Vera s14e01 Episode Script

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[REPORTERS CLAMOURING]
[REPORTERS CLAMOURING]
Lucas?
[PHONE RINGS]
Mark, get Joe to turn his phone on.
Tell him I'm on my way.
Ah, DCI Stanhope.
Oh, Chief Superintendent Kahlon.
Morning, ma'am.
I'm, er, just on my way
to a crime scene.
I just need a moment.
You've an officer there?
DI Ashworth.
- Competent detective?
- He's the best.
Won't miss you for five minutes,
then. Shall we?
That's Lucas Corbridge. Steelworker.
Chair of the union.
Convicted for killing his wife.
So, why's the conviction been quashed?
The pathologist was Dr William Speers.
- Did you ever cross paths?
- Briefly.
He was a clever man and knew it.
Well, a previous conviction was quashed
due to questions over Speers' work.
That was leapt on
to appeal this conviction.
And his forensics were dismissed again?
Speers insisted that nobody
but Corbridge had been in the house.
But on re-examination,
crime scene images showed
a cuff mark in pooled blood.
Not made by Lucas' clothes.
So, suddenly, there's reasonable
doubt someone else was there.
So, why wasn't this cuff mark
disclosed at the time?
It wasn't noticed.
But it means the Marion Corbridge
case is officially open again.
You don't want me
to look at a 20-year-old case?
As a matter of priority.
It's high-profile.
Press interest already baked in.
Hence needing an officer
of your calibre.
Oh, which reminds me, I wanted to
give you this in person.
I want to recommend you
for the role of superintendent.
- Morning, ma'am.
- Mark. So, what've we got?
Anglers found the body
first thing this morning.
Kenny's with them now.
Paula's with the deceased.
We've secured the cordon and
kicked off an initial search.
Good.
- Where's Joe?
- Still in his car, ma'am.
He's what?
Well, take your time, Joe.
Late night, was it?
Vera. Lovely spot.
Though the water makes the recovery
of forensic evidence
- more difficult.
- Oh, getting our excuses in early,
are we?
So, we've a male. Late 20s or early 30s.
Physically fit with
an obvious wound to the head here.
So, dead before he went into the water?
I'll confirm drowning
or otherwise back at the lab.
But by the looks of that,
he could well have been.
He's got some scratches
and abrasions as well.
- What, defence wounds?
- Or just from being in the water.
We're searching the area
for signs of a struggle.
Evidence of an assailant.
- He's got a black eye an' all.
- Mm. But fading.
The yellow colouration suggests
it's more than 18 hours antemortem.
- Could be a few days.
- So, time of death?
Again, being in cold water doesn't help.
But the appearance
and lack of decomposition
suggests much less than 24 hours.
- Likely less than 12.
- Have you found any ID?
We found a wallet on him.
Got the name Zachary Martin.
I believe you've got someone
checking for matches?
Oh, so not a mugging?
No, he had his mobile phone on him too,
though waterlogged, obviously.
Mm. OK, you find anything else,
you let us know as soon as.
Ma'am. Steph's messaged
from the station.
Thinks she's found
the right Zachary Martin.
He was a prisoner.
He's only been out on parole
for about a month.
- So, what was he inside for?
- Er, GBH without intent.
Well, I need to know who he assaulted,
how long he was inside,
- and the exact date he was freed.
- Ma'am.
We're gonna need to let
the Probation Service know.
- Do we know the next of kin?
- Er, he was married. With a kid.
- Yeah. You got an address?
- Yes, ma'am.
Right. Joe, with me.
The deceased got
the maximum five-year sentence.
- Served nearly four.
- Mm.
- Must've been a nasty incident.
- It was a fight in a nightclub.
It seems he hit the fella,
didn't start it,
but he threw one punch,
and Dylan Rowlands, the victim,
suffered a neck fracture
and was partially paralysed.
So, could be a few people upset
about Zachary Martin's release.
I don't think his wife
was too thrilled either.
Eh?
Well, he didn't move back in here.
His registered address was a hostel.
Is that your lad?
- Er, Ollie. Yeah.
- Now, is he here?
No. What's this all about?
Well, I'm sorry
to have to tell you this, love
..but we've found a body.
And we believe it to be that
of your husband, Zachary Martin.
No.
What do you mean?
- Had you seen him recently?
- No. Erm, I'd
We weren't together.
I'd told him to stay away.
Why was that?
I-I-I was divorcing him.
You know, it was just
It was just cleaner
till things were sorted.
Well, things can't have been easy
for you the last few years, pet,
with a young lad,
and your husband inside, but
I mean, we should never have
got married, but I got pregnant,
and Zac insisted on standing by us.
- Always jumping in with both feet.
- You weren't happy?
I mean, Zac was good with Ollie.
Sometimes.
Then he would get bored.
You know, want a laugh.
Go out and get drunk.
This incident
that Zac was convicted for
- Were you there?
- No.
He said he would come home early.
Said he wouldn't drink either.
But he did.
And Dylan ends up in a wheelchair.
Dylan Rowlins. The lad that Zac injured.
- You knew the fella?
- Yeah.
Him and Zac were best mates.
You know, Dylan was good for Zac.
I mean, I haven't seen him
since the trial, like.
Dylan's fiancee, Gwen,
split up with him an' all.
I think he lives with his parents now.
And do youse know
why it all kicked off that night?
No.
Dylan saw Zac and Gwen kiss.
So, your husband kissed
his best mate's fiancee?
Now, is there any other family
we should contact?
No. Er, his dad raised him,
but he died last year.
Zac going to prison
didn't exactly help his heart.
I mean, what am I gonna tell Ollie?
DCI Stanhope?
Oh, sorry.
Justine Kohli, Probation Service.
Zac Martin's case manager.
So, er, can you show us to Zac's room?
We had an appointment only yesterday.
And did anything seem
out of the ordinary?
No. Nothing.
Zac was doing really well.
He was avoiding drink.
Got a job delivering takeaways.
Just wanted to rebuild his life.
- Considering apprenticeships?
- Thinking through options.
What he wanted most was
a relationship with his son, Ollie.
His missus was divorcing him.
Was he not upset about that?
My impression was
he'd accepted the divorce.
What upset him was having
to negotiate contact with his boy.
Well, we need to keep
this room sealed for now, pet.
Did you notice a black eye yesterday?
Oh, yeah.
He'd been carrying his delivery bike
down some steps and tripped.
Smacked into a lamp post.
- Is his bike here?
- Er, don't know. I'll ask the warden.
You can't think of anyone
who wanted to harm him?
Nothing connected with Dylan
Rowlins, the fella he assaulted?
I didn't hear of any trouble.
The family weren't too happy
with his release,
but that's understandable.
Right, now, I'll need a copy of all
his probation reports, love. Thanks.
OK, listen up.
Now, the reason this place
is looking more like a storage depot
is because there's a cold case
we've been asked to investigate.
- That'll be a challenge.
- Aye. It's a lot to take on.
Well, that's not
the attitude we need, Joe.
Now, our first priority
is Zachary Martin.
We've already spoken to his wife,
Kimberley Martin.
And to the probation office. Mark,
how are you doing on his phone?
Er, I've got his number now,
I'm onto the service provider.
And, Steph, we'll need to take a look
- at his bank details.
- Ma'am.
Kenny, we should speak to
his employer about his delivery job.
- Will do.
- And now, Kenny,
if he was working yesterday,
I wanna know every stop he made.
Cos maybe someone was unhappy
with their pepperoni.
And, Mark, let's hit CCTV.
