Patience (2025) s02e05 Episode Script
The Runes
1
Thank you.
-Some champagne, ma'am?
-Thank you.
Laurence.
You know, I just wanted to say
I would be nothing without you.
Absolute nonsense.
Look at this, what a show!
It's the Vikings.
-It's like catnip.
-Vikings?
Half these females don't know
whether to mother you or to
It's nearly time, Samuel.
Proud of you.
INDISTINC
The press.
You're rumpled.
I hope they're ready for this.
And, thank you for lunch,
it was a lovely surprise.
Too much of a surprise?
No, I'm OK with semi-spontaneous.
Ah, you'd rather have
a warning, though.
Well
I'll get the plan for
the week drafted.
Yes. Well, yeah, that'd be amazing.
Get a room, you two.
-It's all right, she's only joking.
-Uh
-See you.
-Yeah, I Mm.
A Viking poet once said
"..Let no man carve
runes to cast a spell"
"..Save first he learn
to read them well."
So, what does it mean
to read the runes?
The Vikings, they left records
everywhere they went
carved into sticks,
carved into stones.
They left records of the people
the places
and the events
HE STUTTERS
Sorry. Um
That shaped our world.
These, uh
These, uh
No!
No!
GASPING
Samuel?
What?
Samuel?
POLICE CHATTER, CAMERA CLICKS
Overdose?
Witnesses say he might
have been intoxicated.
Prefer to wait for the toxicology
report before speculating.
Fair. DS Hunter?
Some kind of seizure would explain
the angle at which he fell.
There was a video of his
collapse online.
-Oh, God. People don't waste time, do they?
-Mm.
He looks drugged to me.
Speculation or experience?
Actually, I've never even inhaled.
Hmm.
God. "Rockstar archaeologist
gone viral."
Have a look at what's on
the menu, will you?
We going to have lunch here?
See what he last ate. Right.
-I'll bring you back a doggy bag.
-No, thank you.
DS HUNTER CHUCKLES
Mm.
"A dedication to Ragnall
Guthfrithson."
- WHISPERS:
- Ragnall Guthfrithson.
I know that name.
10th century Viking ruler
of Yorkshire.
-Very good. Ain history, I assume.
-Yes.
Wish I'd paid more attention.
Too busy flirting with Jason
Pullinger behind the bike sheds.
OK.
This rune was in the news
a year ago.
It was found in Norway with
a connection to the Viking ruler.
Oh, do people still use shorthand?
That's retro.
Who on earth can read that?
I can read shorthand.
-Of course. Do you read Old Norse too?
-No.
Well, see here, it says
It says, "Rune is forged."
Mr Croft led the
Jarlsberg dig last year, yeah.
That was a significant find for
the university, wasn't it?
Oh, it was quite something.
Yeah. What was Samuel Henry's
interest in this rune stone?
Oh, I'm not sure.
You'll have to ask Mr Croft.
Poor man. He'll be in bits.
Him and Samuel were such
good friends.
Did you know Samuel Henry well?
Yeah, from when he was
a student here.
Such a lovely boy.
-I can't believe it.
-Yeah.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Yeah.
-This is Mr Croft's office.
-SHE KNOCKS
Laurence?
Sorry to disturb, it's the police.
Go on.
Brilliant student, Samuel.
You were his tutor?
Originally, yeah.
He could sometimes lack discipline,
but quite brilliant.
Lack discipline how?
Oh, young guy,
colourful background, unorthodox.
Impossible that he's simply gone.
Such a life force.
Such an energy.
-May I?
-Mm.
And you've no idea why he was
displaying the rune from your dig?
We shared ideas freely,
and Samuel wrote a very original
paper on runic code.
Samuel Henry was at the Norway dig?
Took a keen interest in my work.
-Thirst for knowledge.
-Hmm.
His talk today seems
to have drawn a crowd.
Samuel's always been excellent at
generating interest
an asset to the university.
Far better for publicity than me.
Well, you did publish your findings
about the Norway dig, though,
didn't you?
-In my book?
-Yes.
For my sins, yeah.
Here
have a copy.
Here. This one's actually signed.
Oh.
And Samuel never mentioned forgery
to you?
Forgery? No.
Of what?
The rune stone.
Not to blow my own trumpet here,
but according to the Valhalla Times,
I am one of the most eminent
Viking scholars in the country.
If that rune was forged
I would know.
A waiter said that a woman ordered
Samuel Henry
a lime and soda before his talk.
All right. Well, there were
a lot of women there.
Yeah. Dark hair, 30s,
works at the uni.
What's that?
Oh, kitchen staff made me
a bacon and avocado sandwich
-while I was down there.
-Ooh. Did you get us all one? -What?
Oh.
Teamwork makes the dream work.
Mm.
-I love bacon and avocado.
-Mm.
Sorry, what are you doing? Don't
Please don't film me.
But you look so good on camera.
Seven seconds of you looking
super smart with your files,
pop on a snappy caption,
a trending sound.
No, I don't think so, I'm working.
I've cleared it with Baxter.
We need to snare
a younger demographic.
OK, Well, no-one's gonna watch it,
and I just need to get back.
Just let me grab some footage,
we'll try a couple, experiment.
-Oh
-Please?
You only have to be you.
Just Patience.
I'll do everything else.
Well, you'll be lucky if anyone
watches it.
Don't underestimate yourself.
We have signs of coronary vasospasm,
most commonly caused by
-high blood pressure
-High blood pressure,
stress, recreational drug use.
Correct.
There was also an SSRI in
his system.
Oh, his GP had prescribed
an antidepressant for
anxiety and depression.
Right. OK, so with the MDMA,
possible serotonin syndrome?
I'd say, yes.
Could someone have spiked him?
