Professor T (2021) s03e04 Episode Script
A Little Drop of Poison
1
(intriguing music playing)
(soft jazz on piano playing)
(Professor Tempest) Criminology.
It is not just a study of crime.
It is an exploration
of the human mind, society,
and the delicate balance
between them.
(music concludes)
(mellow music playing)
(music continues
through headphones)
(sighs)
(music continues normally)
-Ow! Ooh!
-(music fades)
(tense music builds)
Ow!
(gasps, groans)
(groans)
(retches, coughs)
Ma
Mason, can you come over?
I don't know what's wrong with me.
(breathes rapidly)
(thud)
(mellow music playing)
(theme music plays)
(theme music fades)
(light-hearted music playing)
(Lisa) Well, it's big,
lots of space.
(Jackson) Yeah.
-(indistinct chatter)
-(Lisa) Nice, big telly.
-What do you think, Dad?
-Smells funny.
I'm just gonna have a chat
with the manager.
Are you gonna be okay?
Yeah, we'll be fine.
Won't we, Jackson?
(birds chirping)
(mellow music playing)
# Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
# Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
# Ooh
# Ooh
# Ooh, ooh
# Ooh #
I hate it.
(music ends abruptly)
-Your new office.
-Oh.
It is, erm
ostentatious.
Professor, the police
won't even consider reengaging you
without a psychological evaluation.
I am repulsed by your taste
in interior design.
You deduce that
I do not wish to be here.
-Brilliant.
-(Helena sighs)
These chairs are literally
brand-new.
The college has handed your job
to a rival,
the police are very reluctant
to take you back,
a close friend has gone.
Gone? She is in Hove.
You and Christina were very close.
It really doesn't help
to minimise these things.
(Professor Tempest)
The college are engaged
in performative decorum.
It will not last.
The The constabulary call on me
in their hour of need.
And, unless human nature
has undergone
some miraculous transfiguration,
that time will come again.
(indistinct light chatter)
I tell you what,
I'll tell you a story, all right?
I'm 19 years old,
just passed my police exams,
and I reckon I'm something special,
right?
And to, erm,
swell my head even more,
some of the lads have given me
this nickname "The Owl".
-(Jackson) Because you're wise?
-(scoffs)
Anyway, erm, I'm giving my sergeant
the benefit of my wisdom,
and he says,
"Oh, that's interesting".
And I'm like, "Yeah, well
you know what they call me?"
-The Owl.
-(laughs)
-Yeah. The Owl.
-(Helena laughs)
And, erm, my sergeant says,
"Son, look at
your collar number", right?
So, I have a look.
My collar number is 2-8-2-0.
-2-8-2-0.
-(laughs) Yeah.
-The Owl.
-(laughs) Yeah.
-2-8-2-0.
-(laughs) Yeah.
Exactly. She's heard that before.
Many times.
Many times.
-(Dan) You all right?
-Yeah.
The hour is up.
And, deducting the cost of my time
from the notional
therapeutic benefit,
I believe, we have reached
the limits
of what I might gain
from further sessions.
I don't think
we've made sufficient progress
to end these sessions.
You have made
insufficient progress.
We has no meaning in this context.
Jasper.
When I mentioned Christina,
you responded by talking about
the college and the police.
Aspects of my life
I have the power to control.
You were willing to sacrifice
your freedom for Christina.
She went back to her husband.
Suddenly, the word "we"
is anathema.
One does what is right
because it is right.
Not because of some
theoretical benefit.
I sense a retreat.
Into what?
Tell me, what am I retreating into?
(Helena) Studied superiority.
Neutered emotions.
Does labelling your clients
usually entice them to stay?
When you were in prison, Jasper,
you were close to a breakthrough.
Unless you no longer see change
as beneficial,
I strongly suggest
you continue with these sessions.
No. I do not believe
you can provide the police
with a psychological evaluation
that is impartial.
(mellow music playing)
(music fades)
Dan.
Did he say anything else to you?
-(Dan) He said he liked it.
-He said it smelt funny.
The place was clean.
The staff are friendly.
There's a room available.
It's what your dad needs.
Oh, I'm a terrible daughter.
