

See what you did there, Marcie.
I like it, I like it a lot.

CLICKS TONGUE

Hello.

Good timing. You're needed.

NIKKI: Nice to be needed.

JACK: Always.

NIKKI: Severed hand.

In the water days
rather than weeks.

What happened at the trial?

Came to rather an abrupt halt.

Don't tell me no judge.

More of an admin malfunction.

Why doesn't that surprise me?

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

DOG BARKS

Anyone heard from Faith?

Dylan. One second.

I've messaged and called,
but keep getting voicemail.

She and David are due in court.

Maybe she got ill. Or
something's happened.

Any sign of Faith? You
go on ahead to court.

She's up first, Sally.

You need to find her.

I'll try her at home.

LAUGHS No! This one? No.

This one? No. This one?

Ah...

BOTH LAUGH

ROARS Oh! Super-strong!

LUCY: Josh, it's time
for nursery, sweetie.

I don't want to go to nursery.

Josh, come on, we're
going to be late!

LAUGHTER

PHONE RINGS

Er...

I don't want to go to nursery!

Give that to me, come on. No.

Thank you.

Hello?

Lucy, it's Sally
Alden from chambers.

Is Faith there? Um,
no. She left for court.

Really? What time?

I don't know. Early.

Well, she's not there yet.

Or answering her calls.

Sally, I-I've got to go.
Josh is late for nursery.

LINE DISCONNECTS

I want to watch Mummy.
Right, Josh, come on.

We really have to
get going. Let's go.

You can take Mister
Donut with you. Let's go.

Josh!

JOSH: I don't want
to go to nursery!

Put your bag on, please.

No! Josh! Come on!

Give me your hand.

Thanks very much, sir. Cheers.

MARCIE: Any joy?
Change of strategy.

They're going to
focus the search

underneath where
the hand was found.

Could be there are more body
parts in a bag under there,

and it's just the hand
that's floated up.

Or could be the
person's still alive.

Seriously?

The amputation may
have been surgical,

severed through the skin

and then dismembered with
a perfectly executed cut

through the joint space
between the carpal bones

and the radius and ulna.

An amateur's more
likely to try sawing

and hacking into the bone.

The person who did this
really knows their anatomy.

I'll put a call
out to hospitals.

If not a surgeon, who else
has dismemberment skills?

A vet.

A pathologist.

A butcher.

KNOCKING

I tried the front. I told
you, Faith's not here.

Well, she's definitely not
at court, so where is she?

I don't know.

Right. Well, I've had
to call in a favour

to get a replacement
junior for David.

In exchange, Faith...

..is going to
have to take a GBH

starting in Kingston, Friday.

You've always got her working.

I know you need the money.

Faith only really cares
about the crusade.

Hmm. True.

Anyway, there's no point
leaving those here.

Faith moved out.

We needed some space.

Where's she gone?

Not sure exactly.

Staying with friends.

Right, well...

..I hope you manage
to patch things up.

SCOFFS

I've got to get on.

I've got a big catering
event tomorrow.

As soon as you do
hear from Faith,

will you ask her to
call me? Immediately.

Let yourself out.

NIKKI: What have you got?

It looks human.

An adult femur.

Could it have gone in
the water recently?

Looks like it's been in
there longer than the hand,

but I'll need to run tests
at the mortuary to check.

I wonder what else is in there.

FOOTSTEPS

LETTERBOX SQUEAKS

MARCIE: No hospital reports
of hand amputations.

Bit of luck, we'll
get a DNA match.

Fingers are long and slender.

Is it female?

DNA tests will confirm
biological sex,

even if we can't
match to a profile.

No sign of nail polish.

This hand has not been
in the water long.

There...there's no bloating.

And there is still
a slight indentation

on the wedding ring finger.

The ring could have...
slipped off in the water?

Or was stolen before
the hand was chucked in.

There's a faint pen
mark on the palm.

No, I can't make that out.

I think it might be
the shape of a heart.

HARRIET: Ah.

Any chance you can get
a clear set of prints?

Yep. I'll need to remove

the degloved skin from
the fingers first.

I'll start with the index
finger to get an ID.

Would you remove
the fingernail?

Yes.

Oh, my God...

OK.

Easy does it. Mm-hm.