Maybe, but serotonin syndrome
is hardly
the most reliable way
to murder someone.
Could it really have been
an accident?
You know,
with his recreationals and that?
Yeah. I mean, getting off your face
-before a major talk, are you buying that?
-No.
Well, maybe someone was trying
to discredit him.
-Yeah, they'd have to know Samuel was about to declare a forgery.
-Mm.
- ELLIOT:
- Hey, Patience.
-Hi. -Hey.
-Elliot.
You didn't send me your plan.
Er, the what?
The week's schedule.
Oh, you don't really want,
like, a spreadsheet, do you?
-Um, no, I wasn't It doesn't
-Oh.
No, it's I'm sorry.
I'll just It doesn't matter.
-Patience!
-Bye.
Lovely place. Do you mind if I?
Thank you, Nathalie. So
you and Samuel were a couple?
Over the last couple of years
we were a bit
on and off.
And can I ask who broke
the relationship off?
Samuel.
Five months ago.
What was Samuel's mental health
like generally?
I guess
up and down.
When he was on form,
he was amazing.
But he could get kind of
dark, I suppose.
A bit
A bit paranoid.
He'd withdrawn from everyone,
the last couple of months.
And was there any rivalry between
Laurence Croft and Samuel?
With Laurence? No.
I mean, not really.
They went way back.
But, like, former student, you know,
rising star in the field.
What, no competition at all?
I mean, if there was,
it was all banter.
Oh, yeah, and before the talk,
did you get Samuel a drink
from the bar?
Oh, yeah.
A lime and soda.
You're not saying there was
something in that drink?
Yeah
she's holding something back.
-Look.
-Oh.
Where are you off to?
Let's find out, shall we?
Oh, hello again, Laurence.
MUFFLED ARGUING
He is not a happy bunny.
No.
Two journalists received an
anonymous tip-off
before the Viking talk.
About a forgery?
Only that Samuel Henry
was about to reveal
unlawful acts
in the archaeology department.
That sounds dirtier than runes.
Right? And one of them contacted
Croft for a comment.
Oh, so he did have a heads up.
Mm. That's what I'm saying.
That was quick.
Ooh, he's got his knickers
in a twist.
MUFFLED SHOUTING
Is he threatening her?
I don't know.
Right, so, whoever this man is,
he leaves just after Samuel dies.
Right. And that's all we've got?
Up until now, I haven't been able
to find the tweed guy
on the uni CCTV.
Right. Unless he came in by
another entrance.
Already on it.
In Laurence's book,
look, that's the same sleeve.
Yeah, there's a lot of tweed in
the world of archaeology.
Yeah, but it's the same pattern.
Yeah. Yeah, it might be something.
But if the rune is forged,
then Laurence Croft has
prime motivation.
- QUIETLY:
- OK.
OK.
QUIETLY: - OK, Vikings
gave credit where credit was due.
Rune stones inform who?
Yeah, who commissioned them?
COUGHS REPEATEDLY
A rare opportunity to examine
the Jarlsberg stone in person.
Yeah. A shame it's under
these circumstances.
A tragedy, obviously.
However.
I read, of course, with interest,
about the rune writer's signature.
AGGRESSIVE COUGHING
PANTING
WHEEZING
Common in rune stones, of course.
This one displaying some ego.
I think you're going to have to
translate that for us, Professor.
Of course. It reads,
"These runes are written by"
"the most skilled rune writer
west of the sea."
WHEEZING
Professor Rathbone,
could this stone be forged?
Genuine rune stones have
an even patina.
Yes, that's a natural
discolouration, right?
Correct, my dear.
A discolouration across
the stone's surface.
And within the incised runes.
HE SCREAMS
Surely not.
This is unbelievable.
This rune stone is not from
the Viking age.
POLICE SIREN
He was searching for something.
What do you think those numbers are?
I don't know.
Had you seen Mr Croft today,
prior to discovering his body in
his office?
Earlier today, yeah.
Mm. How did he seem?
Not himself.
He kept saying he was sorry.
And I thought
the grief over Samuel
I told staff I was worried,
I didn't think he should be
in work today.
Cathy, sorry
do these numbers mean anything
to you?
No.
Thank you.
Cathy Wilkes, she's too damn devoted,
and with easy access to Samuel
and Croft.
Yeah, but I mean,
what would be her motive?
Well, I can't see one yet, unless
she's mixed up with the forgery.
Have you checked her record?
Well, yeah, I've checked.
There's nothing.
And we have Nathalie,
arguing with Laurence Croft
the day before he dropped dead.
Yeah.
Oh, hi, Elliot.
Hi.
-Oh. - Hi. - Hey.
-Three's a crowd.
I'll I can
Can we meet tonight?
I might have put my foot in it
earlier.
I didn't think you really meant that
about the plan thing.
It doesn't matter.
It's not a big deal.
No, I don't want it
to be weird between us.
Well, I've got group at seven
for an hour,
but then maybe we could meet
after that?
Yeah. Sure.
8.04pm precisely?
What do you mean 8.04 precisely?
Oh, nothing, it's just a joke.
About what?
-About
-About me?
No. No. Hey, no, no, no.
Not at all. I
Do you think I'm uptight?
Patience, no. Not in the slightest.
-OK. I just -No, not at all.
-I'm going to go.
Patience
Agh, I'm an idiot. I'm an idiot.
You're not saying that
I did something to Laurence?
You told us that you ordered
a drink for Samuel,
and then you were seen entering
Laurence Croft's house
the day before he died.
Oh, my God.
You can't actually think I would?
I loved Samuel.
And Laurence, he was a friend.
Does the lady protest too much?
We need to understand what happened.
I told Laurence police were asking
about the drink.
The drink you ordered for Samuel?
