Showtrial (2021) s01e02 Episode Script

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Talitha Campbell, I'm arresting you on
suspicion of malicious communication.
- Anything I need to know?
- She's a rude, entitled little cow.
Soyou know Hannah Ellis?
Yeah, it was just a few
stupid texts. No big deal.
"It won't cost me much to have
some crackhead sort you out."
That's Troy Manners. Now,
he could be Talitha's crackhead.
If Talitha Campbell commissioned
an attack on Hannah,
- he fits the bill perfectly.
- You're in trouble here.
I may not want my parents involved,
but you're not
the only lawyer in town.
They haven't told you who my dad is?
- Sir Damian Campbell.
- The property developer.
Every time Talitha
got into trouble at school,
- you became involved in some way.
- Well, I'm not.
Call me back, Talitha.
So she was gagged and strangled
with a green scarf.
You are now being arrested
on suspicion of murder.
La la la la la la la la la la la.
It was her, James.
She's wearing the murder weapon.
Morning, Talitha.
Your solicitor's here.
You sing to yourself.
- So what? Is that a crime?
- I do it sometimes.
Helps with the breathing
when I get nervous.
I'm not nervous. I just want
to get out of this shithole.
OK.
So this is the last point
that Hannah was picked up.
And also Talitha and
her housemate sometime later?
Yes.
Have you spoken to him yet?
He's gone back to his family home
in London, but we will.
Right, OK.
That's the street
where all the press are.
Well, you know her name's
all over social media,
so you're going to have
to come down hard on this
- we're going to risk it
- I know, I know.
How far is it walking
from Talitha's to Hannah's?
Couple of minutes, max.
Andy?
I'm at Talitha's house
but there's nothing yet.
Any fibres? We've got to link it.
Yeah, forensics is still on it,
but no scarf.
What about the clothes
she wore to the ball?
I can't find a dress or jacket
that matches any of the footage.
Right, well, keep looking.
I'm just taking James
down to the crime scene.
Well, make sure he doesn't fall
in the docks and get any wetter.
Right.
That was Andy.
Well, I hope your phone
doesn't overheated
with all that raw intellect
just surging through it.
Sent his best to you, too.
They haven't found the scarf
at Talitha's.
Look, in truth, the scarf
throws up a lot of questions.
Why would Talitha
give her scarf to somebody
to carry out a premeditated attack?
It's hardly the weapon of choice
for a paid killer, is it?
OK, we're still piecing things
together, let's not pick holes.
I'm not picking, but looking for holes
is sadly part of my job description.
So how are forensics coming along?
Mixed bag.
Her mum messed
everything up with the cleaning,
but we do have a trace from the neck
of the vodka bottle.
- And?
- No match as yet.
Forensics were testing
the disposal method.
We think the body was put
in the sleeping bag inside
then the killer wore the rucksack
with the kettlebell
till he dragged it outside.
We reckon he's dragging the bag
and wearing the rucksack. He stops.
Puts the rucksack on her.
Hauls her into the wheelie bin.
Not too far to the boat yard,
that time in the morning,
no eyewitnesses.
Splash.
Come on, I'll take you
down there now.
So we reckon
the bin was dropped in here.
Right.
If you're still going with Troy
being the he
I think you need Talitha
at the crime scene as well.
- I'm not ruling it out.
- Have you got any evidence for it?
Not at the moment.
Well, you know what Virginia Hoult's
going to say here, don't you?
The scarf suggests that the killer
was Talitha herself and not Troy,
but that then removes the evidential
importance of the text threats
- about getting a crackhead to sort her.
- Unless she was there, too.
Then they need evidence of both
Talitha and Troy at the crime scene.
Forensics are still hoping
for fibres from the scarf
in Talitha's house.
Then there's also the vodka bottle.
Mm-hm.
They have a DNA sample
from the neck of it.
- Does it match Talitha or Troy?
- The room is noisy with DNA.
They're working on it.
Semen does last in water
so they're testing for that
and also her blood for toxicology.
And there are bruises
to her arms and thighs.
Did the body get shifted
about in the water much?
Yeah.
I know.
- Have they extended?
- Yeah.
Then they haven't got long.
Because this
is simply not enough, still.
I did hint
that you might see it that way.
Well, you were right.
One last crack, James, then Talitha
and Troy are both out.
