Showtrial (2021) s01e03 Episode Script

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You haven't asked me how
Hannah died.
The girl was strangled and put
inside a wheelie bin
that was then chucked
into the water.
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?
I didn't ask somebody to strangle
Hannah with my scarf.
- That's just mental.
- Where is it, Talitha?
What have you done with it?
She's out. But it's not over yet,
they just haven't got enough.
It's happened again.
Hannah's debit card.
That card's either been nicked
or found somewhere.
But we need to liaise with
West Midlands.
Flag it urgently with them.
We're going to talk
to Dillon Harwood.
We just want to know if he
contradicts her version of events
at any point.
The police have arrested
Dillon Harwood.
And if they've arrested him, it
means they have something on him.
Have you come across a girl called
Lucinda Bright
in your investigations yet?
This previous complaint
against Dillon, Lucinda Bright.
I don't think that's your main
concern here.
Talitha knows something else.
Hannah Ellis was also considering
a complaint against Dillon.
And how do you know she knows?
Oh, Stephen.
Up to your old tricks again.
Talitha had her sex work
and webcams.
Oh, Lady Tease.
That's what she called herself.
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.
We didn't go there with any
intention of hurting Hannah.
Who's we, Dillon?
We didn't go home after the ball.
We went to the boat yard.
What did you do at the boat yard?
Hung out.
Drank a bit, chatted.
What about?
I said we should try
and put things right with Hannah.
ButTalitha didn't think
apologising would fix anything.
I told her that the texts she sent me
were out of order,
but she just said that Hannah
was out of order, too,
with all her common people shit.
Eventually I convinced her
that we should go and sort it out.
We set off for Hannah's.
We went down the alley
to Hannah's house.
We knocked on Hannah's door.
She was a bit, "Wait, what?"
at first.
I'd be a bit "wait, what?" if the
person who'd threatened
to have me murdered rocked up at
four in the morning
with a bottle of vodka.
It's a peace mission.
You've got to be kidding me.
Oh, well, this is all his idea,
believe me.
You two are just
Oh!
And youmade up?
We shared some drink,
some of Hannah's leftover drugs.
After a while, it
..turned into something else.
Something sexual.
A threesome?
Talitha and Hannah
were fooling around with a scarf
around Hannah's neck.
She said she was into it.
Who did?
Talitha.
She said she'd done it
in some of her videos,
or had it done to her, I don't know.
Said it made it more intense.
Made what more intense?
The
You know.
The moment.
And then?
And then Hannah wasn't breathing.
We tried everything,
but she was gone.
Sowe panicked.
Because we were wasted
and scared.
And thought nobody would believe
it was an accident.
Pushed the bin down to the water
and we threw it in.
We weren't thinking straight.
We just wanted to go home and
pretend nothing had happened.
I'm so
I'm sorry.
I'll accept my punishment. But it
It was just an accident.
And I didn't kill her.
I've seen enough.
Charge him.
With?
Murder.
Sex game gone wrong by proxy is an
obvious gambit for a lower sentence.
What about her?
What's your take?
We've got enough.
We'll get more.
James?
I mean, it was her scarf.
We might well get something
else from forensics.
We need more than just her DNA
in the room.
We have his testimony
that they were both there.
There was demonstrable
bad blood, including threats.
They went to the boat yard together,
they worked themselves
into a frenzy.
They went round, they managed
to get in somehow.
You know, it passes the likely
conviction test.
Both of them.
OK.
But you know what juries love more
than anything else, don't you?
And all the forensics in the world
won't do without it.
Motive.
Lust, jealousy, money,
hate crime, whatever.
But those 12 men and women
have to know why.
Times two.
I'm outside
Bristol Central Crown Court,
where Talitha Campbell,
the daughter of property billionaire
Sir Damian Campbell,
and Dillon Harwood, the son
of Shadow Minister
for the Environment Meera Howard,
both entered not guilty pleas
to the murder of fellow
student Hannah Ellis.
It's probably the most talked
about trial of the year,
as two figures from different sides
of the establishment
face a joint trial.
And I believe Meera Harwood
is about to make a statement.
I'll keep this fairly brief.
I have today resigned from the
Shadow Cabinet
and shall now be concentrating my
efforts on securing justice
for our lovely and gentle son.
He has made a terrible mistake,
but he's not a murderer.
I should be clear that my client,
Dillon Harwood,
has entered a plea of guilty to the
charge of illegal disposal
of a body, which he deeply regrets
and for which
there are strong mitigating factors.