It's moving.

Good.

At least the fingerprints

haven't been
deliberately damaged.

Maybe, um, whoever
dumped the hand

thought it would sink and
wouldn't need to be ID'd.

BEEP

Done.

You can look now, Sergeant.

Any joy?

BUZZ

No matches on IDENT1 or IABS.

So they're not
already known to us.

I'll load up the prints

in case they're still
to be reported missing.

PHONE VIBRATES

Oh, God.

There's another one.

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

Took a risk,
delivering in person.

No CCTV - unlike
at a post office.

Could have bunged
a few stamps on it,

chucked it in a postbox.

Severed cleanly and
expertly with a sharp blade.

Like our hand.

Exactly like our hand.

MARCIE: About what time
did you notice this box?

LUCY: Um...midday.

Right. Right. OK.

Do you have any idea who
might have sent the package?

It's horrific.

Sick.

What if my little
boy had seen it?

Lucy,

Dr Alexander needs
to take a DNA swab

and scan your
fingerprints. Um...

Just for elimination, as
you handled the parcel.

Is there anyone that
might have a problem

with you or your family?

No.

Well, my partner...

..my wife...

..she's a criminal barrister.

I-I guess she's upset people.

Maybe someone's
trying to scare her.

Could you open
your mouth, please?

That's it. Thank you.

What's your wife's name?

Faith Oscott.

I know Faith through work.

She's formidable in court.

She loves her job.

Let's start with
your right hand.

DEVICE BEEPS Now
your index finger.

Faith's clerk said she didn't
turn up at court this morning.

Um, I tried calling her,

but it just goes
straight to voicemail.

Is that a heart?

Yeah. My son - he draws
them all the time.

Does he draw them on
Faith's hands, too?

Sometimes.

Why?

The hand in the canal?

The one on the news?

You think it's Faith?
You think this is her?

There's no identification yet.

Lucy, this must be
absolutely terrifying.

But that's one of the
reasons that we're here.

I'll need to lift some
prints from around the house.

MAN: Oi!

Oi! What are you doing?!

Get out! Get off me!

Get off me!

Get out! Get off me!

BLADE RASPS Hear this, then!

OK! Eh? Yeah. OK. OK!

Go on! OK. Go on!

PANTS

OK...

Faith took her laptop
and her work stuff

when she moved out.

Uh...

We...we needed some space.

Well, hopefully I can still
get a print from the surfaces.

I-I did a big clean
after she left.

Like a...a sort of therapy.

Yeah.

DRAWER OPENS

Josh and Faith - they
love playing phones.

FAITH: Hello.

There are dogs and cats.

There are dogs and cats?
Fake water and fake...

There's also chickens.

Chickens?

NIKKI: There are
closed-up piercings

through the left upper
pinna and the lower lobule,

but no other
distinctive features.

Are we any closer
to a positive ID?

Not yet, boss.

JACK: Faith moved out of
the family home a month ago,

so no clean prints there.

MARCIE: We're yet to locate
where Faith was last staying.

Her wife is unsure, so
we're checking with friends.

To speed things up, I can try
and get a print from the ear.

But there's no ear database.

Ah, it's still worth a go, if
I can compare it to Faith's.

Ears are as unique
as fingerprints.

What about DNA?

NIKKI: Nothing
from the ear yet.

And there's a
delay on the hand.

Yes, because of
the decomposition,

we've had to take a bone marrow
sample to enable a profile.

Is there anything
helpful from the canal?

Well, amongst the
animal and bird bones,

we have found an adult femur.

How old?

It's been in the water a while.
Perhaps up to a year or so.

So, the last sighting
of Faith's vehicle

was after she left
court on Friday.

Yeah. Number plate
recognition...

..picked it up...

..here, between Snaresbrook
and Epping Forest.

Nothing since.

The car can't have
vanished into thin air.

JACK: It could be parked up. We
won't know unless we get a ping

that it's on the move.
What about her phone?

Dead, since she
took that journey.

Boss?

We need to search the forest.

The body parts were
found 20-odd miles away.

It's the last place we
know Faith was alive.

We should be... Dr Alexander,

the hand amputation
must have severed

a major artery. Yes.

So she's unlikely to be alive.

She could be,
with medical help.