- You sleep?
- Like a baby.
They have extended
your custody period to 36 hours.
The police are obviously holding
things back, which is annoying,
- but not against the rules.
- Is Troy still here?
I thought you called him Mannys?!
They'll do that as well,
and they'll try and annoy you
because you tend to lash out
when that happens.
Bollocks, Cleo, you can fuck
right off with that shit.
Your dad came to see me.
I bet he did.
- He wants to be involved.
- Too late for that.
- Well, I said I'd tell you.
- Duty done.
- I don't know your father, obviously.
- You're right. You don't know him.
Shall we move on?
The reason there's no affordable
housing is not because we need
more subsidies,
it's because we don't build enough
and we don't build enough
because of planning regulations
that are policed by an army
of Nimbys. Supply and demand.
They're trying to get
house price inflation.
Well, tough shit.
I'd love to fly but I can't
because of gravity.
Warming to your theme?
I don't mind disagreements but
stupidity is another matter.
So what's happening?
Brian's spoken to his source.
The girl was strangled
and put inside a wheelie bin
that was then chucked into the water
down by the boat yards.
Jesus.
And they really think that Talitha?
Well
now there's the rub.
Don't get fucking gnomic on me,
just answer the question.
We're in an adjustment stage.
Cos the evidence doesn't match
their original theory.
Today will be crucial.
Here we are, then.
Morning Talitha. Miss Roberts.
So
This is South West Police
interviewing Talitha Campbell
on suspicion of murder.
Conducting the interview
are DI Paula Cassidy
and DC Andy Lowell.
Also present is Miss Campbell's
solicitor Cleo Roberts.
Interview commencing at9:57am.
So, where were we, then?
Before we start, I'd like to make an
opening statement, for the record.
Go right ahead.
Now that my client has been
rearrested on suspicion of murder,
we are on total reset.
I'm not entirely sure how much legal
validity that has as a concept.
Please don't interrupt me.
Your technique was oppressive
and involved a lot of psychological
speculation and trick questions.
Try that approach again,
and you can expect a very swift
intervention from me.
Have you got that, DC Lowell?
- Uh, I got it, boss.
- Got it.
Dillon. What are doing now?
Come and dance.
Sotake us through
Talitha's ball, then.
I genuinely don't remember so much.
- You were taking drugs?
- Drinking mainly.
But some drugs?
Some cocaine, some MDMA,
some ketamine.
Well, it's not a crime, is it?
I forgot to add
unnecessary snarkiness.
So tell us what you do remember
about your movements.
I danced. I talked to some people.
Went on the Ferris wheel.
Who were you mainly
hanging out with?
My friend Dillon.
Then I got a bit wobbly
and he went off somewhere.
Dillon Harwood?
- We saw he's been texting you.
- Well, makes sense.
He never gives up until you answer.
OK, well, we'll be checking in
with Dillon, of course.
I doubt his memory will be
a whole lot better than mine.
OK.
- We cool, Miss Roberts?
- Sure.
So you didn't stay
for the survivors' photo?
Christ, no. The ball itself was naff
enough. I only went last minute.
- Why?
- Something to do.
And at around 3:00 in the morning,
you walked home.
I have no idea what time it was,
to be honest.
And what happened when you and
Dillon arrived back at home?
Uhwe went to my room.
We did some more drugs.
And we slagged everybody off.
The usual.
- Did you have sex?
- I said the usual.
I don't think sex with Dillon
ever falls into that category.
No?
What's your idea of usual sex, then?
Well, it's a bit early in the
morning for this kind of chat,
but you go first.
No offence, I'm guessing
you won't have a lot to add here.
May I have a minute
with my client, please?
Yeah, of course.
Thanks.
Interview suspended 10:17am.
- Something's up.
- What?
It's going fine,
I'm cooking on gas here.
They're going to hit you
with something soon.
I just want to warn you to be very
careful how you reply.
Do not say anything
they can easily disprove.
- OK.
- Cut the silly backchat.
What's usual sex for Cleo?
Deliveroo
and a hard-hitting documentary.
I know flippancy
is a coping mechanism.
- But try not to overdo it.
- Stick to the day job.
I've seen much better shrinks
than you.
Let's go.
Soyou fall asleep Yeah.
And when you wake up,
Dillon's headed back to his room.
- I assume so.
- Mm-hm.
