Silent Witness (1996) s14e06 Episode Script

I've brought you this.
A payoff? Are you OK? I just want to know the truth.
Cat, I can't! You can! I can't! Did you find any ID in the jacket? A bus ticket and ã2,000 in cash.
What do you think you're doing? That's my money.
Money I risked my life for! I think I have a right to spend it how I wish.
MOBILE RINGS Hello? Is this Cats? Dr Cunningham.
Yes? DI Harte.
Michael Thomas case.
There's going to be a Yep, I was told all about it.
What were you doing having a drink with a reporter? I didn't know she was a reporter.
The blind date! You blamed me? No, I don't blame you and I didn't say it.
Lt Stephen Lockford.
Found inside the Land Rover by three of his men.
It looks like a suicide and it may well be a suicide.
The boss was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
They think it started after our last tour when Danny got killed.
Ready, Ferris? Always ready, boss.
Now.
Go! Go! Get up, Danny! You'd better call Harte.
Tell her it now does look like a murder.
What am I looking at? But we found a bullet at the scene.
Yeah.
Lockford was shot by a third party? I thinks that's a distinct possibility.
Do we know what type of bullet? I'll take it out, but I need to know its exact position so I can determine which bullet was fired first.
It's important because it's likely that that bullet didn't kill him.
If the bullet through the roof of the mouth was fired first, someone other than Lockford pulled the trigger.
Is there any possibility that Lockford could have shot himself twice? A reflex.
There are examples of people trying to kill themselves dying of multiple gunshot wounds, yes.
Gunshot wounds to the head? I'll see what I can find out.
Harry, is that Lt Lockford's body? One of the phones rang, it was a waterproof model, so it was still working.
I answered it and a woman's voice said, "Is that Cats? "What have you done to my husband?" So? We think the woman who called was Claire Lockford.
It's a landline account in her name.
But the caller ID on the mobile came up as Stephen Lockford.
Now, that phone was used last night at 19.
32.
Within 100 metres of where this girl was found.
She and Lockford were dead within a few hours of each other.
Time of death is notoriously difficult.
Sorry, not helpful.
OK.
Let's assume that this girl is Cats or whatever, and that this mobile is hers.
Doctor, have you anything forensically to link her to Lockford? Not yet.
One odd thing, though She did have bruising on both her arms.
As if she'd been held very forcefully but there was no blood there.
But on her jacket we found there was blood in exactly corresponding positions on the sleeves.
So it might have been her blood from somewhere else, or An attacker's.
Exactly.
Lockford has cuts on both hands.
Test it.
There was also two grand in her jacket.
Two grand? Then she did meet Lockford yesterday.
We checked his bank account and yesterday Lockford withdrew ã2,000 in cash.
MOBILE RINGS Stern.
What have I got here? A double suicide, a double murder? Murder and then a suicide? Murder the other way round, then a suicide? Blackmail and then murder and then a suicide? Holy God! Thanks.
The name and address for that phone, Catherine Felton, 19 years of age.
Cromwell Estate.
Lockford's called her nine times over the last two weeks.
Can you come with me, please? Why do you need me? I won't I hope, but you thought she may have left a child.
Oh, God, no.
Leo, any news on the CT scan? SIRENS We're looking for flat number eight.
Excuse me, sir.
Get him.
Don't move! Stand still! Police! Wait here! What about the child? Don't go in there.
Hello? I'm with the police.
I'm a doctor.
Hello? Dr Alexander? I'm up here.
I thought I asked you not to come in here.
Lt Lockford.
Catherine Felton.
Don't know who the guy she's with is? We better get these to DI Harte.
No obvious signs of a child ever having been here.
Which is a relief.
You should see my place.
Toys everywhere.
Who was the man running away? Don't know yet.
We're still after him.
I've put in a call for back up.
Any joy? Sorry, sir, we lost him.
Let's get this place dusted, chances are he's on the books.
ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS 'Hi, Catherine, it's Martin again.
'I called round again, but you must have gone away or something.
'We're just concerned, that's all.
'Give us a call when you get this.
'We always like to hear from you.
'OK.
Bye for now.
' Look at this.
"Killed in action".
The guy in the photo.
Danny Ferris.
Look at the date.
The barcode on her body.
You yourself said Lockford was likely to be suffering from PTSD.
Yes.
He was about to go back to Afghanistan, the place which probably caused the condition in the first place.
Given it's where he lost one of his men.
For which he felt entirely responsible.
What time did he say we could use it? Here we go.
The International Journal Of Legal Medicine: "A study found that of 138 "gunshot suicides, five involved a second gunshot where the bullet first fired missed the brain.
" Lockford did not shoot himself twice.
You knew her name was Cats? I, er, I called up the number, I got her answer machine service.
Who is she? Her name is Catherine Felton.
You're kidding.
You know her? Why was he seeing her? She was the girlfriend of that soldier who was killed out in Helmand last year.
Danny Ferris? Yeah.
Why didn't he tell me, I Why didn't he tell me he was calling her up twice a week? He was They were meeting up What were they doing? What were they doing? Catherine Felton was found dead in the river yesterday.
What? When yesterday? We are not sure of time of death yet.
Someone killed her? It's an ongoing investigation.
Stephen went out the night before that.
When he came home, he'd cut his hand.
He .
.
let me wash it for him.
He said that he'd fallen over.
Where'd he been? He said that He said he'd been to the river to get the noises out of his head.
Do you think he killed himself because Don't, don't Mrs Lockford.
We are no longer convinced that your husband's death was suicide.
The bullets create fracture lines in the skull.
Outwards from the force of the impact.
There is a law called Puppe's law which states that secondary fracture lines end when they meet pre-existing fracture lines.
So from examining the fractures, it's possible to establish the order in which they occurred? Yeah.
In this case, the bullet that went through the roof of the mouth was fired first.
Killing him instantly.
Someone put the gun into Lockford's mouth, fired and then, as they pulled the gun out, they fired a second shot.
Probably an accident, or the body may have given a jolt.
We have two days before they leave.
One and a half days, actually.
Half a day is going to be spent at the Michael Thomas review.
Has to be done, doctor, an unholy and unlikely coalition.
Very modern.
I'll see you at the base in the morning.
OK, thanks.
The voice on the answer machine was Martin Ferris.
Father of Danny Ferris.
The dead soldier? Yeah.
I've asked him to come down and ID the body of Catherine if that's OK with you.
Of course.
Leo.
Yes? What do you know about Prazosin? Prazosin is used for high blood pressure.
I've also just found out it's used by US troops to treat nightmares and other symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Really? So Harry has got you working on the Lt Lockford case, has he? That's what's strange, this was found in the woman's body, Catherine Felton, and she showed no signs of high blood pressure in the PM.
Why would she be taking drugs for PTSD? I've no idea.
Do we know if Lt Lockford was taking the same one? I'll ask Harry.
It can't be easy to get hold of.
You can get them on the internet, apparently, from America.
Nikki, there's a DS Stern here, along with a Mr Ferris.
I'll be two minutes.
Yeah.
When we got there, we saw someone running out of the flat.
What did he look like? Five eight, not much to him, short cropped hair.
Sounds like Croft.
Dennis Croft - he was in Danny's regiment.
He was with him when he died.
Is he in this photo? That's him.
Why wasn't he at the barracks? They're about to deploy.
He was kicked out.
A few months after they got back from Helmand.
They caught him stealing and they found drugs on him.
And where does he end up camping out? With Catherine.
We tried to persuade her to get rid of him, but He was always hanging round, taking her money, saying things about the way Danny died.
Do you have any idea where Dennis Croft might be? No.
She was easy prey for a guy like that, you know.
Vulnerable.