But we will be robustly defending
Dillon from the charge of murder.
- What's his defence going to be?
- Thank you.
He's cutting your throat.
It's not uncommon,
this kind of defence.
I imagine it's one they expect
you to take, as well.
Well, I'm not.
I wasn't ever there.
Are you suggesting?
I'm not suggesting anything.
But you need to respond
to the facts put to you.
I went home, Cleo.
I stayed up a bit longer,
I took a couple of downers,
and I crashed out.
I have no idea when Dillon
went to Hannah's.
I wasn't even aware that he had.
OK.
Do you know why he did, though?
It was just a row about stupid shit.
No big deal.
You keep saying that,
but it is a big deal.
OK.
You need to tell me anything
that can help your defence.
Because the jury are going to be
invited to consider
various scenarios, all of which
involve the scarf
you were wearing to the ball
that night.
I said, OK.
Jesus Christ.
- He was really worried.
- About what?
That she might get him
kicked out of uni
or even go to the police.
Why?
So it turns out Hannah had made
a complaint against Dhillon.
- About what?
- Inappropriate behaviour, harassment.
To whom?
Their pastoral tutor,
Stephen Vendler.
OK.
Look, I'll see you at your office.
And I want you to meet Brian
as well.
- Who's Brian?
- My PI.
You'll like him - Mile End boy,
morals of Adolf Eichmann.
And just for the record, Cleo, only
one of those statements is true.
You're actually from Bermondsey?
OK, that's fighting talk!
So here are Dhillon's assessments
from his last sessions.
He scored very highly for anxiety.
The psychologist stressed
she was concerned about
some of his relationships at school.
With Talitha?
I mean, is she named in the notes?
Yes.
The psychologist specifically said
Dhillon was a co-operator,
not an instigator.
Good, good.
We'll obviously be calling her
as an expert witness.
The head will back it up as well.
I discussed things with him
several times.
He always said it was
an unhealthy relationship
and that Talitha was a bad apple.
I never wanted him to go
to that school. Remember?
I do remember, very clearly.
Citadel of white privilege.
There was a perfectly good
state school.
Not good enough.
No, you're right. I'm sorry.
I mean, he turned out so much better
hanging out
with the sociopathic daughter
of a billionaire.
Hold on to that narrative.
It might be quite helpful, actually.
Making Talitha look bad
is critical to this.
She IS bad, bad to the core.
Hannah's is not the first complaint
made against Dhillon, as it goes.
- Who was the first?
- Some girl called Lucinda Bright.
Case was dismissed on the grounds
that Lucinda was a bullshit artist
- who couldn't be trusted.
- How come?
She had a bit of form for
complaining, internet rows,
doxing and that - kiddie stuff.
Doesn't mean she was lying.
- Was it sexual?
- Harassment.
He was apparently calling her
all the time,
coming to her room uninvited,
filming her - spectrum-y shit.
OK. That tracks with what Talitha
told me about Hannah.
I mean, these days, you have
a glance at a bird's arse
and you're in the news with
a hashtag branded on your chest.
Do you know how many sexual assaults
were reported
at their campus last year?
- No.
- So shut up, then.
Anyway, the Lucinda Bright case
was heard by a panel
chaired by a geezer called
Stephen Vendler,
who also happens to be an old pal
of the Harwoods.
That's the same tutor
Hannah complained to.
Shall we go and see him?
I doubt if he'd talk to us.
We can't just barge in.
Well, that's pretty much
the whole point of owning a Brian.
West Mids just called in.
- They found the debit card.
- Shit!
And it's definitely Hannah's?
Turned up with a batch of others
in a drugs raid on some random
in Smethwick.
Well, find out who that random is
and how they got hold of it.
They're on it.
James will go ape shit. We didn't
tell him about the car chase
in the first place.
- Fuck him!
- Oh, yeah, brilliant. That'll work.
At least we can blame most of it
on Gav.
Here we go.
James! There you go.
Erm, I just wanted you to meet
Phil Hillcroft,
a new disclosure officer.
Hi, how you doing?
What happened to Gav?
Gav's kid's just had
a leukaemia diagnosis,
so he's on compassionate leave.
Oh, God. Right, OK.
Been busy?
Yeah.
The phone and social media records
are tricky.
Talitha didn't use it so much.
Dhillon's, we're still trying to
get off the server.
