After the Flood (2024) s02e02 Episode Script

1
PAT: Mackie trained to be
a detective with your dad.
JO: 'What is he doing here, Pat?
He's bent.
'He's a killer, for God's sake.'
We three OK?
A man's been shot dead on the moors.
BABAK: Todd Drake - he's epileptic,
and he lived and worked
on Bornegate Farm.
Todd Drake was dead
before he was shot.
If he was shot after he died,
what was the cause of death?
Hey, police!
'Somebody needs to go
'in the ambulance with that one,
Xav Palmer.'
SOPHIE: Ban the burn.
There's a great big fire
up on the moors.
'Pat's just come to say Soph
and her mates are still up there.'
No! Argh! Hold onto my arm.
Both arms if you can.
MAN: Right, heading down!
Have they found someone else?
Fire's just about under control.
Have they found Sophie?
Don't think so.
You sure this is
the Xav Palmer fella, then?
Positive.
Another body on Benson land.
I mean, why here, near Todd Drake?
That's a shotgun wound.
Another shotgun death, Sir.
This is the man that gave you
and Deepa the slip yesterday? Mm.
Top policing, Marshall.
Commendation worthy (!)
Thank you, Babak.
Any connection between the victims?
Er, yeah. The farmer, Geoff Dixon,
pulled a shotgun on Xav Palmer
yesterday, threatened to kill him.
And Todd Drake lived and worked
on the same farm.
This Mr Dixon sounds like
a person of interest to me.
So, where is he?
No sign of Dixon when Forensics
were at Todd's caravan yesterday.
OK, well, find him. Now.
Speak to
the Fire Investigation team.
How did the fire start?
Was it accidental,
caused by the Bensons' heather burn?
Or was it deliberate,
the killer covering their tracks?
Two murders in two days.
It's gonna spread quicker
than the bloody fire,
so we keep a lid on this, yes?
The identity of the victims
stays with us, understood?
BRADLEY AND BABAK: Yeah.
Good.
Jo, liaise with uniform
about the teenagers on the moor.
I wanna know as soon as
they've been found and interviewed -
who was here, what they were doing,
and what did they see?
Yeah.
And while we track down Geoff Dixon,
I'd like to know if
these two victims knew each other.
So if there is a connection,
find it.
Pat.
Sophie, thank God for that!
How is she?
She's a bit shaken up, but she's OK.
She got separated from her mates
in the panic and lost her bearings.
But they're gonna check her over.
What about the girl I found, Izza?
I've seen her. She's banged up,
but she's all right.
What were they doing up there?
I can't get anything
out of them, so
Oh, Soph, are you all right? Erm
Listen, you won't be able to talk
to me and Pat officially
because we're family,
but you'll have to give a statement
when you're ready, yeah?
Hey, what's this
about another dead body?
Who told you that?
Fluttered my eyelashes at a fireman.
So is there a serial killer or what?
Can we just not spread any rumours?
Cos we're trying
not to panic everybody.
Who is it? Who died?
It's It's nobody that you know.
You just take care of yourself,
all right?
What were they doing
on the moors at 4am?
They're teenagers.
You know, we did stupid stuff
when we were their age. Sorry.
Listen, what's all this
about you been outsmarted
by the second murder victim?
Who told you that?
Babak texted me.
Oh, my God. I just
My head was spinning.
It was all that stuff
with the commendations,
and then you texting me
every four seconds.
So I messed up, all right?
All right, all right! Sorry.
Look, before all this kicked off,
I was gonna do
some more Mackie stuff.
These are coppers that your dad
and Mackie worked with.
They're all retired now.
Do you know any of them?
No. No, I don't think I do.
Why don't you ask my mum?
She might remember. Yeah.
Just careful what you say.
All right.
No, I know, I understand,
Mrs Clifford. No, it's scary.
Right, close your windows
if you're worried about the smoke.
Yes, yes. So they're only
evacuating the houses
closest to the moors
as a precaution, OK?
MRS CLIFFORD: 'OK. OK.
Well, we'll give that a go.'
All right, then. You stay safe now.
OK, bye-bye. Bye for now.
Bye for now.
Hi, hello!
I promise you she's not been
in that thing all morning,
just most of it.