Yes, I ordered it, but
Laurence took it off me
to give to Samuel.
And why didn't you tell us
this before?
I didn't really think that
it was important.
Laurence wouldn't do anything
to Samuel,
it doesn't make any sense.
And then Laurence got so mad at me.
What do you know about a forgery?
A what?
Of the Jarlsberg runes.
Laurence's runes, are you serious?
-Samuel never voiced suspicions after the dig?
-No.
Except, I guess he did
start acting
-strange.
-Like how?
He kept wanting me to drive him out
to the middle of nowhere at night.
What, to the same place?
Different places.
Sometimes the moors.
Once to an industrial estate,
we nearly got chased by some
guard dog.
And Samuel never explained
the reasons for these trips?
No.
Just said
"..It must be somewhere."
Mm. What was he referring to?
I thought Laurence was right,
Samuel was, you know
taking too many drugs, losing it.
What was Samuel looking for?
I mean, it just,
it didn't seem important to Elliot,
so I don't understand why
it's gotten to me.
You asked for a plan,
you got shot down for it.
You said Elliot apologised.
Yeah. Yeah.
But then he said,
"At 8.04 precisely,"
and then started laughing.
-Yeah, it's proper punching down.
-Come on.
I wouldn't be with someone who
mocked me like that.
Let's just be careful, yeah?
Of offering opinions.
We weren't there.
But he's asking Patience
to be someone she's not.
No.
No, he's usually really kind.
I mean, he came with me
to my mum's old house.
Well, I guess
it's just about being upfront
with what we want in
relationships, yeah?
Like, honesty and openness from
the start.
Patience was honest,
look how he reacted.
-Yeah, but
-Misunderstanding. It happens.
Look, look.
Do you know what Elliot needs from
the relationship?
Who cares?
Well, it might be worth getting
some clarity, yeah?
Anyway
does anyone else have anything
they'd like to add?
Well, I was thinking from
last week
So, Samuel Henry's about
to announce the forgery,
Croft gets wind of it from
a journalist
-and drugs Henry in order to discredit him.
-Mm-hm.
Yeah, after gaslighting
Nathalie Forster
that Henry was losing his mind.
Who killed Croft?
Maybe he couldn't live
with himself.
Suicide? He was trying to get help.
I found Patience's tweed guy.
Ah.
Crossing the university's
staff car park.
-It's not clear, but
-Is this guy staff?
No matches on uni records,
and no more images around campus.
Yeah, well, he could be
implicated in the murder.
Mm. Serial killer in tweed.
Check the surroundings.
See if you can find a vehicle.
Oh, this case is doing my head in.
I just thought you were laughing
at me.
Stupid joke, not even funny.
Just came out of my mouth before
I thought.
But your plan thing, I do, I get it.
-I just like to know what's happening.
-Yeah.
I'm sorry, Patience.
It just felt weird
the way you took it so hard.
-What do you mean weird?
-I didn't mean that you're weird.
I just, ah
I keep saying the wrong thing.
What can I do to make it up to you?
Well, I mean
you can read this.
It's the first draft, obviously.
-Of?
-Well, it's like a contract.
And it's not final,
so I can change things
-and, you know, edit stuff, so
-OK.
Yeah, I just think it will be good
if we're clear on
what I need from a relationship.
There's a lot of detail.
Yes. Well, thanks.
I mean, it's not just about me,
obviously.
It's just, I think it would be good
to understand what we both need from
a relationship.
And then maybe you could give me
yours tomorrow, and you can
Patience, can we talk about this?
Oh, we've just talked about it.
I mean, does it have to
be so formal?
It's, like, so, kind of,
you know, black and white.
Yeah, I shouldn't have given
you that.
You should.
It felt strange for a moment,
but it's OK.
Yeah, well, it would be strange
to you, wouldn't it?
I was just surprised.
Do you think maybe we're
too different?
Of course not, Patience.
Cos I can't
I can't be with someone that wants
me to be something that I'm not.
I don't want you to be
-What do you mean?
-Just
I don't think this is
going to work.
What, you're breaking up with me?
Yeah, I think I have to.
-No, Patience, I
-Sorry.
Patience, I don't understand.
ZINZI: - She's got
10,000 views and rising.
She's doing better than this entire
department put together.
"Cracking crimes police can't."
"A young woman outsmarting
detectives."
And we're happy with that message?
Aren't you proud of her?
All that profile raising,
and we only had
to put Patience out there.
SLAMS DOOR
Hello?
Not with Elliot this evening?
Nope. Plans change apparently.
What's up?
Patience?
We just broke up.
I must have known you'd be back,
I made the sauce without onions.
I can eat onions.
Yeah, it's texture. Yeah, I know.
See, that doesn't feel like
you're making fun of me.
-Sorry?
-Because, well, you know me.
Look
relationships can be confusing
to navigate, especially early on.
It's easy for misunderstandings
to arise in the heat of the moment.
Yeah, Alex and Clara were right.
About what?
If someone doesn't accept you
for who you are
-That doesn't sound like Elliot.
-Yeah, well, you weren't there.
There can be lots of noise
and opinions from others about what
a relationship should be.
It's easier to find out sooner
rather than later, though, isn't it?
Yeah, all I'm saying,
from my own experience, is
there isn't always a clear route
through relationships.
It would be a lot easier if we did.
I was quite good at orienteering.
Could these numbers be coordinates?
-Not enough digits.
-No.
There are three numbers missing, and
it's not in the right format, but
So, it could be somewhere
east of York.
- QUIETLY:
- Yeah.
Or west of the sea.
SIREN WAILS
Ma'am? Picked tweed guy
up eventually.
-Four streets away.
-Hmm.
The car's registered to
a Brian Shepstone.
Right.