There's a
It's a ton of chiff-chaff.
Good. Throw it at the defence
with anything we want to bury.
We need the disclosure
to be impeccable,
including the unused material.
- I'm kidding.
- That's fine,
but Damian Campbell will have them
checking over every single item.
And Cleo's no mug!
So, on that note,
I've been reviewing the files.
There is one thing that I feel
that Gav overlooked.
Hannah's bank card.
It was used in a couple of
train stations in the West Midlands
after the murder.
Actually, the West Midlands Police
rang this morning to say
they've found it in a drugs raid.
When did you know about this?
Well, the drug raid
was this morning, so
I mean that her card
was being used in
Smethwick.
I doubt if Talitha or Dhillon
could point out Smethwick on a map,
let alone know anyone from there.
Christine McVie's from Smethwick -
Fleetwood Mac!
I know who Christine McVie is!
I'm asking, DI Cassidy!
Gav was very distracted before he left.
I can only apologise
for the oversight.
So you're telling me because
you can't not tell me
now the card has actually shown up.
And you're trying to blame someone
who rather conveniently is not here.
Absolutely not. And I deeply resent
the implication.
Oh, I'm terribly sorry!
But I think I should have known that
before the charging decision.
100%, James, 100%.
And we're looking into
all connections of the person
whose house was discovered in.
I've been in a really horrible case
that was screwed up by
poor disclosure.
I don't want to go through
that experience again.
- Got it.
- Good.
- Keep me updated on this.
- Yep.
Wait!
Er Excuse me, you can't
just wander in here.
Hi, Dr Vendler.
- I'm sorry, who are you?
- I'm Cleo Roberts.
I'm part of Talitha Campbell's
legal defence.
And this isBrian.
- You write this, Professor?
- Edited it.
More of a Jack Reacher man myself.
What is this about?
So we were wondering what it was
that Hannah Ellis came to discuss
with you regarding Dhillon Harwood.
How do?
Obviously, that's confidential.
And why you didn't raise that
with the college authorities or,
more disturbingly, mention it to
the police after her disappearance?
I've told the police
everything I need to.
Did you tell them how Talitha
and Dhillon found out
about Hannah's complaint?
Given, you know, how seriously
you take confidentiality?
Well, obviously, I assumed
that Hannah told them that.
If you don't leave, I will
definitely call university security.
So how bad is Vendler for us?
There is no question that
the Lucinda Bright allegation
will damage Dhillon.
She was apparently a piece of work.
OK, but then Hannah goes to Vendler
with a new allegation against
Dhillon that he does nothing with.
- To the best of our knowledge.
- It doesn't look good.
Campbell's team will get to him,
there is no question of that.
So?
You have to tell the press
before they do.
You have to shift the focus onto
Vendler's affair with Talitha.
Isn't that a bit?
It ensures that
all of the media focus
will be on Talitha and Vendler,
not Dhillon.
Of course, this will destroy
Vendler's reputation
and possibly his family as well.
I'm a mother. I protect my child first
and foremost,
especially
when he's obviously the victim.
I don't mean I mean to
It's OK. I get what you mean.
Hey, Jack, it's Meera Harwood.
You could say that.
I've got a story
that might interest you.
- So how did the credit card get there?
- They don't know yet.
Hannah had no
West Midlands connections.
Can't think Talitha does either.
I said that too.
Thanks for telling me.
- Do you know they've only just told me?
- Oh, I bet that made you cross.
Yeah, it did a bit.
So, is this how disclosure's
going to work from now on?
Cleo, I really came
because I wanted
You wanted to show that you'd
learned? Explain your process?
- I was wrong, Cleo.
- Yeah, you were.
I was inexperienced
and I was scared.
- Oh, you were scared?
- You did the right thing morally.
I did the right thing
professionally.
Yeah, and they were both the same
in this case.
The right to a fair trial
for everybody.
- It's not exactly the most
- Cleo, I get it.
I'm truly sorry
about the Hargreaves case.
So do you still think
you'll get Talitha off this one?
Mm. I know I will.
- You've got nothing yet.
- Yeah, we have.
He did it.
He's just trying a lame-arse
"Blame the woman" excuse
and the jury are going to see
straight through it.
I am amazed that you've decided
to chance your arm
on such a feeble, misogynistic ploy.
I can see right through
the psy-ops, Cleo.
And you don't faze me with
your feminist chaff, either.
Oh! You're feeling brave now,
Jordan Peterson?