- Were you still fully clothed?
- This again.
You have a one-track mind,
Detective.
- Did you dress up to go to the ball?
- Did I what?
- Did you dress up?
- Yeah, I went as Lady Gaga.
- No. Wait, a pirate.
- What did you wear?
A dress. Like most people.
It was a ball.
- Where is it now?
- I don't know. At home, probably.
We can't find it.
Or the jacket you wore.
You searched my home?!
Where's your warrant?
They don't need a warrant
once you've been arrested.
Tell me that isn't,
like, total fascism.
It's like section 18 of the 1984
Police and Criminal Evidence Act.
- 1984, though.
- Did you dispose of the clothes?
Yeah.
At the dry cleaners.
- Why did you take them there?
- Are you for real?
Why do you THINK I took them there?
Well, honestly, I'm knackered
and these questions are just
Do you usually take your stuff
to the dry cleaners?
When I've been sitting
on the ground and
got them covered in vodka
and shit, yeah.
You got a ticket?
I don't need one.
The guy knows me.
- So you use it a lot, then.
- His name is Mustafa.
He gives bags of Maltesers to little
kids, and he's not a nonce, either,
just a nice old man who runs a dry
cleaners. Check it out.
We will.
- Anything else?
- Anything else what?
Were you wearing anything else?
I definitely had shoes
and I think I put some knickers on.
Where is all this going, DI Cassidy?
Forget this.
- The scarf? That's not really clothing.
- What is it, then?
- An accessory.
- An accessory to what?
Oh, very good.
I see what you did there.
What make of scarf is it?
I don't know.
I got it in a charity shop.
Can't find it in your flat.
- Maybe I lost it.
- Where?
If I knew that, it wouldn't be lost.
You haven't asked me
how had Hannah died.
It's not my job
to ask the questions.
Well, we think she was strangled.
What did you do
with the scarf afterwards?
OK, you don't have to answer that.
I warned you about trick questions.
Did you get rid of the scarf
after you help somebody
throw a body into the river?
No.
Did you go with Troy Manners to Hannah's
house at any time the night of the ball?
Can I just be clear what you're
seeking to ascertain here?
You've previously suggested
that my client might have hired
Troy Manners to kill Hannah.
I'm sorry, weren't you the one
who asked for a reset?
Fine.
Are you now asking her if she hired
somebody to kill Hannah,
but also went along to
Well, you tell me
because I'm a bit confused here.
I didn't ask somebody to strangle
Hannah with my scarf.
- That's just mental.
- Did you strangle her with it?
- No.
- Where is it?
What have you done with it?
It must have fallen off
or somebody nicked it.
- I honestly haven't got a clue!
- OK.
My client has answered your
questions to the best
of her ability. Your original
hypothesis is obviously in tatters
and now you're just flailing about.
Either charge her - which I highly
doubt the CPS will consider
for a moment - or let her go.
We'll take a break.
Interview terminated 10:40am.
We've picked up Troy's car on ANPR
at 4:13am,
- ten miles away from Hannah's.
- Well, that's no good for us.
It doesn't mean he was driving it.
At 4:25am a neighbour of Troy
was disturbed by music
playing loudly from the car
outside his house.
He took footage of it on his phone.
Troy gets out of his car,
gives the neighbour the finger
and goes into his house.
- The problem is
- I know what the problem is.
No Troy, no Talitha.
Fuck it.
Fuck it!
- Tell the custody sergeant.
- Aren't you going to check with James?
Why give him the satisfaction?
We haven't got the scarf
and Troy's in the clear.
I know exactly what Ginny Hoult'll
say and so do you.
I'll call them and let them know and
we canbrief them properly later.
Bollocks.
She's out, but it's not over yet.
They just haven't got enough.
Thank you.
She's watching you. They've timed
this to see how you'll react.
Troy Manners.
Well, fancy meeting you here.
It's Lady Tease.
Hey, any time you need to see me,
angel.
And my favourite solicitor.
I'm sorry I never got to require
your services again.
There's always the next time.
And the time after that.
Have to come up with something
better than this effort.
Rubbish, even by your standards.
No comment.
Come on.
I can leave the country?
You can, although
you need to let them know.
Oh, you tell them, baby.
Tell them I'm off to gay Paris.
I'm just glad it's all over!
Calm down, Talitha.