I'm up to my neck
with calls about the fire.
And what's all this
about another body?
My lips are sealed.
So it's true, then.
Er, right. Right, where the hell
have I put my keys now?
Oh, hey, would you? Shh, shh.
Will you have a look at this
for me quick?
Erm, names of old coppers.
Could you help fill in the blanks?
Yeah.
Oh, my
SHE CHUCKLES
I've not seen these names
in a while.
Er, right. Nige, Nigel Lynwood.
He lives in Spain now,
on his fourth wife.
Jim B. Oh, right.
Yeah, that'll be Jim Baxter.
Oh, he died just after Bren,
actually.
Tempo God.
Bren did not like him.
No?
No.
Who's he?
PHONE BUZZES
Sorry. Molly Marshall.
ON PHONE: 'It's Mrs Barnes.'
Oh, hello, Mrs Barnes.
I've spoken to the street-cleaning
department about the graffiti.
I promise you,
I'll keep pushing them.
OK? Bye-bye.
Oh.
Bye, bye, bye.
SIGHS
Those bloody red Xs.
Right. Where were we now?
Tempo?
Fraser Tempest.
Yeah, Bren thought he was
a bit of a liability, actually.
Mackie weren't keen, either.
Liked to drink.
Er, got in the way
of a few cases, I think.
Took early retirement.
Is he still local?
Ish. Hang on a minute.
I might, erm
I might have his details in there,
actually. There you go.
Right, I've got to go.
I've got to get over to Tony's.
He's not answering
his bloomin' phone.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye, beautiful.
Bye-bye. So,
what are you asking me for, anyway?
Mackie'll tell you more than I can.
It's a surprise
for Mackie's birthday.
I'm getting
some of the old-timers together.
But I won't invite Tempo.
All right. I've gotta go.
See you later. Bye!
FRONT DOOR CLOSES
Oh, hello. What are you doing here?
Where's Tony?
Oh, he's, er
He's upstairs fretting
about Donna moving back in.
I've offered to give the tideline
another coat
while he's fannying about
with his council stuff.
You see, I'm nice like that.
He's a good dad.
Yeah, well, he couldn't cut in
to save his bloody life. Erm
Just wondering, do you fancy
meeting up for a drink later?
I mean, er, just be nice
to catch up properly, you know,
on what I've missed.
PHONE RINGS
Molly Marshall.
Yeah, hello?
Thanks for painting, Jack.
Was that Molly? Yeah, she's
she's outside on the phone.
Erm, meant to ask, I went over
to Uplands after our chat yesterday.
Who's the, er
Who's the fancy brunette
in the yoga pants calling the shots
and waving her clipboard around?
Sounds like Harriet Benson.
What, flood wall Harriet Benson?
Haven't seen her in years. Didn't
she have the landscaping company?
No, I don't think so, she
she runs the Crossdale Estates now
with her dad, Alan.
Bit of an eco-warrior, actually.
But, no, I suppose, er
Well, she might be consulting.
Who bought Uplands after you, then?
Er, it was a company
called Horion Developments.
But you'd have to ask
the liquidators.
Well, no-one you know, at least, eh?
That's got to be good.
Ah!
Oh, there you are.
I've been trying to call you
all morning.
Yeah, you and half of Waterside.
Yeah, and the other half
have been calling me.
So, a fire, another body,
what's next?
What's next is another flood.
Oh, no!
Yeah. We're due heavy rain later.
The problem is, you see,
the burnt moorland
will increase run-off,
make the chance of flooding worse.
Let's hope the flood wall
does its job.
Right, so, come on, what's the plan?
Well, I'm gonna go down
to the police station
CHATTER FADES
Bye, then!
'A second murder investigation
has been launched in Waterside
'after the death
of a man in his 40s.'
BABAK: Who told the press?
Sure you didn't text them?
Is there any sign of Geoff Dixon?
He's not at the farmhouse.
Car's gone.
SHE SIGHS
Really hope
he's not the third victim.
How do you figure that?
Well, Dixon said that criminals
have been targeting the farm,
ditching construction waste.
He seemed to think
that Xav was involved.
What about Todd Drake?
Well, Todd could have links
to the same gang.