Well, what's the
evidence telling you?

Nothing definite,
unfortunately.

When someone living suffers
this type of amputation,

you can see bleeding
under the skin.

That isn't so
obvious with an ear.

Or when a hand has been
submerged in water.

Boss, Dr Alexander thinks

the hand could have
been surgically removed.

With the skill involved, yes.

And if Faith is still
alive, we need to find her.

It's getting late to mobilise
a search team in daylight.

You could make a
start with a drone.

Try and locate the vehicle
on one of the forest tracks.

Good idea.

Let's find her.

DRAGGING AND SCRAPING

THUD

TRAFFIC RUMBLES

DISTANT SIRENS BLARE

MUSIC BLARES IN DISTANCE

SIGHS

MUSIC BLARES

MUSIC THUMPS

SIGHS

EAST EUROPEAN ACCENT:
Turn...that...down.

What are you on about?

Do you want me to
come in and sort it?!

All right, I'll turn it down.

Nutter.

KEYS JANGLE

MUSIC VOLUME DOWN

TAP RUNS

WASHES HANDS

MUSIC THUMPS

SCOFFS

Thank you, Mr Hirschi.

NIKKI: Who?

In 1965, he discovered

a burglary suspect

had an ear print
similar to an ear mark

found on a window at the scene.

You can be on my pub quiz team!

Since when do you
do pub quizzes?

I might start, now I've
bagged myself a nerd.

Ah...

What will you compare it to?

OK. Yes.

CHUCKLES SOFTLY

Tough when you know them.

She never really
mentioned her family.

If she wasn't
battling in court,

she was fronting a campaign.

OK...

Not 100%, but...

..antihelix is identical.

FAITH: Criminal justice
is crumbling around us.

All we want is justice
for our clients.

But barristers are leaving
the profession in droves

because we have
nothing left to give.

All we want is justice
for our clients...

All we want is justice
for our clients...

CLICK All we want is

justice for our clients.

JACK: Only Lucy Khan's
prints on the packaging.

The sender's
forensically aware, then.

PHONE ALERT

It's my mum. I told her
not to message me at work.

Your mum looks like
she could use a shave.

What have you got?

Light blue fibres
on the underside.

What do you think?

Cotton.

HARRIET HUMS Could
be from a towel.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

So, what's the verdict?

Same knife on our hand and ear?

Consistent with the
same type of blade.

I think there's a defect
in one of the teeth.

Aha.

Ah! Helpful!

If the knife is ever found.

Say someone is
keeping Faith alive...

..what do they want?

It is odd they haven't
sent some sort of message.

Not yet anyway.

Amber...

Amber.

Oh, sorry, could you
just give me one second?

I just need to sort something.

Can't talk right now, Dad.
It's dead busy in there.

Are you feeling all right?

Well, not long to go now, eh?

Yeah. Um, what
is it you wanted?

That's for the baby.

Where's it come from?

MAN: Amber...

Customer. Yeah, um...

Just two minutes, yeah? Thanks.

They shouldn't still
be making you work now,

not like this. Calm down, Dad.

It's not a big deal.

I heard you was having a party
shower thing at Patrizio's.

Well, your nan still
talks to me, you know.

COUGHS

So, do I get an invite?

I'm not really sure
it's your thing, Dad.

Yeah, well...

I want you to put that
towa... No, listen to me.

I'll be getting more.
I'll be getting more.

You'll end up back inside.

We're done.

You understand that?

I know... All I
want is a chance.

That's all. Just a
chance. I love you.

Yeah? OK. Love you too.

All right. I've got to go.

I love you, Amber. Yeah.

Hiya. Sorry...

OK, where was I?

Cryogenic milling?

We're preparing a sample
for DNA extraction.

Do you want a go?

After you.

Don't worry -

I kept the bone
intact for scanning.

It's been cut cleanly,

with similar markings

to those on the severed
carpals of our hand.

We'll need scans to see

if the defect on the
blade is the same.

Could take weeks for a result.

We might not have weeks.

It's ridiculous

that we have not got a
scanner in this building.

What do they think we are
- a bunch of schoolkids?!

Pricey piece of kit, that.

When Sibelius was rejected
by the Vienna Philharmonic,

did he give up? No, he did
not. He pushed straight on,

and he became a rather
famous composer!