Who are you, Brian Shepstone?
PHONE CHIMES, CAT MEOWS
PHONE BUZZES
Yeah, let's sweep Croft's office.
Sorry. Sorry.
Not like our Headphones to be late.
Wow, you look Are you all right?
Yeah, I just
I got locked into something.
So, we've got anaphylactic
shock here.
Peanut allergen in the bloodstream.
-Oh.
-No evidence of food in his office.
OK. Well, Laurence,
he liked to lick his fingers before
he turned a page.
Yeah, so maybe something on his desk?
Yeah. Or his notes.
His GP had prescribed
an auto-injector for allergies.
- QUIETLY:
- Right. So
His bag.
That's what he was looking for.
So
we need to drive to these
coordinates, it could be a lead,
so
Yeah. This might be too personal,
-but have you been to bed yet?
-Boss.
What? I'm not asking about her
love life.
-No, I just I know, it's just
-It's fine, it's fine, it's fine.
Me and Elliot broke up last night,
but it's fine.
We're both fine. It was because,
you know
It won't affect our work
and we're both professionals
and it's not awkward, so
Well, it was actually for the best.
HUNTER CLEARS THROA
- QUIETLY:
- We
- WHISPERS:
- Hi.
Well, thank you. That's good to know.
MONROE CLEARS THROA
Professor Rathbone talked about
the ego of our rune writer.
So, if Croft commissioned
Brian Shepstone,
who majored in sculpture at
art school
Brian couldn't resist leaving
a clue.
I mean, the most skilled
rune writer west of the sea.
There's a lot of land west of
the sea.
Well, no. I was trying different
combinations of coordinates last
night.
I mean, remember Nathalie said
that Samuel kept wanting
to drive to an industrial
estate, so
Are you sure this is
the place, Headphones?
Yeah, I think so.
Yes.
Yes, look, that's the camper van
from the photo on Cathy's desk.
GATE RATTLES
WILL: - Croft made
substantial payments to
an offshore account before
the Jarlsberg dig.
I've been trying to trace it.
30K from Croft to an account in the
name of Cathy Wilkes, his secretary.
Let DI Monroe know.
We've got to find her.
MONROE SIGHS
Mild-mannered Cathy Wilkes?
She's married to Brian Shepstone.
Have you seen Cathy Wilkes?
-No. - No? - No.
-All right.
Is this supposed to be a Hepworth?
LAUGHTER
-Don't move.
-Oh, no, I was just going to say
Please.
It'll be a Moore.
So, not a bad guess, officer.
Thank you.
Quite the cottage industry
you've got here.
I'll take that as a compliment.
Brian, how many rune stones
are out in the world?
Well, maybe none.
Or maybe
Steady.
there's many,
with lofty words written about them,
pored over in museums.
So, why do you do it?
It's my gift to the world.
-Why not make your own art then?
-Ha.
No-one wanted it.
But they paid for the fakes.
Nice to have a proxy in
the archaeology department.
She had nothing to do with the rune.
That's not true.
Cathy was the link between you
and Laurence,
and now two men are dead.
- DOG BARKING
- Sit.
Let's go, Brian. Now!
Let's go.
Come on.
BARKING CONTINUES
Yeah, just nice and calm.
I don't fancy our chances.
It's OK.
-What are you doing, Headphones?
-It's OK. Trust me. -No, don't do it.
Trust me. Hi.
Shh. It's OK.
It's fine, look. Go.
-You sure?
-Yes.
Hey!
- SHE GROANS
- It's the end of the road, duck.
We should have left as soon
as Samuel I told you.
-What about Samuel?
-I said to Laurence,
"Whatever happened,
you can't have meant to."
Is there something you're not
telling me?
Come on, out back.
Right, Cathy, how much did Laurence
pay for the forgery?
Well, our pensions were hardly
going to cut it.
HUNTER: - Forensics also
found traces of peanut flour
on Laurence Croft's notes,
and on your desk, Cathy.
Peanut flour, ingenious.
You don't think
Cathy's the kindest.
She wouldn't hurt a fly.
Are you really this naive, Brian?
It's tragic about Laurence,
but an allergic reaction.
You didn't, tell them.
I didn't mean for this to happen.
Laurence didn't mean
to kill Samuel.
Laurence He did what?
It was an accident,
to discredit him, the drugs.
But when I confronted him
he said he was going to blame
Samuel's death on us.
Laurence was threatening you?
I didn't know what to do.
I was only going to scare him.
But then
all I could think about
was you, Brian.
You're confused. It's the shock.
I'm sorry.
Why didn't you say anything?
-Cathy, why didn't you tell me?
-Because
- VOICE TREMBLES:
- ..the words wouldn't come.
Cathy Wilkes, I'm arresting you for
the murder of Laurence Croft.
-No.
-Murder? No.
You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your
defence WHISPERS: - I'm sorry.
if you do not mention something
which you later rely on in court.
Quite the love story.
Yeah. Never underestimate
the male ego,
or a mature woman
with everything to lose.
You excelled yourself
today, Headphones.
Living up to her online handle.
Oh, no, have you seen that?
Yeah, we all have, yeah.
"#PatienceCracksCrimes."
I get hourly updates on your views
from Zinzi.
Well, that's nothing to do
with me. That's all Zinzi, though.
Right, what have we learnt today
about women hiding their smarts?
-Take the compliment.
-OK. Well, thank you.
I don't really think
a seven second video
represents my abilities, but
I stand corrected.
It doesn't. You're right.
Are you sure you're OK
about Elliot?
Yeah. But it's fine. I mean,
it wasn't going to work anyway,
and we're better off as friends
and colleagues, so
Yeah?
Yeah. I mean, I've got
to be free to be myself.
Are you two coming or what?