This is Dr Alexander.
Mr Ferris, thanks for coming to formally identify Catherine for us.
Have you not tried to contact her mother? She was in Scotland, I think, but they fell out a long time ago.
We've tried, but you're the closest we've come to next of kin.
Right.
You're OK to do this? Whatever you want.
I just want to help.
OK? Yeah.
Yes.
That's Catherine.
I'm sorry to ask this, Mr Ferris, but are you sure this is Catherine Felton? Yes.
Yes.
Thank you.
I'll let them know.
Daniel had been in the army just over a year.
He met her when he moved down here.
She was a real handful.
They both were.
Always in trouble.
You know, I blame myself for Danny joining up, I only told him the good bits.
You were in the forces? Yes.
two tours of Northern Ireland, Falklands Sorry, sorry, I'm boring you.
No, not at all.
We thought there might have been a child.
Is that right? Yeah.
So did we.
Catherine was a few months pregnant when Danny left for Afghanistan.
You know, he was shot just a couple of days before he was due back.
Poor Catherine.
Poor kid.
She went into premature labour and .
.
lost the baby.
I'm sorry, that must have been an incredibly difficult time for you all.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Has everyone done their wills? Yeah? I need them by the end of today.
Mark? Not yet, sarge.
It's not bad luck, you know.
Yeah.
It will be if you die and the government take it all.
Joe? Have you done yours? He's got nothing to leave.
Just my body.
Mate, no-one wants that! I see you looking at me.
Six months in Helmand and we'll all want a piece of you.
OC coming.
Stand up.
Thanks, lads, carry on.
How are they doing? Very well, sir.
As you would expect.
I gather you were coming to see me, sergeant.
The police no longer think the lieutenant's death is suicide.
They think somebody shot him.
Who told you this? They came to see Mrs Lockford yesterday.
And how did she react to that? It's hard.
It's hard to know what's better or worse, your husband committing suicide or having been murdered.
I'll go and see her when I have a moment.
I know the wives are rallying around.
Sir.
Is there something else, sergeant? Apparently Catherine Felton's body was found in the river a couple of days ago.
She was the girlfriend of Danny Ferris.
Have you told the men? I will do, sir.
Thank you, sergeant.
Morning.
Morning.
I understand this is now a murder investigation.
News travels fast.
The men are being informed now.
It's shocking news, hard to take in.
Dr Cunningham is here for a second look at the Land Rover.
Of course.
I still need a list of all those who came onto the base on the day.
I'll chase it up straight away.
And Major Lt Lockford had a series of bruises to his front and back.
Did he tried to fight his assailant? Too early to say.
I will go back to the scene to see if there's anything that could have caused it.
It's also possible that the bruises occurred some time earlier in the day.
I don't know if you know There was a minor incident, during a training exercise.
Lt Lockford had a dispute with one of his men, handbags, really, from where I was standing.
Talk to Sgt McDermott, he'd have a better handle on it.
The name of this soldier? Blakefield.
Pte Blakefield.
DS Stern called.
He has a positive ID on Catherine Felton and also an ex-soldier called Dennis Croft was seen running away from Catherine's flat.
Of this regiment? Served with him in Afghanistan.
Dishonourably discharged for drug dealing.
It could be relevant.
Also, an ex-soldier could still have access to a gun and to the base.
Yeah.
Right.
If there was a fight in the Land Rover, he could have got punched in the shoulder? Or he could have been attacked through the open window.
This bruise looks quite severe for a punch, more like the butt of a gun.
And what about the bruising on the back? So nothing in here that could have caused it? Ante mortem? Obviously, this bruising would have had to have occurred before He was killed.
I know that.
OK.
Could it have happened at the riverside? With Catherine? We know he grabbed her.
It's possible, I suppose.
Again, it's quite severe bruising.
I do think that the training ground incident described by Major Rutherford Is the most obvious way that the Lieutenant got the bruises.
Yes.