Look, they're both going down.
We're just waiting on
that last little bit
of game-changing forensics.
What?
Feeding time's over.
Yes, the eagle has landed.
Do you wear a mask
and have a whip, Lady Tease?
Oh, yeah, Lady Tease, is it?
So she was sleeping with Vendler?
Talitha didn't mention
this little detail, of course.
Nope.
Cops?
They didn't know,
according to Sundance.
Who's obviously Lowell.
Cassidy doesn't leak.
All cops leak.
But not in this case.
Then it must be somebody connected
to Dhillon's camp.
The Harwoods have got Nisha Baria.
She's pretty good.
And Meera has enough press contacts
to put some wind behind it.
Risky.
Not so much, cos they know
the previous harassment allegations
against Dhillon will surface
at some point.
But do they know that Hannah
also accused Dhillon?
I would assume yes, given that
they're now throwing Vendler
to the wolves.
So, this is one
of your developments.
It's all a bit JG Ballard.
People are always quick to criticise
the so-called super-rich, Cleo.
But imagine how many people
have jobs and incomes as a result
of this development.
- I don't disagree.
- You don't?
Nope. Just thinking about the press.
Here he is. Geezer in a cab - agrees
with anything a cabbie said.
He is also an excellent lawyer
and an important part of this team.
Damian.
All right, Brian, mate?
Let's get down to business.
I'm taking the kids to my sister's.
Please. It is just too degrading
and vulgar.
I'm degrading and vulgar.
No, no, no, not the whole craven
contrition thing.
That's definitely not going to work.
I told her about Hannah.
What?
I told Talitha that Hannah had
complained to me
about Dhillon Harwood.
You're in bed with one
of your students, and you casually
mention an accusation of harassment
by another student who just happens
to be best friends with the girl
you're screwing?
I wanted to
You pathetic, shallow,
careless little man, Stephen.
Don't worry about apologising
to me.
Maybe think about the poor mother
of that dead girl whose death
you've probably caused.
Paula, this is Adam Reynolds,
who will be the Crown's QC.
So, I really do not like
these press stories
It wasn't us.
..any more than I like
late notifications about
potentially important evidence.
I don't think there's much point
in going over that again.
Adam, what does this press story
mean in practical terms?
It's hard to say, really.
It puts the focus on Talitha
and the whole Lady Tease persona
that Dhillon's defence
will benefit from.
And what about the bracelet?
Forensics have found
a micro fragment trapped
in one of the diamond clasps.
A micro fragment? From what?
Well, we're testing it
against the rucksack
used to dispose of the body.
One hypothesis is that the rucksack
snagged on the bracelet
as Talitha was putting it
on the body.
Now that would be a massive help.
That would be gold dust.
Well, watch this space.
Yes?
Bad move not telling us
the truth the other day, Dr Vendler.
The cops are onto you now.
There's still a chance
to talk to me first.
Oh
That's Talitha with Fergus.
Thought so. Talitha anyway.
I don't know Fergus.
He's working in Shanghai.
Ah. OK.
Yeah, he's the one who turned out
nice and normal.
50% success rate -
I suppose I can't complain.
I should have known when she was
born. Nearly 10 pounds?
Oof!
Most painful day of my life.
They said, "It's a lovely baby girl,
Cressida," which I already knew -
Well, the girl bit anyway -
and I was just, "I don't even care
if it's alive or dead."
That's me at the Brit Awards.
Are you going to try
and visit your daughter?
No, I don't think so.
- Tell me the truth
- I know what you're going to ask.
Well, you must have an opinion.
I certainly do.
My job is to defend your daughter,
and that is it.
Excuse me. I have to take this.
Cleo Roberts.
They're all calling me Lady Tease.
Even the guards.
Are you OK?
Well, that depends on your
definition of "OK". I'm still alive.
Is it just name-calling?
So far, yeah, and piss-taking.
My dad must be paying someone
to make sure I'm OK in here.
Have you met, Brian?
- Yeah.
- I like Brian.
Yeah, he's all right.
I wish I was in your flat eating
processed multinational shit
with you.
I'm actually at your home.
Which one?
By the lake?
Oh, that place.
That is not my home.
Just met your mum.
You still there?
Do they go on trial together
or have separate trials?
Together. But they both have
different legal teams.
Each of those teams will try
and attack the credibility
of the other defendant.
He's saying she did it
and she's saying?
She's saying
she wasn't there at all.