Now, time of death's uncertain.
So, we need a timeline
of his last known movements.
Ma'am.
And, Steph, let's get onto
the prison where he served his time.
Er, yeah, already done, ma'am.
They're happy to meet.
And in the meantime, they've sent
a list of his significant contacts.
Ah, well done.
Glad someone's on the ball, eh, Joe?
His bike is missing.
It might make it easier for us
to find him if he was cycling.
All right. Let's get to it.
Hold up. "Lucas Corbridge"?
Who?
It's the subject of our cold case,
Kenny.
He was banged up for killing
his wife. What about him?
Well, he's on this list.
He was on the same prison wing
as our deceased.
So, this fella had his conviction
quashed only yesterday, walks free.
And the same day, Zachary Martin dies?
Well, that's a bit of a coincidence.
They do happen, you know.
Ah, well, coincidence or not,
I think I need a little chat
with Mr Corbridge.
[HE YAWNS]
- There you go.
- Ah, thanks, love.
You been up late
reading about this Lucas?
What, and you haven't?
I thought a bit of background
on the fella would be useful
before I speak the prison
about him and Zac.
Now, this fella, Lucas Corbridge,
was chair of the multi-union committee.
Fighting to save thousands of jobs.
Bit of a local hero.
Now, he claimed he arrived home
to find his missus already dead,
having fallen from the landing
down into the hall. Broken neck.
- Are we sure it wasn't an accident?
- Now, she'd been drinking.
But I can't see her tripping
and coming over those bannisters.
And the pathologist
was sure it was murder.
- Aye, William Speers?
- Aye, now deemed unreliable.
Well, he says he was alone
when he found her.
And had her blood
and cerebrospinal fluid on him.
Witness statements painted him
as having a temper.
And there was a call out
from neighbours about a domestic.
- Do we know what they fought about?
- Aye. It's in the report.
It came out his missus
had been having an affair.
Married 18 years. 15-year-old daughter.
And then she cheats on him.
Worse, it was with someone
in management at the steelworks.
You're kidding.
Now, what if he found out
she was cheating?
They argue. He snaps.
Maybe he was guilty after all.
Well, maybe he is.
Either that or we're looking
for a completely new killer.
Aye, potentially.
Plus, finding out
if there's any connection
between him and Zachary Martin.
Right, I'm off to see Lucas Corbridge.
You get yourself over to the prison.
I was out at a union campaign meeting.
Finished about five.
I went home and I found her.
Marion. The door was on the latch.
But she left it that way sometimes.
Our Amelia was out at a youth club.
I thought it was an accident
till you lot cried murder.
She drank too much, you know.
- Liked other men's attention too.
- All right, Dee.
Things were rocky between us.
I wasn't that present. I know that now.
But I loved her.
I'd never hurt her.
When did you find out about the affair?
I'd suspected something was off
for a while.
I didn't know for sure.
There was a lot going on.
But you want the truth.
Genuinely the truth.
You take a closer look
at that bastard Theo Patterdale,
if he's still breathing.
It were probably his lot and
your lot that cooked up charging me.
What, the steelworks and the police?
The establishment. Closing ranks.
[HE COUGHS]
You OK, pet?
I've COPD.
Manageable, but bloody annoying.
Now, I'll also need to speak
to your daughter. Amelia, is it?
We've not been in touch for years.
- She turned her back.
- Dee.
When he was arrested,
she came to stay with me.
But once he was convicted, jailed,
she deserted him.
Never visited. Not once.
Then she Then she left.
Because she thought I was guilty.
- Do you have an address?
- No.
OK. Er, just one last thing.
Not to do with your wife's death.
Zachary Martin.
Zac? Aye, what about him?
- Mm, yeah. You knew him in prison?
- I liked Zac. Aye.
Kid were in pieces
when he first came in.
He'd mucked up badly and he knew it.
He was released about a month back.
Mm. And I'm sorry to tell you, love,
he was found dead yesterday.
How? What happened?
Well, we're treating his death
as suspicious.
Now, did you see him
when you were freed?
On Wednesday?
Maybe celebrate getting out?
- What? No.
- What are you implying?
I drove Lucas straight home
from the appeal.
We were together the rest of the day.
Now, I really think you've stayed
long enough. Don't you?
OK. Thanks for your time, pet.
It's OK. I can see myself out.
Greg. Thanks for meeting.
Welcome to the other end
of the food chain.
So, you worked with Zachary Martin?
I'm Senior Custodial Manager
for the wing that he was on.
I can't believe he got parole,
only to
He was a model prisoner by the end.
Took responsibility for his crime.
Did courses.
- Was he ever violent?
- Nah. He liked the gym.
Maybe that's where he took out
most of his aggression.
Can you tell us about his
relationship with Lucas Corbridge?
They got on.
Lucas had a soft spot for him.
- And was that unusual?
- For Lucas, yeah.
See, Lucas
..always maintained his innocence.
But he had a connection to Zac?
Zac was a mess when he first arrived.
Full of guilt. Scared to be inside.
Lucas kept him out of trouble.
Pretty fierce about that.
Fierce?
We think that a prison gang
started hassling Zac.
Lucas swung for the guy
that was on his back.
- And they left him alone after that?
- Seemed to.
- How did Zac feel about leaving?
- He was upbeat, I think.
Just just a little nervous
about him mucking up again.
[HE SIGHS]
Hey.
Listen, I'm just calling to say
that I'm sorry
about what I said last night.
No, that's not what I mean.
Celine, I'm just not ready
to see someone.
Let me do it in my own time.
OK, let me get this straight.
So you're saying, when they were inside,
there was a strong connection
between Zac Martin and Corbridge.
As friends.
I still see it as a coincidence,
him dying the day
that Corbridge was released.
Yeah, well, after we've seen Paula,
let's check out this fella
Zac assaulted, Dylan Rowlins.
See what he has to say.
No water in his lungs.
So he definitely didn't drown?
It was the blow to the head.
Caused a severe subdural haemorrhage,
and he was put in the water postmortem.
Hard to be more specific about when,
I'm afraid.
- Ah, that's helpful.
- You're welcome.
What can you tell us
about this head injury?
Er, the angle suggests he was struck
from behind or the side
with great force.
No visible defence wounds.
No alcohol or drugs
in his system either.
So, he could've been walking away?
Mm.
What was he hit with?
I recovered some fragments
on what appear to be sandstone.
Which might prove useful
because examination of the riverside
picked up no evidence
that he was killed there.
Meaning we've got no murder site.
Well, you're the gift
that keeps on giving today, love.
How about this, then?
We've the stone fragment.
Plus some pollen
found inside his T-shirt,
picked up as he was dragged.
So, there's a chance of ID-ing
potential sites further upstream?
Correct.
And what's more, I have a contact at
the university checking the pollen.
- I'll pass on the details.
- Yeah, well, make sure you do.
Ah. There's also
..gravel embedded in his knees.
So, that's consistent with being hit
and collapsing forward.
Could be from a walking track?
A car park?
What about his black eye?
Aye, his parole officer said
he smacked into a lamp post.
It can be hard to distinguish
accidental trauma injuries
from non-accidental
But for my money,
it looks more like he's been hit.
OK. Make sure you send us that contact.
Joe, this is really important.
Zac Martin.
Now, I want you to liaise
with Paula's contact at the uni.
And on the cold case,
I've got Kenny putting out feelers
for Corbridge's daughter.
And tracking down this Theo Patterdale,
the fella he reckons
his Mrs was carrying on with.
- Did you hear me?
- Yeah, of course.