-Oh, Lisa
-I am.
-Good morning.
-Morning.
Looks like an accidental.
That's the boyfriend.
He got a call.
I think she'd been drinking.
-Bit early.
-Yeah.
Come on.
You're not a terrible daughter.
(Amara) May Mason,
can you come over?
I don't know what's wrong with me.
(groans on recording)
Why are we even here?
I'll take a look around.
Uniform could've dealt with this.
She's smashed,
she takes a header, end of.
(Maiya) Do you treat everyone
like that?
-A young woman is dead.
-Who are you?
-Show some respect.
-(Lisa) Who let you in here?
(Dan) DI Donckers.
Another SD. Ten-year-old boy.
St Martin's school.
Two in one morning.
(Lisa) Two seconds.
(indistinct chatter)
(Lisa) Excuse me.
A woman with a red tracksuit.
Who let her in?
Nobody went in or out.
(tense music playing)
(Lisa) Excuse me.
What are you doing?
Ah.
Ah!
That has been bugging me
all morning.
I'm your new boss.
(tango music playing)
A welcome-back gift.
-(Professor Tempest) Oh.
-Just some chocolates.
When you taking over
from Haiden?
That is what I am here to find out.
Ah, and there is the man
who can tell us. Dean.
(The Dean)
I'm glad I've caught you.
Your appearance is deceptive.
(The Dean sighs)
Well, the thing is, not to put
too fine a point on it
Are you trying
to tell the professor
that Haiden's keeping his job?
Not my decision.
The Appointments Board.
(Ms Snares) Professor Tempest
was acquitted.
Of one charge, yes,
but there remain
unspent convictions,
criminal damage and the possession
of an unlicensed shotgun.
Then since I am neither welcome,
nor back, these cannot be mine.
(sighs)
-(The Dean grunts)
-Don't choke on them!
I asked her how she got into
the house and she said side door.
How did she know
there was a side door?
(Dan) I dunno.
And then I saw this.
(Dan) Same running club?
(Lisa) No, Dan,
it's more than that.
They were close.
(Paul sighs)
-The school's turned into a storm.
-Have you met this new boss?
-(Paul) Yeah. Just had a chat.
-And?
(Paul) Seemed all right.
-Should've been you.
-(Paul) DCI?
No, no, no. Don't need the hassle.
Come on, let's go.
For those of you who haven't had
the pleasure,
I'm DCI Maiya Goswami.
I was due to start here next week,
but sometimes life
comes at you fast.
Most of you already know about
Amara Dhar and Josh Higson,
but since this morning,
there have been four more
unexplained sudden deaths
in the South East.
(Paul) Right now, we don't know
what we're dealing with,
but if we assume worst-case
scenario's serial killer,
we won't be playing catch-up.
Ron Dumont, 30 years old, farmer.
Leaves a wife and young child.
Found dead in his tractor.
Hal Harwood, 47 years old,
co-founder
of Harwood's Chocolate Factory
with his brother.
Didn't get to work, lived alone,
found dead in his car.
Anna Mahon, 27, nurse,
died at work.
Dulcie Rhys, 82,
body found by her son.
(Lisa) We listened to a message
from Amara Dhar to her boyfriend
and she sounded drunk.
And do you think Dulcie Rhys
was drunk?
Coincidence.
What about the ten-year-old?
This area averages
ten unexplained deaths a year.
Suddenly, we've got
six in 48 hours.
Most likely cause is poisoning.
But there's nothing to link
the fatalities.
Didn't use the same shops,
cafes, markets.
Wide variation in eating habits.
What else have we got? Anything?
Well, the factory owner,
he had 800 quid
in fives and tens in his pocket.
They're being tested.
Okay, let's talk to the families,
talk to the friends,
get their statements.
There is a connection here,
and it's our job to find it.
Go.
Er, not you two.
Anthony Dixon, the head
pathologist, Crammond Gardens.
Make sure he knows
this is an absolute priority.
-Yeah.
-And one more thing.
I heard you're both
in a relationship.
I'm not having it.
So, in view of your ranking,
I'm gonna let you decide
who goes out of the two of you.
Sorry, you want one of us to what?