I have to warn you, Andrea, that
you'll hear some things in court
that might make you feel
very distressed.
Distressed?
I heard somewhere that people
call out for their mothers
when they're dying.
I can believe that.
What if she couldn't? What if
she couldn't even call out for me
because she was?
Well, that'll be Amanda.
I'll get it.
Hey! Calm down, Spam.
I need to see Mrs Ellis.
Have you been drinking?
I need to explain, to apologise.
Andrea's sleeping at the minute.
You're Dr Vendler, aren't you,
from the university?
No, no, no, no, no.
No, not any more.
I'mProfessor Perv now.
- But I didn't know.
- You didn't know what?
I didn't know that they would use it
to harm poor Hannah.
I didn't know.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry. This is all my fault.
If I hadn't told them
Told them?
What do you mean "Told them"?
Hannah came to see me.
She made a complaint.
I told Talitha.
She must have told Dhillon.
It's my fault.
It's all my
OK, I'm going to have
to pause you there.
If you've got some explaining to do,
I really suggest you do it
to the police.
I just came to say I'm sorry.
I need to say I'm sorry.
I let her down.
It's my fault.
It's all my fault.
Paula, it's James. Will you please
call me as soon as you get this?
Something important's just happened.
What was Vendler doing
at the Ellis house?
To confess his sins.
But then he got spooked
and legged it.
Meera must be the source.
Rank hypocrisy,
like all her social justice posturing.
You want to talk
"sins of the father",
her old man's a total Brahmin,
owns half of Lucknow
and treats his workers like slaves.
Do we know this or is this
just your antipathy to a wealthy man
who doesn't share your profile?
Oh, we know this.
Well, I've organised a visit
to Talitha in the morning
to discuss the whole thing properly.
How do we counter this
Lady Tease narrative?
I would change barristers,
for a start.
What?!
Nigel's my suggestion, actually.
I've known him for years.
He's one of the best around.
Sure. But I don't think he's right.
Why not?
Well, for a start,
he's not here right now
because he has a dinner
at his chambers.
You'll have to do better than that.
He's your man.
If we let Talitha give evidence,
I worry about the outcome.
Oh, here we go. Justice 101.
She won't escape the Lady Tease tag
because she plays up to it,
especially when she's anxious.
I actually think anxiety
is her default state,
and she copes with it
with aggression, flippancy
and the occasional bouts of temper.
I thought you were a solicitor,
not a shrink.
Which is why an A-list expensive
barrister and a Savile Row suit
with a reputation for bamboozling
juries over levels of doubt
- is exactly what we don't need.
- Oh, I get it.
Erm
Get what?
It's not a crime, you know,
to wear a nice suit
and be good at convincing juries.
Prejudice works both ways,
sweetheart.
Oh, do shut up for goodness' sake,
you absolute halfwit!
I need a private word with Seb.
Please.
This isn't going to work.
What isn't going to work?
Mr Harding was getting
a bit annoying.
Damo sent him to his room.
Seb won't be joining these meetings.
I don't like to hear too much noise
when I'm thinking.
So
..who do you suggest
instead of Nigel Walden?
Emma Hemmings -
state school, high-achieving,
good sense of humour.
Juries like her.
I like state school
high achievers too.
Look at all these ridiculous
private schools I showered money on
to have my daughter in the dock
accused of murder!
All right,
let's take a look at Emma.
Set up a meeting.
Cohiba time.
Oh, I don't mean to exclude you
or anything.
- You're welcome to join us.
- Oh, you're all right, gents.
My attitude to cigars
is not so different
to hitting golf balls into lakes.
- She'll do.
- Yes, that's what I thought.
Look at that big baby,
kvetching all over your missus.
- Are they still?
- I don't think so.
He's doing so much gear, there's not
a lot of blood reaching his cock.
Did Hannah never speak to you
about Stephen Vendler?
Yeah.
She said he was really smart
and approachable.
I mean, I think he was her
favourite tutor.
- Hi.
- OK. Well, let's see.
No, don't go.
I'll make summat to eat.
Oh, no, sorry, I've really
got to get going.
Well, will you come back tomorrow
and tell me what happened with him?
Yeah, sure.
Or I'll just let Amanda know.
No, you come.
I feel like I know what's going on
when you explain it.
Sure.
Oh, that dog probably hasn't
been out all day.
I'm just going to give him
a quick spin, all right?
Spam, come on!
Ma'am, can I have a word?