And, er
Well, I didn't say, but, er
I had some other news yesterday
from Chief Superintendent Kahlon.
- Oh, aye?
- Mm.
She's recommended me for promotion.
- You what?
- Yeah.
Well, that's that's amazing.
Oh, hold on.
I didn't say I was going for it.
Well, why wouldn't you?
Well, it's all paperwork
and politics, isn't it?
- Who wants that?
- Ah, get away.
You would've turned it down
straight off if you didn't want it.
You could change things
with your experience.
Well, it must be nice
to be asked, anyway.
[SHE CHUCKLES]
- Zachary Martin's been murdered.
- What?
Good riddance is all I can say.
And we're investigating his death.
Now, you and he were best mates,
is that right, love?
Yeah, once.
Zac was fun. Always a bit crazy.
- Crazy? In what way?
- Impulsive. You know?
Always looked on the bright side,
no matter what fix he was in.
Now, the night you were injured
..there was an argument at the club
over Gwen, your fiancee?
I saw her with Zac, and
I went for him.
It's hard to remember.
We'd all been drinking.
- And with what happened after, I
- Dylan, he pleaded guilty.
It just shows. Should've still
been locked up for it.
Erika
There's no shame in saying how we feel.
That lad put my son in a wheelchair.
You'd feel the same.
I'm glad he got his comeuppance.
Did any of you see Zac once he was out?
No. Of course not.
We'll just have to check
your movements on Wednesday, OK?
- What? What for?
- Oh, it's just routine, love.
Er, ma'am? You need to see this.
I've been trawling the CCTV
for Zac Martin's final movements.
This was Wednesday, 8:22am.
You know what?
That's his missus and their lad.
Yeah, and a second camera shows him.
- Doesn't wanna be seen, does he?
- Was he spying on them?
- Does he approach?
- Er, not that we see from here.
Ma'am? I've looked
into his bank account.
While he was inside,
he agreed to a third-party mandate,
allowing Kimberley to operate
the account on his behalf.
- Oh, makes sense.
- Yeah. And there's more.
See this? This is over
most of the last two years.
Right.
She's emptied it.
Well, he wouldn't have been
too chuffed about that, would he?
Good morning, pet.
Have you got a minute?
We know it was you
who took the money out.
- £8,000, give or take.
- Did Zac ask you to withdraw it?
He gave us access.
I've done nothing wrong.
I doubt he gave you access
to drain the account, pet.
Is that why you told him to stay away?
Because you'd taken it all?
Look, we've got a kid together, right?
Zac went inside, and suddenly, I was
a single mam, no other support.
I mean, do you know
how expensive stuff is?
- Food. Kids' clothes.
- Handbags?
Did he know the extent
you were spending?
- I was gonna tell him.
- But you didn't, did you?
So he discovered it when he came out.
How did he react?
He was angry. At first. We had a fight.
OK? But he knew he owed me and Ollie.
All right, how about this?
This is you and Ollie together in town.
And this is Zac watching you.
The day that he died.
Well, I I didn't see him.
I didn't know.
Ah, well, you told us
you and your
lad were home all Wednesday evening.
Can anyone corroborate that?
Now, listen, love, I get it.
Maybe Zac just wanted his money back,
and there was a confrontation,
and things got out of hand.
No. I didn't see him.
So it's up to you to prove otherwise.
Didn't know about this.
Well, Zac didn't mention Kimberley
cleaning out his bank account.
Was he not angry all his money had gone?
He mentioned they had an argument
soon after his release.
But he'd agreed to keep
his distance after that.
So why did he spy on her?
Well, maybe he's trying to see
Ollie there, not Kimberley.
Dylan Rowlins and his family were
angry about Zac's early release.
They posted about it online.
Sounds pretty common
for a victim and their family.
So Zac didn't receive any threats?
Threats? No, not that he said.
Did he ever mention a fellow inmate
called Lucas Corbridge?
Sure. Yeah, Zac liked him.
Said he'd looked out for him.
Cos you realise he was released
the day that Zac died?
And you think he was involved?
Well, I've no reason to.
Did Zac ever talk about
wanting to meet him on the outside?
Not to me. There was someone
he was trying to find.
A, erm A family member, I think.
Did he give you a name?
Er, Isobel? Imelda?
It was just a quick comment.
He'd left her a message,
but she didn't reply.
OK. We'll look into it.
Ma'am. A few updates
on the Lucas Corbridge case.
So, Marion's lover,
this Theo Patterdale,
seems he relocated to Australia.
I'm chasing.
What about the estranged daughter,
Amelia?
Well, that's more of an odd one.
Well, we know she left her Aunt Deena's
when her dad got banged up.
Aye, she was 16.
Er, she squatted for a bit,
had a few minor contacts
with the police, no serious record.
Erm, but after that,
she just drops off the map.
No further police involvement.
And I don't have a current address
for her.
I did notice in the file
that her social worker
..was Kath Olivier.
Not seen her in years.
I'll pay her a visit. Thanks.
Ma'am.
Oh, and Kenny
I'm off now to meet
your former boss, DCI Creelan,
to talk about this cold case.
Get his take on it.
[HE CLEARS HIS THROAT]
DCI Stanhope.
I've had no reply to that letter.
Ah, yes, ma'am. No, not yet, ma'am.
- I just haven't had much time.
- Of course.
Actually, ma'am there may be
a link between the Corbridge case
and Zac Martin's murder.
A link?
Well, they were in prison together,
ma'am, pretty close, in fact.
And Corbridge was released
the day Zac Martin died.
Surely a coincidence?
Well, I have to explore
every angle, ma'am.
Just keep me in the loop.
And I'll await
a response on the other matter.
Quick as you like.
Hello?
Gary Creelan?
Chasing salmon, are you?
Finest place in the whole
of England and Wales for it.
Oh, aye. My dad used to say the same.
- The joys of retirement, eh? Ha.
- So
..Lucas Corbridge.
Oh, aye.
Now, you'd have heard about
the introduction of reasonable doubt
at the hearing.
Now, what are your thoughts on that?
I stand by our investigation
and the team that worked it.
Men like Kenny Lockhart.
But not the pathologist.
Aye, that's it isn't it?
A perfectly good case blown up
because Will Speers missed something.
Did you ever query his findings?
Will? No. He was experienced.
Highly regarded.
And frankly,
so what if a tiny forensic element
was a little bit flaky?
"So what?" [SHE CHUCKLES]
Look, the conviction was sound.
Corbridge killed her.
It's the only thing that adds up.
You've gotta remember the pressure
that he must have been under
at the time.
He's a rabble-rouser
to the right-wing press.
And to his own side,
he was never doing enough.
Then to find out that his wife
was, well, sleeping with the enemy?
Well, he lost it. Lashed out.
Yeah, well, what about this fella
she was having the affair with,
Theo Patterdale?
Cast-iron alibi.
He never went near their house.
And you must've been under a lot
of pressure to get a result? Hm?
Aye. Get all that from Corbridge,
did you?
All that nonsense about the
establishment having it in for him?
So no truth in it?
Listen my dad was a steelworker.
I didn't want that site shut
any more than Corbridge did.
But I wasn't gonna let him
get away with murder.
Now, his daughter broke off
all contact with him
after his conviction.
Have you any idea where she went?
Nah.
But you know how it is with these cases,
once you've got the result
Oh, I like to keep an ear out.
After all it's not just
about the result, is it?
[SHE CHUCKLES]
Er, it's all just bluster.
Defending himself.
JOE: 'So, you're coming
back to the station, then?'
What? No.