Nobody is sweating.
Come on, do you wantto do this all day or what? I think I need another word with Sergeant McDermott.
We appreciate your coming in.
No problem.
Mr Ferris, do you know if Catherine took any medication or drugs of any kind? I think she got through most things supplied by Croft, of course.
She was looking for something to make her feel better, but I don't think anything ever did.
I don't think she was ever seriously addicted to any drugs.
Look, can I ask you something? How did she die? I mean, was she killed, or That's what we're trying to find out.
You think it was Croft? Well, that's why we need to talk to him.
Do you know anything about a possible relationship with Lieutenant Lockford? Relationship? What do you mean? We heard they knew each other.
I read that he killed himself.
Look, I know he made contact with Catherine, but only doing what any good officer would do.
Making sure the families are coping.
But I don't think Catherine found him particularly easy.
He obviously had problems of his own.
Did she ever say what those problems were? What drives a man to suicide, you mean? I know, I've been there a few times myself since Daniel lost his life.
And the wife, well, you know, we Can I just sit down for a second, please? Yeah, of course.
Can I get you a cup of tea or anything? No, no, I'm fine.
Dennis Croft told Catherine that something happened to my son and the Army were trying to cover it up.
Now Catherine is dead.
So is Lieutenant Lockford.
Now something happened.
And we need to know what happened.
Would you help us? Good morning, Sergeant.
Good morning.
I'm aware that this is a difficult time for you and the men, with deployment imminent.
I take it you've heard about Catherine Felton's death? Yeah, I've just told the men.
She was a girlfriend of one of the soldiers, isn't that right? Daniel Ferris.
Yeah.
The man who was killed in Helmand? That's right.
His loss must have been very hard on the men.
Of course.
But you move on and make sure it never happens again.
That's my responsibility.
To make sure this time everyone comes back alive.
What can you tell me about Dennis Croft? What's this got to do with him? Was the Lieutenant involved in Croft's dismissal? Crofty was a waste of space.
The boss and myself, we both were keen to see him go.
Major Rutherford said that a couple of days ago there was a fight between Lockford and Private Blakefield.
Is that right? Wasn't so much a fight.
OK, was it serious enough to do that? Did he use the butt of a gun? I didn't expect you so soon.
Thanks so much for coming.
Look, my wife is, erm All this business with Catherine Shall I come back another time? No.
Please.
Sandra? Sandra, this is Dr Alexander.
The Home Office pathologist I told you about.
I'll, er I'll make us all some tea.
I'm so sorry about Catherine.
She told me she would never kill herself.
If it helps, I don't believe it was suicide.
Are you just saying that just to make me feel better? No.
You think she was killed by someone? The police are investigating that possibility.
She's so sweet First Danny, then the baby, now Catherine.
It's not right.
There's something not right.
Your husband was saying you weren't happy with your son's post mortem? It's not just me, it was Catherine too.
She spoke to Lockford at the inquest.
He told her he was responsible for what happened to Daniel.
As an officer, he might well have It was more than that.
It was more than that.
I think something happened out there and they don't want us to know about it.
And you think that the post mortem helped to cover that up? Maybe.
That's why Catherine is dead, maybe she found out something.
So you think Catherine was killed by the Army? Perhaps Lockford told her something.
I don't know! The police are investigating.
Would you like me to read your son's post mortem report? Perhaps I could help explain why the pathologist came to his conclusions.
Sandra? Yeah, if you want to.
Sergeant Mac Sir.
Do you know anything about this? Sir? Dennis Croft was on the base the day the Lieutenant was shot.
And look who signed him in! Mark Blakefield.
What the bloody hell is going on? This man should not have been on the base, Sergeant! I'll speak to Blakefield, sir.
That's not good enough, Sergeant! This is now a matter for the police.
Axel and Ryland were over here and there.
I was behind there, taking cover, the boss was crouched down over here, engaging enemy.