PHONE VIBRATES

Toxicology's back.

What is it?

Faith's nails contain
traces of buspirone.

High levels of
metabolites in the tissue.

Suggests chronic use.

For what? Anxiety?

Extreme anxiety.

And severe panic attacks.

DISTANT SIRENS BLARE

MARCIE: Why buspirone?

Why not propranolol
or something milder?

You know your meds! CHUCKLES

Oh, sorry. I
didn't mean to pry.

Takes the edge off.

There's no antidepressants
on Faith's medical history.

Maybe she was seeing a
psychiatrist privately.

She gave it everything.
And for what?

BELLS PEAL

Good to see you, Nikki. Sally.

So glad they've got
you on the case.

DS Blake. Hi.

This is David Whitley,
our head of chambers.

Thanks for everything
you're doing.

Hello.

We're all horrified
by what's happened.

MARCIE: Has Faith ever received
any threats through her work?

Threats come with
the territory,

but they rarely
amount to anything.

Can I get a list of clients?

Sally? Of course.

Especially those with
a history of violence.

Faith also volunteers
at a law centre.

My clerk Dylan said she's had
trouble with a client there.

I'll get you a name.

Anything else we
can help you with?

Was Faith under any
particular pressure at work?

Well, for the past few years,
she's gone from murders

to rape cases without
any sort of break.

Why's that? Well, she had to.

For the money.

Barristers are
self-employed, paid per case.

With the hours that juniors
have to work, they can end up

earning less than minimum wage.

When I was a junior,
there was no student debt.

Legal aid was our
bread and butter.

You could afford to take a
break between tough cases.

Not now. How did
Faith cope with that?

Well, not well.

She's an outstanding
defence junior.

But to boost her income,

she began taking
prosecution briefs as well.

Really?

But she was such a passionate
exponent of defence.

Frankly, combining
both was too much.

If you don't already know,
Lucy and Faith have separated.

We're aware of that.

Odd thing is...

..just a few weeks ago...

..Lucy got in touch to
ask about Faith's earnings

and diary of cases.

What for?

To obtain life insurance.

Did she get it?

We told her the enquiry
would have to come via Faith.

But Lucy was quite insistent -
Faith's life had to be insured.

FLOORBOARD CREAKS

FAITH: The government
made 200 million

from selling off Crown Courts.
And yet, to save more money,

it then cut the number
of days that judges sit.

This is a key
cause of backlogs,

and we're fighting not
just for ourselves,

but for the very survival
of the justice system.

Mum, can you come over?

MUSIC PLAYS THROUGH EARPHONES

CLANK

Travis?

Travis, can I speak to you?

Please?

DOOR CLOSES

VEHICLE-REVERSING ALARM BEEPS

DOG BARKS

TRAFFIC RUMBLES

SIRENS BLARE

DOG BARKS

JACK SIGHS

Ah! Pizza!

Mm!

You are... Husband material?

Mm!

What's this?

"Hyoid Fractures In Fatal
Non-Homicidal Falls"?

The trial's been rescheduled.

Hmm.

You all set?

This is an obscure study

using a relatively
small sample,

but it backs up
the defence claim.

And all the silk has to do

is plant enough doubt
in the jury's mind.

Mm.

But then they'll hear from you.

BOTH CHUCKLE SOFTLY

PIANO CONCERTO NO.3 IN D MINOR
BY RACHMANINOFF PLAYS LOUDLY

DOOR ENTRY BEEPS

MUSIC RECORDING PLAYS LOUDLY

Shit.

Just a quiet night in with
Mum and Scrabble, was it?

Date with a random.

Had to keep drinking
to blot out his chat.

DNA's back on
our hand and ear.

It's a match to Faith.

Well, at least we
know for sure, then.

Other unattributed
DNA has been found

under a fingernail.

Defensive? From a scratch?

Don't know yet.

TRAIN RATTLES PAST

Would you like to sit down?

I'm afraid there's no
doubt that it's Faith.

Do you... Do you think
she's still alive?

I hope so.

JOSH LAUGHS

Have you had any
unusual communication

since the parcel?

Calls from unknown numbers?

No, nothing.

Do you recognise this man?