They get in over their heads,
Dixon witnessed something
Dixon is not a victim.
He's a suspect.
He pointed a shotgun at Palmer,
threatened to kill him,
and now he's done a runner.
Mm
DOOR OPENS
Interim pathology report.
So, both victims likely shot
with a 20-bore shotgun,
but get this - both shot
when they were already dead.
What?
So what killed them?
Let's have a look.
OK, so, Todd Drake
suffered a blow to the forehead,
unlikely severe enough to be fatal.
Cause of death
still to be established.
We're not gonna know
for a while yet.
What about the abandoned Transit van
found near Todd's body?
Has the blood on the dashboard
been tested?
We're waiting on the results.
We should chase it.
That could be Todd's.
Excuse me if I don't jump
at your suggestions right now.
No, no, no, she's right.
We should chase it.
Xav Palmer stabbed repeatedly
with a long, thin object -
they think a shard of metal
or a tool -
then his body moved to the ditch
and shot.
It's unclear whether it was before
or during the fire.
So both bodies are moved
to the moors. Why?
And why shoot them both
after they're dead?
The guy's angry, unhinged.
Killing them wasn't enough.
Wanted to keep inflicting damage?
Yeah, maybe,
but Xav was stabbed to death,
and Todd's got
no obvious lethal injury.
Why the inconsistency?
Have we found any more connections
between the two?
Nah. Chalk and cheese, these two.
Todd Drake had a quiet life,
by all accounts.
Lived and worked on the farm
for a couple of years.
Man of God, no criminal record.
Had a long-term girlfriend
who died two years ago - leukaemia.
Xav Palmer is a
well, an unemployed drifter.
Bit of a Bit of a wrong 'un,
by the sounds of it.
I mean, his mam was in bits,
but even she didn't have
much nice to say.
Had a few girlfriends according to
her, but she only knew first names,
so Lynn's trying
to get the surnames and ID them.
So, Xav's crooked,
but Todd's a churchgoer.
Doesn't sound like someone caught up
in organised crime to me.
Yeah, yeah, but even so,
both men shot postmortem
with a shotgun.
Something's got to link them.
Yeah.
BABAK CHUCKLES
Geoff Dixon!
Hm
PHONE CHIMES
Any news from the teens on the moor?
Not yet.
Some of them went straight home,
some to hospital.
It's proving quite hard
to wrangle all the parents.
What? What is that?
This is everywhere.
Doesn't look like you're trying
to arrest him to me, Marshall.
BALSARA: "Keep a lid on this,"
I said.
"The victims' identities
stay with us."
And now there's a video
of you online,
looking like you're about
to smooch one of them!
Why didn't you cuff him?
I was about to,
but his thigh wound had re-opened.
So I-I covered him
while he put a dressing on it.
I looked away for one second,
and he took off!
We're getting calls from the press
wanting a statement.
This is the last thing we need in
a double murder investigation, Jo!
I understand. Who posted it?
It wasn't me.
Well This is not the first time
you've been caught
in an awkward situation
with a suspect,
only for them to end up dead.
You've got no idea
what you're talking about.
If you'd not let him escape,
he might still be alive. Babak!
Excuse me.
Jo. A word?
We've just seen the CCTV
of you and Xav Palmer.
Oh, is there anyone who hasn't?
Look, Deepa tells me he was talking
about you and dating apps.
What was going on with you two?
Nothing!
Babak's telling everyone otherwise.
And Deepa, apparently.
Look, I'm only asking
out of concern.
I know how personally involved
you can get with these things.
Are you really questioning
how I do my job?
Just remember who you're talking to.
I've gone out of my way
with these commendations
to clean up the mess you made.
I can just as easily make it go
another way.
A bit of gratitude
wouldn't go amiss.
Get fucked, Mackie.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
Why are you talking to Mackie
behind my back? I wasn't!
I was getting a bollocking
for losing Xav at the hospital.
He was making me
go through it all step by step.
At the end of the day,
Mackie's on our side, you know.
He defended you
when there was gossip
about you and Lee Ellison,
didn't he?
He's always got our backs.
Just
Just don't get too close, yeah?
What are you doing here?
I'm seeing Mackie for this community
safety meeting this afternoon.
You all right?