By the time I've driven back
'Now, Mark's had to cover
your work today, Joe. Get a grip.'
Yes, boss.
[HE SIGHS]
Sir, I've looked into that name
from the parole manager.
Yeah. Isobel, Imelda or whatever.
Maybe a family member.
Well, Zac Martin had
no living family to speak of.
And I've found no-one in his phone
with a similar name
or on his list of his prison visitors.
Though checking that did throw up
one surprise, a Gwen Cobden.
Gwen?
Hang on, that's Dylan Rowlins's ex.
But what's she doing visiting
the man who was sent down
for attacking her fella?
They shared that kiss.
Maybe there was still something
between them?
Aye, maybe.
Steph, remind me
where was Mark at again today?
Er, I think the boss asked him
to meet Paula's contact at the uni.
Course, OK. Go on, get yourself away.
Night, then.
[HE SIGHS]
Well, well, well. Vera Stanhope.
Kath Olivier.
[SHE CHUCKLES]
Oh, look at this.
[KATH LAUGHS]
How are you? How's Scott?
- Shane.
- Shane.
He died.
Only joking. But we did divorce.
Seven years back now.
I've been crying every night since (!)
- Well, I doubt that.
- [THEY CHUCKLE]
I heard you're practically running
things here now.
Hardly.
Why aren't you Chief Constable yet?
Oh, who wants that job?
So, Amelia Corbridge. Ah.
Now, you worked on her case
when her dad was arrested,
did an assessment, that right?
I did. I've pulled the file.
And what was your take on her?
On the family?
Well, she was traumatised.
Understandably.
15 then. Lost her mum.
Then sat through a trial
that convicted her father.
Mm. Was she and her father close?
Yeah. She looked up to him. Loved him.
And did she believe he was guilty?
Honestly? No, I don't think so.
So why did the lass run off?
Her aunt says she deserted him.
[KATH SIGHS]
Well the shock of
actually seeing him convicted?
I mean, it must have been massive.
And I got the impression that the
aunt cared more for him than her.
OK, thanks for this, Kath.
Well, sure.
Come back with any more questions.
Otherwise, see you in ten years.
Ah, well, I might leave it for 15
if I'm gonna get this kind of grief.
[SHE CHUCKLES] Be lucky.
- Thanks for coming to meet me, Gwen.
- OK, I
I know it's weird, me visiting Zac.
I know what he did seems unforgivable.
But it's not as if I'm blameless.
Because of the kiss that happened
that night?
It just happened.
Everyone was cutting loose.
Me and Zac had always fancied
each other a bit.
Found ourselves off in a corner.
Dylan ran over shouting.
And you saw the fight between them?
Hardly a fight.
Dylan had a swing, missed.
That riled up Zac, and he punched back.
Then, erm, last year,
Zac asked to send me a letter.
Part of him taking responsibility.
So So I visited him.
He even wanted to contact Dylan.
Really? Dylan didn't say anything.
- You've talked to him?
- Mm-hm. And his parents.
Ah, I can just imagine
what he said about me, too.
- Who? His dad?
- Aye. Rich.
I stayed with Dylan
through his recovery.
But Rich, he he hated me.
He wanted me gone.
And when I did leave, he blamed me.
Said that I'd abandoned Dylan
cos he was disabled.
Rich controls everyone in that family.
I wanna do some digging on Rich Rowlins.
I'll get Steph to run
a background check.
There's more to him than meets the eye.
Right.
Anything from the uni?
Paula's contact?
I thought that
Mark was dealing with that.
He was, because you weren't.
I'm sorry.
It's just juggling two cases,
I let it slip.
You did. But you've been letting
things slip quite a bit lately, Joe.
Well, since you've been back
from compassionate leave.
Now, if you need some more time off
No. Why? No.
Ma'am? Zac Martin's murder site.
I've got Mark on the phone.
He thinks they found it.
We found some blood samples.
Need to confirm
it's from Zachary Martin.
Now, well, as quick as you can.
- Well done, Mark.
- Thanks, ma'am.
But it was, er, Paula's friend
from the uni.
Well, and a bit of luck.
We managed to trace the pollen
to this area.
It's from a pretty rare species.
Er, plus looking
for somewhere with gravel,
probably near a river,
helped narrow down the search area.
Finding Zac's bike sealed it.
So, he was killed in the car park
and then dragged that way to the river.
The question is:
why cycle all the way out here
in the first place, hm?
Ma'am?
- He was dragged this way.
- Could be his attacker's phone.
Yeah, well, let's hope it's not
some random dog walker's.
Cheers.
Looks like it is Zac's phone.
Yeah, well, we already found his phone.
- Why's he need two?
- Look who's with him.
His parole officer.
Looking very cosy.
Well, well, well
We found this handset yesterday.
Belonged to the deceased Zachary Martin.
It was a secret phone.
And there are some very intimate
photos of you on there.
You were having a relationship
with your client.
That's gross misconduct.
End of your career. Possible jail time.
I knew the phone'd turn up,
that you'd find out.
I'm glad you did.
There's no-one else grieving him,
is there? At least I can now.
Now, you told us you didn't see him
after your meeting on Wednesday.
But, erm
you called him on this number
at 8:07 that evening.
And again at 8:32. Now, why's that?
He was supposed to come round mine,
but he didn't show.
So I called him, and he didn't answer.
So you were home all evening? Hm?
You can't be serious.
Zac was gonna reveal the affair.
You had to keep him quiet.
No, I loved him.
Well, whether you did or not, love,
you've obstructed our investigation
and concealed the truth!
He was worried about me,
what might happen!
That That's why I got him the phone,
so we could talk in private.
- And there's summat you should know.
- What?
I gave him money.
How much?
A thousand pound. In cash.
For what?
It was for a deposit on a flat.
He was just
He was just so desperate
to get out of that hostel.
Mark,
check Justine Kohli's bank account.
She's just told us she gave Zac
a thousand pounds in cash.
Er, well, there was no cash found
in his room.
And we've got no evidence that
he did put a deposit down on a flat.
So if he got the cash, where did it go?
Aye. Where did it go?
Steph, I want every call, every
number on that new phone looked at.
Already on it, ma'am.
So, we've got lines of enquiry
for Zac Martin
on his missus, the Rowlins family,
and now his parole officer.
And that means we can take
Lucas Corbridge out of the equation.
- The two cases aren't connected.
- No, not yet.
There's still the connection
between him and Zac.
Keep on it, Joe.
Ma'am? Theo Patterdale. Back in the UK.
Took a bit of persuading,
but you've got a meeting
later on this morning.
Thanks, Kenny.
Vera?
If you're after the results
on the blood from the car park,
good news,
it's a match with Zac Martin's.
Ta. Well, I'd have been surprised
if it wasn't.
No, but I'm actually here
about something else.
Now, you'll know about the fella
had his convictions overturned.
Lucas Corbridge? Banged up for
killing his missus 20 years back.
Er, yes. Weren't the forensics
re-examined and disputed?
Aye. Now, I need an expert eye
going over those findings.
Expert? And I've taken a look
at the case file,
and it's easy to see how
a narrative was pushed to the jury
who convicted him.
Now, Paula, I just want to know
which forensics we can trust.
Can we definitively say
she was murdered?
And what evidence
actually points to the husband?
Some random case? I'm snowed under here.
No, trust me, it's not random.
The case has been reopened.
Ah, come on, Paula,
what's your going rate?
Er Can of cola?
Six pack?
Go on, get out.
[MOBILE PHONE RINGS]
DCI Stanhope.
