The Marlow Murder Club (2024) s02e04 Episode Script
Season 2, Episode 4
1
What have we got?
Stabbing. Male. Appears to
be in his 30s.
Are you three telepathic or
something?
I think it's one of the people
in that close.
We was in bed till 8.00, and
we've nothing more to add.
I couldn't help noticing you're
packing up.
Doesn't it bother you, driving
people out of their homes?
I'm building a vision.
Ohhh!
It's the parents' assembly this week,
and Shanti's opening it with a poem.
They saw someone matching
Phil Wingrove's description chucking
something in the river.
Something's been bothering me
about these two couples.
Phil and Caroline have sold
their house but didn't tell
their neighbours.And now, Kerry
feels betrayed.
We know Dean's taken out a series
of loans at punitive interest rates.
He's trying to persuade Kerry to
sell.
Maybe she doesn't know about the
loans.
Is he behind with payments?
Tanika says not, but it suggests
his business isn't going great guns.
And he's refusing to talk to us.
Thank you.Well, this could be
why Louis was in the close that day.
Maybe he was sorting out another
loan for Dean.
Remember, Tanika told us there'd
been no communication between Dean
and Louis company.Thanks.
I'll tell you what else I don't get.
One of those residents kills
Louis Oldham,
dumps his body in the middle of the
close,
and none of the others see a thing!
Well, it's my point exactly.
There's something going on between
those two houses.
Oh, Becks, we didn't tell you how
much
we enjoyed the art class last night.
And Daniel. Oh-ho-ho!
Daniel was veryAttentive?
That's the word. Attentive!
Is he single?Are you asking for
yourself or a friend?
Psh!Stop it! The pair of you.
You are not even subtle.
Not subtle at all. What are these?
Last night, I went hunting
and found that cache of letters
to my great-aunt from a gentleman
called Nathan Edwards.
The man in the photo?I think he
must be.
And what are they? Love letters?
They are.I knew it.
He was an accountant. He lived just
off the Henley Road.
So why did your aunt hide his photo?
It's really rather sad.
He was already married when they met.
He had an affair?
Yes andno. They never
had a physical relationship,
but they poured their thoughts
and feelings into those letters.
An emotional affair.
This one isn't open.The
handwriting's different.
Someone else sent that one.
Why didn't she open it?
I'm not sure.
PHONE BUZZES
Tanika, what have you got?
We'll meet you there in ten minutes.
No! Seriously?!
You found another body?!Afraid so.
Is there any connection
to the death of Louis Oldham?
It's too early to say. Body's been
in the ground a long time.
Well, how long?A forensic
anthropologist thinks
it could be more than ten years.
Um, can I have a word?Of course.
Don't worry. They're with me.
OK. So he's male and probably
a teenager,
perhaps a little bit older. But
there's been
a central skull base fracture
caused by blunt force trauma.
This was the cause of death?
I think so.
Oh, and you'll also need
a forensic archaeologist to come
and look at the site.Oh, of course.
There will have been significant
water erosion and soil
settlement in the last decade.
That's right.
It's possible the body was
originally buried in the garden
beyond that fence and then moved
here in the intervening time.
Whose garden is the other
side of that fence?
Kerry and Dean Butlers'.
DOORBELL RINGS
Hi.You lot never give us a moment's
peace! We've said all we have to say!
You heard what they found.It's
just not possible.
I have no idea how he got there.
"He"?
How do you know the body is a man?
That's what the police said.
Is your husband home?Dean left for
work ages ago.
Just leave us alone!
Oh.
DOOR SLAMS
Well, that went well.We may as
well try Grace.
I don't know, maybe it was food for
the ducks or something?
Or a murder weapon.
JUDITH WHISPERING:Quickhere.
With that in the way, I can't see!
Oh, oh, oh.
Officers.
I wonder if we could come
in, ask you a few questions
about Louis Oldham.No, I don't
think so.
CHURCH BELL RINGTONE
Not without proper grounds and a
warrant.
WHISPERING:Is that you, Becks?
Shhh! Becks!She's seen us!
PHONE RINGS AND VIBRATES
Oh.
Ahem.Oh, sorry. Uh
..a witness reported seeing a man
who matched your description
throw an object in the river
yesterday afternoon
between 1.30 and 2.30.
Nothing to do with me. I was
playing cricket.
Mr Wingrove, police divers
are currently searching the area.
Are you sure there's nothing
you want to tell us?
I left the house, went straight to
cricket, played all afternoon,
albeit not very well, then came
straight home
and bumped into those women, the
busybodies.
JUDITH:How dare you
We chatted for a while. Ask them if
I looked like
someone who's just disposed of
crucial evidence.
Out of interest, who was the
witness? Dean Butler?
Thank you for your time, Mr Wingrove.
Eavesdroppers never hear
any good about themselves!
We were just
Huh.
I wonder what Phil was throwing
in the river, assuming it was him.
The murder weapon?Well, it could
have been anything.
But what's interesting is that
someone flagged him up to the
police.
Mm.Kerry is super stressed.
And is that because this second
body is a surprise
to her or because it isn't?
If a body was found at the bottom
of my garden, I'd probably
react the same.What are you talking
about?
You've got hundreds of dead bodies
at the bottom of your garden.Mm.
One dead body over here.And one
over here.Found one day apart.
There's got to be a connection.
It's not a coincidence.
Good morning!
Mm.
How are you doing?
It must have been terrible digging
up a body.
I can't imagine how you must be
feeling.
The police said it's been
in the ground at least ten years.
I don't suppose you were here
ten years ago.
I only moved to Marlow five years
ago when I bought this site.
Well, can I ask what made
you dig here?What?
Well, yesterday your diggers
were there,
and this morning they're here. Why?
I don't have to talk to you.Yes,
you do,
or you're going to get arrested
for criminal damage.
I'd be very careful what you say to
me, miss.
Phil told us all about the rotting
food in his bins
and down his drains. That was you,
wasn't it?
Which is why you've got an old bin
full of rotten food by your office.
That's criminal damage,
intimidationAll right.
I can't start the next stage
until Kerry and Dean move out,
and they are so stubborn.And
you'll go to any lengths
to get rid of them.You don't
You don't get it, do you?
For the past five years, those two
families have stood in the way
of their whole community.And your
profit.Ugh!
It's not a crime to make a living.
We need to speak to Dean Butler.
I want to know why his wife's so
jittery, where he is with his loans,
and what he has to say about a body
right by his garden.
PHONE DINGS
Oh! Oh, sorry. I'd love to come.
I promise this is the last time.
OK, everyone.
Dental records confirm the skeleton
belongs to a man
called Sebastian or Seb Teller.