Yeah.
Actually, do you know
of any other landowners
complaining about illegal waste?
Hm.
Tony?
Oh, it's rife,
but the, er the council
won't do anything about it
until it's impacting public land.
On a privately owned farm,
we've got no jurisdiction.
Yeah, well, that seems daft.
Ah, there there's Mackie.
Oh. Bye, love. See you later.
Yeah, bye.
Jo?
MACKIE: Hi, Tony, Molly.
Thanks for coming in.
You all right?
Yeah, fine. Lynn's come through
with a list of Xav's girlfriends.
We've got Lucy Hampson,
Abigail Midford, Donna Rower
Donna Rower?
What? Do you know her?
I know of her.
That was her dad just now.
He's a councillor.
Yeah, Donna lives
in temporary accommodation in town.
She's been there
since the floods last year.
All right, we'll start with her.
You're with me now.
Why?
Bit of space between you and Babak
might not be a bad idea.
Don't let the stuff
with Xav Palmer bother you.
I've done far worse myself.
And Babak,
he's just threatened by you.
Young lass on the team, showing
him up, getting commendations.
Yeah, well, he can keep them.
I don't like the attention.
I don't think
he uploaded the video, though.
I know he has his moments,
but that would be career-ending.
I mean, anyone could've done it.
Don't waste your energy.
You know the bloke Babak mentioned,
the one he said
you got close to last year
was that Lee Ellison?
Yeah. How'd you know?
Just locker-room chatter.
You know how it is.
Did you hear Balsara?
"Smooch".
BRADLEY CHUCKLES
I mean, who the hell says "smooch"?
THEY LAUGH
'Donna, when was the last time
you saw Xav?'
Take your time.
We know this is distressing.
DONNA SOBBING,
EXHALES SHAKILY
SNIFFLES
Erm
He was here yesterday.
He'd stayed over but overslept
and left in a rush.
OK, and that was the last time
that you saw him?
No. No, he came back later,
looking for something.
But he had this gash on his leg,
and he he wouldn't tell me
how he got it.
But it needed dressing,
and then I'd run out of bandages,
so I I told him
to go to hospital.
I couldn't get any sense out of him.
It's all right. Just take your time.
Do you know what it was
that he was looking for?
I really don't know.
I'm sorry, I can't do this.
I can't
OK. All right.
Erm, is there somebody
that you can call to be with you?
Your dad, maybe? Yeah?
If there's, erm
If there's anything you remember,
or you notice something's missing,
just give us a call. Thanks.
You all right?
Donna, is that from Xav?
So Xav visits Donna,
then I see him at the farm.
He goes to hospital, does a runner,
comes back to Donna's
looking for something,
then I see him at the chemist,
and he does a runner again.
What do you think
he was looking for at Donna's? Mm.
The note on the fridge, by the way,
Xav signs his name with an "X".
What does that remind you of?
Paint your initial all over town,
to what end?
Yeah. I don't know about that bit.
But if not,
then what's it all about?
Fire service has just found
a shotgun on the moors.
Armed Response says
it's the same gauge
as the one used on both victims.
Should be getting confirmation
as to who owns it soon.
Fraser Tempest?
Uh-huh?
Pat Holman.
I'm a detective in Waterside.
Off duty, obviously.
I'm setting up a local support
network for retired coppers,
and I was just wondering if you had
a minute for me to pick your brains?
Er, I'm off out in a minute.
Can you leave me your details?
Yeah.
Do you keep in touch with any
of the lads that you served with?
Not really.
You took early retirement, right?
Yeah. Fancied a change.
School caretaker now. Suits me.
Look, being in the force
is a tough line of work.
I wasn't cut out for it.
I heard it was like
the Wild West back then.
Aren't you a bit young to be setting
up support groups for old-timers?
Oh, it's a
it's a subject close to my heart,
cos my father-in-law was a copper -
er, Bren Marshall.
Oh, yeah. I worked with Bren.
Good man.
Mm.
I remember his little girl.
He was always bringing her
to the station,
sitting her at his desk.
She is a detective now.
And we're married.
Separated, er
I tell you what,
why don't you come in for a minute?
Thank you.
Do you have kids yourself?