- And I get to visit my favourite city.
- Get in the car.
I'll take you to my office.
We'll make a plan.
Uh, why can't I just go home?
Because you're all over social
media, so the press will almost
certainly be waiting for you.
I'll take you to my office,
we'll sort out getting
your stuff back.
In.
Champs Elysée, Champs Elysée,
Champs Elysée
No need to hurry.
What are you?
Talitha.
Talitha.
- Hey, hey.
- I'm fine.
Um I'm fine.
I faint sometimes.
I've got low iron.
Take a minute or two.
Hey.
Hey, Heidi.
Thanks.
Your dad's at the office.
Why?
I don't know.
I'll just go home,
I'll take my chances.
He could help you.
- He said he wants to.
- No.
I never do this.
..but you need to get some food
and a serious time-out.
Where are we going?
Police have confirmed
that two unnamed individuals
who were arrested
in the Hannah Ellis case
have both been released
under investigation.
They have described their inquiries
as complex and fast moving
and once again have urged people
not to speculate on social media.
You did the only possible thing.
There simply wasn't enough to charge
her and we would have told you that.
There's still loads
that doesn't sit right with me.
Agreed.
But, sadly, things not sitting right
with you doesn't get us even close
- to the threshold.
- So what's next?
We're going to London
to talk to Dillon Harwood.
And you're going on the basis that
Talitha does now require an alibi?
He knew both girls and he's always
been of interest to us, so
Tread carefully, though.
The mother is powerful.
Yeah, we just
We just want to know if he
contradicts her version
of events at any point.
I would say the person
of most interest
is whoever was in Hannah's room
drinking vodka with her that night.
What if it's Dillon? It's only way
to make the scarf make any sense.
We'll soon find out.
Has Hannah's mother been informed
about Talitha's release?
Yes, and shedid not take it well.
The FLO was with her.
I think I'll go and have
a quick chat with her just to
- ..explain what it all means.
- Yeah, make yourself useful.
Sorry, what did you say?
- Lighten up, mate. Just kidding.
- Oh, I'm not your mate.
But I am the first person
you're going to have to convince
if you want to approve any charges
in this case.
Let us know what happens
with Dillon Harwood.
Did she do it, though?
I was on the jury I would think
that there wasn't enough evidence.
I don't care about fucking juries.
I bought a sleeping bag for her.
For her birthday.
She like going to festivals.
I will never sleep again
until the person who killed her
is behind bars.
Andrea, I
absolutely promise you,
I will do everything that I can
to make that happen.
Go on, Mac.
Toxicology found a small amount
of GHB in Hannah's system.
They've also got a DNA sample
from the vaginal swab.
It's not Troy Manners and it's not
matched to anybody on the database.
But it is the same as the sample
from the neck of the vodka bottle.
Hannah had sex that night
with whoever
was drinking from that bottle.
Check Talitha's room,
see if we can get another match
on Mystery Man's DNA.
If Talitha knows Vodka Drinker,
we're still in business.
OK, will do, boss.
Oh, and the dress and jacket
were at the dry cleaners.
Annoyingly,
they had already been cleaned,
but we've sent them
to forensics anyway.
Right, well, thanks, Mac.
Why would the killer
leave the bottle?
Priority was to dispose of the body
and they just forgot.
Or they got spooked.
- Oh, excellent!
- What's happened?
- We got the Mini Lop.
- What?
It's like a tiny rabbit.
Amy's been after us
to get her one for a birthday.
Fuck's sake, Andy.
Thought it was good news about
something that actually mattered.
It is. Look. Look how cute that is.
You're soft as shite
when it comes to that kid.
You know, she got a
Millionaire Reader Award last week.
Mother's brains, then.
Mm.
This is really good.
I don't normally eat processed
multinational shit.
Processed multinational shit is OK.
It has to pass stringent
safety regulations,
unlike the home-made organic shit.
Is this your kid?
That's my brother and my niece, Kim.
- I thought he might be your ex.
- Nope. Put it down, please.
Your fingers are all greasy.
I'll show you where Kim normally
sleeps when she stays.
Are you're good auntie?
I bet you are.
No idea.
But I love my niece, though,
- and I hope the feeling is mutual.
- Kim's a good name.
I thought they were all called
Shineese or Tikanya these days.
They?
Or is it Kim
with an apostrophe in the middle?