Who?
Hello.
You want to meet?
OK, I'll just liaise with Joe,
and we can Why not?
- I'll call you back, love.
- Everything OK?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Boss, Khalon's in your office
waiting for you.
Ma'am?
Deena Corbridge has made
a complaint to the IOPC.
She alleges
her brother's being harassed by you
when he's only just been released
and is in poor health.
Harassed?
There was no harassment, ma'am.
Why's she saying that?
She mentioned you asking
about Zac Martin's death.
It can only feed
Lucas Corbridge's narrative
that the police are out to get him.
I warned you we'd have to be sensitive.
My job involves asking
awkward questions, ma'am.
And if they go to the press?
See, these are just the sorts
of sensitivities you'll juggle
once you're superintendent.
Well, I'm sorry, ma'am,
I can't conduct an investigation
based on what the press thinks,
- or Deena Corbridge.
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
Er, sorry to interrupt, ma'am.
You asked me to remind you,
your meeting with Theo Patterdale.
- Thanks, Kenny.
- I have the address.
Don't let me keep you, DCI Stanhope.
Ma'am.
WHISPERS: Thank you.
- It's a lovely spot.
- I used to come here with my mam.
How did this liaison start?
We met at a union event. Marion was fun.
Full of life.
But below that, unhappy.
In what way unhappy?
In her marriage.
She said Lucas cared more
about the steelworks than her.
He'd certainly
no sense of reality about it,
fighting the inevitable.
It was Marion who pursued me,
by the way.
Oh. So you weren't keen at first?
Well, I knew who she was married to.
[HE SIGHS]
Even worried it might have been
some kind of setup.
What? He was using her to get
the low down on management?
Seems paranoia went both ways.
So, you got the sense
that he knew about the affair?
Well, I could believe that
Marion got drunk and let it slip.
And Lucas, he had a temper,
didn't he? Marion said so.
Him and his sister.
His sister? How do you mean?
[HE SIGHS]
Said she was too invested in their
family, that it was unhealthy.
Hm.
Now, you told the police
that you were working late
- the day Marion died.
- That's right.
A management meeting debating
our response to the union.
And why exactly are you back here now?
My mother died last year.
There's the house to deal with,
her things.
Hey, I'm sorry, love.
And you've had no contact
with Corbridge?
No.
Well, thanks for talking to us, love.
And you will let us know before
travelling back to Australia, hm?
We're getting nowhere fast here.
Now, in terms of our cold case,
we're stuck with what DCI Creelan
always claimed.
Cos it looks like
Patterdale's alibi is sound.
So we're left with our only suspect,
and that's Corbridge.
Yeah, Kenny's spoken to two
of Patterdale's colleagues
from the time.
Yeah, they both remember him being
at that steelworks meeting.
Ma'am, I've something on Zac Martin.
CCTV.
This is Tuesday, the day before he died.
- What's in that envelope?
- My bet, it's money.
The cash his friendly parole officer
gave him.
Did we check her account?
Yeah. She definitely withdrew
a thousand pounds.
Could this be the prison gang thing?
Hang on, wait. Zoom in.
That's the prison custodial manager,
Greg Wakely.
Why don't you take blues and twos,
go pay this prison officer
a little home visit?
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Greg. Good to see you again.
I thought you'd never ask (!)
What's Zac Martin giving you here?
No? Fine. You just sit there and relax.
Mark!
Jessie Ashworth.
Ah, DCI Stanhope.
Well, thank you so much for coming.
"DCI Stanhope," is it?
The last time I saw you,
you called me "Mussolini".
Look at you, all grown up.
You look just like your mam.
So, what is it you're studying here?
- Oh, I'm in my final year of my degree.
- Mm.
Environmental science.
And why exactly are we meeting
behind your dad's back?
- SOFTLY: Sorry.
- Jessie, love, what is it?
Erm Dad's been sort of
shut off since Granddad died.
Aye, I know, love.
He's not been all there at work either.
He stays out late.
He don't talk to Mam,
except for when they argue.
And last night was
their worst fight yet.
What were they fighting about?
Er, Mam thinks
he should see someone for help.
A professional.
And I'm guessing
he wasn't keen on that idea.
She just feels like she's lost him.
Like Dad's gone, and she's just
dealing with everything alone.
We've tried to help him.
But we just can't.
And now we don't know what to do.
All right, love. I'll have a word.
At first, I thought you were
under pressure from a gang member.
Now I think
it all started with a payday loan.
You're overdue
on your gas, your electric.
It's not easy keeping the lights on,
let alone putting food on the table.
Yeah, the stress can eat into you.
People come up
with all sorts of crazy schemes.
You know that someone killed Zac?
And we've got CCTV of you and him
looking stressed the day before he died.
Where were you last Wednesday?
On shift. A million CCTV cameras
to confirm that.
Then I got a train to Leeds,
visited my brother.
You have no idea what
it's like working there, do you?
The criminals control the place.
The gangs, the drugs.
I've been attacked three times.
Well, it doesn't mean
you can act like a gang yourself.
How did you extort the money?
Found drugs in his cell.
Maybe he'd been pressurised
to hide them there.
If I reported him,
it would've killed
any chance he had of parole.
So you asked for money to keep quiet?
How much? Just the thousand?
Two thousand,
in two separate instalments,
once he was out. And he paid.
He was angry,
but he paid to get rid of me.
And I never saw him again after that.
And you didn't think it prudent
to wait until I got back?
Well, if you will just disappear!
So you're saying
this officer was blackmailing him?
I'm not even sure there was any gear.
He scammed a well-behaved prisoner
desperate for parole.
We should throw the book at him.
Well, hold your horses.
We've gotta check his alibi.
He might've been on that train.
And if he wasn't, well, then
Did you say Zac gave him
two payments of a thousand each?
Well, we know he got a grand
from the parole officer,
so where'd he get the other one?
- That's a good point.
- STEPH: Ma'am?
And you should've spotted that.
So, Zac's burner phone
was mainly used to contact Justine.
But there's a few other numbers
on there.
And one calls Zac several times
the day he died between 7:28 and 9:21pm.
Well, whose number is it?
It's a pay-as-you-go phone. No contract.
But there is something.
A few other numbers are saved here
besides Justine.
One under the name Imogen.
What was it? Justine said
he was looking for a family member?
Isobel or Imelda.
Ah, well, could it have been Imogen?
- Have you called the number?
- Er, yeah.
It's for the switchboard
at Rockwick Garrison.
There's only one Imogen stationed
there, an Imogen Langworth.
She's a Major in
the Royal Northumberland Artillery.
Why would he want to speak to her?
Langworth?
Hold on.
Langworth, Langworth.
At Corbridge's trial,
his father-in-law gave evidence.
Henry Langworth.
That's Corbridge's daughter.
Now, Kenny couldn't trace her.
So what if she changed her name?
Anyone over 16 can do it.
It's not even that hard.
You think Amelia Corbridge
is Major Imogen Langworth?
Aye. I do.
VERA: So, we know for sure, Kenny,
Amelia became Imogen?
Yes, ma'am.
She changed her name by deed poll.
Er, she actually paid to have
it formally enrolled.
So Amelia Corbridge became
Major Imogen Langworth.
Thin 'em out.
OK, troops. Go and have your break.
Back at half ten.
Major Langworth? DCI Stanhope.
- DI Ashworth.
- Imogen, please.
- Well, it's good to finally meet.
- [IMOGEN CHUCKLES]
It's been a bit of a challenge
finding you.
- My name change.
- Mm.
Yeah, I understand.