Any joy with those servers?
Nope. Looks like a bunch of
Dhillon's stuff is gone forever.
Bollocks!
We still have a few screenshots,
though, from Hannah's photo cloud,
and there's tonnes of
mobile evidence from the ball,
which is a total arseache, but
I just wanted to show youthis.
We've got loads of this stuff
already of them at that ball.
Sure, but this is a moment
where Dhillon has the scarf
in his possession.
Yeah, but hours before the murder.
They're off their nuts.
I don't think there's anything new,
important or relevant in this.
- So, just to be clear
- I AM being clear.
Not for the schedule?
Stick it with the rest of
the chiff-chaff.
OK.
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Hey, it's me.
I'm going to be heading back
to the office,
and then I'm going to go
see Talitha.
See you in a bit.
Morning.
Morning.
You move quickly.
I'm sorry?
I had to remove the knife
from Seb's back last night.
He should have been capable
of removing that himself
since he was the one who stuck it
there in the first place.
Oh, razor mouth!
We'll have to watch out for Cleo.
- Damien's doing it to get at me.
- Right.
I would ask why, except I don't
..really think it's
any of my business.
Like father, like daughter.
Unforgiving.
And when my husband thinks
you've exhausted your use,
he will do the same to you.
Good.
That's how business arrangements
should work.
Talitha's a liar.
- OK.
- She'll probably say stuff about me.
She'll say or do anything
to get attention.
It isn't true.
Don't believe a word of it.
Right.
I'm not going to deny I was quite
messed up when she was young.
Don't ever cross me, Cleo,
cos I will fuck you up.
Your dad says hello.
Stephen Vendler went to see
Hannah's mum.
The prosecution could have
a field day with all of this.
It makes you and Dhillon
look like accomplices,
gives them the motive
they've been lacking.
What's my motive, then?
Was Vendler sleeping with her
as well?
Don't know.
He did quite a few students,
so I wouldn't be surprised.
How did it end with the two of you?
Just did. I scared him off, I think.
- It wasn't jealousy.
- What was it, then?
Hannah was already
getting on my nerves
because she had this thing about
..Oxbridge rejects from
private schools.
What did Vendler tell you
Hannah said to him?
What I told you -
that Dhillon was pestering her.
I mean, look, he could be intense.
If he called you and you
didn't answer straight away,
he would keep calling back.
And he was always filming people
on his phone, me included.
You didn't find that creepy?
It was just Dhillon being Dhillon.
Anyway, that's all Vendler told me.
And I said, "The silly little cow's
in love with you
"and is just using her beef
with Dhillon
"so that you'll put a friendly arm
around her
"and one thing leads to another."
Is that what happened with you?
What do you think?
Is that my MO?
Of course not.
I could tell he fancied me rotten,
so I went round and fucked him
in his office one afternoon
when I was bored.
OK, so you You have it out
with Hannah, hence the texts?
Yeah.
Look, to be honest with you,
I was kind of looking for an excuse
to bin her off.
Not the best choice of words.
Oh!
That was an accident.
Honestly, Cleo.
Oh, my God!
Lucky you're not in court yet,
isn't it?
So who is this guy that
they've nicked in Birmingham?
Er, James Walton. Goes by Jamie.
Mainly robbery and credit card
fraud convictions. One GBH.
And how did he end up
with Hannah's debit card?
He says that somebody asked him
to look after the bag,
but he didn't know what was in it.
Yeah, of course.
But he does have connections
to Troy Manners.
Troy as in
The dealer we arrested
alongside Talitha.
- What kind of connections?
- His girlfriend is Troy's sister.
But Troy has a watertight alibi
for the time of the murder.
Yeah.
So the only person we actually see
giving anything to Troy is Talitha.
Exactly. What if they agreed
that Talitha gave the card to Troy
to use somewhere to throw us
off the scent?
Are you going to bring Troy in
again?
I think I'll let it play out
a bit longer.
I mean, he'll only say "No comment,"
and we need an awful lot more
to implicate him
in the actual murder.
Get in!
Is it a match?
The micro fragment from Talitha's
bracelet matches the rucksack.
Yes!
That's it. We got her.
I need you to tell me
exactly what happened that night.
Did you speak to Hannah at the ball?
Tell me a complete version now,
Talitha.
You want to hear my truth?
I want to hear any story
that isn't demonstrably false.
We were hanging out of the ball when
I spotted Hannah serving drinks,
so I thought it'd be funny
if I got her to serve me one.
