Dark Heart (2018) s01e01 Episode Script

Oh! Argh! Argh! Help! I didn't do anything! I didn't do any! Staffe.
'Guv, it's Josie.
Sorry to disturb you.
' That's all right, the flight's delayed, so There's been a murder on the Heatherly.
I wouldn't have rung normally, but this one's unusual.
What do you mean, 'unusual'? Oh, man I did say.
Just had my lunch.
Oi.
Who called him? He would've had my balls if I hadn't, Sarge.
I'm in charge when he's on leave.
I run the shop and you ask me before you do something like that, OK? Sorry, Sarge.
Still won't make him want to fuck you, sweetheart.
Fun and games in here.
Cause of death? Well, you'd think blood loss from the castration and mutilation but I'm not sure there's enough blood.
So? My guess? Cardiac arrest, died of shock.
Whisky.
Do you know how they got in? No.
But no forced entry.
OK.
Let's find out who he is.
Ray Collins.
Arrested 2.
5 years ago on suspicion of sexual assault of children under 13, specifically his nine and 11-year-old stepdaughters.
He met the threshold test and was remanded in custody for three weeks, then the CPS decided the evidence wasn't enough to go full code and he was released.
But sir He'd done it.
Well, like I say, the evidence wasn't there, so So he was released, and at the time of his death he was living in the same flat but on his own, his wife having left with the kids.
According to his neighbours she still has a key, so we need to speak to her.
His crimes were well known.
He'd had abusive messages sprayed on his front door, he was violently assaulted by a gang of youths four months ago.
There's a good possibility he's the victim of a vigilante Sorry, Danny, what's that face? Sorry, guv? You pulled a face when I said 'victim'.
Did I? Yes.
You think Collins is less deserving of our efforts because of his past? No.
Good.
It's good to hear.
Because anyone who does subscribe to that moronic, sixth-form idea can piss off.
Now! I mean it, go.
Go, get out.
Get out.
Go tweet Katie Hopkins.
Go live in a country that doesn't respect the rule of law, cos you're no good to me.
Anyone want to go? Marvellous.
We're all singing from the same song sheet.
So, I would suggest the way he was killed was a statement about his life and what he was accused of, but who would want to make that statement? Sue, door to doors.
See what people are saying.
Josie, CCTV and last movements, please.
Rick, speak to his family.
Dan, find out why the abuse case collapsed.
And David, you are with me.
You and I will speak to the wife in the morning.
Thank you.
Good night.
Oh! Christ, Will! What are YOU doing? Uncle Will! Hey, hey! Hey, Har! How are you? Good.
Good.
Sorry, our bloody boiler's broken down.
Give that back! No! Go on, try and get it.
Try and get it.
You weakling! Ha! You win.
You made me lose a life.
He looks just like Dad when he smiles.
Yeah, he's the spit.
I would've found somewhere else, but you said were on holiday.
Jules, stop.
It's your house as much as mine.
You don't have to apologise.
It'll be fixed by the end of the week, so Yeah, well Can't live without hot water, can you? And, you know, I love having you both here.
It feels like home.
Anyone fancy a quick game of FIFA before tea?! Me! Bennet, stop being a twat and piss off.
Sorry, Mr Dawlish.
Apologies.
Oh, no worries.
Too many cold drinks, I suspect.
You doing tomorrow's bash? Er, yeah, I think so.
I'll make sure he's properly restrained.
See you then.
You finished unpacking yet? Yeah, nearly.
Is it two or three years since you moved back in? 18 months.
Interior design's not my thing.
Curtains aren't interior design, and nor, strictly speaking, are chairs.
Well, maybe I need a trip to IKEA.
Mm-hm! Does it ever feel weird, living back here? There's not really much left of them after 15 years of rentals, so No.
No, it feels fine.
Well, tell us when you're going.
Hm? To IKEA.
We'll go together.
Always use more meatballs.
Nice.
I've got literally no idea what you're talking about.
Meatballs.
Meatballs? Ha-ha! Oh, God.
How's Sylve? Er, fine, I think.
You don't see her? We speak on the phone now and then.
How long did you go out for? You know the longest relationship most people have in their lives? It's the one with their sibling.
Mm.
You know your brother and sister longer than you know any partner or your friends or your child.
Your parents.
How about you? How are things going with the new bloke? Yeah, good.
Harry adores Paulo, don't you, sweetheart? Mm-hm.
He's a typical Italian, full of emotion, but he's great.
More sauce? Yes, please.
I'm good.
'Harry, I just need you to go and get your pyjamas.
' 'I want hot chocolate.
' 'You can't have hot chocolate, it's eight o'clock.
' 'Please!' Just spoke to one of Debbie Collins' kids.