So I gave the command to the boss, "Coming through" to move to this piece of cover and the boss started shooting at me.
What? He was shooting at me.
Coming through, boss.
Coming through! Danny! Danny! Stop shooting me, boss! Blue on blue! Danny, get up! The Major didn't mention this.
He probably didn't see it.
Is that why you hit him with the butt of your gun? He was firing blanks, but no-one likes to be shot at.
When you hit him, did he fall? Yeah.
Where? Over here.
Stop! Stop! Stop! Quite a heavy fall.
What? He got me confused with Private Ferris.
What do you mean? He was firing his rifle and shouting Danny's name.
He lost the plot.
I had no choice but to take him out.
Did you blame the Lieutenant for Danny's death? No.
We all did what we could to save him.
Thank you, Private.
Private Blakefield, did anyone else hear the lieutenant call you Ferris? No.
Thank you.
MOBILE RINGS Hello, Major.
Private Blakefield! Wait! The man who wrote this report, Professor Davies, is one of the best pathologists in the country.
I knew she'd say the same thing.
Sandra, please.
He has a formidable reputation, not just for his ability, but also for his outspoken criticism of the MOD and the government's handling of the war.
If there was even a hint of anything untoward about your son's death, I think he would not only have seen it, but I think he would've made sure that the world know about it.
So the way they said Daniel died Is almost certainly the way that Daniel died.
"Almost" certainly? I can't be absolutely sure unless I did a post mortem myself, but that would require We never buried him.
He's in a private mortuary in Hertfordshire.
Will they do another post mortem for us? Sandra I'm not sure that you really We'll pay whatever it takes.
It's not about the money.
Sandra, the results of a second post mortem will probably be exactly the same as the first.
I know that.
Look, none of this is going to bring Danny back.
I know it won't, but I need to know.
I need to know.
We need to bury him.
Honour him and grieve for him.
Now if we do this, would you promise me Yes.
Yes.
Will you? I'll ask Professor Dalton, head of my department.
Thank you.
Thank you.
He's on his way.
Stand by.
All right Crofty, stay put.
Stop! Stop! Stay down! Stay down! Get off me! 'Catherine Felton was murdered.
' We know she called you and you sent her a text.
"See you in ten, babes.
" I sent the text before she called me, then when I actually spoke to her, she was drunk.
I make it a rule never to be with her when she's drunk.
What did she say? She had the money.
I told her to bring it straight home.
So Lockford had left her by then? I don't know.
I guess so.
What was your relationship with Catherine? I never had a relationship.
After Danny got killed, I looked out for her, that's all.
You didn't know she was seeing Lockford? That he was giving her money? Swapping drugs? He was giving her money.
Blood money.
He was responsible for Danny's death.
The whole cover-up.
Who do you think killed Catherine? You don't have an opinion, Mr Croft? Yeah.
OK, it was Lockford.
Why do you think that? He was gone in the head.
Is that why you went to the base the day Lockford was shot? To get even for Cat's murder? Lockford got you kicked out of the Army, isn't that right? I went to the base to get some money owed me, and see my mate Blakefield.
I couldn't give a damn about Lockford or Catherine.
It's funny, when you're gone, I miss ironing all your things.
Have the police been round again today? Yeah, yeah.
It's unsettling the lads.
It's not good.
I'm going to miss you.
Your friend Croft blames the Lieutenant.
He's full of shit.
He's a liar.
And yet you signed this liar onto the base.
Why? Cos I had to.
He said it was urgent.
Cats had gone missing with some money.
The girl you were meant to be looking after.
No-one knew she was dead at that stage.
Croft thought I knew where she was, but I didn't know anything about it.
Croft also blames the lieutenant for Catherine's death.
You knew that Catherine had been murdered and you were angry, weren't you? I didn't know anything.
Is that why you went looking for Lockford? I didn't go looking for him.
I was sent on ahead.
I just found him.