Mine are all grown up now,
with kids of their own.
Enjoy it while it lasts!
How old's the little one?
She's just had her first birthday.
We had a big party for her,
not that she had any idea
what was going on.
Mackie was there, actually.
I heard that you didn't quite get on
with him and Bren.
You mind telling me what happened?
What makes you think
anything happened?
Sorry, I-I didn't
I thought this was about ex-coppers?
It is. It is.
A lot of the old boys who retired,
t-the same stuff keeps coming up.
You know,
the stress and the pressures,
the things that they saw,
the things they were made to do
Enough of
the "retirement group" crap.
What is this really about?
OK, look
..I know Mackie hates you.
That's why I'm here.
And I've been doing
their dirty work for years
but not any more.
Me and Mackie are solid.
Always have been.
Well, I've heard differently.
And the way that you reacted
when I brought Mackie's name up
I need you to leave. Now.
Let's just forget about this, OK?
You came looking for trouble,
not me. So
..Pat Holman,
of Leafield Avenue, Waterside
..I suggest you leave now.
Please, don't say anything
to Mackie.
Yeah, they came round.
I said to him,
"She lives with a detective."
Pat'll talk to her, anyway.
PAT HUMMING
I don't think she saw owt.
Speak of the devil.
Hey! Come here, you.
Yeah. Where have you been?
Driving this little monster around,
trying to get her to go to sleep.
But no such luck.
I thought she slept well in t'car?
Can you put the kettle on, Kel?
Er, where are your manners?
Will you put
the fucking kettle on, please?
EVE COOS
They're staying here until Keith
gets out of prison in a few days.
And I am counting down the hours.
Can we trust him?
Keith? I wouldn't trust him
with the washing-up.
But he'll keep his mouth shut,
if that's what you mean.
Right. What's going on with Jo?
She's fine. Why, what's happened?
I thought these commendations
would draw a line under everything.
Apparently not.
She's knackered, stressed.
Eve's teething. New job.
Now's the time to tell me
if we have a problem.
There's no problem, really.
PHONE RINGS
Now, then.
Is that right?
OK. No, no, no.
Thanks for the update.
Speak soon.
Here we go. Back to Daddy.
I trust you know
what's best for your family.
SIGHS,
FRONT DOOR CLOSES
I'll be increasing patrols
in and around Waterside,
and street lighting will be
reinstated temporarily overnight.
Now, a member of the team
will be available to talk through
any concerns you may have
between 8am and 2pm,
Monday through to Thursday.
And they will be supported
by your local councillors,
Tony Rower and Molly Marshall.
Now, we've got a short window
for any questions. Yes?
Is there a serial killer
in Waterside?
Has all this graffiti
got anything to do with it?
You say it's on my land,
so it's my problem.
Well, now it's on your land,
so you can deal with it!
Everybody, just stay seated.
Hey, get off me!
Hey! Argh! Oh, God. Argh!
Geoff Dixon, you're wanted
in connection with the murders
of Todd Drake and Xav Palmer.
You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence
if you do not mention
when questioned something
you later rely on in court.
Anything you do say
may be given in evidence.
After you lot left, I drove
to The Black Horse in Brackenwell
and made my way through several
pints and half a bottle of vodka.
BABAK: Not exactly the smartest move
after what happened
on the farm yesterday.
I was upset. Todd and I
had worked together for years.
Do you think that Todd could've been
involved in anything criminal?
CHUCKLING: Todd? Not a chance.
What about Xav?
Oh, I didn't know the guy!
Why'd you have your shotgun out?
Security. Bloody fly-tippers.
Oh, look, I
I wouldn't have used it!
Go on, tell him!
We went through this yesterday.
If you and the council
had taken my complaints seriously,
we wouldn't be in this bloody mess.
Littering isn't really at the top
of our priority list, Mr Dixon.
This is not just a few crisp packets
and fag ends!
This is commercial waste!
LAWYER: Mr Dixon, please.
Tons of it! And I do not have
the money to clear it up!
This is the only crime
where the victim takes the hit
and pays to clear it up.
And the people behind this,
they are nasty bastards.
And they are raking it in,
and it is not going to stop!
And nobody gives a toss!
Calm down. And that's before you get
into the flooding every other year.