She's at work.
A chippie off the high street called A Plaice In The Sun with an 'I', as in fish.
'Plaice' not 'Place'.
Huh? It's a pun, innit? Like 'plaice', not 'place', A Plaice In The Sun.
A Plaice In The Sun? Yeah, it's a play on the Oh.
Oh! Fuck RIGHT off! Oh, mate! I knew you knew.
Yeah, course you did.
I was actually winding YOU up.
Put an extra onion in there for you.
Ta, love.
Yes, lads? DS Pulford, that's DI Wagstaffe.
We need to speak to Debbie Collins.
I'll need five minutes, please.
All right, then.
Well, it wasn't me.
You heard? Got a call from someone on the estate last night.
Still got friends there, have you? Acquaintances.
And no-one who'd do something like that.
Were you shocked? Yeah, I was.
And relieved.
No other child's gonna have to go through what mine did, no other mother's gonna go through what I did.
We think he actually had a heart attack as a result of what was done to him.
As a result of the pain.
How does that make you feel? Oh, I don't know.
What goes around comes around, I suppose.
So where were you yesterday, Debbie, during the day? At home.
You don't work Mondays? It's my day off.
Did anyone see you at home, or kids? Kids were out all day.
No-one else saw me.
I think we're gonna need more than five minutes.
We good, boss? Yeah, I'm good, David.
Are you good? Yeah.
This way.
According to the mother, his old man was an alcoholic, used to batter Collins when he'd had a few.
Right.
As a result, Ray never touched a drop, had a phobia about it.
So this bottle of whisky down his neck means they knew him, knew his past.
Or they were told about it.
All right.
So how old are your kids? Holly's ten, Jasmine's just turned 13.
And good kids? They're kids.
And where were they yesterday? Cos they're not back at school yet, are they? You don't think they Just wondering why they weren't at home, at least some part of the day, so they can corroborate your alibi.
They've been through hell.
I'd be more surprised if they hadn't gone off the rails a bit.
And that's fine.
When I'm sober I can handle them.
Their anger or hatred.
The language they use.
But when I've had a drink I just I don't have the energy.
And so they go out.
And they stay out.
And I know that's wrong.
And I want to stop, but I struggle to cope with the guilt, what he did.
What his lawyer did, what the CPS did to our family.
I struggle knowing it'll never go away.
It's a scar that never fades.
I can tell you honestly I've dreamed about killing him a million times.
I thought about what I'd do.
How slowly, how much I'd make him suffer.
But right now I just wouldn't have the strength.
Right now I'm just trying to put one foot in front of the other.
What d'you think? Guv? What do you think? Erm Send her home.
Her kids need her.
Argh! Jesus! Guv, you gave me a fright.
Sorry.
Bad habit, sitting in the dark.
Been waiting for the lab to ring, which they just did.
And? No foreign prints.
The flat's empty.
Right.
CCTV? All three cameras covering the entrance were broken, and there's nothing covering the walkway up to his flat.
Nice.
Yeah.
Maybe you were an Emo in a former life.
Hm? The sitting in the dark thing.
Oh, er Yeah, maybe.
Night.
Night.
Sorry to wake you, boss.
I think we might have another one.
Cheers.
50% burns.
Was crying for his mum when they found him, apparently.
Who found him? The woman who lives next door.
Coming in from a night out, she saw the door open, stuck her head in, heard weird noises, "like an animal", she said.
Do we have a name? Guy Dawlish.
QC.
Two years ago he was arrested following allegations of child sex abuse.
This screen was displaying images of child sex abuse when we got here.
And these ties are the same as the ones used to restrain Collins.
You said he was arrested, not that he was charged or convicted.
The CPS said there was insufficient evidence.
SIGHS So we have a pattern.
Has to be a possibility, doesn't it? Who was his victim? A 14-year-old friend of his daughter's, name of, er Sally Watkins.
OK, we need details of every failed sexual abuse prosecution in the last let's say three years.
Yeah.
We're dealing with two accused but unconvicted paedophiles, both attacked with unusual brutality.
This could just be the start.
What number is it? Let me check.
Dad works nights, security.
He'll be back in a couple of hours but he ain't exactly Max Payne, is he? If you're thinking it would've been him.
We still need to speak to him, Sally, and mum.
Mum's not here, I'm afraid, on account of Mum having fucked off six months ago.
Which hospital's he in? We can't tell you that, I'm afraid.
Just want to send him a 'Don't get well soon' card, babes.
So you were here on your own last night? Don't even think about asking if I've got an alibi.
Could you give us your mum's address, then, please? No idea.
Will your dad have written it down anywhere? Don't know.
Could you check? You wanker! Out.
Now.