(Maiya) Apply for a transfer.
I've seen couple stuff
mess up too many careers.
So, one of you has to go.
Should be me.
You're senior, right?
-Should be me that goes.
-No.
We show her we're indispensable.
Couple of days from now,
she'll be begging us to stay.
-How?
-We're a three-person team.
She's only met two of us.
(funky music playing)
# La, la, la, la, la, la, la-la
# La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La-la
# La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La-la, la-la, la, la
# La, la, la, la, la-la #
Professor. You busy?
You drove to my house
to ask me if I'm busy?
We need your help.
# La, la, la, la, la, la-la
La, la, la-la
# La, la, la, la, la, la. #
(Professor Tempest)
I may have missed my vocation.
Oh, yeah?
A sterile,
vacuum-sealed environment.
Perfect.
Ah.
Hi. Sorry to keep you waiting.
We're short-staffed.
Bad day
for six sudden deaths. (laughs)
When would be a good day?
-(telephone ringing)
-Ah, sorry. Erm
-I need to take this. Sorry.
-(door opens)
(Anthony) Yeah? Sorry.
(door closes)
Your new DCI, is she aware
that you sought me out?
No. Why?
Apparently, I am to undergo
a psychological evaluation
before I can resume
my indispensable services again.
(door opens)
Forgive me.
My wife's not been well.
(Lisa) We're just here to make sure
that you prioritise the SDs.
I'm doing my best, all right?
(door closes)
That's all we can ask.
When might I converse
with DCI Goswami?
-She's gone home to get changed.
-I wouldn't be in a hurry.
I talked to Ron Dumont's widow,
and she says he quit drinking
a few years ago.
-Fell off the wagon?
-(Paul) Well, maybe.
Despite the contradictory nature
of the evidence,
there'll be a thread of logic
linking the cases.
What would make you sound like
you'd caned it,
but also be strong enough to kill?
Indeed. DI Donckers,
can we find a substance
that causes symptoms similar
to alcohol intoxication?
Maybe. Yes.
"Disturbances in the chemistry
of the body that manifest
as alcohol intoxication
can be caused by ethylene glycol".
Osaka, 1997.
A well-known Japanese doomsday cult
killed 12 people
by contaminating mirin
with ethylene glycol.
They chose mirin because both it
and ethylene glycol are sweet.
Therefore, if ethylene glycol
is our common denominator,
it will have been added
to a foodstuff that contains sugar.
Young and old, farmer and nurse,
everybody loves
chocolates.
I suggest a visit to Mr Harwood's
factory may be in order.
(mellow music playing)
Talk about missing your vocation.
(music concludes)
(Lisa) When did you last
see your brother?
(Edwyn) Saturday around five,
in the car park.
Look, I know you have to do this,
but I'm up to here, you know?
Can you make it quick?
He was found
with 800 pounds on him.
Why would he be carrying that
sort of cash?
Really have no idea.
-(Dan) They look good.
-(worker) Go ahead.
-Really?
-(worker) Yeah.
Oh, yeah, yum.
Redcap, bestseller.
So, brothers
Edwyn's the business guy.
Hal was shop floor.
Quality control.
-What's that mean?
-Sampled every batch.
What was he like? Off the record.
Backstabber.
Acting like he's your mate.
All along, he's the one
pushing for wage cuts.
Not Edwyn?
(horn toots)
I heard them arguing about it.
(fast-paced
instrumental music playing)
(music concludes)
(tense music playing)
He's in here.
What made you suspicious?
Lilian Gilbreth's book
The Psychology of Management
gave us time and motion studies
that increased productivity,
while decreasing
fatigue and stress.
Our friend was acting like a wasp
in a beehive.
-(Dan) Ferdy Walters?
-Yeah.
(Dan) Can we have a word?
Six months ago, you were compelled,
along with the rest
of the workforce,
to reapply for your job.
(scoffs) Compelled?
I wasn't compelled to do anything.
You are correct.
You had a choice,
reapply, or leave.
Those that stayed were re-employed
on the condition that they accepted
a 40 percent pay cut.
Bad time to lose 40 percent
of your wages.
We need to take a look at your car.