My flock is half the size
it used to be
because the land
is not fit for grazing.
I don't have any money for bills.
I don't have any money for food!
And my best worker,
my bloody friend, is dead!
Mr Dixon, we know that you're upset.
But you did employ one of these men
and threatened to kill the other.
So we just need to make sure
everything's nice and clear
for your statement, OK?
Good. Right, er The Black Horse.
Is there anyone to confirm
you were there?
It was karaoke night.
I did Agadoo, then I did Wannabe.
A room full of people witnessed me
butchering a modern pop classic.
But you can ask any of them.
And then the landlord, Neil,
he put me to bed on the sofa
for the evening.
KNOCK ON WINDOW
He's got alibis
all night long, apparently.
Well, it makes sense
because the shotgun
they found on the moors isn't his.
Then whose is it?
It's from the Crossdale Estate.
Bloody hell. What, Alan Benson?
No.
Harriet?
You hadn't noticed the gun
was missing?
Not until you called us.
I'm spinning plates here -
running the organic farm,
the foundation,
keep the place from crumbling.
Jo Sorry.
DC Marshall, DS Bradley,
this is my dad, Alan Benson.
Nice to meet you.
Now, let's move
this shotgun business along.
I'm meeting with
the fire investigators at five,
find out what started
the goddamn thing.
The sooner we can get word out
that it wasn't our heather burn,
the better.
I think a stolen shotgun
is worth a bit of our time.
How can we help?
Erm, do you keep this locked?
Of course we do.
Well, there's no sign
of forced entry,
so whoever it was had the code.
We're gonna need a list
of everyone who has access.
If both of you could have someone
to verify where you were, then
Two murders on our moorland,
then the fire,
and now a shotgun's been stolen.
Are we being set up or what?
Did either of you know
Todd Drake or Xav Palmer?
Wasn't there a Xav
that was a loader here or something?
I think there was a grouse beater
called Xav.
Last year, year before.
I'd have to check.
I take it they're the dead men.
And you think Harriet's shotgun
was used to kill them.
Well, the gun's with Forensics now.
Why did Xav stop working here?
No idea.
We don't know every casual employee
on the estate.
Have you had any problems
with illegal waste
being left on your land recently?
Only as much as any landowner.
Ah, here's Peter,
our estate manager.
One more thing -
when did you last see Xav?
Look, I barely remember the man.
Now, if you have any more questions,
you can put them to my lawyer.
Harriet, give them some turnips.
Who knew "give them some turnips"
was a euphemism for "fuck off"?
THEY CHUCKLE
Fraser?
Fraser? What's all this?
FRASER SIGHS
Files, notebooks, tapes.
Stuff I took with me when I left.
It's all yours.
I thought you and Mackie were solid.
I said that because I'm terrified
of the man
and so should you be.
I know, Fraser.
He's got me, too.
I looked the other way.
I took backhanders.
But I'm a coward,
so I kept my mouth shut.
I want to bring him down.
I just need help.
FRASER SIGHS
What's Mackie got on you now?
I'm not bloody telling you!
You see, that's what he does -
he finds your weakness,
and then he uses it against you.
I didn't want to put my ticket in.
But it were that or prison.
And I'm a coward like you.
Well, I'll hand myself in
if I have to.
Will you, though?
Can you really do it?
Because I thought I could too.
You got those
from the station, not me.
If he catches you snooping around,
you are on your own.
He won't think twice
about doing whatever it takes
to save his own skin.
BRADLEY SIGHS
Balsara is not a happy bunny.
No solid suspect,
no links between victims.
And the only lead we have right now
is a shotgun
that wasn't even used to kill them.
And I've just spoken
to Fire Investigation.
They've ruled out controlled burning
as a cause of fire on the moors.
Oh, well, that's one thing
off the Bensons' plate.
So what caused it?
They don't know.
But arson is still on the cards.
My niece was one of the teens
on the moor.
She's been banging on
about heather burning.
Hopefully, uniform can get something
out of her and her mates.
Listen, erm I'm sorry for prying
earlier, about Lee Ellison.
It was the last thing you needed
when you're having a shit day.
Yeah, don't worry about it.
Fancy a pint? My treat.