You're tired. I'll make
an exception for you this time.
- I'm only kidding.
- Come on.
- In there.
- Nice!
Get some rest. See you later.
Cleo. I just want to say
It's fine, don't
Get my passport
from my house, would you?
- You're quite funny sometimes.
- Thanks. Fooled you.
So, Talitha and Hannah
we're good friends once?
I don't know about good but, yeah,
they hung out.
Didn't you go to Green Man
last year with them, Alice?
- But then they had a falling out.
- What about?
Hannah never said. We thought
it was to do with Dillon.
- Dillon?
- Harwood. His mum's a politician
- and his dad's Paul Harwood.
- Historian.
Right. So there was maybe
some jealousy between
Hannah had a bit of a thing
about Oxford rejects.
Yeah, cos, well, didn't she get in
but turn it down?
Mm.
Exactly that. Anyway,
Talitha had her sex work
and webcams
Ohh, Lady Tease.
That's what she called herself.
I mean, I'm not being judgmental.
- Sex work is just a job.
- Not much like mine, unfortunately.
But, yeah, I see what you mean.
What paper did you say
you worked for?
I didn't.
I'm sort of, you know, freelance.
So tell me a bit more about
this Dillon character.
- Well, him and Talitha lived together.
- But not
Nobody really knew,
but they came across more like
best mates, to be honest.
Sorry, I'm just leaving.
We're aware you must be very busy,
Mrs Harwood.
Speaking at a meeting.
It's the anniversary of the start
of the Grunwick strike.
- Important, is it?
- 1970s?
A group of South Asian women
fighting for trade union recognition.
There was a lot of police violence
from the Special Patrol Group.
Same bunch of thugs
who killed Blair Peach
for fighting Nazis in Southall.
My grandad died fighting
the Nazis in France.
We don't want to hold you up,
we were just wondering
if we could speak to Dylan.
He's gone to the cottage
in the New Forest.
On his own?
He sometimes goes down there
to study.
I'm assuming this is about
Talitha Campbell.
We'd like to ask him a few questions
about the night of the ball.
You don't think he has anything
to do with the girl's death?
No, but he did walk
Talitha home that night.
We just want to ask him
a couple of questions about it.
Did she have anything to do with it?
It's a very preliminary stage
of the investigation.
We're keeping an open mind.
Well.
I suppose that's progress, of sorts.
Could we have the address
of the cottage, please?
Patronising cow.
- Your grandad died in France?
- Could have done.
Give us a history lessons,
a massive house,
send their kids to private school,
country college?
Go on, Mac.
Mystery Man's DNA has been found
in Talitha's room.
Fucking get in!
I knew it! Let's see what
Ginny Hoult has to say about that,
you spineless pricks.
There was quite a lot of material,
so not just a one-off.
We found a hair on a chair.
You know what I'm thinking now,
don't you?
James might be right.
Talitha and Hannah drink from the
glasses that the mum cleaned
and then Mystery Man swigging from the vodka
Pull up! Watch out!
Fuck me!
What are all those little 'orses
doing in the middle of the road?
It's donkeys.
It's a thing down here, I think.
I'm just going to get a
get a picture for Amy.
This place is weird.
What you laughing at? Come on.
Out the road. Off you trot.
Bloody hell.
Honestly.
Can I help you?
- Are you Dillon Harwood?
- Yeah.
Hiya, Dillon. I'm DI Cassidy from
South West Police. No need to worry.
This isn't anything
about you specifically.
We're just talking to everyone
who knew Hannah Ellis,
and was at the ball the night
she was killed.
Of course.
Can we come in, please?
Yeah, sure. No problem.
Thank you.
Blimey, it's warm in here.
But funny. To light a fire
on a warm day like today.
It's as much about the aesthetic
is about the warmth.
Mm.
Uh, what are you doing?
Would you be prepared to give us
a DNA sample, Dillon?
Just for elimination purposes.
There's these donkeys
on the road, right?
But she don't see she's in
the swing of her little theory.
So I have to go, "Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, stop the car, stop the car."
That's it, yeah.
She slammed the brakes on, right?
Her face has dropped and she says,
"Here, what are all these little
horses doing in the road?"
I know, I know, I know.
So Dillon Harwood is on his way
back here for questioning
and a DNA sample.
Don't worry,
it's already all over social media.