I'm a single father. I
I've got a little girl.
Please.
Don't do this.
(upbeat instrumental music playing)
-The door was open.
-(Maiya) Who are you?
I am Professor Jasper Tempest.
Of course, you are.
I am here to request
that I be independently assessed.
(Maiya) Yeah, I received it
about an hour ago.
You're talking about
your psychological assessment.
I have concerns
about the impartiality.
I haven't read it. I don't need to.
I can make my own mind up.
I'm afraid we won't need
your services anymore.
-(lifts phone receiver)
-(punches keypad on the phone)
Yeah, DI Donckers.
(sombre music playing)
(Professor Tempest sighing)
Did she tell you
what this was about?
No, she didn't.
-(Dan) Hi, ma'am.
-Right.
So, I've had some information
from Anthony Dixon.
All the victims had traces
of ethylene glycol in their system.
The lab is still working
on finding out
which foodstuff
is masking the poison.
We were just with Professor Tempest
-and he had a very similar
-Er Professor Tempest
is not to be used
as an advisor here anymore, okay?
We're investigating
six possible murders,
this is exactly the sort of case
we need him on.
-You haven't worked with him.
-That's true.
But he's made quite the impression.
(door opens)
(door closes)
You know this is gonna cost me
my job?
We're investigating
six murders, Ferdy.
Do you think we wanna be
talking about a bag of speed?
The amount you had,
that's more than personal use.
So, just tell us what
you were doing and you can go.
The Harwoods cut our wages
and increased our targets.
I sold a bit of speed
to some of the staff,
just to help them
get through their shift.
How'd they pay you?
How do you think? Gilts?
They paid cash.
Fives and tens?
Mainly.
Have you got someone
who can look after your daughter?
(suspenseful music playing)
(Professor Tempest)
You received my message?
You know this could earn me
a misconduct charge?
Would DCI Goswami prefer
the killer to remain at large?
-What have you got?
-A strictly unofficial observation.
Ferdy Walters' reduced salary
has precipitated an act of revenge.
He poisoned the chocolates?
I am unable to align
his loss of status
with the magnitude of the reprisal.
However, noticing an alteration
to the labelling
of the outgoing produce,
I perused
the Companies House website.
Harwood's was formally Harwood
and Dennis Luxury Chocolates,
until two months ago
when Justin Dennis
was equal partners
with Edwyn and Harold Harwood.
You think he broke
into the factory?
What I believe is
that Ferdy Walters
had someone pulling his strings.
(mysterious music playing)
(Justin) I was sorry
to hear about Hal.
We had some good times.
We built something from nothing.
Why did you leave?
Stress.
First few years everything's new,
you're full of energy.
Suddenly, you've got 200
on the payroll.
Costs are going up.
(Gina) Emmy, come back inside.
Good girl.
-Is that your daughter?
-We never had kids.
Gina compensates by baby-sitting.
How did Hal die?
We're still waiting
on a full report.
Good guy, Hal.
(Maiya) Okay,
a couple of developments.
Hal Harwood died around 36 hours
before any other victims.
Also, overnight,
two more sudden deaths.
Have warnings been put out?
Warnings?
Well, let the public know
not to buy Harwood's chocolate.
-(Lisa) Recall the stock.
-No, not yet.
We're just gonna let people die?
I'm glad you feel so passionate
about your work,
but, no,
the Met's Critical Incident
need to clarify
exactly which product
has been contaminated
before they issue any warnings.
-To protect a business?
-To avoid a panic.
Morning.
-What have you got?
-(lab assistant) We've got a match.
Every one of the sudden deaths
had eaten
some type of raspberry-infused
dark chocolate.
That's a Redcap.
My wife buys those.
Come on, let the police know.
(tense music playing)
(dialling tone)
Mike, can you do me a favour?
Can you go next door, check on Jan?
(mobile phone chimes)
I knew it.
Redcaps.
(tyres screech)
(soft piano music playing)
(inaudible dialogue)
(opera music playing)
-(Kafka whimpers)
-(footsteps approaching)
-(door knocks)
-Good morning. 'Tis I.
Wilfred. What do you think?
