Shetland (2012) s07e03 Episode Script

1
I've got a concern call from
a Rachel Cairns.
Her son Connor hasn't
returned home.
Oh God.
Ally's sounder's picking up
something on the bottom
of Stromness Voe.
It isn't Connor.
I need some air.
Dundee University can do
a facial reconstruction. Yeah.
Why did he leave his scooter
out there,
and is there foul play involved?
I 've been thinking about his safe
place, so I 've been checking out
parts of the island which he loves
the most.
It's no secret he had issues
with his dad.
Then there was the guys he started
hanging about with.
Who were those guys?
Connor said they were old pals
of his dad.
Why are you still here?
What do you mean?
Nobody wants to spend their holiday
watching a family fall apart.
If you knew where Connor was, you
would tell me, wouldn't you?
Go and speak to Davidson Disposal.
Apparently they had some issues
with Connor.
Even though I didn't like
the boy, I hope you find him soon.
I lost everything because of
you! Everything!
Whatever's happened to your boy,
the answer lies in HIS life,
not yours.
Thank God.
Hang on! Stop, for Christ's sake!
It's Bryd.
This programme contains some
strong language
She looked like the body from
Stromness Voe, didn't she?
The plastic round her head.
Let's wait for the postmortem.
You stay here and talk to
the workers,
cos we need to find out who that
vehicle belongs to
and how it got here.
I'm going to go and check in with
the search team at her house.
So let me know
if the SOCOs find anything.
Hi I, Alison. How are you?
Oh, God.
Wh?
When? What happened?
Mum?
Are you OK? What's wrong?
It's Bryd.
They've found her body.
She's dead.
Stevie?
You brought the car in?
Aye. This morning.
It was abandoned out at Sandwick.
The farmer called, wanting it towed.
I didn't realise. I swear.
If I 'd known that she was in
there, I wouldn't have
Of course you wouldn't.
You're not in any trouble,
I just need to try
and find out what happened to her.
So was there anything unusual about
the car?
Not really. Bit of a wreck.
Plates were off,
but they're often like that.
And was the farmer there when you
picked it up?
No. The money for the job was in
the glove compartment.
They normally pay over
the phone these days.
Right. And you didn't see anyone
else nearby?
It's pretty remote.
OK. I'll need you to show me where
you picked the car up,
if that's OK, and the cash.
We'll need to get forensics
to take a look. Aye.
Tosh?
Oh, hi, Billy. Erm
I need you to check something
for me.
We're nearly finished down here.
And? Anything?
No, everything looks untouched.
There's no sign of her laptop,
and her housemate says she usually
leaves it here.
I 've checked and it's definitely not
in her room or at her work either.
And it might be nothing,
but it looks like this window could
have been forced.
We’ve dusted it for prints,
inside and out. OK.
Is her bedroom upstairs?
Yeah. First on the left.
Am I looking for the same killer?
There are definite similarities in
the MO.
Head injury followed by suffocation.
Both bodies cleaned of forensic
traces,
both wrapped in plastic.
What?
Are you not sure?
Are you not convinced?
There's definitely less attention
to detail.
And Bryd's hands are intact,
no attempt to remove her finger
tips.
There appears to be some sort
of residue in her nasal cavity
and in her hairline just behind
her ears.
Anything else?
You'll have my full report first
thing,
even if it takes me all night.
Thank you, Cora.
Thanks for doing that.
It must have been very distressing.
No.
I needed to.
I needed to see it was true.
Were you two close?
Yeah. Bryd's dad
and I split up when she was tiny
and I moved back to Foula
to be near my parents.
I always thought she would resent me
for taking her somewhere
so remote,
but she never seemed to.
When did you last speak to her?
Yesterday morning.
Gosh
She was worrying about Connor.
So had you met Connor?
Oh, yes. Yes. Twice.
Once when I went down to Lerwick
and she brought him up
to Foula at Easter.
How did you get on?
I didn't really know him that well.
Did you like him?
I wasn't sure of him.
Something
just wasn't quite right,
you know?
Bryd seemed different after she met
him.
More distant somehow.
It seemed more like she was
keeping secrets,
but she didn't want to, you know?
Mm.
And you think that was to do
with Connor?
He seemed very persuasive,
charming, but
Maybe I just got it all wrong.