- Can I ask why you've changed it?
- Yeah, of course.
I struggled for a long time
after what happened.
And, er when I turned it around,
decided to join the Army
..I just wanted a fresh start.
Avoid the gossip.
The Army became a family to me
after mine became a nightmare.
I saw my father's conviction
has been overturned.
And you haven't wanted to see him
since he was released?
I haven't wanted to see him since
he was jailed for killing me mam.
I was close to my dad.
So to see him arrested, convicted
But over time, I accepted the verdict.
Then I put it behind me.
And I don't choose to go back there.
Can you tell us
what you remember about that day?
It was just a normal Friday.
I went out. Er, some youth club thing.
The police found me there.
Dad said it was an accident.
I believed him.
But then he was arrested, and I got
sent to live with my aunty Deena.
Did you know about your mam's
- your mam's affair?
- No.
Had you ever seen him be violent?
Angry, yeah. Not violent.
Do you know
a fella called Zachary Martin?
Martin. Yeah.
Someone called that rang the base
asking for me.
I didn't wanna speak to him,
the message said it was about my dad.
I just assumed he was a journalist.
He rang you? Why?
I've no idea.
Are you aware that he died?
This Wednesday, he passed.
Wait the day me Dad was released?
Aye.
Now, I'm gonna have
to ask you this, love.
Where were you on Wednesday?
I was here on duty.
I can get my CO to confirm for you.
That'd be great.
Thanks for your time, pet.
Yes, I asked Zac to contact Amelia.
Now, you told me
you didn't know where she was!
I said we couldn't put you in touch,
that Amelia had cut off all contact.
That was true.
I just wanted to find my own child.
Years and years had gone by, and
nothing, and Deena wouldn't help.
Then Remembrance Sunday came along
last year, and
..on the local news
I suddenly saw her
..doing a reading
for some forces memorial.
Well, the name on the screen
wasn't hers,
Major Imogen Langworth.
But it was my Amelia.
- So you knew she'd changed her name.
- I had to be certain.
Zac said if he could speak to her,
if he could find her,
he'd let me know.
I'd just hoped she might talk
to someone outside of the family,
you know, with a bit of distance,
like Zac.
Well, you should've told us.
Can I remind you
we're investigating his death?
Well, forgive me for not wanting
to help the police very much!
Did Zac actually speak to her?
Did he meet her?
Because I'd heard nothing.
No. She never answered his calls.
And why wouldn't you help?
She She deserted Lucas.
It was best to just let her go.
It's not so easy to forget
your own child, Dee.
Zac understood that.
Aye, it's an amazing link
between him and Zac.
[PHONE BEEPS]
But if Zac never even met
Lucas's daughter, then
Well, Paula's been looking at
the forensics on the Corbridge case.
Looks like she's done.
I thought that might be the Chief
chasing her new Super again.
Hm.
- Have you given her an answer yet?
- Oh, I don't know, Joe.
Still thinking.
Senior ranks are more interested
in optics than policing.
So go and change that.
- What, and leave you lot?
- Be a blessing for Kenny.
Hm. Well, there is that.
[PHONE RINGS]
- Listen, Joe, yesterday
- Mark. What's up?
MARK: 'Er, there's been an incident.'
OK.
- Gwen Cobden and Dylan's dad.
- All right. I'm headed over.
Send us an address.
- What?
- Gwen Cobden. Dylan Rowlins' ex.
What? There's been an altercation
between her and Dylan's dad.
Ah. I'll drop you.
Get off!
She's taking advantage of you, Dylan.
He's my son.
She's trying to control you.
- You OK?
- Yeah, ta.
So? What happened?
I got in touch with Dylan
after speaking with you,
and we agreed to a coffee after
one of Dylan's physio sessions.
Then my dad turned up early for me.
Saw Gwen and flew off the handle.
The staff had to intervene.
They called the police.
Well, I'm glad they did.
He tries to control everything.
Where I go. Who I meet.
He does it with Mum, too.
Do you think he could've hurt Zac?
- No.
- How did he seem last Wednesday?
He came home from the pub angry.
It'll have been some stupid argument
with someone.
[PHONE RINGS]
- You need to get that?
- No, no.
No, it's, erm not something
I can deal with right now.
We know that
Marion Corbridge's neck was broken,
plus a severe head trauma.
She consumed alcohol, yes,
but not an excessive amount.
From the crime scene photos,
I struggle to see
how she fell without being pushed.
I could believe Marion was murdered,
but there's no solid forensic evidence.
It was all circumstantial.
Oh, well, circumstantial evidence
is still evidence, isn't it, Paula?
If it's beyond reasonable doubt.
The photos are good. Look at this.
This looks like the cuff mark
from a jumper, maybe?
A hoodie?
Unlikely a paramedic.
And it wasn't from Corbridge's jacket
You're saying
someone else had been there?
Likely. Er, but it gets worse.
And this didn't come out at the review.
Fingernail scrapings were taken
from Marion, as standard.
I pulled all the samples from storage,
went through everything,
and there were fibres recovered
from under her nails.
Well, that didn't make the path report.
Mm-hm.
So our renowned Doctor Speers
withheld vital evidence?
Maybe it didn't fit his narrative,
like the cuff mark.
Maybe he didn't examine things properly.
Malice or incompetence. Which is worse?
But these fibres could be
from the poor woman gripping
whoever it was pushed her.
Could be.
They're not a match for any clothing
or fabrics found in the house,
if we trust those searches.
At the very least, this evidence
should've been disclosed.
Aye
and the defence team
would've had a field day.
- I need these fibres analysed.
- Already underway.
Oh.
I don't care what anyone
else says about you, Paula,
you're good.
Ah, that's the boss now.
Good to work for?
- Eh, what, compared to you?
- [THEY LAUGH]
- Well, nobody's that good.
- Aye.
I was just passing.
I heard Lucas Corbridge
had been linked to another murder.
Ah, you heard that, did you?
Good to see you, Gary.
Ma'am, I'll let you get on with it.
Makes it likely we were right
all along, doesn't it now?
Killed his missus.
Now he's killed again.
Except we've found
no motive or opportunity for that.
Oh, he was in jail with this bloke.
Right?
Maybe Corbridge confessed his guilt,
and so then he had to get rid of him?
Ah, speculation without evidence.
That's your MO. Not mine.
- In my day, we just got the job done.
- Aye
by hiding evidence!
Evidence? What evidence?
Fibres under the deceased's fingernails.
The undisclosed cuff mark.
They'd have torpedoed your case,
and you know it.
Fibres? You're asking me
to remember evidence
from, what, 20-odd years ago?
Ah, well,
luckily, it's not your case now.
You can get back to your fishing, pet.
You better hope that nobody pops up
to comb through all your cases
one of these days, Vera,
accusing you of all sorts.
If one of my cases
wrongly convicted someone,
I'd want it questioned.
And damn my reputation.
Kenny, is that the first time
you've spoken to Creelan
during this case?
Yes, ma'am. He just walked in.
Front desk called me up.
Just remember whose team you're on.
So, tell us about Gwen Cobden.
Rich Rowlins is a bully and displays
coercive and controlling behaviour.
Never opened his mouth when I met him.
But his background check's clear.
And his alibi
for last Wednesday holds up.
He was at the pub with his mate.
Except I went back
and spoke to the barman.
He said Rich was there
a couple days earlier.
And he had a run-in with someone.
"A run-in"? With who?
Well, there's no CCTV at the pub,
but he ID'd a picture of Zac Martin.
He said he punched the fella
and told him to stay away.