Get one from somebody else. Just
give me a Negroni, you silly bitch.
I'd rather be a silly bitch
than a silver-spooned whore.
So your sob story to Vendler
didn't pay off, then?
You didn't get what
you really wanted.
How do you even know about that?
Oh, yeah, sorry, he told me
one afternoon
when I was sucking him off.
Fine, I'll go to the police, then.
I'll tell them about everything
you've done.
- Hannah, look, I'm sorry
- Don't apologise.
You won't go anywhere.
You'll see.
Come on, let's go dance.
Oh, cool. He's here. I just need
to get our bits and bobs first.
OK.
Dhillon and I split off
and I had to go pick up my gear,
so I went to meet Troy -
which is what I was paying him for
at the pub.
Then I went back to the main bit
and danced.
With Dhillon?
I mean, I think so.
I I was pretty wasted.
Eventually, we got bored and
we left and walked home together.
If she goes to the police,
I could get kicked out this time.
She won't!
You shouldn't have sent
those stupid texts.
We went home, went to my room,
talked, drank a bit more.
..and then at some point,
I fell asleep.
That's it.
When I woke up, Dhillon was gone.
Talitha, when I met your mum,
she said something to me.
Oh, yeah?
She told me you'd tell me things
that weren't true.
Did she now?
- You want to talk about that?
- No.
OK.
Bad things happen to everyone, Cleo.
Some things are worse than others,
though.
Yeah, I've never done "blame the
parents". I'm not going to start.
Sure.
But you chose to do sex work
rather than to take money
from your family.
Ironic, hm?
Well, if you're going to be put
on show to a bunch of pervy men,
you may as well get paid for it.
Your mother put you on show?
If you're trying to look
for mitigation already
I'm not. I'm just
- ..trying to help you
- Leave it, Cleo.
It's ancient history, and it's
irrelevant to the main thing.
I did not strangle Hannah,
not because of my so-called mum
and her wanker friends,
not because of Vendler,
and definitely not because
it turned me on.
You may or may not be surprised
to hear that I get my kicks
from a good old-fashioned bunk-up.
Do you believe me?
She keeps ringing.
Stephen's vanished.
Don't you think
you should talk to her?
I don't know where he is, do I?
Did one of your staff
leak the Vendler story?
No.
To take the heat off Dhillon
and make Talitha look bad?
Because that would be a really
terrible thing to happen, right?
It's a shitty thing to do to
a friend who helped you out before.
I haven't got time for your
hand-wringing right now, Paul.
This is a fight to the death.
Yo, Mike!
OK.
Pick him up, then.
Professor Perv has turned his phone
on. He's outside Hannah's house.
Excellent. Bring him in.
A date has been announced
for the trial of Talitha Campbell
and Dhillon Harwood,
both charged with the murder
of fellow student Hannah Ellis.
The trial is set to begin
on the 19th of August
at Central Bristol Crown Court.
It's expected to attract
significant attention,
as the case continues
to dominate headlines
and social media discussions
across the country.
What's my name?
Virginia Plain. I work in local
government admin.
I have a couple of kids,
a decent sense of humour.
In the jury room, I bring my lunch
from home, which is a healthy salad,
cos I'm trying to shift
a bit of weight.
Among the wanna-go-homes,
couldn't-give-a-fucks
and outlier nut jobs on the jury,
I'm quite sensible,
listen carefully to the evidence
and make notes.
I'll probably be asked to be
the foreperson.
And even though I'll say,
"No, no, no,"
I'll be secretly proud
and tell my family when I get home.
Over to you, my learned friend.
Motive, please.
Dhillon fears another allegation
against him.
And Talitha is jealous of Hannah
on every level.
She also thinks that Hannah is using
complaints against her best friend
to make a move on her lover,
Vendler.
OK. It ties up.
They're up the ball. They're wasted.
They discuss it together.
Feeding frenzy - "Let's bang out
a few more lines of coke
- "and go and sort this out."
- Once and for all.
We don't have to show
exactly what happened in the room,
but they both went there.
And a few hours later,
Hannah is in the river.
Yes, and we're not going to let
Dhillon's defence
say it was only Talitha,
because who the hell doesn't notice
that a girl is being strangled
to death?
Yeah, that works well
with Mrs Plain.
And Vendler is very bad for
both camps, really.
Probably worse for Talitha,
but I agree.
I think he's our star witness now.
Requesting backup!