Maybe I just didn't even know her
at all.
And what about her mother, did she
give you any leads?
She didn't seem very keen on Connor.
She seemed to think that
Bryd had changed since she met
him.
She said he was persuasive.
Do you think Connor could have
done this?
Is he capable of killing? I mean
It would be hugely
out of character.
People do things that are
out of character all the time.
Two murders as well as
a missing person,
it's a lot on your plate
for your first week back.
No, I'm fine.
And I've got a good team.
What about the I D on
the second body?
Er, no. Still nothing.
Facial recognition’s been
fast tracked.
Well, I leave tomorrow,
so good news,
I'll be out of your hair.
OK. Er, thanks for letting me know.
That was one of the SOCOs up at
the car yard,
they've found something in
the boot of the car.
They think it's Connor's ring.
Can you confirm this is Connor's?
Where did you find it?
Can't tell you that.
We're still following
a line of inquiry.
It’s his. It’s
It’s Connor's.
There’s a little mark at
the bottom corner of the C.
And he was definitely wearing it
the day that he went missing? Yeah.
Are you sure? Yeah. I 'm certain.
I was at the book launch
and I told him I was proud of him.
And then I asked him to sign
a copy of his book,
and he was wearing it then.
OK.
Thank you.
So what happens now?
We've taken DNA swabs.
Just have to wait for results.
They found Connor's ring.
They’re just doing forensic tests
on it.
And what about Bryd?
Do you know what happened?
No, not yet.
You found the ring where you found
Bryd's body, didn't you?
No. No. I am not having that.
Connor thought the world of Bryd.
He would never hurt that girl.
You should be talking to Martin,
he was always hanging around after
Bryd. Maybe he knows something.
The photographer? Yeah.
Yeah, he's one of our regulars.
Do you have his details?
Yeah. I'll get 'em for you.
And then can you see him out?
We shouldn't be doing this.
We're pushing our luck.
We're here now.
Bye!
Baby
Cora’s report puts her time
of death
anywhere between midnight
and 2am,
which means that she wasn't missing
for very long
before she was murdered.
Where are we with the CCTV, Billy?
So far we've only got
the footage from inside the halls.
The rest should come through
this morning.
OK. Forensics have confirmed that
the ring found at
the breakers yard is
definitely Connor's.
It's got his DNA on it
and nobody else's.
And his mum's confirmed that he was
definitely wearing it that morning.
Which means that either
Connor was somehow involved in
Bryd's murder,
or that he was held in
the same vehicle himself.
Is Connor capable of murder?
I don't think that we can rule
it out.
There There might be a side of
Connor that we haven't seen yet.
If that's the case,
are we saying that Connor may
have been responsible for
the body in Stromness Voe as well?
Until we've got
a positive I D we don't know what
the connection is that we're trying
to make.
We need the facial depiction
for the body in the suitcase.
Where are we with tracing
the owner of the car that
Bryd was found in?
The serial number on the chassis
matched to an owner registration,
but the guy said he sold it
a few months ago.
It was a cash sale. He doesn't
remember the buyer's name.
We're trying to find out.
OK. We’ll keep on that,
because that could be key.
The photographer from Noss View has
booked on
a boat back from Mousa this morning.
Should be due in about ten
past ten.
If I leave about now,
I could probably make that, right?
OK. Thanks, everybody.
Crack on, I'll be back.
I've been thinking about
Sheena Davidson.
Bryd thought that she was
watching Abbie,
but what if it was actually
Bryd that she was watching?
Yeah. Bring her in,
and check her alibi.
And if the CCTV of her shows up then
see if she's on that.
OK, before we begin,
many of you will have known
Miss Fleming.
Especially those
of you that live in the halls.
You might start to hear a lot of
gossip, but try not to join in,
especially as we don't know
the truth of the matter.
As your form teacher,
you know you can come
and talk to me if you're finding
this difficult to deal with.
D Perez, Shetland Police.
Do you mind if I have a word?
What about?
Bryd Fleming. She's been murdered.
Tosh, Sandy.
Come and have a look.
It's the CCTV from the halls.
What's she doing?
Does the next camera pick her up?
Looks like she's talking
to someone she knows.
Billy, are you able to zoom in?
When did you last see Bryd?