He was reported missing
Hang on. He's Seb Teller?You knew
him?
Yeah. I arrested him loads of times.
He was a little horror,
but flashy with it and smart.
He could have made something
of himself.
But he was all about the easy money.
What was he into?
Robbery, mainly. And then he fell
off the radar.
All activity on his bank account
stopped in June 2009, the same month
that his father, John Teller,
reported him missing.
Alice, can you see if you can
make contact with John?Got it.
Brendan, I want you to find out
what you can about Seb Teller.
See if there are any links to
Louis Oldham or any of the residents
of Linnet Close.OK.
And Jason, see if you can find out
what our four witnesses
and Grace Wellingborough were up to
at that time.
You think one of them could
have killed him?
I think one of them killed
Louis Oldham.
Let's see if it's the first time
they've committed murder
or the second.
BANGING
Hi, Dean?
I hope you don't mind us
coming to your place of work.
Kerry seemed quite upset
when we called round.
Don't you go near my wife and you
stay away from my property.
Well, then it would help
if you tell us what you know.
It's not every day a body is found
at the back of your garden.
Except that's two bodies now, one at
the front and one at the back.
First I knew about it was when you
lot showed up.
Phil seemed to think that you were
the one on Linnet Close
capable of murder.
He's the one who's obsessive, spying
on me and Kerry.
And he's two-faced, agreeing to
sell to Grace
and then lying to us about it.But
that's not a motive.
Whereas you have significant
money problems,
all those loans you're juggling.
Business is going through a rough
patch, that's all.
Yeah, but your debts are spiralling,
and I doubt Kerry's wages can make
much of a dent.And Louis Oldham
worked for a loans company.
Yeah, if I was up to my ears in debt,
I'd
..well, I'd sell my house
and I'd clear it all up in one go.
Get out.
Kerry doesn't know, does she?
Get out!
Mrs Wingrove?
Oh.
Sorry, I didn't see you there.
I find this spot comforting, too.
So you've heard.
Another body.
When things get too much, I
..I find solace in a church.
"That which is has already been"
"..and what is to be has already
been."
You were already dealing with major
life events.
Evie's new baby, moving to another
country
And now two murders on our doorstep.
Anyone would feelunmoored.
All of this forces you to look at
everything in a new light.
Recalibrate memories.
In what way?
Phil always says you think you know
someone
..but you never do.
Are you talking about Kerry?
Yesterday, we heard Kerry ask you to
stay for her sake.
For years, we stood shoulder to
shoulder against
Grace Wellingborough and the
development. And now
..now I'm just swanning off.
You're supporting your daughter.
Do you think Kerry's involved
in these deaths?
No.Dean?
I just don't know any more.
Tanika said that Seb Teller
disappeared in June 2009.
There may be some sort of appeal
for information - quotes from family,
friends, possibly a contact number,
something that won't be online.
Special delivery! Maidenhead
Advertiser,
June to August2009.
Have you opened the last letter in
the stash?
You're not distracting me that
easily.It's all connected.
Your aunt held on to items
that were important to her.
The newspapers, the letters.
Yes, but even Jess didn't open
the last letter.
Resisted the temptation for decades.
Look, whatever happened is in the
past.
You're right.
I'll justopen it.
"He'd want you there."
Well, it doesn't say who it's from.
I bet it's Nathan's wife.
And she still invited Jess to his
funeral.Ohh!
When did Jess die?2018.
And Nathan died in1972.
Is that when she stopped
wearing those fancy clothes?
And mink stoles?
She never got over him, did she?
For how many years, Judith?
46 years.Huh.
That is a long time to hang
onto the past.
Uh-oh.
Once again, Great-Aunt Jess
to the rescue!
It's Grace!
Looks like she's working
on a housing development in Marlow.
June 2009, to be precise.
The same month Seb vanished.
But Grace told us she only moved
to Marlow five years ago.
So why did she lie?
You were in Marlow the same
month Seb Teller vanished.
You're in arrears at the bank.
You can't afford staff.
Do you know how you make
it in the building industry
..as a woman?
Be one of the lads.
Laugh at the jokes.
Protect yourself.
I shouldn't have lied to you
..but I can't be connected
to that body.
I can't afford the delays.
Someone killed Seb Teller.
It could easily have been you.
It wasn't!
I never even heard that name
before today.
And Louis Oldham?
Huh.
I will threaten and I'll
intimidate, no problem.
I draw the line at murder.
I'm struggling to find any of
Seb Teller's family
or known associates.
His mother died recently, his
father's not returning our calls,
and local police are getting
no response at the house.
Maybe he's out on the rob.
John Teller was a bigger crook than
his son.
He thought of himself as some
sort of gentleman thief,
but he was just your bog-standard
burglar.
And what about Grace Wellingborough?
She was in Marlow when Seb
went missing
and she owns the land where
Louis's body was found.
Phone records confirm her alibi.
She was speaking to her supplier.
Oh.Oh.
What did the pathologist say about
Seb Teller?
The report's due any time.
But we do have his missing
persons from 2009.
Oh, he looks so young.Well, wait.
How old was Seb when he died?
20.And 15 years later, Louis was
35 when he died.
Both men were born in the same year.
Are you saying there's a link?
Two boys, the same age, both living
in Maidenhead,
both wind up murdered in the same
spot.
I'd call that a link.
OK, you need to see this.
I've been focusing on Kerry
and Dean Butler.
And look, the
High Wycombe Planning Portal.
They applied for planning permission
to build a pergola in 2009.
What month?May 2009.
The month before Seb went
missing, presumed dead.
Coincidence?I don't believe in
coincidence.
Wait. Either Dean or Kerry killed
Seb Teller and then buried him
under the pergola they were
building!
Let's bring them in.Mm.
I haven't done anything.
My lawyers will do you for wrongful
arrest. Got nothing more to say.
Right, come on. Head down.
The Butlers aren't cooperating.Mm.
That's because they're guilty.
Well, one of them is.
We need to focus on finding some
evidence, which is going to force
them to talk. Chase up the river
police. Why is it taking so long?
In the absence of a murder weapon,
we have got to find a link
between Kerry and Dean Butler
and Seb Teller and Louis Oldham.
Look, it's been a hard few days.
Let's all come back with fresh
eyes tomorrow.
Well done, everyone. Thank you.
Pfft!
There's only one word I want to
say -
pub.Hey, how about bowling?
If you lot don't mind being defeated
again.Ahh.
You're still dining out on that
story?Oh, I'm sorry
you're still bitter about my
overwhelming talent, Jason.
Oh, you're talking about your lucky
strike?