Well, there's your black eye.
It's clear to me that Zac's death is
about the assault on Dylan Rowlins.
We know that
Rich punched and threatened him.
So what if a few days later,
he went further and killed him?
OK. Bring him in.
JOE: CCTV of The Crown. Your local.
This is you going in there last Monday.
And this is Zachary Martin,
coming in 30 minutes later.
Now, you told us you hadn't seen him,
let alone had a fight.
A fight?
Well, what else would you call it,
when the lad ends up with a shiner?
Witnesses have told us
you weren't too happy to see Zac.
There was an argument.
You threw a punch.
Not to mention what you said
you'd do if you saw him again.
Then, two days later, Zac's dead.
Look, love,
your anger is understandable.
Mm? Why should this lad be out?
Free. Waltzing into pubs,
while your lad's still suffering?
- Yeah. Why should he?
- So you did hit him?
Barely.
And the threats?
I just said
I never wanted to see him again
..and I didn't.
We know he can lash out.
Steph, can we break his alibi?
No, he was definitely on a roofing job
out towards Blackham
till just after six.
He was on site the whole day,
and then at the pub from 7:30.
- Could he have snuck out?
- Mark, get on to ANPR.
Let's see if we can spot his van
on the road.
And I'm going back to this barman,
and that mate
that Rich said he was with.
- Could've been lying for him.
- I'll come with you.
In the meantime, we'll hang onto him.
MARK: 'Ma'am, that ANPR check
you asked for.
'There's one number plate of interest,
'near Zac Martin's murder site.'
- VERA: Whose vehicle?
- 'Deena Corbridge's.'
Now tell me
these two cases aren't connected.
Can you remember the fella
I told you about, Zachary Martin?
- On the same wing as your brother.
- Oh, yes.
Well, your car was flagged
near to where he died
..on the night he died.
What? Where?
- Out towards Hulderwood.
- Hulderwood?
Well, I have a regular bridge evening.
Ah, well, you'd hardly have been
playing bridge
on the day your brother walks free
from court, now, would you, love?
No, no, not that day.
Erm but yes, I remember.
I did take a drive that evening.
To clear my head.
- On your own? Lucas not with you?
- No.
Can we ask him ourselves?
He's not here right now.
He's gone out for a walk.
A walk? With his health problems?
What's his mobile number?
He's only just out of prison.
DI Ashworth, get forensics on that car.
Hold on. You've no right.
- This is an invasion of privacy.
- If you could remain in the house.
Yeah, well, just get them here
as quick as you can, will you?
I suppose we're gonna let
Rich Rowlins go, then.
Well, if that barman's convinced he
went nowhere on Wednesday evening
He seemed sure enough to me.
Can't see him lying for Rich.
I, erm
I met up with your Jessie.
- What? My Jessie? Why?
- Cos she's at her wits' end.
Well, she should talk to me.
Well, it sounds like they've all tried.
She's worried about you and Celine.
About the fighting.
What's going on, Joe?
Celine's trying to get us to speak
to someone else now.
What, a therapist?
Well, maybe you should.
- You're feeling guilty, is that it?
- "Guilty"? What for?
For not being there
when your dad passed.
Well, I had a job to do.
You are putting up a front,
I can see it.
Well, thanks for that (!)
Who needs a therapist
with you around, eh (?)
[VERA SIGHS]
Any news on Corbridge,
or is he still on walkabout?
Nothing yet, Ma'am.
Shall I put a formal alert out?
- Eh.
- [PHONE RINGS]
We've got confirmed alibis
for his missus,
his parole officer and Prince
Charming himself, Rich Rowlins.
And Greg Wakeley.
Er, the prison confirmed
he was on shift that day.
And we can place him travelling
to Leeds, visiting his brother.
Ma'am that was forensics
from Deena's house.
They've found Zac Martin's fingerprints.
What? Where?
Inside her car.
They're bringing the vehicle
back for a closer examination.
Right, and now I want
Deena Corbridge brought in an' all.
Now you can put out an alert
for her brother.
[DIAL TONE]
Deena's being processed.
A full search of her house is underway.
Ah, good. Come through.
All right.
Any info on those blue fibres?
Mm-hm. Common synthetic clothing fibres.
Polyester.
Likely from a fleecy sort of top.
But unless we have a garment
to match them to
Oh.
So, what've you got on the car?
We've got Zac Martin's fingerprints.
Aye, we know that, where are they?
Found on the inside
of the passenger door, here.
So he was in the car.
Lucas Corbridge's prints
are also on this side.
Ah, well, that makes sense.
We know Deena drove him home
when he was released.
But Corbridge's prints
are also on the steering wheel.
He's driven the car?
The position of the prints suggests so.
At some point.
We obviously can't put a date
on any of this.
Well, it has to be in the last week,
Paula.
Unless the screws let him
out for the occasional spin.
But we don't know if that was
when Zac was still in the vehicle.
No, but there's one more thing.
And it does put Zac and the vehicle
in the same place on the day he died.
What?
In the front grill here
we found bloodspots.
- Zac Martin's blood?
- Testing to confirm.
But if it is, it's likely spatter
from when he was struck and killed.
So this car was
right there in that car park.
Along with whoever it was drove it.
Er, Steph, is Deena ready?
Er, yeah, ma'am,
she's asking about Lucas.
Seems genuinely worried
about where he's got to.
Kenny's chasing a possible sighting
of him now, Ma'am.
But look at this.
A withdrawal from her account
two days before Zac's death.
'Ey, Mark. That's a belter.
We found these inside your car, Deena.
Zac Martin's fingerprints.
How'd they get there?
All right, what about this?
On Monday, you withdrew a thousand
pounds in cash from your bank.
What was that for?
Did Zachary Martin ask for it?
- Did he threaten you or your brother?
- No.
No, it's just to make him go away.
Stop all this nonsense
about getting in touch with Amelia.
Lucas should've told him
I wasn't going to help.
Cos you didn't want them back in touch.
They've totally separate lives.
I told Zac it should stay that way.
I gave him money for his trouble
and he went away.
The problem being
that's not the only evidence
we found in your vehicle.
We found bloodspots.
An initial analysis suggests
that's Zachary Martin's blood,
which means your car was there
when he was killed.
Cos you told us you went for a drive
last Wednesday.
Did you meet Zac?
- SOFTLY: No! No, I
- No?
Anyone else driven your car
in the last week?
- No.
- How about your brother?
Did he go for a spin?
Because we've got his finger prints
on the steering wheel.
No.
My brother isn't a murderer.
Did he drive your car
on Wednesday evening?
He asked to borrow it.
He said he had to get out.
Feel some freedom.
He was only gone an hour.
- But he met Zac?
- I don't know. I don't know!
[SHE SIGHS]
When we got back from court,
there was a package.
- What package?
- At the house.
Addressed to Lucas.
Someone must've dropped it off.
And I didn't see him open it,
but later
when he was in his room,
I heard him talking,
like he was on a phone.
Well, she said
her brother didn't have a mobile.
But what if Zac delivered one
in that package?
The pay-as-you-go number that rang
Zac was Lucas trying to meet.
But when the two of them did meet,
Corbridge killed him. Why?
Well, we need to find him and ask him.
These two cases couldn't be more linked.
Steph, that pay-as-you-go phone
that rang Zac's secret phone,
has it been used again?
I don't think so. I'll check.
Yeah, ma'am? Pictures of what was
found hidden in Deena's loft.
It's all been bagged and photographed
- Right. Now, what's this?
- Presumably one of Deena's tops.