Well, as you're holding the knife,
it's an achievement that may very
well transform the history of art.
What have we said about these
ill-begotten experiments
with humour?
(metal clangs)
-Please accept this as atonement.
-(Adelaide) What is it?
Er, it's a surprise.
I conversed with Jasper yesterday.
He was newly returned
from a session with Dr Goldberg.
Oh, I thought he'd finished
with her.
I fear they've been discussing
the one whose name
shall not be mentioned.
Macbeth?
I worry about you
sometimes, Wilfred.
(Lisa) Hal Harwood,
he was the first to die.
As well as being co-owner
of the chocolate factory,
he also tested
the product for quality.
-Was he your target?
-(suspenseful music playing)
The notes we found on him
also contained traces
of amphetamine sulphate.
Was he taking a cut?
-Ferdy?
-Yeah.
He was taking most of it,
wasn't he?
Well, it was either that
or he was going to the police.
So, the 800 pounds,
those fives and tens,
they were yours?
Yeah.
Those notes also contained
traces of ethylene glycol,
the substance responsible
for nine deaths.
(Dan) Here's the thing, Ferdy.
Despite the evidence,
our psychologist doesn't think
you actually wanted to kill anyone.
I didn't,
I swear on my daughter's life.
I thought I was injecting
the chocolates with laxative.
Laxative?
See the look on Hal Harwood's face,
rushing to the loo.
How many did you inject?
Twenty.
Twenty?!
The company had treated me
like dirt. I wanted to damage them.
You knew Hal Harwood was dead
and you said nothing.
You took a chance 19 people
might die,
just so you wouldn't get caught.
Who gave you the ethylene?
(Lisa) Ferdy, people could be dying
right now.
You were used, all right?
Whoever used you,
that's who we want.
-Who you scared of?
-(Ferdy) He's got my daughter.
He told me Hal was dead,
said if I talked
I'd never see her again.
I don't know what he's capable of.
Ferdy, who gave you the ethylene?
(Lisa) Justin Dennis.
(sobs)
(Dan sighs)
-(Maiya) DS Winters?
-Yeah?
(Maiya) I'll take this one.
(whispers) Mark my territory.
Come on, DI Donckers.
See ya.
(Dan exhales sharply)
(suspenseful music playing)
According to Ferdy Walters,
Justin Dennis has been talking
about going down in flames.
(doorbell trills)
The professor named him
right at the start.
(doorbell trills)
(Lisa) Hi. It's me again.
Is Justin in?
He's gone out.
Can you call him?
Erm I tried.
His phone's upstairs.
(Maiya) Have you got any idea
where he might be?
No.
(Maiya) Hang on.
I think you need to know
what he's done.
(mobile phone ringing)
Oh.
Professor?
You were right about Justin Dennis.
He supplied the ethylene,
and now, he's disappeared.
Playing out his endgame.
People affected by loss of status
idealise the past.
He will be at a location
he associates with success.
(Lisa) Okay, thank you.
He made that company!
His skill, his ideas, he made it!
Hal Harwood was supposed
to be his friend.
Best friends since school.
Alcoholism is an illness,
and they used it to kick him out!
Where's the little girl?
He took her.
She doesn't know where.
Do you have any other properties?
(Maiya) Answer the question.
(suspenseful music playing)
And what makes you so sure that
he'll be at this holiday cottage?
It's a hunch.
Right.
(suspenseful music concludes)
(birds chirping)
(tense music playing)
(tense music intensifies)
(Maiya over the radio)
I've got eyes on the suspect.
No sign of the little girl.
Buy me some time.
Mr Dennis. Where is Emmy?
What are you talking about?
Emmy!
How'd you get that blood
on your hands?
(scoffs) The window.
Emmy!
(Justin grunts)
We were just playing!
Justin, please, let her go.
All those people.
That wasn't supposed to happen.
-We do know that.
-Get out!
(Lisa) Just let Emmy go.
I know you don't wanna do this.
Get out!
-(groans)
-Emmy, come.
(both grunt)
-(groans)
-That is for Amara.
-(cries out)
-(whispers) It's okay.
(siren wailing)
(Lisa) I'm gonna come clean.