Oh, well, as the great man said,
"The more I practise,
"the luckier I get."
You all went bowling?
Y-Yeahwell, we would have asked
you, but we didn't think
it was your thing.Ach, you know me
too well.
Honestly, Brendan, record another
victory
for the senior management team.
Yeah, I will.
I guess you'll be celebrating
the poetry assembly with Shanti.
How did it go?
Sarge?
She was brilliant. Thanks for asking.
All right.
DOGS BARK
Go on! Go on, Luna! Come on!
CHUCKLING
I love getting out here.
PHONE BUZZES
Oh! It's her.
Tanika, have they confessed
to murder?
WOEFULLY:Not yet.
Are you OK?
We still can't find any links
between the Butlers
and either victim.
We can't find any links between
Seb Teller and Louis Oldham.
And I'm the worst mother who's ever
lived.
Apart from that, yeah, great.
Why, what happened?
I missed Shanti's poem assembly.
Well, you are trying to solve
two murders.
Did Shamil go?
Of course he did. He's a good
parent.
Tanika, the worst mother that ever
lived wouldn't give a toss about
helping with poems about hedgehogs.
I still let her down and put my job
before her.
You'll make it up to her.She knows
she's loved.
You're right.
You're right. Thanks.
Speak tomorrow.
Oh, thanks for doing that.
What social media are you on?Me?
Just Tinder.
Chloe.Your face!
Seriously.I'm not telling you.
It's for the murder cases.
OK. Snapchat, Insta and TikTok.
Not Facebook?That's for old people.
That's the point, isn't it?
It was all different 15 years ago.
See you!
# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sha-la-la-la
# Sha-la-la-la #
We've been trying so hard to find
a connection between Seb Teller
and Louis Alderman, but maybe
we've been looking
in the wrong place.What do you mean?
Well, 15 years ago, the internet
was completely different.
Very true.Everyone was signed up to
Friends Reunited.
Oh, my God! I'd forgotten about
that.
Weirdos from school trying to hook
up with you decades later.
Oh, you as well?Oh, it was everyone!
BECKS LAUGHS
But there was also Blogger. Do you
remember that?Mm-hm.
And Myspace and Bebo.
Nope, never signed up to none of
those.
But what if Louis or Seb did?
That's a good point.
Who are you?!
Tell me at once!
That's a mop.
The Carthaginians poisoned
the tips of their javelins
with lime and arsenic. I've used
chilli powder and bleach.
Fascinating.
What are you doing with that photo?
You're John Teller, aren't you?
You kid yourself he's abroad
somewhere, wheeler-dealing.
And then one day, he'll just walk
FALTERING:..walk through that door.
What was Seb like?
Total charmer.
A bit of a git like his old man.
We went through all the proper
channels at the time, reported him
missing to the cops, but they don't
do nothing. Not for an ex-con.
Judith! We found the link between
Seb Teller and Louis Oldham.
Look, they were in a band together!
Huh! Oh. Oh, sorry.
Um, these are my friends, Suzie and
Becks.
This is John Teller.
Oh, sorry for your loss.Can I see
that?Of course.
JOHN CHUCKLES
Louis couldn't sing and Seb
couldn't play.
It was like nails down a chalkboard.
So you knew Louis Oldham?Yeah.
Hadn't seen him in 15 years.
But it was my ex-wife's funeral
a few weeks back
..Seb's mum.
Louis was there.
John! John! It's me, Louis.
I barely recognised him.
He was all grown-up. A man.
Hair's a bit shorterIt is, yeah.
Seb would never have missed
his mum's funeral.
Louis knew that.
And Icouldn't pretend any more.
Louis told me about the last time he
saw Seb.
The band had a gig, but Seb didn't
show.
Do you remember anything he said
to you before heDisappeared?
Didn't answer his phone or his
emails from that moment on.
I thought maybe I could explain
that. Because the last time
I spoke to Seb, he told me that he
was trying
to get back with some girl in
Marlow, some posh bird.
John, wait!
That seemed to trip a switch,
and he'd asked for my number
and promised he'd get in touch.
Then I heard from Louis a few days
ago.
He said he was onto something
and I had to come to Marlow.
But by the time I got here, well
..he'd been murdered.
Couldn't you have gone to the
police, told them what you knew?
Me and the police don't see eye to
eye.
But you lot looked like you were on
the ball.
I don't suppose you remember
the name of that posh bird?
No.
But she looks about Seb's type.
And Seb's body was found by her
garden.
She's not talking, but maybe
Caroline knows something.
PHONE BUZZES
Looks like no-one's home.
Tanika.
Have Dean or Kerry confessed?
Not yet. And we can only keep them
for a few more hours.
But we finally got the pathology
report.
It confirms Seb Teller died 15
years ago.
Which fits the time he disappeared.
And the blunt force trauma
was caused by a smooth object.
Splinters of wood were found
at the site of the wound.
The killer hit him with something
wooden.
Oh, and they found trace elements
of a product called tung oil.
Apparently it's used to protect
the wood on boats,
sheds, garden furniture, that sort
of thing.
OK. Thank you.
What is it?
APPLAUSE
Ooh. OK. Watch it.
Is that a six? Yeah.
Mrs Wingrove.Mm?
Can we ask you a few questions?
Yes, of course.
Do you want a sandwich?
Ooh, ham and
Oh, no. We're fine, thank you.
Has your husband always played
cricket?Oh, yes.
I've been a cricket widow
for decades.
And may I ask, does the name
Seb Teller mean anything to you?
Who?He's the one whose body was
found
on Grace Wellingborough's site.
Seb went missing 15 years ago.
Uh, no. Sorry. The name doesn't mean
anything to me.
Is it possible you and he were an
item?
I'm sorry?
CHEERING
Did you Did you have a
relationship with a man
15 years ago? He would have been 20.
Oh, how the mask slips. No.
I have never been unfaithful
to my husband.
Mr Wingrove, may I ask, what oil do
you use on your back?
What did you say to upset my wife?!
Have you ever used tung oil?What?
I only use pure linseed oil,
like all proper cricketers!
What did you say to Caroline?!
Just had a few questions,
but she was most unhelpful.
Stay away from my family.
You're devoted to them, aren't you?
And now a grandson on the way.
Man loves family.
Not exactly breaking news.No, of
course.
But this move means everything
to you. When's the baby due?
Why is that relevant?A witness
came forward.
They saw you throw something
into the river.
Evidence.
The marine unit's been trawling
the river for days.
It's only a matter of time.
You're a decent man, Phil. Anyone
can see that.
But we've all done stupid things in
our time and
It was a knife.
I found it in the garden,
just lying there.
I panicked, chucked it in the river.