I'm starving.
Yeah.
Thank you.
-Some champagne, ma'am?
-Thank you.
Laurence.
You know, I just wanted to say
I would be nothing without you.
Absolute nonsense.
Look at this, what a show!
It's the Vikings.
-It's like catnip.
-Vikings?
Half these females don't know
whether to mother you or to
It's nearly time, Samuel.
Proud of you.
INDISTINC
The press.
You're rumpled.
I hope they're ready for this.
And, thank you for lunch,
it was a lovely surprise.
Too much of a surprise?
No, I'm OK with semi-spontaneous.
Ah, you'd rather have
a warning, though.
Well
I'll get the plan for
the week drafted.
Yes. Well, yeah, that'd be amazing.
Get a room, you two.
-It's all right, she's only joking.
-Uh
-See you.
-Yeah, I Mm.
A Viking poet once said
"..Let no man carve
runes to cast a spell"
"..Save first he learn
to read them well."
So, what does it mean
to read the runes?
The Vikings, they left records
everywhere they went
carved into sticks,
carved into stones.
They left records of the people
the places
and the events
HE STUTTERS
Sorry. Um
That shaped our world.
These, uh
These, uh
No!
No!
GASPING
Samuel?
What?
Samuel?
POLICE CHATTER, CAMERA CLICKS
Overdose?
Witnesses say he might
have been intoxicated.
Prefer to wait for the toxicology
report before speculating.
Fair. DS Hunter?
Some kind of seizure would explain
the angle at which he fell.
There was a video of his
collapse online.
-Oh, God. People don't waste time, do they?
-Mm.
He looks drugged to me.
Speculation or experience?
Actually, I've never even inhaled.
Hmm.
God. "Rockstar archaeologist
gone viral."
Have a look at what's on
the menu, will you?
We going to have lunch here?
See what he last ate. Right.
-I'll bring you back a doggy bag.
-No, thank you.
DS HUNTER CHUCKLES
Mm.
"A dedication to Ragnall
Guthfrithson."
- WHISPERS:
- Ragnall Guthfrithson.
I know that name.
10th century Viking ruler
of Yorkshire.
-Very good. Ain history, I assume.
-Yes.
Wish I'd paid more attention.
Too busy flirting with Jason
Pullinger behind the bike sheds.
OK.
This rune was in the news
a year ago.
It was found in Norway with
a connection to the Viking ruler.
Oh, do people still use shorthand?
That's retro.
Who on earth can read that?
I can read shorthand.
-Of course. Do you read Old Norse too?
-No.
Well, see here, it says
It says, "Rune is forged."
Mr Croft led the
Jarlsberg dig last year, yeah.
That was a significant find for
the university, wasn't it?
Oh, it was quite something.
Yeah. What was Samuel Henry's
interest in this rune stone?
Oh, I'm not sure.
You'll have to ask Mr Croft.
Poor man. He'll be in bits.
Him and Samuel were such
good friends.
Did you know Samuel Henry well?
Yeah, from when he was
a student here.
Such a lovely boy.
-I can't believe it.
-Yeah.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Yeah.
-This is Mr Croft's office.
-SHE KNOCKS
Laurence?
Sorry to disturb, it's the police.
Go on.
Brilliant student, Samuel.
You were his tutor?
Originally, yeah.
He could sometimes lack discipline,
but quite brilliant.
Lack discipline how?
Oh, young guy,
colourful background, unorthodox.
Impossible that he's simply gone.
Such a life force.
Such an energy.
-May I?
-Mm.
And you've no idea why he was
displaying the rune from your dig?
We shared ideas freely,
and Samuel wrote a very original
paper on runic code.
Samuel Henry was at the Norway dig?
Took a keen interest in my work.
-Thirst for knowledge.
-Hmm.
His talk today seems
to have drawn a crowd.
Samuel's always been excellent at
generating interest
an asset to the university.
Far better for publicity than me.
Well, you did publish your findings
about the Norway dig, though,
didn't you?
-In my book?
-Yes.
For my sins, yeah.
Here
have a copy.
Here. This one's actually signed.
Oh.
And Samuel never mentioned forgery
to you?
Forgery? No.
Of what?
The rune stone.
Not to blow my own trumpet here,
but according to the Valhalla Times,
I am one of the most eminent
Viking scholars in the country.
If that rune was forged
I would know.
A waiter said that a woman ordered
Samuel Henry
a lime and soda before his talk.
All right. Well, there were
a lot of women there.
Yeah. Dark hair, 30s,
works at the uni.
What's that?
Oh, kitchen staff made me
a bacon and avocado sandwich
-while I was down there.
-Ooh. Did you get us all one? -What?
Oh.
Teamwork makes the dream work.
Mm.
-I love bacon and avocado.
-Mm.
Sorry, what are you doing? Don't
Please don't film me.
But you look so good on camera.
Seven seconds of you looking
super smart with your files,
pop on a snappy caption,
a trending sound.
No, I don't think so, I'm working.
I've cleared it with Baxter.
We need to snare
a younger demographic.
OK, Well, no-one's gonna watch it,
and I just need to get back.
Just let me grab some footage,
we'll try a couple, experiment.
-Oh
-Please?
You only have to be you.
Just Patience.
I'll do everything else.
Well, you'll be lucky if anyone
watches it.
Don't underestimate yourself.
We have signs of coronary vasospasm,
most commonly caused by
-high blood pressure
-High blood pressure,
stress, recreational drug use.
Correct.
There was also an SSRI in
his system.
Oh, his GP had prescribed
an antidepressant for
anxiety and depression.
Right. OK, so with the MDMA,
possible serotonin syndrome?
I'd say, yes.
Could someone have spiked him?