I said get out! It said in the files you were friends with his daughter, Chloe.
And? I just wondered how you knew her, that's all.
I got a scholarship to Latymer.
Chloe went there.
We became friends.
I used to go to her house for sleepovers and stuff.
Is that where it happened? It's OK.
It's OK.
We're on your side, Sally.
One night he gave us a hot chocolate that tasted weird.
Next thing I know It's OK.
Next thing I know, I woke up and my bottoms were off.
I'm so sorry, Sally.
For everything that's happened to you.
And that he wasn't punished for what he did.
Because he should've been.
That's why I wouldn't blame your friends or your family if any of them had had thoughts of punishing him themselves.
Rick? We've got another failed abuse prosecution and subsequent attack, name is John Statham.
He was a martial arts teacher.
I should say, I didn't handle the sexual assault.
I did the subsequent attack on him.
Who did the assault? Bob Jessop? That's my old guv'nor.
Retired now, I think.
Cancer.
So how serious was the assault? Serious.
What age was the child? Nine, a little girl called Phoebe.
What was the problem with the CPS? Her statement weren't that brilliant.
There was very little physical evidence.
At the end of the day, they didn't think they'd get a conviction, so they bailed.
What about the attack on Statham? Nasty.
Tell me.
Severe internal haemorrhaging due to the forced insertion It's all in the original files.
So where does Statham live now? Some sort of residential care, I think.
He had multiple strokes in the days after the attacks, so he's pretty gaga now.
The guy that did it Nico Kashell.
How did you find him? He was the little girl's dad.
Talked pretty much straightaway.
Really? What did he get? Eight years.
He's done two already now, I think, so be out in another two, I guess.
You did the original interview? Yeah.
Did you ever get the sense there could have been anyone else involved? An accomplice? Well, someone who might be carrying on the good work now.
Well, obviously not.
If I'd thought that I would've widened the investigation.
It was a personal thing.
Simple as.
Kashell actually said to me he wanted Statham to suffer like his daughter did.
Right.
It was Kashell on his own, personal revenge.
End of.
Go on then.
Yeah? Yeah.
OK.
Yeah.
I've got it, yeah.
Three colleagues can corroborate Sally Watkins' father was at work all night.
He's in the clear.
Have you seen a doctor for that? Why would I go to a doctor? You ever been to the doctor? They examine you, they say, "I know exactly what's wrong with you "and here are the pills to cure you.
" Doctor? Schmocter.
All right, Chuckles.
This one? 34.
Yeah.
'Hello?' Gail Watkins? 'Yeah?' DI William Wagstaffe, I need to speak to you in connection with an assault on Guy Dawlish.
And how is the scumbag? Not so good, he's in an induced coma.
Good.
Have you told Sally? We spoke to her this morning, yeah.
I never left her, you know, I left her dad.
I begged her to come with me, I still do, but I'm her mother, so she blames me for everything that bastard did.
You must be very angry with Mr Dawlish for everything he's put you through.
But I'd never repair anything from a prison cell, though, would I? Where were you Thursday night? I was working.
Where? Here.
Punters.
Have you got their names? Yeah, and their home addresses We're gonna need their names, Gail.
You think this is easier for me, don't you? Because of what I am.
You think what happened to her doesn't matter as much as me, cos cos I'm a whore.
She's my daughter.
And was just a little girl when he did what he did to her and we'll all be scarred by this for the rest of our lives.
Do you want me to follow up on that with the punters? She used the same words.
What's that? As Debbie Collins, she used the same words.
"It's gonna scar us for the rest of our lives.
" It was on a A flyer in her daughter's room, as well.
I think that's a link between the victims of Debbie's husband and Guy Dawlish.
You reckon? Hi, guys! You're back early.
Yeah.
Er, Paulo was passing, so he's just popped in.
Paulo, this is my brother, Will.
I heard so much about you, so it's nice to Nice to finally meet you.
Yeah, likewise.
What happened to your face? Ah.
I got mugged.
Hey, London I'm sorry to hear that.
If there's anything I can do to help Sure.
It's lovely meeting you.
Will? What? What's the matter? Nothing, I'm fine.
Just Just a shit day.
Talk to me.
I'm fine.
Talk to me.
Monday, 15th August, 10:28 am.
It's the moment It's the moment in my life where I've lived without them longer than with.
Right.
Right.
It's nuts, isn't it? Sorry.
No, Will, it's not.
I should have known, it's not like you've got yours written down.
Mine? 21:17, June 12th, 2018.
I marked down their anniversaries.
Five years, ten years, 15 years.
Their birthdays.
I'm sorry, Will, it just It didn't occur to me.
It's fine.
It's not a competition about who grieves them more.
No.