Caroline and I tried for years
to start a family.
Doctor said it was never going to
happen, and then it did. Evie.
And now she's going to give
birth in a few weeks.
I just wanted it all to go away, be
with my daughter.
Why throw the knife away
instead of calling the police?
The police?
Why do you think? I didn't want
anything to do with it!
Huh.
I'll tell them.
Does the name Seb Teller
mean anything to you?
No, nothing.
OK, let's forget about Seb Teller
for a minute
and let's think about Louis's case.
There are only five people that
could have killed him.
Three of them were women. They
couldn't move the body.
So that leaves Phil or Dean.
And do we really believe Phil? That
he just panicked about the knife?
Plausible to me.
But is that right?Is what right?
Are we sure it couldn't have been a
woman who killed Louis?
But they couldn't move the body.
You said so yourself.I know.
Look, he's not strong enough
to move his kit bag,
so he's leaving it where it is and
he's moving everything else.
What are you saying?What if the
reason Louis's body
was found in the close is because
he WAS killed there?
And all of the evidence in the
woods, his wallet and so on,
was taken from the body and placed
there to misdirect the police?
You're right, Becks. We've had this
case the wrong way round.We have?
The place Louis was murdered wasn't
where he was murdered.
And more than that, the posh
bird wasn't the posh bird.
None of this even makes sense.
Yeah, we're close in our own way.
And what if no-one hit Seb Teller
on the head?
We saw the photos.
They found trace elements
of a product called tung oil.
Apparently, it's used to protect
the wood on boats
We got a local carpenter to make
the staircase.
Is that it?
Well, Carrie and I still get on. We
always have.
Is that what happened?
Why is she talking in riddles?Hold
on. We've been here before.
Do you know who killed Louis Oldham?
I think I do.
And is it the same person who
killed Seb Teller?It is.
In fact, they had to kill Louis
because they killed Seb.
How can you know that?Identify the
posh bird,
and the killer is revealed.
You said the posh bird wasn't
the posh bird!
Yes, but there's a third posh bird
out
there we haven't even considered.
Huh!
DOOR SLAMS SHU
Becks said you might be here.
You weren't at home.
You understand me so well.
We know what happened
..and that you knew Seb Teller.
I didn't set out to hurt anyone.
I was
I was just trying to
protect my family.
15 years ago, Seb Teller dated your
daughter, Evie, didn't he?
Dated?
He controlled hergaslit her.
She was a shell of herself.
Phil and I was so relieved
when she finally finished it.
Until one night he turned up again.
Phil and Evie were away in France
I need to speak to Evie.
She's not here.
..and I told him that she wasn't in.
But he didn't believe you.
You poisoned her against me.
No, you did that on your own.
He was drunk.
He started shouting.
Now.
He said that they belonged together,
demanded to see her.
And he wouldn't take no
for an answer.
You fought on the stairs.
Seb hit his head on a wooden surface
that had been treated with tung oil.
It was an accident.
You've got to believe me.
But what followed wasn't.
I couldn't move.
He was just lying there.
LOW RUMBLING
There was this sort of thundering
BANGING ON DOOR
FROM OUTSIDE:Caroline!
Open the door!
Caroline!
..just like a storm.
It was Kerry.
She'd heard us.
And then she saw him.
She saw what I'd done.
I'll call the police.
No.
No.
I'll lose Evie.
I'll lose my little girl.
It was self-defence!
You had a decision to make.
You couldn't leave Seb where he was,
so you got Kerry to help you.
No, she offered.
We went through every scenario,
and it was the only option.
Kerry and Dean were doing their
back garden, and it was just
It was mud.
So we carried him
into the back garden.
We buried him there
..and then the pergola went up, and,
well, he's been there ever since.
Kerry did all that
out of friendship.
She'd known men like Seb.
Most women do.
Then I just got on with my life.
We both did.
You have no idea
what it was like, though.
Every time I heard a knock
at the door, I just
I
I thought my whole world
was going to collapse.
And then one day it did.
Louis showed up,
just when you were about to start
a new life in France with Evie.
He said he'd been
talking to Seb's dad,
and that he was starting
to piece it together.
He knew Seb had come here
that night,
that it was the last time
anyone had seen him.
And I told him I didn't know
what he was talking about,
but I could see
he knew I was lying.
You can talk to the cops!
Then it all came back
Wait!You're a liar!
..everything I tried to bury
for 15 years.
I was so scared he'd tell Evie, too.
Before I knew it
Oh!
Oh, oh.
I can't imagine how much
he must have panicked.
You couldn't move the body
on your own, so you decided
to misdirect the police.
You took Libby's possessions
into the woods, so they'd think
that was where he was killed.
And to really sell it,
you took the pollen from the fake
murder scene,
and you carried it back to the body,
making it look
like he must have been there.
Your one mistake.
You forgot about the knife,
didn't you?
You had to get rid of it.
So you dumped it in the first
place you could think of.
Your back garden.
Kerry and I kept it a secret.
Just the two of us for 15 years.
Which is why she was so upset
when you sold up.
Everything I did, I did it for Evie.
You've got to believe me
..to keep her free.
DOOR OPENS
Please, I will tell the police that
I made Kerry do it,
but just help me
keep her out of prison.
"That which is has already been,
and what is to be has already been."
But you didn't say the next part.
God requires an account.
Can I, please?
Please.
POLICEMAN:This way, Sir.
I never thought I could hurt
anyone
until I had Zita.
But when someone threatens
your child,
you just see red.
Judith, there's something
I want to show you.
Yes, I do know where my
great-aunt is buried.
It was me who put the flowers there.
Of course,
but I got up the parish records
to see where
Nathan Edwards was buried.
Oh, she took the plot next to him.
She spent 46 years without
him after he died.
So she made sure she could be
with him in death for all time.
I got a tattoo.
Huh?That's what I've
been doing with Daniel.
No.That's extraordinary.
I'd always wanted to get one,
but I wasn't sure I could pull
it off any more.
Of course you can.
To be honest, I was worried
it was all a bit mid-life crisis.
I love it. Can we see it?
What? Here?
Absolutely, no time like the
present.
It's still a bit raw, but
it'll look better in a few weeks.
THEY LAUGH
Right.
I think that's cause
for celebration.
What's it going to be?
Pub?
Or we could go bowling again.
Oh, yeah.
Can we invite the DS this time?
Uh, yeah.
Huh?
"I love you, spiky hedgehog,
you lovely spiky hedgehog.
"You're round, like a pound
and near to the ground,
"and live in a hedge like a hog."
That was amazing!
Read it again.
"I love you, spikey hedgehog,
"you lovely spikey hedgehog.