It was Professor Tempest
who told me he'd be in there.
Professor Tempest is unstable.
He's not coming back.
(sighs)
(instrumental music playing)
(Lisa) They still let you
come up here?
As with so many things,
they are blissful
in their ignorance.
Hm.
We arrested Justin Dennis.
Without you,
we'd still be chasing our tails.
And yet?
DCI Goswami. She knows you helped,
but she just won't change
her decision.
And the contaminated chocolates?
Redcaps.
Twenty were contaminated,
all of them have been
accounted for.
Eleven recalls were identified
in the lab,
-but nine victims.
-Nine?
(Lisa) The ninth victim,
Anthony Dixon's wife.
So, at the very moment
our stressed pathologist
was unravelling the mystery,
his wife was poisoned.
(upbeat music playing)
# La, la, la, la-la, la #
Professor.
# La, la-la, la
# La-la-la, la, la-la #
This is Professor Tempest.
I am trying to contact
Ms Ingrid Snares. Thank you.
I would like to speak
with Anthony Dixon.
(man) Anthony.
I have just heard the news.
Please describe
exactly what happened.
When I discovered the source
of the contamination
You discovered it?
My team.
I immediately called my wife.
I was too late.
Did you buy them for her?
No.
She went to Graham's mini mart
last night.
I'm I'm sorry.
-(door closes)
-(mobile phone ringing)
Tempest.
-(Professor Tempest) DI Donckers.
-Professor.
For once, it is I
that needs your help.
I am trying to contact Ms Snares.
She has completely taken leave
of her senses.
-She has gone hiking in Norfolk.
-We had a complaint.
You door-stepped Anthony Dixon.
-To confirm my suspicions.
-I'm trying to get you reinstated
-and you really embarrassed
-You better be here to apologise.
Anthony Dixon murdered his wife,
which means you have a problem.
-(phone chimes)
-(Professor Tempest) There is still
one contaminated chocolate
unaccounted for.
Ms Snares, finally.
Odd question, perhaps.
What was in the welcome back
gift box? Redcaps.
I take it you have not eaten them?
Ah.
She gave them to the dean.
Could you put your phone away,
please, and tell me
why you're making
such wild allegations
about Anthony Dixon and
The gift Ms Snares gave you,
may I ask what became of it?
He very kindly passed the parcel
on to my mother.
Call her!
Did I mention it was my mother?
She never picks up!
-Professor!
-Anthony Dixon said that his wife
bought the chocolates at Graham's.
Quod erat demonstrandum.
-You all right?
-I am not sure.
My unconscious is urging me
to hot-wire a police car.
-You can't drive.
-Exactly.
Where are we going?
"Quod erat demonstrandum".
And you're telling me
that your professor
is not unstable.
He has his moments.
Graham's mini mart,
get me the CCTV.
Just to prove him wrong.
End this farce once and for all.
-(Kafka whines)
-(Adelaide) Ooh!
Now what on earth's
got into you, Kafka?
Look. Ah! (sniffs)
-Delicioso. Ooh!
-(whines, barks)
-Bugger.
-I need to get out.
-(car door opens)
-No, don't
(car horn blares)
(upbeat music playing)
-You scoundrel.
-(growls softly)
I could send you back
to puppy school, you know.
-(Kafka barks)
-Oh, no.
Spit it out!
Spit, Mother, spit!
Have you gone insane?
You have swallowed it?
My heavens,
I shall have to pump your stomach.
Have you gone quite mad?
I must warn you,
this is not going to be pleasant.
-Tube, tube
-Kafka?
I need a tube!
He bit the chocolate!
(Adelaide whimpers)
(breathes heavily)
(sombre music playing)
Oh, thank God.
"Thank God"?
Kafka. Jasper, do something.
I am not sure
there is anything we can do.
The chocolate was poisoned.
-(pants)
-(Adelaide) He could smell it.
He sacrificed his life
that I might live.
(barks, whimpers)
-(Kafka retches)
-(retches)
-(Adelaide) Oh, good boy.
-(retches)
(Adelaide) Clever, clever dog!
He saved his mummy's life.
Isn't he an absolute genius?
He just wanted the chocolate.