Maybe, but serotonin syndrome
is hardly
the most reliable way
to murder someone.
Could it really have been
an accident?
You know,
with his recreationals and that?
Yeah. I mean, getting off your face
-before a major talk, are you buying that?
-No.
Well, maybe someone was trying
to discredit him.
-Yeah, they'd have to know Samuel was about to declare a forgery.
-Mm.
- ELLIOT:
- Hey, Patience.
-Hi. -Hey.
-Elliot.
You didn't send me your plan.
Er, the what?
The week's schedule.
Oh, you don't really want,
like, a spreadsheet, do you?
-Um, no, I wasn't It doesn't
-Oh.
No, it's I'm sorry.
I'll just It doesn't matter.
-Patience!
-Bye.
Lovely place. Do you mind if I?
Thank you, Nathalie. So
you and Samuel were a couple?
Over the last couple of years
we were a bit
on and off.
And can I ask who broke
the relationship off?
Samuel.
Five months ago.
What was Samuel's mental health
like generally?
I guess
up and down.
When he was on form,
he was amazing.
But he could get kind of
dark, I suppose.
A bit
A bit paranoid.
He'd withdrawn from everyone,
the last couple of months.
And was there any rivalry between
Laurence Croft and Samuel?
With Laurence? No.
I mean, not really.
They went way back.
But, like, former student, you know,
rising star in the field.
What, no competition at all?
I mean, if there was,
it was all banter.
Oh, yeah, and before the talk,
did you get Samuel a drink
from the bar?
Oh, yeah.
A lime and soda.
You're not saying there was
something in that drink?
Yeah
she's holding something back.
-Look.
-Oh.
Where are you off to?
Let's find out, shall we?
Oh, hello again, Laurence.
MUFFLED ARGUING
He is not a happy bunny.
No.
Two journalists received an
anonymous tip-off
before the Viking talk.
About a forgery?
Only that Samuel Henry
was about to reveal
unlawful acts
in the archaeology department.
That sounds dirtier than runes.
Right? And one of them contacted
Croft for a comment.
Oh, so he did have a heads up.
Mm. That's what I'm saying.
That was quick.
Ooh, he's got his knickers
in a twist.
MUFFLED SHOUTING
Is he threatening her?
I don't know.
Right, so, whoever this man is,
he leaves just after Samuel dies.
Right. And that's all we've got?
Up until now, I haven't been able
to find the tweed guy
on the uni CCTV.
Right. Unless he came in by
another entrance.
Already on it.
In Laurence's book,
look, that's the same sleeve.
Yeah, there's a lot of tweed in
the world of archaeology.
Yeah, but it's the same pattern.
Yeah. Yeah, it might be something.
But if the rune is forged,
then Laurence Croft has
prime motivation.
- QUIETLY:
- OK.
OK.
QUIETLY: - OK, Vikings
gave credit where credit was due.
Rune stones inform who?
Yeah, who commissioned them?
COUGHS REPEATEDLY
A rare opportunity to examine
the Jarlsberg stone in person.
Yeah. A shame it's under
these circumstances.
A tragedy, obviously.
However.
I read, of course, with interest,
about the rune writer's signature.
AGGRESSIVE COUGHING
PANTING
WHEEZING
Common in rune stones, of course.
This one displaying some ego.
I think you're going to have to
translate that for us, Professor.
Of course. It reads,
"These runes are written by"
"the most skilled rune writer
west of the sea."
WHEEZING
Professor Rathbone,
could this stone be forged?
Genuine rune stones have
an even patina.
Yes, that's a natural
discolouration, right?
Correct, my dear.
A discolouration across
the stone's surface.
And within the incised runes.
HE SCREAMS
Surely not.
This is unbelievable.
This rune stone is not from
the Viking age.
POLICE SIREN
He was searching for something.
What do you think those numbers are?
I don't know.
Had you seen Mr Croft today,
prior to discovering his body in
his office?
Earlier today, yeah.
Mm. How did he seem?
Not himself.
He kept saying he was sorry.
And I thought
the grief over Samuel
I told staff I was worried,
I didn't think he should be
in work today.
Cathy, sorry
do these numbers mean anything
to you?
No.
Thank you.
Cathy Wilkes, she's too damn devoted,
and with easy access to Samuel
and Croft.
Yeah, but I mean,
what would be her motive?
Well, I can't see one yet, unless
she's mixed up with the forgery.
Have you checked her record?
Well, yeah, I've checked.
There's nothing.
And we have Nathalie,
arguing with Laurence Croft
the day before he dropped dead.
Yeah.
Oh, hi, Elliot.
Hi.
-Oh. - Hi. - Hey.
-Three's a crowd.
I'll I can
Can we meet tonight?
I might have put my foot in it
earlier.
I didn't think you really meant that
about the plan thing.
It doesn't matter.
It's not a big deal.
No, I don't want it
to be weird between us.
Well, I've got group at seven
for an hour,
but then maybe we could meet
after that?
Yeah. Sure.
8.04pm precisely?
What do you mean 8.04 precisely?
Oh, nothing, it's just a joke.
About what?
-About
-About me?
No. No. Hey, no, no, no.
Not at all. I
Do you think I'm uptight?
Patience, no. Not in the slightest.
-OK. I just -No, not at all.
-I'm going to go.
Patience
Agh, I'm an idiot. I'm an idiot.
You're not saying that
I did something to Laurence?
You told us that you ordered
a drink for Samuel,
and then you were seen entering
Laurence Croft's house
the day before he died.
Oh, my God.
You can't actually think I would?
I loved Samuel.
And Laurence, he was a friend.
Does the lady protest too much?
We need to understand what happened.
I told Laurence police were asking
about the drink.
The drink you ordered for Samuel?