"You're round like a pound.
and near to the ground"
What have we got?
Stabbing. Male. Appears to
be in his 30s.
Are you three telepathic or
something?
I think it's one of the people
in that close.
We was in bed till 8.00, and
we've nothing more to add.
I couldn't help noticing you're
packing up.
Doesn't it bother you, driving
people out of their homes?
I'm building a vision.
Ohhh!
It's the parents' assembly this week,
and Shanti's opening it with a poem.
They saw someone matching
Phil Wingrove's description chucking
something in the river.
Something's been bothering me
about these two couples.
Phil and Caroline have sold
their house but didn't tell
their neighbours.And now, Kerry
feels betrayed.
We know Dean's taken out a series
of loans at punitive interest rates.
He's trying to persuade Kerry to
sell.
Maybe she doesn't know about the
loans.
Is he behind with payments?
Tanika says not, but it suggests
his business isn't going great guns.
And he's refusing to talk to us.
Thank you.Well, this could be
why Louis was in the close that day.
Maybe he was sorting out another
loan for Dean.
Remember, Tanika told us there'd
been no communication between Dean
and Louis company.Thanks.
I'll tell you what else I don't get.
One of those residents kills
Louis Oldham,
dumps his body in the middle of the
close,
and none of the others see a thing!
Well, it's my point exactly.
There's something going on between
those two houses.
Oh, Becks, we didn't tell you how
much
we enjoyed the art class last night.
And Daniel. Oh-ho-ho!
Daniel was veryAttentive?
That's the word. Attentive!
Is he single?Are you asking for
yourself or a friend?
Psh!Stop it! The pair of you.
You are not even subtle.
Not subtle at all. What are these?
Last night, I went hunting
and found that cache of letters
to my great-aunt from a gentleman
called Nathan Edwards.
The man in the photo?I think he
must be.
And what are they? Love letters?
They are.I knew it.
He was an accountant. He lived just
off the Henley Road.
So why did your aunt hide his photo?
It's really rather sad.
He was already married when they met.
He had an affair?
Yes andno. They never
had a physical relationship,
but they poured their thoughts
and feelings into those letters.
An emotional affair.
This one isn't open.The
handwriting's different.
Someone else sent that one.
Why didn't she open it?
I'm not sure.
PHONE BUZZES
Tanika, what have you got?
We'll meet you there in ten minutes.
No! Seriously?!
You found another body?!Afraid so.
Is there any connection
to the death of Louis Oldham?
It's too early to say. Body's been
in the ground a long time.
Well, how long?A forensic
anthropologist thinks
it could be more than ten years.
Um, can I have a word?Of course.
Don't worry. They're with me.
OK. So he's male and probably
a teenager,
perhaps a little bit older. But
there's been
a central skull base fracture
caused by blunt force trauma.
This was the cause of death?
I think so.
Oh, and you'll also need
a forensic archaeologist to come
and look at the site.Oh, of course.
There will have been significant
water erosion and soil
settlement in the last decade.
That's right.
It's possible the body was
originally buried in the garden
beyond that fence and then moved
here in the intervening time.
Whose garden is the other
side of that fence?
Kerry and Dean Butlers'.
DOORBELL RINGS
Hi.You lot never give us a moment's
peace! We've said all we have to say!
You heard what they found.It's
just not possible.
I have no idea how he got there.
"He"?
How do you know the body is a man?
That's what the police said.
Is your husband home?Dean left for
work ages ago.
Just leave us alone!
Oh.
DOOR SLAMS
Well, that went well.We may as
well try Grace.
I don't know, maybe it was food for
the ducks or something?
Or a murder weapon.
JUDITH WHISPERING:Quickhere.
With that in the way, I can't see!
Oh, oh, oh.
Officers.
I wonder if we could come
in, ask you a few questions
about Louis Oldham.No, I don't
think so.
CHURCH BELL RINGTONE
Not without proper grounds and a
warrant.
WHISPERING:Is that you, Becks?
Shhh! Becks!She's seen us!
PHONE RINGS AND VIBRATES
Oh.
Ahem.Oh, sorry. Uh
..a witness reported seeing a man
who matched your description
throw an object in the river
yesterday afternoon
between 1.30 and 2.30.
Nothing to do with me. I was
playing cricket.
Mr Wingrove, police divers
are currently searching the area.
Are you sure there's nothing
you want to tell us?
I left the house, went straight to
cricket, played all afternoon,
albeit not very well, then came
straight home
and bumped into those women, the
busybodies.
JUDITH:How dare you
We chatted for a while. Ask them if
I looked like
someone who's just disposed of
crucial evidence.
Out of interest, who was the
witness? Dean Butler?
Thank you for your time, Mr Wingrove.
Eavesdroppers never hear
any good about themselves!
We were just
Huh.
I wonder what Phil was throwing
in the river, assuming it was him.
The murder weapon?Well, it could
have been anything.
But what's interesting is that
someone flagged him up to the
police.
Mm.Kerry is super stressed.
And is that because this second
body is a surprise
to her or because it isn't?
If a body was found at the bottom
of my garden, I'd probably
react the same.What are you talking
about?
You've got hundreds of dead bodies
at the bottom of your garden.Mm.
One dead body over here.And one
over here.Found one day apart.
There's got to be a connection.
It's not a coincidence.
Good morning!
Mm.
How are you doing?
It must have been terrible digging
up a body.
I can't imagine how you must be
feeling.
The police said it's been
in the ground at least ten years.
I don't suppose you were here
ten years ago.
I only moved to Marlow five years
ago when I bought this site.
Well, can I ask what made
you dig here?What?
Well, yesterday your diggers
were there,
and this morning they're here. Why?
I don't have to talk to you.Yes,
you do,
or you're going to get arrested
for criminal damage.
I'd be very careful what you say to
me, miss.
Phil told us all about the rotting
food in his bins
and down his drains. That was you,
wasn't it?
Which is why you've got an old bin
full of rotten food by your office.
That's criminal damage,
intimidationAll right.
I can't start the next stage
until Kerry and Dean move out,
and they are so stubborn.And
you'll go to any lengths
to get rid of them.You don't
You don't get it, do you?
For the past five years, those two
families have stood in the way
of their whole community.And your
profit.Ugh!
It's not a crime to make a living.
We need to speak to Dean Butler.
I want to know why his wife's so
jittery, where he is with his loans,
and what he has to say about a body
right by his garden.
PHONE DINGS
Oh! Oh, sorry. I'd love to come.
I promise this is the last time.
OK, everyone.
Dental records confirm the skeleton
belongs to a man
called Sebastian or Seb Teller.