Who is he?

He's been named by
Faith's chambers.

His name is Stefan Chirkov.

We believe he's been harassing
Faith the past few months.

She...she never said anything.

She's advising him
via the law centre.

She works 60-hour weeks

and still finds
time for that place.

We haven't been able
to trace Stefan yet.

If you do see him or
if he makes contact,

let us know immediately.

Did you know Faith's
been taking medication

to treat anxiety?

Uh, she...

..she had a string
of tough cases

and started seeing a shrink.

Just a few sessions - we
couldn't afford any more.

We heard from the chambers
that you recently tried

to arrange life
insurance for Faith.

Faith's the main earner.

We both want to protect Josh.

It was Faith's idea, but she
never finds time to arrange it.

What about Josh's dad?

Doesn't he contribute
financially?

Josh was conceived via donor.

Are you in contact?

No.

We had to go private.
Check with the clinic,

if you like. That
won't be necessary.

Would you be up to taking
part in a press appeal?

I couldn't. SNIFFLES

Er...

Everyone looking,
making judgments.

I get that, I do,

but it could help if the
public sees the impact

on the family - you and Josh.

Just think about it, yeah?

OK.

I found some DNA
on Faith's hand

that belongs to someone else.

It could be a match to Josh.

Can I take a swab
to eliminate him?

Yeah. Of course.

Josh...

Did you have to
be so insensitive?

What?

You wouldn't ask a straight
couple how their kid

was conceived.

See, this is no time to
be walking on eggshells.

I want to find Faith,

and I am leaving no
bloody stone unturned.

Out you come. Can
you jump that?

This is Nikki.

She's a doctor. Hey, Josh.

She knows Mama.
Mama's at work.

Yeah. That's right, sweetie.

Do you want to have a look
in my doctor's suitcase?

See what I've got in here?

Now, I'm going to
ask Mummy to show you

exactly what I'm going
to ask you to do.

So, um...

..you just have to open
your mouth really wide,

like this. Ah-h!

And then...

That's all.

Do you think you can do that?

Yes. That's right.

And it might feel a bit
ticklish round there.

Ah. That's it. Well done.

Thank you.

Why don't you go bounce about?

I bet you can bounce so high
you can touch the trees!

Oh... JOSH GIGGLES

What do I say to him?

How on earth do I tell him?

I promise we're doing
everything we can

to find Faith.

BANGING

BANG ECHOES

PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 IN C MINOR
BY RACHMANINOFF PLAYS LOUDLY

The micro-CT scanner?

Sorry? Music - turn it down.

Rachmaninoff.

Last of the great
Russian Romantics.

Can't think why.
Micro-CT scanner, huh?

Uh-huh! On loan. Had
to twist a few arms.

WHISTLES

O ye of little
faith, Mr Hodgson.

So now we have the
best possible view

of the striation
marks on the hand

left by the blade.

SCANNER WHIRS

Which are identical
to those on the femur

found in the canal.

Kidding? Uh-uh.

Exactly the same defects
on the teeth of the blade.

So they dumped body parts
in the same stretch of canal

maybe a year apart.

Yeah.

NIKKI: The DNA from
under Faith's nail

has generated a match.

Faith's client from the
law centre, Stefan Chirkov.

TV: The severed hand recovered
from this stretch of canal

is confirmed to be that

of missing barrister
Faith Oscott.

Greater London
Police are appealing

for any information in
relation to her whereabouts.

They urgently want to speak
to this man, Stefan Chirkov,

in connection with
Faith's disappearance.

Well, we now can go live
to where Faith's wife,

Lucy Khan, is
making a statement.

Faith is a devoted mum

to our son, Josh.

She would never not be
in touch for this long.

And Faith loves her job.

She....she wouldn't
let people down

by not turning up to court.

We are all desperately worried.

We would like to appeal
directly to anyone

who may be holding Faith,

or to anyone who knows
what's happened to her.

Please contact the incident
room if you have information,

no matter how small.

We'd like for the press to
respect the privacy of...

Ironic, really.

Now Faith has all the
media fuss and attention

she could ever want.

KNOCK AT DOOR Come in.

There you go, sir.
Thank you, Dylan.

PHONE VIBRATES

DS Blake.

Yeah?