I would, but I I can't.
Another time?
OK. Well, if you ever need to talk
about Xav or Lee or
well, anything really, I'm here.
And I could do with the distraction,
to be honest.
Empty nest syndrome's a bastard.
JO CHUCKLES SOFTLY
I'll see you.
See you.
PAT ON PHONE: 'I was convinced
that Fraser was gonna call Mackie.
'But then he shows up
with all this -
'case files, interview tapes.'
There's money-laundering schemes
with no cash to show for it,
drug-farm raids
with not much in the way of drugs.
All signed off by Mackie.
'What, so you think he was stealing
evidence? Drugs, cash?'
Maybe. I mean,
there's no evidence of corruption.
It's all circumstantial,
but I I can't look at it
at work now anyway without it
all being flagged to Balsara.
SIGHS
I mean, look, there's another one.
2012, teenager, Saskia Bale.
Burglary. All the evidence goes
missing whilst she's in custody.
Charges are dropped.
Well, er, let's see
what else we can find on her
and anyone else in there.
Yeah, and there's
there's, er, tapes.
'What kind of tapes?'
Interviews conducted by Mackie
and your dad.
'I've I've only started listening
to one of them, though.'
OK. Er, send me an audio file.
You sure?
Do you think I can't handle
listening to them?
'I don't know.
You've You've had a rough day.
'I don't wanna do anything that's
gonna send you over the edge.'
I'm fine. I'm fine. Are you?
Not really, no. I mean, you didn't
see the way Mackie looked at me.
Even if Fraser hasn't said anything,
that doesn't mean he's not onto us.
It's fine.
I'll sort things with Mackie.
Right.
'Right, got to go.'
Just send me that audio, yeah?
'Yeah, OK. Bye.'
That's new, isn't it?
He's very good, isn't he?
If you say so.
Hello, sweetheart.
What are you doing up?
There's someone outside.
They were at my window.
Stay here.
Dad!
SHOTGUN COCKS
LEAVES RUSTLE,
EXHALES
SIGHS
Thought it was your night off.
There's more to do here
than there is at home.
Sarah still in London?
Yeah. Turns out, being an MP
is more full-on than being a copper.
Mackie
..I'm sorry for having a go earlier.
PEN CLATTERS
The commendations,
they just brought up everything
that had happened.
And I All this stuff
with Xav Palmer, you know?
Sorry.
You were having a bad day.
You took it out on the wrong person.
Let's move on.
So, what did happen with you
and Xav Palmer?
I helped protect his modesty.
He got the better of me.
HE CHUCKLES
That's it.
All right, forget about it.
I'll shut down the office gossip.
And embrace the commendations.
What you did last year
should be celebrated.
There's a bright future for all
of us if we can just stick together.
It's OK. You don't need
to give me the sales pitch.
I'm not gonna say anything.
I've got too much to lose.
And you know
you were my dad's best friend.
You've been there my whole life.
We're family.
Mm.
A fucked-up family, but, yeah.
You know,
ever since your dad died
..I've felt responsible for you.
Make sure you were taken care of,
that you were happy.
And your mum, too.
God knows she deserves it.
But I miss you
..what we had before.
Look, and I know
it's gonna take some time
for you to think of me
like you used to, but you will.
I know you will.
Thanks for seeing me, Mol.
I found out I got screwed
over the Uplands deal.
Basically, my investors
pulled out of the deal
at the last minute,
left me drowning in debt,
so, erm, I had no choice
but to declare bankruptcy.
And then today, I find out
that those same investors
bought back Uplands
from the liquidators.
Forcing me out,
so that they could, er
well, snap it up for peanuts.
Oh, my Is Is that even legal?
Well, I mean,
the original investment
was made pretty much on a handshake.
You know, gentleman's agreement.
Oh, that was your own fault, then.
Well, maybe a bit.
But, I mean, I needed the money!
Anyway, I checked out
who owned the parent company
that was dealing with all of that.
Turns out, it was Alan Benson.
Sounds to me
like a cut-throat business.
I'm sure you've done similar.
You're supposed to be on my side!
Well, can't Sarah Mackie
help you out?
You know, girlfriends
in high places and all that?
That ship's sailed long ago.
Actually, not not so much sailed.