Mrs Dixon was wearing a green coat
with a shawl.
-Blonde hair?
-Yeah.
Yeah, I think I've got her.
What's wrong with her?
You see that?
Anthony said that she wasn't well.
-(door knocks)
-Do you want me to bring him in?
Yes, please.
Professor.
There she is.
Why would Anthony Dixon
specify the shop
where his wife bought
the chocolates?
Because he knew that the shadow
of suspicion would fall on him
and that a cursory glance
at the closed-circuit images
would convince you
of his innocence.
Yes, there.
Look at the wrist.
Did his wife borrow his watch?
Oh.
(Maiya) What made you do it?
I watched what motor neuron
did to my mother.
I wasn't prepared
to go through that again.
(Maiya) Did you share this
with your wife?
Talked about it.
But did she know?
No.
You're better at your job
than I gave you credit for.
Really.
You discover that
the source of the poisonings
was the chocolate,
but rather than warn
the public about it,
you saw an opportunity
to murder your wife.
Murder?
No.
No, what I did was nothing
but kindness.
Have you ever watched someone
you love have their life
torn away from them piece by piece?
(Maiya) You don't get to decide.
(sombre music playing)
(Maiya) DI Donckers.
The CPS will charge Ferdy Walters
with manslaughter,
and Justin Dennis with the murders.
What about Anthony Dixon?
Not yet, but they will.
Mercy killing.
How's your dad?
He's not doing so great.
-It's not easy caring for someone.
-What would you know?
I'm putting my dad in a home,
and he brought me up,
and when it's my turn
to take care of him, I
But that's exactly what
you are doing.
You're taking care of him.
Forget Anthony Dixon.
Don't let emotions
cloud your judgement.
You're doing the right thing.
Amara Dhar, she was your niece.
You should've recused yourself,
but you wanted that arrest.
DI Donckers,
you should do as I say,
not as I do, and you'll be fine.
(Lisa) Okay.
Sorry, ma'am, I just wanna say,
I don't think it's fair.
What, me sacking the professor,
or splitting you and DI Winters up?
Both.
Lisa, I've seen your file.
You're really good.
You've got the potential
for a first-class career.
I know how hard that is,
which is why I will always fight
for what I think is best
for my team.
I had a former boss
who once told me
to treat mistakes
as opportunities to learn.
Assuming you're amenable
we'll continue to call
on your help.
-Of course.
-On a probationary basis.
Can I ask what made you suspect
Anthony Dixon of killing his wife?
I do not believe in coincidences.
Nor do I. Huh.
I think you've made
the correct decision.
May I ask what changed your mind?
I saw an opportunity to learn.
(Helena) Where do we start?
(pen clicks)
(theme music playing)
(theme music concludes)
(intriguing music playing)
(soft jazz on piano playing)
(Professor Tempest) Criminology.
It is not just a study of crime.
It is an exploration
of the human mind, society,
and the delicate balance
between them.
(music concludes)
(mellow music playing)
(music continues
through headphones)
(sighs)
(music continues normally)
-Ow! Ooh!
-(music fades)
(tense music builds)
Ow!
(gasps, groans)
(groans)
(retches, coughs)
Ma
Mason, can you come over?
I don't know what's wrong with me.
(breathes rapidly)
(thud)
(mellow music playing)
(theme music plays)
(theme music fades)
(light-hearted music playing)
(Lisa) Well, it's big,
lots of space.
(Jackson) Yeah.
-(indistinct chatter)
-(Lisa) Nice, big telly.
-What do you think, Dad?
-Smells funny.
I'm just gonna have a chat
with the manager.
Are you gonna be okay?
Yeah, we'll be fine.
Won't we, Jackson?
(birds chirping)
(mellow music playing)
# Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
# Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
# Ooh
# Ooh
# Ooh, ooh
# Ooh #
I hate it.
(music ends abruptly)
-Your new office.
-Oh.
It is, erm
ostentatious.
Professor, the police
won't even consider reengaging you
without a psychological evaluation.
I am repulsed by your taste
in interior design.
You deduce that
I do not wish to be here.
-Brilliant.
-(Helena sighs)
These chairs are literally
brand-new.