He was reported missing
Hang on. He's Seb Teller?You knew
him?
Yeah. I arrested him loads of times.
He was a little horror,
but flashy with it and smart.
He could have made something
of himself.
But he was all about the easy money.
What was he into?
Robbery, mainly. And then he fell
off the radar.
All activity on his bank account
stopped in June 2009, the same month
that his father, John Teller,
reported him missing.
Alice, can you see if you can
make contact with John?Got it.
Brendan, I want you to find out
what you can about Seb Teller.
See if there are any links to
Louis Oldham or any of the residents
of Linnet Close.OK.
And Jason, see if you can find out
what our four witnesses
and Grace Wellingborough were up to
at that time.
You think one of them could
have killed him?
I think one of them killed
Louis Oldham.
Let's see if it's the first time
they've committed murder
or the second.
BANGING
Hi, Dean?
I hope you don't mind us
coming to your place of work.
Kerry seemed quite upset
when we called round.
Don't you go near my wife and you
stay away from my property.
Well, then it would help
if you tell us what you know.
It's not every day a body is found
at the back of your garden.
Except that's two bodies now, one at
the front and one at the back.
First I knew about it was when you
lot showed up.
Phil seemed to think that you were
the one on Linnet Close
capable of murder.
He's the one who's obsessive, spying
on me and Kerry.
And he's two-faced, agreeing to
sell to Grace
and then lying to us about it.But
that's not a motive.
Whereas you have significant
money problems,
all those loans you're juggling.
Business is going through a rough
patch, that's all.
Yeah, but your debts are spiralling,
and I doubt Kerry's wages can make
much of a dent.And Louis Oldham
worked for a loans company.
Yeah, if I was up to my ears in debt,
I'd
..well, I'd sell my house
and I'd clear it all up in one go.
Get out.
Kerry doesn't know, does she?
Get out!
Mrs Wingrove?
Oh.
Sorry, I didn't see you there.
I find this spot comforting, too.
So you've heard.
Another body.
When things get too much, I
..I find solace in a church.
"That which is has already been"
"..and what is to be has already
been."
You were already dealing with major
life events.
Evie's new baby, moving to another
country
And now two murders on our doorstep.
Anyone would feelunmoored.
All of this forces you to look at
everything in a new light.
Recalibrate memories.
In what way?
Phil always says you think you know
someone
..but you never do.
Are you talking about Kerry?
Yesterday, we heard Kerry ask you to
stay for her sake.
For years, we stood shoulder to
shoulder against
Grace Wellingborough and the
development. And now
..now I'm just swanning off.
You're supporting your daughter.
Do you think Kerry's involved
in these deaths?
No.Dean?
I just don't know any more.
Tanika said that Seb Teller
disappeared in June 2009.
There may be some sort of appeal
for information - quotes from family,
friends, possibly a contact number,
something that won't be online.
Special delivery! Maidenhead
Advertiser,
June to August2009.
Have you opened the last letter in
the stash?
You're not distracting me that
easily.It's all connected.
Your aunt held on to items
that were important to her.
The newspapers, the letters.
Yes, but even Jess didn't open
the last letter.
Resisted the temptation for decades.
Look, whatever happened is in the
past.
You're right.
I'll justopen it.
"He'd want you there."
Well, it doesn't say who it's from.
I bet it's Nathan's wife.
And she still invited Jess to his
funeral.Ohh!
When did Jess die?2018.
And Nathan died in1972.
Is that when she stopped
wearing those fancy clothes?
And mink stoles?
She never got over him, did she?
For how many years, Judith?
46 years.Huh.
That is a long time to hang
onto the past.
Uh-oh.
Once again, Great-Aunt Jess
to the rescue!
It's Grace!
Looks like she's working
on a housing development in Marlow.
June 2009, to be precise.
The same month Seb vanished.
But Grace told us she only moved
to Marlow five years ago.
So why did she lie?
You were in Marlow the same
month Seb Teller vanished.
You're in arrears at the bank.
You can't afford staff.
Do you know how you make
it in the building industry
..as a woman?
Be one of the lads.
Laugh at the jokes.
Protect yourself.
I shouldn't have lied to you
..but I can't be connected
to that body.
I can't afford the delays.
Someone killed Seb Teller.
It could easily have been you.
It wasn't!
I never even heard that name
before today.
And Louis Oldham?
Huh.
I will threaten and I'll
intimidate, no problem.
I draw the line at murder.
I'm struggling to find any of
Seb Teller's family
or known associates.
His mother died recently, his
father's not returning our calls,
and local police are getting
no response at the house.
Maybe he's out on the rob.
John Teller was a bigger crook than
his son.
He thought of himself as some
sort of gentleman thief,
but he was just your bog-standard
burglar.
And what about Grace Wellingborough?
She was in Marlow when Seb
went missing
and she owns the land where
Louis's body was found.
Phone records confirm her alibi.
She was speaking to her supplier.
Oh.Oh.
What did the pathologist say about
Seb Teller?
The report's due any time.
But we do have his missing
persons from 2009.
Oh, he looks so young.Well, wait.
How old was Seb when he died?
20.And 15 years later, Louis was
35 when he died.
Both men were born in the same year.
Are you saying there's a link?
Two boys, the same age, both living
in Maidenhead,
both wind up murdered in the same
spot.
I'd call that a link.
OK, you need to see this.
I've been focusing on Kerry
and Dean Butler.
And look, the
High Wycombe Planning Portal.
They applied for planning permission
to build a pergola in 2009.
What month?May 2009.
The month before Seb went
missing, presumed dead.
Coincidence?I don't believe in
coincidence.
Wait. Either Dean or Kerry killed
Seb Teller and then buried him
under the pergola they were
building!
Let's bring them in.Mm.
I haven't done anything.
My lawyers will do you for wrongful
arrest. Got nothing more to say.
Right, come on. Head down.
The Butlers aren't cooperating.Mm.
That's because they're guilty.
Well, one of them is.
We need to focus on finding some
evidence, which is going to force
them to talk. Chase up the river
police. Why is it taking so long?
In the absence of a murder weapon,
we have got to find a link
between Kerry and Dean Butler
and Seb Teller and Louis Oldham.
Look, it's been a hard few days.
Let's all come back with fresh
eyes tomorrow.
Well done, everyone. Thank you.
Pfft!
There's only one word I want to
say -
pub.Hey, how about bowling?
If you lot don't mind being defeated
again.Ahh.
You're still dining out on that
story?Oh, I'm sorry
you're still bitter about my
overwhelming talent, Jason.
Oh, you're talking about your lucky
strike?
Oh, well, as the great man said,
"The more I practise,
"the luckier I get."