It sunk.
So is it all over
between you two, then?
Yeah, I'm done chasing
other men's wives.
Devoted the best years of my life
to all of that,
what with my business schemes.
And what have I got to show for it?
Sod all.
CHUCKLING: Oh, come on.
You'll be back on your feet
in no time. You're a survivor.
Like a cockroach.
No, I don't know. This last year -
what with losing Uplands
and everything else -
I've just realised that, er
..I just want something more
for my life, you know?
Just want something real.
Oh, bloody hell!
Jack Radcliffe
trying to find himself.
You stop with the jokes, please?
You know, I'm talking here
about my bloody feelings.
Anyway, when I came back
to Waterside, I realised that, er
..well, there was one person
that I really, really wanted to see.
Who?
You, for God's sake!
I think the world of you, Mol,
always have.
There. Right, now I've said it.
Done.
Well, don't just sit there,
say something! Oh, shut up!
SIGHS
PAT: 'Hiya. Here's the interview
'with your Dad and Mackie
I told you about.'
SIGHS DEEPLY
'I'm Detective Sergeant
Bren Marshall,
'presently stationed
at Waterside Police Station.
'Also present
is Sergeant Phil Mackie.
'I'm interviewing Tommy Haddon.
'Tommy, can you give your account
of events from the morning
'of the 22nd of June'
SPEECH FADES
What's this about you
being caught on candid camera
with one of the victims?
Oh, God. I just keep thinking
if I'd taken him in,
he might still be alive.
No, Mum, please don't watch it.
Hang Is that Xav?
Did you know him?
Yeah, I did.
You know the grief counselling group
I go to?
Well, he's been coming there
these last few months,
talking about losing his dad.
He was He was devastated.
Xav went to grief counselling?
Did you talk to him much?
No, not really. Sorry.
Aw. He's dead? Poor bloke.
Mm. So he was the one dating
Donna Rower, weren't he?
Mm. Yeah.
I, er
I saw you and Jack last night.
CHUCKLES
Yeah. Is that a problem?
Well, I've gotta be honest,
I didn't love it.
Are you two,
like, a thing now or?
No! I don't Oh, I don't know.
Can I not just have a bit of fun?
Yeah. Sorry.
You're right.
There wasn't a, erm, Todd Drake
at that grief counselling group,
was there?
Yeah. There was a Todd.
Don't have a surname, though. Why?
Did his girlfriend die of leukaemia?
Yeah. How do you know that?
Todd's the other murder victim.
No!
MOLLY GASPS
Right, well, in that case, it's not
a random killing spree, then, is it?
So, hang on, Xav and Todd went
to the same grief counselling group.
Did they know each other?
Yeah. They were They were mates.
They met there, I think.
They always sat together.
And I think Xav
would stay at Todd's,
you know, when they'd had a skinful.
Which I always thought was a bit odd
cos they were so different.
There was a sleeping bag
at the caravan.
So Xav wasn't sneaking
around the farm,
he was just going back to Todd's.
He had a bag! Oh, he had a bag.
He must've dumped it
before Dixon caught up with him.
Thank you, Mum.
OK. Bye, love. Bye. Bye-bye.
OK, the quad bike chases Xav
into here, and he has the bag.
But when he jumps over
that half door down there,
it's gone. He doesn't have it.
Sam.
It might be
Yeah, here we go.
JO EXHALES
Hang on.
What is it?
What the hell were they up to?
Whatever it is, it went wrong.
Xav kill Todd?
Yeah, but why?
And if he did, then who killed Xav
with the same shotgun MO?
Maybe things went wrong,
Todd got killed, and then Xav knew
they were coming for him next.
PHONE CHIMES
Oh, Forensics.
OK, so, Xav and Todd definitely
both shot with the Benson gun.
Wiped down one thumbprint
on the barrel - not Xav or Todd's.
And it's not someone on our system.
Do either of the Bensons
have fingerprints on record?
Do we really think Harriet
or her dad could be murderers?
More likely, the fingerprint belongs
to one of their employees. Mm.
Oh, wow.
Someone clearly thinks
they're to blame.
CAR DOOR OPENS
CAR DOOR CLOSES
Thanks for coming, Phil.