- Is that blood?
- Yeah, that's what forensics think.
- And this was found in Deena's loft?
- Ma'am.
Well, my money's on Paula confirming
that blood's a match
for Marion Corbridge.
And those fibres found
under her finger nails
are from this garment.
So we've got her?
But what would be
her motive for killing her?
She didn't.
Is something wrong?
Have you found Lucas?
No, but we've found a blue top.
A bloodstained one.
It's Amelia's, isn't it?
Amelia was there when her mam died.
Now, did she push her?
Did she kill Marion?
And her dad never knew,
and that's why you've kept them apart.
It's only because of her
Lucas was locked up.
You could've told the police this.
Set Lucas free.
What, by jailing his daughter?
You think he'd ever have forgiven me?
What, instead,
you watched an innocent man
get banged up for 20 years?
I stood by him.
And I supported him
as he fought to get out.
- Lucas understands what I did.
- You withheld the truth, love.
Perverted the course of justice.
And you're gonna lose him again.
Now, did you tell Zachary Martin
what Amelia had done?
No. No.
But he
..he asked again and again
why I wouldn't help.
What had Amelia done that was so bad.
I said too much.
- I said it was all her fault.
- And he worked it out.
So, the lad takes Deena's money
to walk away,
but he must've agonised over it.
There's his mate, languishing in prison,
not knowing if
his case is gonna be overturned
That's probably what drove
him to the pub that night
Rich Rowlins smacked him one.
Well, it must've knocked some sense
into him,
because the minute Corbridge
is released,
the lad decides to tell him, on the qt,
exactly what happened to his wife.
So he delivers a cheap mobile phone
in order to set-up a meeting with him.
Well, he couldn't rock up
to the house, could he?
She wouldn't let him near.
Steph, the pay-as-you-go?
Er, no calls this afternoon, ma'am.
But then there was one
To Rockwick Garrison?
That's just where we're going.
Get your coat.
- Tell them we're on our way.
- Ma'am.
- All right. Let us know.
- What?
Steph says that Imogen left the base.
- They don't know where she is.
- Ah.
Great, now we've lost Corbridge and her.
Aye, well, they're together.
Well, of course they're together,
but where?
Well, Kenny's lead was
a sighting of Lucas on a bus.
Ellingmouth Road,
heading toward the coast.
Well, that's back the other way.
[VERA GROANS]
So, she really killed her own mother?
Unthinkable, isn't it? 15-year-old.
Well, that's probably why
she was never properly looked at
in the first place.
Aye, her dad was a much better bet.
Aye, well, DCI Creelan picked his man,
and Speers made the forensics fit.
- What a sorry mess.
- [PHONE RINGS]
- Kenny?
- KENNY: 'We've found Imogen's car.'
They've found Imogen's car.
All right, stay there. We're on our way.
- Any sign of her or Corbridge?
- Ah, not yet, ma'am.
- But it is her car.
- Well, get back-up here.
They're already on the way, ma'am.
- I'll check the beach.
- OK.
No. You wait here, Kenny,
in case she comes back.
Ma'am.
Imogen?
You all right, pet, up here on your own?
Your dad not here?
No.
He was. He's gone now.
But he called you?
Arranged to meet you here?
This is
where Mam's ashes were scattered.
Now, you're gonna have to come
with me, pet.
- No.
- OK.
Do you wanna tell me what took you home
from the youth club that evening?
It was just a stupid teen disco.
There were loads of kids.
It was easy to slip away.
There was this girl I didn't like.
She said she'd seen my mam
coming out of a hotel
with some posh-looking bloke.
She was laughing about it.
But you must've suspected something,
otherwise,
you wouldn't have believed her.
It made sense of stuff. Yeah. Erm
Phone calls Mam hid.
Things Dad didn't see.
So, you went home and?
And, erm I found Mam upstairs.
I hoped she'd deny it.
Say it was just stupid gossip.
But she'd been drinking as usual.
- Oh. And she didn't deny it?
- She got angry.
Said I didn't know how it felt
to be ignored by your own husband.
She said she was gonna leave my dad.
Take me with her.
TEARFULLY: So I pushed her.
Erm hard.
And then she went backward.
She was there, and then she's gone.
The sound as she hit the floor
[SHE SOBS]
[SHE SOBS]
And you went downstairs to your mam,
didn't you?
Cos you got her blood on your top.
Was that from trying to revive her?
She was already dead.
I just left.
I couldn't tell my dad
that I'd pushed her,
he was already heartbroken.
I was terrified that the police
were gonna come back for me.
No, and instead, they came for your dad.
But I knew he would be exonerated
because
because he didn't do it.
And when he was convicted?
That was when I broke. I
I told me Auntie Deena.
She knew the truth would be
a worse sentence
than your dad had already got.
My dad's been through enough.
20 years of hell.
He He should be free.
That's as may be, love.
Now, where is he? Where's your dad?
He's gone.
I gave him my keys and
Amelia, step away from her.
No. Dad, I told you to go! Get away!
Mr Corbridge.
We know what you did to Zachary Martin.
He told you what had really happened
with your wife, didn't he?
And you killed him
to stop him reporting it to us.
I won't go back inside.
I won't let her go either.
I had to stop Zac
to protect you, Amelia.
It's all over.
I've got back-up on their way,
and I've an officer
on your daughter's vehicle.
Not any more you haven't.
I didn't wanna hurt anyone
..and I don't wanna hurt anyone else.
Lucas Corbridge!
- Don't!
- Stop there!
Dad, no!
Joe, what are you doing? Dad, please!
Amelia.
- Dad. Dad.
- Joe!
Leave her alone, man, it's over!
WATCH OUT!
- Help!
- No!
[HE HYPERVENTILATES]
One's for sorrow ♪
- Two's for joy ♪
- No.
Three's for a girl ♪
And four's for a boy ♪
Kenny.
Five's for silver Six for gold
Seven's for a secret ♪
Never told ♪
Kenny? Kenny!
I defy thee ♪
Kenny! Kenny!
Kenny, can you hear me?
Oh, please, please, please.
I defy thee ♪
Kenny, love.
Oh, the magpie brings us tidings ♪
Of news both fair and foul ♪
She's more cunning than the raven ♪
More wise than any owl ♪
For she brings us News of the harvest
Of the barley, wheat and corn ♪
And she knows when we'll go
To our graves ♪
And how we shall be born ♪
One's for sorrow ♪
Two's for joy ♪
Three's for a girl ♪
And four's for a boy ♪
Five's for ♪
Do you fancy a coffee?
Six for gold ♪
Seven's for a secret ♪
Never told. ♪
Oh, well, when he wakes up
will you tell him I called?
Aye.
Thanks, love.
- How is he?
- Well, he's not out of the woods.
I've got an officer in hospital,
and I've still got to justify
our actions
up on that clifftop,
with a perpetrator dead.
And worse
that could've been you, Joe!
What were you thinking?
Lucas was coming towards you.
I was trying to protect you.
It was reckless.
You've been behaving erratically, and
and I think your missus is right,
I think you need to see someone.
Wait. Are you trying to link
what happened up there with my dad?
Are you serious?
Why're you so obsessed with it?
I just need to know
you're going to be OK.
If you move on? Is that it?
So really this is about you.
You've got to forgive yourself, Joe.
Don't lose your family.
Coming from a woman who never had one
..and never processed
her own dad's death.
You need to get your own house
in order before judging mine, son.
That's a sensitive choice of words,
ma'am.
You know what,
why don't you take the promotion,
and then we can all have
a bit of peace, eh?