Wednesday.
We were out with the search party.
And you went to Mousa
yesterday morning?
Yeah. For work.
I'm a wildlife photographer.
Rachel Cairns seems to be under
the impression
that you were trying
to steal Bryd from Connor.
That's not true.
What about Connor?
Did he believe that?
Yeah.
Bryd and I got on well.
When Connor was focused on his
novel
he didn't always have time for Bryd.
We went for a coffee
and a walk a few times,
once to the pub. That's all.
Would she agree
with that assessment?
Definitely.
She would have, yeah.
You mind if I have a look at
your photographs?
Sure.
Um I'll leave you to it.
Clana
We know this is you.
Why didn't you tell us
that you saw Bryd that night?
I was supposed to be in my room.
Where were you going?
To meet my boyfriend.
Did you see where Miss Fleming went?
She went along as far as
Hayfield Lane
and then turned right into one of
the side streets.
I didn't see where she went
after that.
Is there anything else you can tell
me, Clana?
When she first saw me,
she was messaging on her phone.
She got a reply.
It was from Connor.
She swore me to secrecy.
Is Perez back yet,
I can't reach him on the mobile?
No. I am expecting him any minute.
OK, just let them know,
Clana's adamant that
Connor is alive.
Mrs Davidson?
What is it this time?
I would appreciate it if you'd come
down to the station
and help us with our enquiries.
Do I have a choice?
You do. But as I say,
your co-operation
would be appreciated.
Is Grant on here?
Not at the moment.
He's gone for some messages.
We can chat to him later.
I need to talk to you
about something.
Sure.
Not in there.
OK. Erm shall we go for a walk?
Billy, it's me again. Can we get a
hold of any traffic cam footage
from along the South Road? It seems
like that just might have been
where Bryd was heading. Will do.
Look, we had a call about a speeding
van on the road to Tingwall.
Uniforms are tailing him. We checked
the reg. It's Grant on Davidson.
Right, I'll meet them there.
Are you aware of the speed you were
traveling at, Mr Davidson?
Failing to stop is an offence.
What's in the back of the van?
We’ll if you’ve nothing to say,
you won't mind if I take a look.
Where were you going with these?
Before Connor went missing
he said he had a plan
and that he might need to go away
for a few days.
Told me to keep it a secret if he
did, but not to worry
because he had everything
under control.
So when he disappeared,
I just thought that was part of
the plan.
Even when that body was found out at
Stromness Voe,
my mum said it didn't have anything
do with Connor
so I just put it to
the back of my mind.
But now Bryd's dead
and I heard what you said about
Connor's ring,
but I know he wouldn't let anyone
hurt her.
And I don't know what to do.
Did Connor say why he might have
to go away?
When we were still living
in Glasgow,
and Dad was in prison,
criminals got Connor to work
for them.
Said if he didn't then they'd
hurt Dad.
What did he do?
I think it was probably drugs.
It was in his second year at uni.
And then something happened
and he tried to stop,
but they wouldn't let him.
That's the reason he tried
to kill himself.
It wasn't about being dumped by
his girlfriend.
He was trying to get away
from them.
And you think it caught up with him
again?
What else could it be?
Abbie, I am going to have to tell
your mum and dad about this.
Firstly, Mrs Davidson, can I ask
where you were on Thursday evening?
The night Bryd Fleming
went missing?
Grant on and I went for something
to eat in town.
Whereabouts?
The Italian on Commercial Street.
We know the owner, Bruno.
We chatted to him a wee bit.
What time did you get home?
Couldn't say exactly.
10.30. Maybe 11.
And you didn't go out again until
the next morning?
That's right.
Can I please have a glass of water?
Food’s ready in five.
Thanks.
Hey. What's wrong?
More news, Grant on Davidson was just
pulled over for speeding.
His van was full of toxic chemicals.
We've arrested him, no permit.
I Interview resumed at 12.07.
We know you've been dumping
illegal waste, Sheena.
Connor was right when he accused
you, wasn't he?
Is that why you were following Bryd
the day she died?
Did she find out what you
were doing?
A young woman has been murdered,
you were following her hours before
her death
and your only alibi is your husband,
who we've just pulled over
for speeding
in a van full of toxic chemicals.
It's not a great picture so far.