Did you know he had a gun? No! You found him in the Land Rover? Yeah.
You pulled him out, covering yourself in his blood.
I tried to save him.
He was already dead.
I didn't kill him.
I swear on my mother's life, I didn't kill him! Everything changed after Danny died.
I didn't know him well enough, but we were good friends.
I didn't know his mum, dad or Cats at all, but I tried to look out for her, that's what you do.
I know he would've done the same for me.
He would've.
I feel like I didn't protect her or the boss.
HE SNIFFS I didn't know there was something wrong with him.
I let them both down.
Harry.
What the hell are you doing here? I wanted to explain.
You want to explain? OK, so you're angry about the article Yes, I am angry! The whole thing got changed by my sub-editor.
Irrelevant - you failed to mention you are a journalist.
You did send in the article, yes? Yes Then I have nothing more to say to you.
It's not as simple as that! The sub-editor changed it.
Did you or did you not write an article about me talking about Michael Thomas.
Yes, or no? Yes.
Only about the frustrations that you felt.
How everybody was just trying to do their job.
It sounds moving, but that's not the version that made it into the newspaper.
Yes, I know, and I am so sorry.
Look, I am as upset about this as you are! You are not the only person who got tricked! Do you seriously expect me to believe that? OK, fine.
But the story is out now and there's going to be a lot of people writing about you, so do you want a chance to put your side of the story forward? Because I can do that for you, Harry.
Oh, dear.
You really are quite something, aren't you? Well, it's not going to make it any worse, is it? OK.
Yeah, I would.
Great.
Where shall we go? I will take you for lunch, yeah? No.
I'm lying.
Don't ever, ever contact me again.
They can't be seeing us both at the same time.
I'm early.
I spoke with Blakefield and Croft.
And? Blakefield had motive, but he covered his tracks by pulling Lockford out of the Land Rover, and very conveniently covering himself in bullet residue and DNA.
But if Blakefield did kill Lockford, his window of opportunity was very small.
What about Croft, then? We have no forensic evidence to link him to the scene of crime.
But he was on the base? Along with several hundred others.
Croft kept saying that Lockford was to blame for Ferris's death in Afghanistan.
But Lockford did get Croft kicked out of the army for drug dealing, so Could still be true.
It'd be a first for Croft.
And he completely denies giving Catherine Prazosin.
You know that there was Prazosin in Lockford's system.
He could have been taking it for his PTSD.
He could have been supplying Catherine.
Dr Cunningham? Yeah.
They're ready for you now.
You give your statement, I'll give mine.
Wouldn't have it any other way, Dr Cunningham.
Four bullet wounds.
One to the neck.
One to the left arm.
And two to the left leg.
Both the bullets were found inside the left leg.
Steel-plated 7.
62 millimetre probably from an insurgent AK-47.
No bullet was found inside the left arm.
And no bullet was found inside the neck.
Entrance wound andexit wound.
The bullet travelled from the entry wound at the rear of the neck transecting the spinal cord and exiting anteriorly, passing through the trachea.
Yep.
That looks more or less right.
Cause of death? Um Multiple gunshot wounds.
Spot on, Professor Davies.
Why did Mr and Mrs Ferris want an enquiry? They were told there was some sort of cover-up going on.
The way that he died? More as to who shot him, I think.
Who do they think were to blame? The bullets found inside of the body were clearly identified as belonging to Afghan insurgents.
The wounds to the leg weren't fatal, though.
The bullets passed through the body.
You can't stop a battle to retrieve evidence.
What are you going to tell them? That we didn't find anything contradictory.
I'll let them know.
Hang on a second.
It says here that Private Ferris was taken to a field hospital two miles away and was treated by Dr Oliver Matthews, but look at this.
He received external cardiac massage, IV and central lines in situ, one milligram of adrenaline given at intervals without response.
Have you seen the wound to this man's neck? His spinal cord was all but snapped in two.