What address did they give?

Yeah.

Got it. Thank you.

BREATHES SHAKILY

KNOCK AT DOOR

MARCIE: Police! Open up!

KNOCKING Police!

KNOCKING

KNOCKING Police!

DOG BARKS IN
DISTANCE Let's go.

THUD

Police!

Armed police! Get
up! Against the wall!

Stefan Chirkov? Turn around!

I have a Magistrates' Warrant
to search this address.

I am arresting you on
suspicion of kidnap.

You do not have
to say anything,

but if you do not mention
something when questioned,

it may harm your defence.

Anything you do say may
be given in evidence.

Clear! Clear!

Clear.

Come on.

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

DOOR CLOSES

DRIPPING

SPRAY BOTTLE SPRITZES

SIGHS No signs of
blood anywhere...

..in the most common
place for dismemberment.

SIGHS

Open your mouth, please.

And again.

That's it.

Thank you.

What happened there?

I'll need to examine it.

Put your hands out
in front of you.

Turn them over.

NEIGHBOUR: What's he done?

Nothing you need
to worry about.

Do us a favour and keep
the freak locked up.

The smells that
come out of there...

Smells?

It's like cooking, but
nothing I've ever eaten.

Jack...?

We need to check the oven
and the drain in the kitchen.

HARRIET: So now Jack has
worked on the trace DNA,

we can start on
the serrated knife.

Closest match to the cut
marks on Faith's hand.

How does it work, this gel?

We draw the blade
through it to produce

a range of test cuts.

WHIRS

This creates marks
that are striated.

Then we take the striated gel,

and we put it in our scanner

to get a digital image
of each test cut.

Which we compare
with the striations

in the articular surface
cartilages of the hand.

Smart. If Chirkov
is responsible,

how does he have the
dismemberment skills?

He worked as a
veterinary nurse.

Before he was sacked for
assaulting a client he claims

racially abused him.

Might be unrelated,
but on his forearm

he has what could be
a defence scratch.

The rest of his
upper body is clear.

We'll check it out.

I've got the data
on Stefan's laptop.

Any good news?

His deleted history shows
visits to a long-pig forum...

Oh...God.

..where members
share fantasies

about cooking and
eating human flesh.

Sick bastard.

Why is your DNA under
Faith Oscott's fingernail?

Did she scratch you?

No comment.

We believe Faith
has been kidnapped

and suffered a severe,
life-threatening injury.

Do you know where she is?

Does anyone other than you
have access to the laptop

we recovered from your bedsit?

No.

Showing Mr Chirkov

exhibits KB23, KB22

and KB21.

Look familiar?

Yes.

Deleted screenshots of his
web history off his laptop.

Looks bad.

I was looking into butchery...

..for animals.

This site came up.

I was curious.

Just curious, that's all.

We know how
frustrated you've been

at the delays to your trial.

Over and over.

I did nothing then.
I've done nothing now.

We heard from the law centre

that Faith tried her
best to help people

who had no other
access to lawyers.

There is still a chance
that she could be alive.

But time is running out.

If you know anything at all
that could help us find her,

you need to tell us now.

Any reference to a lock-up
on Stefan's laptop?

No. I would have
picked that up.

What about emails?

Maybe he rented
storage somewhere.

A renewal notice?

What's that from?

Uh...

Oh. Quayside Allotments.

SIRENS BLARE

Plot 31.

It's this way.

Is this it? A shed.

Shit. We never asked
him about a shed.

Is that blood?

Good God.

What is it?

GIGGLING ECHOES

BOTH SIGH HAPPILY

I love you.

It's for ever now.

Oh, my God!

..be here! No!

LAUGHTER

Faith!

This is Faith Oscott.

Please leave a brief message
after the tone. Thank you.

BEEP

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'll see you later.
I'll grab a table.

Yeah, I'll see you in a bit.

Delivery for you, Sally.

If it's case files,
you know what to do -

put 'em in the in-tray.

I think this is more of a gift.

Maybe from an admirer.

Says "personal".

You get off home now, Dylan.

Do you want help opening it?
I'll see you in the morning.

Bright and early,
my darling. OK.

Bright and early.

Dylan? Yes! Good man!

GASPS

BREATHES HEAVILY