I didn't hurt Bryd.
I wouldn't do that.
So why were you following her
and Abbie?
I saw Connor.
The night he disappeared.
Where? Where did you see him?
On the road between West Burrafirth
and Bixter.
He was at the roadside,
arguing with someone.
Arguing? That's what it looked like.
I was a bit away from them.
What exactly did you see?
It looked like they were shouting at
each other.
And then Connor turned
and tried to walk away,
and the other guy pulled him back.
Are you sure it was Connor?
Yes.
He had his scooter with him.
I recognised it.
Well, what about who was with him?
I couldn't say.
He had his back to me.
Looked like he'd a hood up.
But it was late,
the light was fading.
When you came to the yard
the other day, it made me think.
I was going to tell Bryd what
I 'd seen.
But why didn't you tell us all
of this?
Because Grant on thought we'd find
out about what you'd been doing?
Right.
I need you to show me on a map
exactly where you were when you saw
Connor.
Between Connor disappearing
and Bryd's murder,
both Clana and Sheena are saying he
was alive.
So, where is he now?
Sheena is saying that she was
driving back from here,
when she spotted Connor having
the argument.
Which puts him quite a bit further
south
from where the scooter was found.
Alex, we're looking for any
evidence as to Connor's whereabouts.
Start searching in this area here.
Yeah, sure. Thanks.
My dad's going to shout.
Don't worry. I'll do the talking.
We’re looking for any leads
to Connor in this area.
You know the drill.
Let’s get started.
Bit of news.
There are four images of Bryd on
the traffic cam footage.
The last one at 23.14 at
the junction with St Olaf Street.
Then nothing.
Where was she going by herself at
that time of night?
Oh, that's the facial depiction
come through as well.
Oh, at last.
There he is.
Wow.
Finally, our man in the suitcase.
Well, let's get it sent out.
See if anyone recognises him.
Wait a minute. That was Bryd's bank.
Someone has just used her card
to make a contact less payment
at the newsagents in town.
Did you know about this?
No.
I had no idea.
So you don't know who
Connor could have been working for?
Even though they clearly knew you.
Honestly,
I 'd say if there was anyone.
There will be though.
Cos there always is.
There's no way I could have known
about this. I would have helped him.
He has just told us that our
son tried
to take his own life to protect you.
And that is probably
the reason why he's missing now.
This is your fault, Danny.
This is all on you.
Well, if you'd been looking after
him properly,
maybe you'd have noticed!
Can’t believe you’ve just
said that.
This isn't helping.
Oh, this isn’t helping? Oh, well,
maybe if you’d been here looking
for Connor like you were
supposed to,
instead of chasing around after
Danny,
then maybe you’d have found him by
now. Leave him alone!
It's not his fault! It’s your fault!
Abbie Abbie, come here now.
Could you not just have
fucking told me?
You were in prison, Dad.
Oh, thanks for the reminder.
Hey, hey. It's not her fault.
Who asked you?
I'm having a private conversation
with my daughter here,
so just fuck off. just calm dawn.
Dad, stop.
Hey!
Hey, Stop it. Behave yourself.
Do you fancy a night in the cells?
What are you, five years old?
Grow up!
Tosh?
We've got Bryd's credit card thief.
I've been trying to talk to him,
but he has just totally clammed up.
OK.
Hi, Liam. I'm D Perez.
DS Mc Intosh was saying that she was
chatting to you for a wee while
there.
Now, I'm sorry that we have
to talk to you in here
cos it must look a wee bit scary.
Now, do you think that you'd be able
to tell me where you got this?
Did you find it somewhere?
See, the thing is, erm,
the person that it belonged to
was really badly hurt by someone
and she died.
And we are trying to find out who it
was that hurt her.
Did you see her?
I just found it when I was playing.
Oh.
Can you tell me where you found it?
It was lying on the ground.
I just wanted to buy some sweets.
Ah, OK.
Do you think you could show us where
that was?
Thanks very much.
Billy, can you get forensics
down here?
I think I've found the spot where
she was abducted.
And we need to check for Connor's
DNA.
Is that a photo of the wee one?
Yeah.
They're having fun down at
the Esplanade.
Look at her. She's a wee smasher.
Hmm, she really is.
You should take a break and go
and see them.