They haven't named which Shadow
Cabinet Minister's son,
but it's only a matter of time.
Jesus. That station leaks
like a bloody sieve.
So, the big question is
Is Dillon the guy
swigging from the bottle of vodka
who also had sex
with Hannah that night?
He'd have a lot of questions
to answer.
He would.
What does that mean
for Talitha Campbell?
Her DNA can't be found anywhere
that the defence won't argue
could have been transmitted
prior to the night of the murder.
As in, Talitha had been
to Hannah's house before.
Yeah.
But Cassidy is not going to
drop her in a hurry, so
- ..she's not off the hook yet.
- All right.
The police are remaining
tight-lipped about a third arrest
in the case of murdered student
Hannah Ellis,
following the earlier release
of their two initial suspects.
The man in his 20s
was arrested earlier today,
but South West Police
..have declined to provide
any further information.
Have you heard about Dillon?
Yes.
We have to discuss
that previous issue.
OK. What's happened?
All I know is that the police
have taken a DNA test,
and they're now questioning him.
I can't get hold of him.
- So?
- I can't discuss it on the phone.
Once I work out a way to get past
the press camped outside,
I'm heading down there
to see Dillon.
I'll come to see you on my way.
Look, I really don't think
that's necessary.
They could make a lot out of this,
Stephen.
So I want to make sure we're singing
from the same hymn sheet.
I'll call you
when I come off the M4.
Hi, Mr Campbell.
Yeah, she's here.
She's asleep at the moment.
I'd rather not do that.
She's had a pretty exhausting time
the last 48 hours.
I'll see you in 15 minutes.
"Every time a high street business
survives,
"a fairy does a little dance."
I saw that in some cafe in town.
It had inspirational messages
all over it. Nauseating.
Drives me nuts. I want a coffee,
not a life lesson.
- Well, the cakes are good, so
- Yeah.
So.
- She's been released?
- Under investigation.
Things haven't been good
between us for a long time.
I have sensed some tension.
- She likes you.
- How do you?
It's been 48 hours
and you haven't strangled her.
- And she's sleeping at you flat.
- Can't believe you did that.
She had just fainted and was clearly
in a very vulnerable condition.
I appreciate it.
She wants to work with you,
that can work any number of ways -
the legal aid way or my way,
which involves the use of my PI
and a premier league barrister.
In exchange for which?
Why do you assume
there is a quid pro quo?
I'm sure Cleo will do everything
possible to facilitate communication
between you and your daughter,
Mr Campbell. I won't lie to her.
What do you mean?
I mean, I will tell her
that that is the offer.
We join forces,
which is obviously attractive to us,
in exchange for her talking to you.
I don't see a massive problem
with that.
I thought you'd screwed
that up then. I will tell her.
Sure. But tell her in a way
that doesn't, you know
I'm comfortable with it, Heidi.
OK, but last time
you got uncomfortable,
you became unemployed
for a fair old time.
- so do the math, as they say.
- Thanks for that.
Well, you're not the only one
who feels the imperatives of honesty
from time to time.
- Anything from the fire yet?
- Looks like an item of clothing.
And who makes a fire
with an item of clothing?
Exactly.
They're testing it.
- Hang on.
- What?
DNA test is in.
Go on.
Dillon Harwood
is Vodka Drinker.
Which means
he's the one who had sex
with Hannah
on the night she was murdered
- because the semen trace matches.
- Yeah.
That's quite a development.
Shall I call you Sundance?
No, I'm Andy.
People only call me that because
the boss's nickname is Butch
Cos her surname is Cassidy.
And she's got more balls
than most of your department.
Let's keep it brief, cos I
shouldn't be meeting in person.
They got forensics onto it now
so it's a matter of time
before they charge him.
What's it all mean for Talitha?
- She's got a really shit attitude
- Tell me something I don't know.
She needs to watch that.
Cos if she's pissing my DI off
then she's going to piss a jury off
even more.
Why should there even be a jury?
Cassidy still thinks she's involved,
somehow. All she's doing
is looking for a new version
that suits her original hunch.
Cops and their hunches, eh?
Never sent anyone done down
I didn't know was guilty.
Tell that to the Court of Appeal.
I've got a couple of names
I need to run past you.
You come across a girl called Lucinda
Bright in your investigations yet?