Private Ferris would have been dead where he dropped.
Man down! Ryland, Axel! Contact return fire.
Welcome back, Mark.
Sarge.
Listen, you are going to put this behind you.
You're going to go and get your stuff, and then you're good to go, yeah? Yes, Sarge.
Go on.
Blakefield and Croft haven't been charged? Insufficient evidence.
But Croft sent Catherine a text saying he was going to meet her.
Isn't that hard evidence? He did, but he claims that when he spoke to her, she was drunk so he decided against it.
She wasn't drunk.
The night she died, I'm talking about.
No, she hadn't had anything to drink, it's in the tox report.
Drugs? A trace of Prazosin, but nothing that would make her sound drunk.
Mr Ferris said that he called her and he said the same thing.
She wasn't drunk.
No, she wasn't drunk.
Mr Ferris spoke to her on the phone and she sounded woozy.
She hadn't drunk anything and the call happened before she met Lockford, so it was nothing to do with him.
So if something happened to her, it happened before she got to the river.
Yes.
So where had she been that day? There was a bus ticket.
She caught a bus.
Hi.
Hi.
I'm looking for Dr Matthews.
He's over there.
I wanted to put my medical skills to the test.
So you volunteered for the TA? A lot of my colleagues like to go out there - the adrenaline, the challenge, the matter of life and death.
They can get that on any Saturday night in A&E, as far as I can see.
So what can you tell me about Private Ferris? He was one of my first experiences.
I was off the plane and in at the deep end.
Foxtrot one zero I took a look at the notes you made, and I was surprised at how much medical assistance you gave him.
Wasn't he already dead? Yes.
He was.
So why? I felt, wrongly, that I had no choice.
Emotions were running high.
What are you waiting for?! Blakefield, let the doctor do his job.
Get round there! You've got to save him! You felt threatened in some way? No, no, I may I have felt that, but they weren't threatening me per se.
They just wanted me to save their friend.
They didn't know that he was dead? No.
I don't think so.
I do know that the lieutenant was very eager that I save his man.
Did you tell him Ferris was dead? I tried to, but he insisted I do something.
Get his Osprey off.
You've got to save him! What happened? Croft? He got hit, that's what happened.
Isn't that right, sir? I didn't see it! I can't remember what I did exactly.
Presumably you took his helmet off, his body armour.
That's right.
Get his Osprey off! You've got to save him! Get that body armour off.
Rip it off, everyone! There was a bullet, it got caught in his uniform.
How come? The bullet that went through the back of his neck had hit the body armour as it came through the front.
So when it came off, the bullet fell to the floor.
It wasn't mentioned in the report.
What happened to it? The bullet.
Someone picked it up.
The sergeant, I think it was.
We've got to get him home.
He got shot, sir.
It's a war.
It's what happens.
The men were just trying to do what they could for their friend, so the bullet, I assumed it would be reported in by the commanding officer.
Have I done something wrong? Zak, the body armour and the uniform that Private Ferris was wearing when he was shot - can you make sure it's sent over? Thanks.
And find Harry, will you? This is her on the top deck.
The footage doesn't cover the stairwell, but we pick her up stepping onto the lower deck.
She's fallen down the stairs.
She's hit her head, look.
When did she call Mr Ferris? 7.
09.
She might well have sounded odd.
Talk and die.
KNOCK ON DOOR Sorry to interrupt.
Dr Cunningham? Um OK.
So are we saying Lockford had nothing to do with Catherine's death? Well, she hit her head on the bus.
She called Mr Ferris.
She met Lockford.
We know he grabbed her by the arms.
Please! Stop it, please! But he can't have thrown her into the river because we know that she called Croft after she met Lockford.
Just take the money, please.
Why didn't she say anything about hitting her head? It's a classic talk and die.
What does that mean? It's where someone hits their head and there's cranial bleeding, but they behave fairly normally for a couple of hours.
They have no idea of the amount of damage that's been caused.