You all went bowling?
Y-Yeahwell, we would have asked
you, but we didn't think
it was your thing.Ach, you know me
too well.
Honestly, Brendan, record another
victory
for the senior management team.
Yeah, I will.
I guess you'll be celebrating
the poetry assembly with Shanti.
How did it go?
Sarge?
She was brilliant. Thanks for asking.
All right.
DOGS BARK
Go on! Go on, Luna! Come on!
CHUCKLING
I love getting out here.
PHONE BUZZES
Oh! It's her.
Tanika, have they confessed
to murder?
WOEFULLY:Not yet.
Are you OK?
We still can't find any links
between the Butlers
and either victim.
We can't find any links between
Seb Teller and Louis Oldham.
And I'm the worst mother who's ever
lived.
Apart from that, yeah, great.
Why, what happened?
I missed Shanti's poem assembly.
Well, you are trying to solve
two murders.
Did Shamil go?
Of course he did. He's a good
parent.
Tanika, the worst mother that ever
lived wouldn't give a toss about
helping with poems about hedgehogs.
I still let her down and put my job
before her.
You'll make it up to her.She knows
she's loved.
You're right.
You're right. Thanks.
Speak tomorrow.
Oh, thanks for doing that.
What social media are you on?Me?
Just Tinder.
Chloe.Your face!
Seriously.I'm not telling you.
It's for the murder cases.
OK. Snapchat, Insta and TikTok.
Not Facebook?That's for old people.
That's the point, isn't it?
It was all different 15 years ago.
See you!
# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sha-la-la-la
# Sha-la-la-la #
We've been trying so hard to find
a connection between Seb Teller
and Louis Alderman, but maybe
we've been looking
in the wrong place.What do you mean?
Well, 15 years ago, the internet
was completely different.
Very true.Everyone was signed up to
Friends Reunited.
Oh, my God! I'd forgotten about
that.
Weirdos from school trying to hook
up with you decades later.
Oh, you as well?Oh, it was everyone!
BECKS LAUGHS
But there was also Blogger. Do you
remember that?Mm-hm.
And Myspace and Bebo.
Nope, never signed up to none of
those.
But what if Louis or Seb did?
That's a good point.
Who are you?!
Tell me at once!
That's a mop.
The Carthaginians poisoned
the tips of their javelins
with lime and arsenic. I've used
chilli powder and bleach.
Fascinating.
What are you doing with that photo?
You're John Teller, aren't you?
You kid yourself he's abroad
somewhere, wheeler-dealing.
And then one day, he'll just walk
FALTERING:..walk through that door.
What was Seb like?
Total charmer.
A bit of a git like his old man.
We went through all the proper
channels at the time, reported him
missing to the cops, but they don't
do nothing. Not for an ex-con.
Judith! We found the link between
Seb Teller and Louis Oldham.
Look, they were in a band together!
Huh! Oh. Oh, sorry.
Um, these are my friends, Suzie and
Becks.
This is John Teller.
Oh, sorry for your loss.Can I see
that?Of course.
JOHN CHUCKLES
Louis couldn't sing and Seb
couldn't play.
It was like nails down a chalkboard.
So you knew Louis Oldham?Yeah.
Hadn't seen him in 15 years.
But it was my ex-wife's funeral
a few weeks back
..Seb's mum.
Louis was there.
John! John! It's me, Louis.
I barely recognised him.
He was all grown-up. A man.
Hair's a bit shorterIt is, yeah.
Seb would never have missed
his mum's funeral.
Louis knew that.
And Icouldn't pretend any more.
Louis told me about the last time he
saw Seb.
The band had a gig, but Seb didn't
show.
Do you remember anything he said
to you before heDisappeared?
Didn't answer his phone or his
emails from that moment on.
I thought maybe I could explain
that. Because the last time
I spoke to Seb, he told me that he
was trying
to get back with some girl in
Marlow, some posh bird.
John, wait!
That seemed to trip a switch,
and he'd asked for my number
and promised he'd get in touch.
Then I heard from Louis a few days
ago.
He said he was onto something
and I had to come to Marlow.
But by the time I got here, well
..he'd been murdered.
Couldn't you have gone to the
police, told them what you knew?
Me and the police don't see eye to
eye.
But you lot looked like you were on
the ball.
I don't suppose you remember
the name of that posh bird?
No.
But she looks about Seb's type.
And Seb's body was found by her
garden.
She's not talking, but maybe
Caroline knows something.
PHONE BUZZES
Looks like no-one's home.
Tanika.
Have Dean or Kerry confessed?
Not yet. And we can only keep them
for a few more hours.
But we finally got the pathology
report.
It confirms Seb Teller died 15
years ago.
Which fits the time he disappeared.
And the blunt force trauma
was caused by a smooth object.
Splinters of wood were found
at the site of the wound.
The killer hit him with something
wooden.
Oh, and they found trace elements
of a product called tung oil.
Apparently it's used to protect
the wood on boats,
sheds, garden furniture, that sort
of thing.
OK. Thank you.
What is it?
APPLAUSE
Ooh. OK. Watch it.
Is that a six? Yeah.
Mrs Wingrove.Mm?
Can we ask you a few questions?
Yes, of course.
Do you want a sandwich?
Ooh, ham and
Oh, no. We're fine, thank you.
Has your husband always played
cricket?Oh, yes.
I've been a cricket widow
for decades.
And may I ask, does the name
Seb Teller mean anything to you?
Who?He's the one whose body was
found
on Grace Wellingborough's site.
Seb went missing 15 years ago.
Uh, no. Sorry. The name doesn't mean
anything to me.
Is it possible you and he were an
item?
I'm sorry?
CHEERING
Did you Did you have a
relationship with a man
15 years ago? He would have been 20.
Oh, how the mask slips. No.
I have never been unfaithful
to my husband.
Mr Wingrove, may I ask, what oil do
you use on your back?
What did you say to upset my wife?!
Have you ever used tung oil?What?
I only use pure linseed oil,
like all proper cricketers!
What did you say to Caroline?!
Just had a few questions,
but she was most unhelpful.
Stay away from my family.
You're devoted to them, aren't you?
And now a grandson on the way.
Man loves family.
Not exactly breaking news.No, of
course.
But this move means everything
to you. When's the baby due?
Why is that relevant?A witness
came forward.
They saw you throw something
into the river.
Evidence.
The marine unit's been trawling
the river for days.
It's only a matter of time.
You're a decent man, Phil. Anyone
can see that.
But we've all done stupid things in
our time and
It was a knife.
I found it in the garden,
just lying there.
I panicked, chucked it in the river.
Caroline and I tried for years
to start a family.