I do think that it's time that you tried to move on.
Oh! Yeah.
Like you have? Yeah, I try.
Yeah? One messed-up boyfriend after another you try and make better so you can forget about your own fucked-up car crash of a life? Sorry, I didn't I didn't mean that.
We'll leave in the morning.
No, you don't have to leave.
I said sorry.
We need to talk about this place.
It's time to sell.
And I want my half.
Hello? 'Hi, it's me.
' Hi, Will.
Listen, Sylve I was just wondering if, erm I was just wondering if maybe you wanted to grab a dinner at some point.
Yeah, that'd be nice.
Yeah.
Let me check my diary.
Do you remember him? Hi, mate.
Sorry, I thought you were asleep.
Remember who? Your dad.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I remember him really well.
I don't remember mine.
Yeah.
That's rotten, isn't it? But, I mean, you've got your mum.
And you've got me.
We love you very much.
Go to sleep.
Just stay till the weekend, I really want you to.
I really want to spend more time with Harry.
I'm sorry about what I said, I didn't mean it, just Just let me explain stuff, please.
Call me.
Just call me.
I attacked Statham alone.
There was no-one else involved.
OK.
What I did, I did for my family.
For my wife, my daughter.
It was personal.
Were you ever in any playground fights at school? No.
Any incidents of violence at all before this one? No.
Ever been in any trouble with the police at all? No.
OK.
How much do you weigh, Nico? Ten-two.
Ten-three.
Ten-three Back then, Statham was six-two, 17 stone.
Wow.
That's a big guy you overpowered there.
Do you know a man named Ray Collins? No.
A man called Guy Dawlish? No.
OK.
No problem.
Thanks.
Just one last thing.
What did it feel like when you did what you did to him? Not like I thought it would.
In what way? Our capacity for tolerating physical pain is extremely limited.
He passed out very quickly.
My abiding emotion was one of envy.
You know the main evidence against him was his confession? Did you read what he was supposed to have done to Statham? Yeah.
And you buy that guy could've actually done those things? Why confess if he hadn't? Maybe he wanted him punished but he didn't have the nerve himself, so that was the deal.
Someone said, "I'll punish him but you have to confess, "so they don't come looking for me.
" Maybe he wanted to expiate his guilt for not protecting his daughter? Maybe he's just nuts? People confess to crimes they haven't committed for all sorts of reasons.
You're trying to connect the attack on Statham with the other two cases.
Jesus, we don't even know the Collins and Dawlish cases are connected.
One's a GBH, one's a murder.
But Collins died of a heart attack.
Of shock.
What if that was a GBH, too, that just went wrong? Or maybe you're right, none of it fits and I'm just talking bollocks.
Mm.
On face value it seems to satisfy certain needs.
The truth is, where do you go with it? When you decide you have the right to exact your own punishment where does it lead? Am I about to find out? It's a dead end.
Because no-one benefits.
Obviously not your victims, but not you either.
And you know this from personal experience? I've just seen it enough times.
The truth is revenge diminishes us.
It's not sweet.
Said almost like you felt it.
I do.
No, uh-uh.
You KNOW it, Will, but you don't feel it.
You know, it's funny, when you rang, cos I was actually gonna call you.
Really? Mm-hm.
I wondered Well, I thought you might like some company on the 15th.
Er, wow.
You are the first person who has worked that little gem out.
Are you OK about it? Er No.
Well, it wasn't a real question.
I'm trying, Sylvie.
Every day I try, cos I hate it.
I hate being defined as as the guy whose parents were murdered.
And I'm trying to move on.
I am, I'm I'm trying to be a grown-up.
It's hard.
Because no matter how hard I try whilst he or she is still out there I'm punished.
Just keeps pulling me back.
What can I say? I understand completely.
Of course I do.
Of course I do.
But in the end you have to know that you're not gonna find anyone.
Not 17 years on.
So, unless you want this to be the rest of your life, Will, something has to change.
This was completely unexpected, m'lady.
We had previously believed the victim was willing to testify.
I understand this was beyond your control, Mr Benson, because you've told me that several times now.
My question to you is, are you planning to call other witnesses to support the crown's case? That certainly is our intention.
But this will require that we push the date of the trial back Yes, I see.
Mr Mallory.
We have no objection to postponing the trial, but as I'm sure my learned colleague is aware, no application has been made to extend my client's remand period, which will exceed the maximum today.
So I would like to make an immediate application for unconditional bail.
Mr Benson? Yes, as I say, this all came out of the blue for us so we will not oppose bail.
But I would ask that the defendant sign on at his local station.
Yes, I'll agree to that.
In which case, Mr Regis, it is my responsibility to inform you that, for now, you are free to go.