It's nearly four o'clock and you
haven't even had your lunch yet.
If I hear from forensics,
I'll let you know.
Yeah, why not.
What a lovely girl you are.
Hello, hi.
Tosh. Sorry, I didn't see you there.
Donnie's just in getting coffee.
Look at you. Oh, it's so nice to see
you. Yes, it is.
Tosh Tosh. Tosh Tosh.
Tosh. What are you doing?
What are you doing?
What's going on?
Well, I er, I came down here
to meet you
and found my daughter with
a complete stranger.
Don't be daft. Carol Anne's not
a stranger, she's my friend.
She's a stranger to me.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I saw her in the street after
I messaged you and we got chatting.
I was only in the cafe
a few minutes,
I could basically see her
the whole time.
I just thought it would be nice
to come down and see you both.
We're here now. The dream team.
Nah, I should get back to work.
I'll see you later.
Bye-bye, wee darling.
Bye-bye. I'll see you tonight.
Forensics are still up there.
Do you think it could be
Connor's safe place? Maybe.
Ah.
The registration's through from
the DVLA on the car
that Bryd was dumped in.
The owner's Lloyd Anderson.
Hey. Can I have a word?
Sure. I was just finishing up.
The light was perfect today.
A storm approaching.
I need to talk to you about a car
that's registered in your name.
A Volkswagen Pass at.
That old heap of junk?
I bought it for a song
a few months back.
I was using it for a painting.
I think the juxtaposition is
so incongruous.
The ugliness of machines
in this amazing landscape.
Look
we found Bryd Fleming's body in
the boot of that car
at the breakers yard.
I didn't even realise it was gone.
It was awful news about Bryd.
I was here the night she went
missing, by the way.
Alison was with me,
she'll vouch for me.
When did you last see the car?
A couple of weeks back.
I was planning to let the elements
do their work,
then re-visit it after
a couple of months. A triptych.
These are them, three studies of
a subject over time.
These are my initial plans.
Did anybody else know about
the car? I couldn't tell you.
People drive past there every day
and would have seen it.
Did you tell anybody else about it?
Did Connor know where it was?
Connor knew.
He was there the day
I painted this.
But that doesn't mean anything.
I
I have the keys right here.
And you never moved it? No. I had no
reason to.
OK.
If I think of anything else,
I'll come back.
This must be hard on you, detective.
I just want to find him.
Sorry I couldn't have been
more help.
If there was any news about
Connor, you would have said, right?
There's no news.
So, she should manage to get some
rest,
now that were on top of the pain.
And I 'll make a note of that changed
dose
and we’ll see how your mum does
on that.
Thank you so much, Meg.
And what about you?
How are you doing?
I'm fine.
You know, I'm lucky I've got Lloyd
at home to take care of me.
He keeps me sane, he's amazing.
I don't know what I 'd do
without him.
I 'll see you soon. OK.
Hi, Jimmy. Hi, there.
Just thought I 'd give you a phone
and see how your day was going.
Good. Busy. Yours?
Yeah, same, busy.
I'm just on my way back to
the station.
It's good to hear your vice.
It’s good to hear yours.
Listen, do you maybe want to
Meg, I've got another call coming in
and I have to take it.
Can I call you later? Yeah. Course.
Speak soon. Bye.
Tosh? We've found Connor's phone.
OK. I'll be there in ten minutes.
It's the same make and model as
Connor's. Good.
It's already been swabbed
by forensics.
The battery was dead but we've just
found a charger that works.
So we're just waiting for I
to come and take a look.
Hopefully no water ingress.
Erm, you'll need to apply
for permission to unlock that.
Oh, come on. Not that you're going
to start listening to what I say.
What happened about the car?
We traced it back
to Lloyd Anderson.
The artist that was
teaching Connor?
Yeah, but he didn't even know
it was gone. He was
He was using it for one of his
paintings. And you believe him?
Yes, I do.
Either way,
it's another link to Connor,
who's increasingly looking like he
was involved in Bryd's murder.
We know he's vulnerable but we don't
know what he's capable of.
What about the body from
Stromness Voe?
We got the facial depiction.
We’ve issued it as a press release.
Oh. We’ll see if anybody
recognises him.
Surely someone will.
Shetland Police are appealing
for information relating
to the body of an unidentified male
discovered in Stromness Voe.