Doctor said it was never going to
happen, and then it did. Evie.
And now she's going to give
birth in a few weeks.
I just wanted it all to go away, be
with my daughter.
Why throw the knife away
instead of calling the police?
The police?
Why do you think? I didn't want
anything to do with it!
Huh.
I'll tell them.
Does the name Seb Teller
mean anything to you?
No, nothing.
OK, let's forget about Seb Teller
for a minute
and let's think about Louis's case.
There are only five people that
could have killed him.
Three of them were women. They
couldn't move the body.
So that leaves Phil or Dean.
And do we really believe Phil? That
he just panicked about the knife?
Plausible to me.
But is that right?Is what right?
Are we sure it couldn't have been a
woman who killed Louis?
But they couldn't move the body.
You said so yourself.I know.
Look, he's not strong enough
to move his kit bag,
so he's leaving it where it is and
he's moving everything else.
What are you saying?What if the
reason Louis's body
was found in the close is because
he WAS killed there?
And all of the evidence in the
woods, his wallet and so on,
was taken from the body and placed
there to misdirect the police?
You're right, Becks. We've had this
case the wrong way round.We have?
The place Louis was murdered wasn't
where he was murdered.
And more than that, the posh
bird wasn't the posh bird.
None of this even makes sense.
Yeah, we're close in our own way.
And what if no-one hit Seb Teller
on the head?
We saw the photos.
They found trace elements
of a product called tung oil.
Apparently, it's used to protect
the wood on boats
We got a local carpenter to make
the staircase.
Is that it?
Well, Carrie and I still get on. We
always have.
Is that what happened?
Why is she talking in riddles?Hold
on. We've been here before.
Do you know who killed Louis Oldham?
I think I do.
And is it the same person who
killed Seb Teller?It is.
In fact, they had to kill Louis
because they killed Seb.
How can you know that?Identify the
posh bird,
and the killer is revealed.
You said the posh bird wasn't
the posh bird!
Yes, but there's a third posh bird
out
there we haven't even considered.
Huh!
DOOR SLAMS SHU
Becks said you might be here.
You weren't at home.
You understand me so well.
We know what happened
..and that you knew Seb Teller.
I didn't set out to hurt anyone.
I was
I was just trying to
protect my family.
15 years ago, Seb Teller dated your
daughter, Evie, didn't he?
Dated?
He controlled hergaslit her.
She was a shell of herself.
Phil and I was so relieved
when she finally finished it.
Until one night he turned up again.
Phil and Evie were away in France
I need to speak to Evie.
She's not here.
..and I told him that she wasn't in.
But he didn't believe you.
You poisoned her against me.
No, you did that on your own.
He was drunk.
He started shouting.
Now.
He said that they belonged together,
demanded to see her.
And he wouldn't take no
for an answer.
You fought on the stairs.
Seb hit his head on a wooden surface
that had been treated with tung oil.
It was an accident.
You've got to believe me.
But what followed wasn't.
I couldn't move.
He was just lying there.
LOW RUMBLING
There was this sort of thundering
BANGING ON DOOR
FROM OUTSIDE:Caroline!
Open the door!
Caroline!
..just like a storm.
It was Kerry.
She'd heard us.
And then she saw him.
She saw what I'd done.
I'll call the police.
No.
No.
I'll lose Evie.
I'll lose my little girl.
It was self-defence!
You had a decision to make.
You couldn't leave Seb where he was,
so you got Kerry to help you.
No, she offered.
We went through every scenario,
and it was the only option.
Kerry and Dean were doing their
back garden, and it was just
It was mud.
So we carried him
into the back garden.
We buried him there
..and then the pergola went up, and,
well, he's been there ever since.
Kerry did all that
out of friendship.
She'd known men like Seb.
Most women do.
Then I just got on with my life.
We both did.
You have no idea
what it was like, though.
Every time I heard a knock
at the door, I just
I
I thought my whole world
was going to collapse.
And then one day it did.
Louis showed up,
just when you were about to start
a new life in France with Evie.
He said he'd been
talking to Seb's dad,
and that he was starting
to piece it together.
He knew Seb had come here
that night,
that it was the last time
anyone had seen him.
And I told him I didn't know
what he was talking about,
but I could see
he knew I was lying.
You can talk to the cops!
Then it all came back
Wait!You're a liar!
..everything I tried to bury
for 15 years.
I was so scared he'd tell Evie, too.
Before I knew it
Oh!
Oh, oh.
I can't imagine how much
he must have panicked.
You couldn't move the body
on your own, so you decided
to misdirect the police.
You took Libby's possessions
into the woods, so they'd think
that was where he was killed.
And to really sell it,
you took the pollen from the fake
murder scene,
and you carried it back to the body,
making it look
like he must have been there.
Your one mistake.
You forgot about the knife,
didn't you?
You had to get rid of it.
So you dumped it in the first
place you could think of.
Your back garden.
Kerry and I kept it a secret.
Just the two of us for 15 years.
Which is why she was so upset
when you sold up.
Everything I did, I did it for Evie.
You've got to believe me
..to keep her free.
DOOR OPENS
Please, I will tell the police that
I made Kerry do it,
but just help me
keep her out of prison.
"That which is has already been,
and what is to be has already been."
But you didn't say the next part.
God requires an account.
Can I, please?
Please.
POLICEMAN:This way, Sir.
I never thought I could hurt
anyone
until I had Zita.
But when someone threatens
your child,
you just see red.
Judith, there's something
I want to show you.
Yes, I do know where my
great-aunt is buried.
It was me who put the flowers there.
Of course,
but I got up the parish records
to see where
Nathan Edwards was buried.
Oh, she took the plot next to him.
She spent 46 years without
him after he died.
So she made sure she could be
with him in death for all time.
I got a tattoo.
Huh?That's what I've
been doing with Daniel.
No.That's extraordinary.
I'd always wanted to get one,
but I wasn't sure I could pull
it off any more.
Of course you can.
To be honest, I was worried
it was all a bit mid-life crisis.
I love it. Can we see it?
What? Here?
Absolutely, no time like the
present.
It's still a bit raw, but
it'll look better in a few weeks.
THEY LAUGH
Right.
I think that's cause
for celebration.
What's it going to be?
Pub?
Or we could go bowling again.
Oh, yeah.
Can we invite the DS this time?
Uh, yeah.
Huh?
"I love you, spiky hedgehog,
you lovely spiky hedgehog.
"You're round, like a pound
and near to the ground,
"and live in a hedge like a hog."
That was amazing!
Read it again.
"I love you, spikey hedgehog,
"you lovely spikey hedgehog.
"You're round like a pound.
and near to the ground"