Right, Dillon, you've waived
your right to legal representation,
but you can change your mind about that
at any time, do you understand?
Yeah.
OK. Erm
Can I ask a very direct
and rather personal question?
Please do.
Have you ever had sex
with Hannah Ellis?
Yes.
And when was the last time
that happened?
On the night of the ball.
- The night of the ball?
- Yeah.
Before or after she went to work
a shift serving drinks?
Erbefore.
Uh
We had some drinks. We
Uhyou know, um
And then Hannah went to work
and I went to the ball.
And you didn't see her after that?
No. Well, maybe in passing
at the ball. She was
She was she was handing out
Negronis and I was, you know
You know what it's like.
And you didn't think to mention it
at any point
after her disappearance?
No.
Why not?
- I mean, we were making appeals.
- You know what, Detective?
I think I was
I was so shocked
I went into a kind of
..fugue state.
A fugue state?
You know, I
I just went into shock.
- OK, so in your fugue state
- I know it sounds weird, but, just,
if you talk to my mother,
she'll tell you all about it.
All about what?
Well, they've never really been
able to pin it down, but, um,
it's basically caused by anxiety.
I don't think it got spotted
for a long time
because I'm a very high achiever,
educationally.
OK, well, let's
Let's run with it for now.
So in your fugue state,
you head to the family cottage
- in the New Forest.
- Yeah. It's lovely down there.
Especially on a beautiful, warm day.
I did say this at the time.
Most people use wood on a fire.
We found fabrics.
It's just a few bits and bobs,
some old clothes I was sick of.
You and Talitha Campbell
are very good friends.
Yes.
Talitha and Hannah had a falling
out. Do you know what about?
Uh, sort of. Yeah.
In what way "sort of, yeah"?
You know how it is
with friends at uni.
- Be more specific.
- Somebody says something,
somebody else gets the wrong end
of the stick,
they get involved and it all
..kicks off.
As an educational high achiever,
I think you can do
a little better than this.
I'm not your head of a year
asking about misbehaviour in class.
A young woman is lying dead
in the morgue.
I didn't kill Hannah.
That's the truth. The whole truth
and nothing but the truth.
Suspend it there.
I need to take this.
Interview suspended at 20:36.
Morning.
Your dad
was at the office yesterday.
He's offered to help us financially
with everything we need.
We don't need anything.
They've released me.
OK, but you're still under
investigation.
They could re-arrest
if new evidence comes to light.
It won't.
Anyway, I said I would
ask you to speak with him.
Him helping you financially
is conditional
- on me speaking with him?
- Yes.
No way.
I'm sorry, Cleo.
- It's just you and me.
- OK, but there's no absolute guarantee
that I'll be appointed
even with legal aid
The police have arrested Dillon Harwood.
Dillon?
Oh.
And if they've arrested him,
it means they have something on him.
Well, that means
I'm in the clear, right?
I'll see what I can find out.
Stay here for now.
Can I use your phone?
Just hold your horses
till we know what's happening.
So this previous case
against Dillon
There is no issue here.
Our panel dismissed it
on entirely legitimate grounds.
- Can they use it in court?
- I don't know. I'm not a lawyer.
Well, the press
will get hold of it eventually.
As well as our personal connections,
Paul and I were colleagues.
That's hardly newsworthy.
And you've come to dinner
a few times.
I don't think
that's your main concern here.
Oh? What's my main concern, then?
- Talitha knows something else.
- What?
Hannah Ellis was also considering
a complaint against Dillon.
- For what?
- I never got to find out properly.
Uhfilming her.
Unwanted gifts,
turning up unexpectedly.
Dillon's highly strung.
Needy. Always has been.
Wait. How did Talitha know this?
And how do you know she knows?
Oh, Stephen.
Up to your old tricks again.
That girl is bad news.
We've got him. Microscopic DNA
fragment from Dillon
on the zipper of the sleeping bag.
He put her in there. We got him!
Let's see if he wants a lawyer now.
It's over, Dillon.
We know it was you.
You've got all the forensic evidence
we need.
Do you want to make it easier
nowon you?
And on Hannah's mum?
I would.
I'll tell you what happened.
It was an accident.
We didn't go there
with any intention
of hurting Hannah.
"We"?
Who's we, Dillon?
Talitha.
I'm just going to go
lie down for a bit.
What happens now?