A facial reconstruction
has been created
and officers are urging members of
the public
to look closely at the picture
and consider whether this man looks
familiar to you.
That camera card you gave me for I
to check over from Martin Otina,
just birds and wildlife.
Nothing out of the ordinary,
I'm afraid.
OK, cheers, Billy.
It's D Perez.
I need your help.
I'm not sure.
Are you worried that you're going
to get Connor into trouble?
Abbie, you’re not.
Also, we're going to get permission
to open this eventually anyway.
OK.
I don't want to waste any more time.
Great.
We only get three chances, so,
you need to be fairly sure before
you try anything.
OK, try 2-2-0-3-0-1.
What's that? It's Bryd's birthday.
He often uses it as a password.
No.
Right, erm, try
7-2-6-4-1 -0.
What's that? It's our old phone
number in Glasgow.
It's the only other password
I know he uses.
Well done, Abbie.
Right, erm
Did Bryd and Connor tend to hang out
locally or?
They mostly liked
the more remote places.
Beaches and stuff.
But they sometimes went down
to the Ness of Sound.
To the World War II,
the old lookout tower?
They used to have lunch there
sometimes.
Connor would come and meet her
and they'd go down on his scooter.
OK.
We've been told that Bryd was
receiving messages from Connor
on the day that she died.
But isn't that impossible, if
the phone was in a field all along?
Not necessarily.
I mean, there's lots of ways
to send messages these days.
He could've got a burner phone
to piggy back this one.
The SIM card's been damaged, though,
so they definitely weren't sent
using that handset.
Does the damage mean that all
the information's been lost?
Yeah. We're trying to retrieve
as much as we can.
One thing we do have is some of
the geolocation information.
Plotting the phone's location
history.
This is the last ten days.
Right, let's pinpoint everywhere
he's been.
DI Perez?
Are you leaving already?
Yeah, I thought I 'd come
and say goodbye.
It's been an interesting experience.
I'm sure Rhona will keep you on
your toes.
We’ll good luck. You, too.
Hello?
Meg. Hi.
Hi, erm
What are you doing here?
Look, I was just wondering,
do you want to meet up later?
That would be great. OK. Great.
8.30, see you then? OK. Bye.
Meg?
See you later.
It's just what you would expect.
The guest house, various places in
Lerwick, all accounted for.
But there's this one location that
comes up a lot.
And when you plot it on the map,
there's nothing there.
I'm going to go up and take a look.
We’ll hang on, it's getting late,
I'll go. No, no, I want to.
OK.
OK, yeah. Thanks for that.
I've just had a call from someone
who works at
the cafe at Sumburgh airport.
She recognised the facial depiction
on the news.
OK. Let's go check it out.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
You know I didn't mean it.
You're a brilliant mum.
You take care of all of us
especially me.
I can’t do this anymore, Danny.
I can’t.
Oh, don't be daft.
We need you. I I need you.
I 'm tired, Danny.
I 'm tired of holding this family
together.
And I am tired of making excuses
for you being such a fuck-up.
I need you to go.
I need you to go.
And you’re sure it was him?
Yes. He was American, on holidays.
Said he'd worked here back in
the day.
What date would that be?
It was the 18th.
I remember because I had the day off
the next day for my son's birthday.
That's great, thank you.
Right. Let's see if we can get
security to pull up the CCTV
from the 18th.
That's him. Pause it there.
Do you have the passenger manifest
for that flight? Er, yeah.
Only nine passengers on the flight.
All Shetlanders returning,
apart from this guy.
William Arthur Rodgers. US national.
Hello?
Thanks for letting me know.
That was the lab.
The blood spatter belongs to Bryd.
The fragment of T-shirt has got
Connor's DNA all over it
and her blood.
Tosh?
I think I've found Connor's safe
place.
It's an old caravan out in
the middle of nowhere.
There's something strange going on.
Sorry, what? What do you mean?
I don't know.
It's like there's something rigged
up in here.
There are all these cables
There's a timer.
It's started counting down.
Oh, my God, I think it's a bomb.
We’ll get get out of there, then.
I'm trying. The door's locked.
Tosh?
Tosh, can you can you hear me?
Help! Help!
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
What the fuck.
Fuck.