So she met Lockford, called Croft.
You said she sounded drunk.
By that time it would have been fatal.
They collapse.
She just fell in the river.
All caused by a fall on the bus.
He will be here any second.
That's the helmet, uniform, everything.
A third bullet was found.
The one that went through the back of Ferris' neck.
And? According to Matthews, it got caught in his body armour.
Yes.
Look, you can see the impact.
So what? I think it may have been a British Army bullet.
Why? It was picked up off the floor of the field hospital.
It didn't come back with the body.
It wasn't even mentioned at the inquest.
Who picked up the bullet? Is everyone signed off, yeah? Yes.
Day sacks up, start moving this outside.
You three, what are you doing? Come on, day sacks off the ground.
We need to start moving this on.
Axel, Ryland, come on, move it! Safe trip.
Sergeant McDermott? Dr Cunningham, yeah? What can I do for you, sir? One of my colleagues has been to see Dr Matthews.
Who's Dr Matthews? He's the medic who treated Private Ferris in Afghanistan the day he was killed.
He saw you pick up the bullet which killed him.
A British bullet.
Fired, I would guess, by Lieutenant Lockford.
Can you possibly prove any of this? I can't prove anything at all.
And I presume the bullet is somewhere in the middle of the desert? I'm not blaming you, Sergeant - it was an accident.
You wanted to protect him, I'm sure I would've done exactly the same thing.
But obviously what you couldn't predict was that it would trigger Lieutenant Lockford's PTSD.
We both thought he would get through it.
But he didn't.
In fact it got worse until finally, during training, just a few days before he was due to lead you back in Helmand, he started hallucinating, lost control and was hit by one of his men.
What's going on? You were there, weren't you? I was.
And that evening, he died.
He did.
In Vietnam, I believe, if an officer was thought unfit to command, someone would just throw a fragmentation grenade into his tent, get rid of the bad officer, avoid detection.
It happened hundreds of times.
Lockford was a good officer.
Was.
I suppose the big question is, what happened in that Land Rover? You didn't speak with him.
I am your senior officer, you will address me as "sir".
You talk to Major Rutherford.
That was the deal, sir! I am going to be fine.
Why have you brought that? Can't you see? Can't you see what's happened to you?! I should have reported this months ago.
I'll be better when we're out there.
It'll be easier.
There'll be things to do.
Things to get on with.
Give me that gun.
Get out of my way.
I'm not letting you go anywhere with that gun! You will do as I have ordered! And you have another flashback? That was an accident.
You tell that to the next Danny Ferris Wouldn't this be better? Yeah, it would.
TWO SHOTS FIRE What happened in that Land Rover is the best officer I ever served under died.
And as I'm sure you've found, there isn't a shred of evidence that can implicate me in his death.
Sergeant Mac? Coming, sir.
This is nice.
You and me, coffee, croissants.
The lab.
What was the name of that journalist - Charlotte Jenkins? Is it important to you to spoil my day? She's written an article about blind dates.
What? Stop it.
Hold on.
What? "The latest British casualty in Afghanistan was named last night DOORBELL RINGS ".
.
as Sergeant Jason McDermott of the Royal Hertfordshire Regiment.
" Let me see.
Dr Cunningham, the RTA He'll be there in a minute.
"His commanding officer said he was a hero who died in the very best traditions of the service.
"Protecting the men under his command.
" Coming, Zak.
Three Company! HE PLAYS THE LAST POST SHE SOBS The girls are trafficked? They are sold a dream, now they just want to get out.
This is an independent postmortem.
I shall be 48 hours max.
I think you like her, this Ava - Eva.
Anna.
Harry, go straight to the police - explain everything.
You've got a murder suspect, a murder weapon.
You've got no motive.
DNA sample from Dr Cunningham.
They're clearing up, aren't they? Anyone who knows.
Harry! Testator silens Costestes e spiritu Silentium