Yes, I ordered it, but
Laurence took it off me
to give to Samuel.
And why didn't you tell us
this before?
I didn't really think that
it was important.
Laurence wouldn't do anything
to Samuel,
it doesn't make any sense.
And then Laurence got so mad at me.
What do you know about a forgery?
A what?
Of the Jarlsberg runes.
Laurence's runes, are you serious?
-Samuel never voiced suspicions after the dig?
-No.
Except, I guess he did
start acting
-strange.
-Like how?
He kept wanting me to drive him out
to the middle of nowhere at night.
What, to the same place?
Different places.
Sometimes the moors.
Once to an industrial estate,
we nearly got chased by some
guard dog.
And Samuel never explained
the reasons for these trips?
No.
Just said
"..It must be somewhere."
Mm. What was he referring to?
I thought Laurence was right,
Samuel was, you know
taking too many drugs, losing it.
What was Samuel looking for?
I mean, it just,
it didn't seem important to Elliot,
so I don't understand why
it's gotten to me.
You asked for a plan,
you got shot down for it.
You said Elliot apologised.
Yeah. Yeah.
But then he said,
"At 8.04 precisely,"
and then started laughing.
-Yeah, it's proper punching down.
-Come on.
I wouldn't be with someone who
mocked me like that.
Let's just be careful, yeah?
Of offering opinions.
We weren't there.
But he's asking Patience
to be someone she's not.
No.
No, he's usually really kind.
I mean, he came with me
to my mum's old house.
Well, I guess
it's just about being upfront
with what we want in
relationships, yeah?
Like, honesty and openness from
the start.
Patience was honest,
look how he reacted.
-Yeah, but
-Misunderstanding. It happens.
Look, look.
Do you know what Elliot needs from
the relationship?
Who cares?
Well, it might be worth getting
some clarity, yeah?
Anyway
does anyone else have anything
they'd like to add?
Well, I was thinking from
last week
So, Samuel Henry's about
to announce the forgery,
Croft gets wind of it from
a journalist
-and drugs Henry in order to discredit him.
-Mm-hm.
Yeah, after gaslighting
Nathalie Forster
that Henry was losing his mind.
Who killed Croft?
Maybe he couldn't live
with himself.
Suicide? He was trying to get help.
I found Patience's tweed guy.
Ah.
Crossing the university's
staff car park.
-It's not clear, but
-Is this guy staff?
No matches on uni records,
and no more images around campus.
Yeah, well, he could be
implicated in the murder.
Mm. Serial killer in tweed.
Check the surroundings.
See if you can find a vehicle.
Oh, this case is doing my head in.
I just thought you were laughing
at me.
Stupid joke, not even funny.
Just came out of my mouth before
I thought.
But your plan thing, I do, I get it.
-I just like to know what's happening.
-Yeah.
I'm sorry, Patience.
It just felt weird
the way you took it so hard.
-What do you mean weird?
-I didn't mean that you're weird.
I just, ah
I keep saying the wrong thing.
What can I do to make it up to you?
Well, I mean
you can read this.
It's the first draft, obviously.
-Of?
-Well, it's like a contract.
And it's not final,
so I can change things
-and, you know, edit stuff, so
-OK.
Yeah, I just think it will be good
if we're clear on
what I need from a relationship.
There's a lot of detail.
Yes. Well, thanks.
I mean, it's not just about me,
obviously.
It's just, I think it would be good
to understand what we both need from
a relationship.
And then maybe you could give me
yours tomorrow, and you can
Patience, can we talk about this?
Oh, we've just talked about it.
I mean, does it have to
be so formal?
It's, like, so, kind of,
you know, black and white.
Yeah, I shouldn't have given
you that.
You should.
It felt strange for a moment,
but it's OK.
Yeah, well, it would be strange
to you, wouldn't it?
I was just surprised.
Do you think maybe we're
too different?
Of course not, Patience.
Cos I can't
I can't be with someone that wants
me to be something that I'm not.
I don't want you to be
-What do you mean?
-Just
I don't think this is
going to work.
What, you're breaking up with me?
Yeah, I think I have to.
-No, Patience, I
-Sorry.
Patience, I don't understand.
ZINZI: - She's got
10,000 views and rising.
She's doing better than this entire
department put together.
"Cracking crimes police can't."
"A young woman outsmarting
detectives."
And we're happy with that message?
Aren't you proud of her?
All that profile raising,
and we only had
to put Patience out there.
SLAMS DOOR
Hello?
Not with Elliot this evening?
Nope. Plans change apparently.
What's up?
Patience?
We just broke up.
I must have known you'd be back,
I made the sauce without onions.
I can eat onions.
Yeah, it's texture. Yeah, I know.
See, that doesn't feel like
you're making fun of me.
-Sorry?
-Because, well, you know me.
Look
relationships can be confusing
to navigate, especially early on.
It's easy for misunderstandings
to arise in the heat of the moment.
Yeah, Alex and Clara were right.
About what?
If someone doesn't accept you
for who you are
-That doesn't sound like Elliot.
-Yeah, well, you weren't there.
There can be lots of noise
and opinions from others about what
a relationship should be.
It's easier to find out sooner
rather than later, though, isn't it?
Yeah, all I'm saying,
from my own experience, is
there isn't always a clear route
through relationships.
It would be a lot easier if we did.
I was quite good at orienteering.
Could these numbers be coordinates?
-Not enough digits.
-No.
There are three numbers missing, and
it's not in the right format, but
So, it could be somewhere
east of York.
- QUIETLY:
- Yeah.
Or west of the sea.
SIREN WAILS
Ma'am? Picked tweed guy
up eventually.
-Four streets away.
-Hmm.
The car's registered to
a Brian Shepstone.
Right.
Who are you, Brian Shepstone?
PHONE CHIMES, CAT MEOWS
PHONE BUZZES
Yeah, let's sweep Croft's office.
Sorry. Sorry.
Not like our Headphones to be late.
Wow, you look Are you all right?
Yeah, I just
I got locked into something.
So, we've got anaphylactic
shock here.
Peanut allergen in the bloodstream.
-Oh.
-No evidence of food in his office.
OK. Well, Laurence,
he liked to lick his fingers before
he turned a page.
Yeah, so maybe something on his desk?
Yeah. Or his notes.
His GP had prescribed
an auto-injector for allergies.
- QUIETLY:
- Right. So
His bag.
That's what he was looking for.
So
we need to drive to these
coordinates, it could be a lead,
so
Yeah. This might be too personal,
-but have you been to bed yet?
-Boss.
What? I'm not asking about her
love life.
-No, I just I know, it's just
-It's fine, it's fine, it's fine.
Me and Elliot broke up last night,
but it's fine.
We're both fine. It was because,
you know
It won't affect our work
and we're both professionals
and it's not awkward, so
Well, it was actually for the best.
HUNTER CLEARS THROA
- QUIETLY:
- We
- WHISPERS:
- Hi.
Well, thank you. That's good to know.
MONROE CLEARS THROA
Professor Rathbone talked about
the ego of our rune writer.
So, if Croft commissioned
Brian Shepstone,
who majored in sculpture at
art school
Brian couldn't resist leaving
a clue.
I mean, the most skilled
rune writer west of the sea.
There's a lot of land west of
the sea.
Well, no. I was trying different
combinations of coordinates last
night.
I mean, remember Nathalie said
that Samuel kept wanting
to drive to an industrial
estate, so
Are you sure this is
the place, Headphones?
Yeah, I think so.
Yes.
Yes, look, that's the camper van
from the photo on Cathy's desk.
GATE RATTLES
WILL: - Croft made
substantial payments to
an offshore account before
the Jarlsberg dig.
I've been trying to trace it.
30K from Croft to an account in the
name of Cathy Wilkes, his secretary.
Let DI Monroe know.
We've got to find her.
MONROE SIGHS
Mild-mannered Cathy Wilkes?
She's married to Brian Shepstone.
Have you seen Cathy Wilkes?
-No. - No? - No.
-All right.
Is this supposed to be a Hepworth?
LAUGHTER
-Don't move.
-Oh, no, I was just going to say
Please.
It'll be a Moore.
So, not a bad guess, officer.
Thank you.
Quite the cottage industry
you've got here.
I'll take that as a compliment.
Brian, how many rune stones
are out in the world?
Well, maybe none.
Or maybe
Steady.
there's many,
with lofty words written about them,
pored over in museums.
So, why do you do it?
It's my gift to the world.
-Why not make your own art then?
-Ha.
No-one wanted it.
But they paid for the fakes.
Nice to have a proxy in
the archaeology department.
She had nothing to do with the rune.
That's not true.
Cathy was the link between you
and Laurence,
and now two men are dead.
- DOG BARKING
- Sit.
Let's go, Brian. Now!
Let's go.
Come on.
BARKING CONTINUES
Yeah, just nice and calm.
I don't fancy our chances.
It's OK.
-What are you doing, Headphones?
-It's OK. Trust me. -No, don't do it.
Trust me. Hi.
Shh. It's OK.
It's fine, look. Go.
-You sure?
-Yes.
Hey!
- SHE GROANS
- It's the end of the road, duck.
We should have left as soon
as Samuel I told you.
-What about Samuel?
-I said to Laurence,
"Whatever happened,
you can't have meant to."
Is there something you're not
telling me?
Come on, out back.
Right, Cathy, how much did Laurence
pay for the forgery?
Well, our pensions were hardly
going to cut it.
HUNTER: - Forensics also
found traces of peanut flour
on Laurence Croft's notes,
and on your desk, Cathy.
Peanut flour, ingenious.
You don't think
Cathy's the kindest.
She wouldn't hurt a fly.
Are you really this naive, Brian?
It's tragic about Laurence,
but an allergic reaction.
You didn't, tell them.
I didn't mean for this to happen.
Laurence didn't mean
to kill Samuel.
Laurence He did what?
It was an accident,
to discredit him, the drugs.
But when I confronted him
he said he was going to blame
Samuel's death on us.
Laurence was threatening you?
I didn't know what to do.
I was only going to scare him.
But then
all I could think about
was you, Brian.
You're confused. It's the shock.
I'm sorry.
Why didn't you say anything?
-Cathy, why didn't you tell me?
-Because
- VOICE TREMBLES:
- ..the words wouldn't come.
Cathy Wilkes, I'm arresting you for
the murder of Laurence Croft.
-No.
-Murder? No.
You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your
defence WHISPERS: - I'm sorry.
if you do not mention something
which you later rely on in court.
Quite the love story.
Yeah. Never underestimate
the male ego,
or a mature woman
with everything to lose.
You excelled yourself
today, Headphones.
Living up to her online handle.
Oh, no, have you seen that?
Yeah, we all have, yeah.
"#PatienceCracksCrimes."
I get hourly updates on your views
from Zinzi.
Well, that's nothing to do
with me. That's all Zinzi, though.
Right, what have we learnt today
about women hiding their smarts?
-Take the compliment.
-OK. Well, thank you.
I don't really think
a seven second video
represents my abilities, but
I stand corrected.
It doesn't. You're right.
Are you sure you're OK
about Elliot?
Yeah. But it's fine. I mean,
it wasn't going to work anyway,
and we're better off as friends
and colleagues, so
Yeah?
Yeah. I mean, I've got
to be free to be myself.
Are you two coming or what?
I'm starving.
Yeah.