The college has handed your job
to a rival,
the police are very reluctant
to take you back,
a close friend has gone.
Gone? She is in Hove.
You and Christina were very close.
It really doesn't help
to minimise these things.
(Professor Tempest)
The college are engaged
in performative decorum.
It will not last.
The The constabulary call on me
in their hour of need.
And, unless human nature
has undergone
some miraculous transfiguration,
that time will come again.
(indistinct light chatter)
I tell you what,
I'll tell you a story, all right?
I'm 19 years old,
just passed my police exams,
and I reckon I'm something special,
right?
And to, erm,
swell my head even more,
some of the lads have given me
this nickname "The Owl".
-(Jackson) Because you're wise?
-(scoffs)
Anyway, erm, I'm giving my sergeant
the benefit of my wisdom,
and he says,
"Oh, that's interesting".
And I'm like, "Yeah, well
you know what they call me?"
-The Owl.
-(laughs)
-Yeah. The Owl.
-(Helena laughs)
And, erm, my sergeant says,
"Son, look at
your collar number", right?
So, I have a look.
My collar number is 2-8-2-0.
-2-8-2-0.
-(laughs) Yeah.
-The Owl.
-(laughs) Yeah.
-2-8-2-0.
-(laughs) Yeah.
Exactly. She's heard that before.
Many times.
Many times.
-(Dan) You all right?
-Yeah.
The hour is up.
And, deducting the cost of my time
from the notional
therapeutic benefit,
I believe, we have reached
the limits
of what I might gain
from further sessions.
I don't think
we've made sufficient progress
to end these sessions.
You have made
insufficient progress.
We has no meaning in this context.
Jasper.
When I mentioned Christina,
you responded by talking about
the college and the police.
Aspects of my life
I have the power to control.
You were willing to sacrifice
your freedom for Christina.
She went back to her husband.
Suddenly, the word "we"
is anathema.
One does what is right
because it is right.
Not because of some
theoretical benefit.
I sense a retreat.
Into what?
Tell me, what am I retreating into?
(Helena) Studied superiority.
Neutered emotions.
Does labelling your clients
usually entice them to stay?
When you were in prison, Jasper,
you were close to a breakthrough.
Unless you no longer see change
as beneficial,
I strongly suggest
you continue with these sessions.
No. I do not believe
you can provide the police
with a psychological evaluation
that is impartial.
(mellow music playing)
(music fades)
Dan.
Did he say anything else to you?
-(Dan) He said he liked it.
-He said it smelt funny.
The place was clean.
The staff are friendly.
There's a room available.
It's what your dad needs.
Oh, I'm a terrible daughter.
-Oh, Lisa
-I am.
-Good morning.
-Morning.
Looks like an accidental.
That's the boyfriend.
He got a call.
I think she'd been drinking.
-Bit early.
-Yeah.
Come on.
You're not a terrible daughter.
(Amara) May Mason,
can you come over?
I don't know what's wrong with me.
(groans on recording)
Why are we even here?
I'll take a look around.
Uniform could've dealt with this.
She's smashed,
she takes a header, end of.
(Maiya) Do you treat everyone
like that?
-A young woman is dead.
-Who are you?
-Show some respect.
-(Lisa) Who let you in here?
(Dan) DI Donckers.
Another SD. Ten-year-old boy.
St Martin's school.
Two in one morning.
(Lisa) Two seconds.
(indistinct chatter)
(Lisa) Excuse me.
A woman with a red tracksuit.
Who let her in?
Nobody went in or out.
(tense music playing)
(Lisa) Excuse me.
What are you doing?
Ah.
Ah!
That has been bugging me
all morning.
I'm your new boss.
(tango music playing)
A welcome-back gift.
-(Professor Tempest) Oh.
-Just some chocolates.
When you taking over
from Haiden?
That is what I am here to find out.
Ah, and there is the man
who can tell us. Dean.
(The Dean)
I'm glad I've caught you.
Your appearance is deceptive.
(The Dean sighs)
Well, the thing is, not to put
too fine a point on it
Are you trying
to tell the professor
that Haiden's keeping his job?
Not my decision.
The Appointments Board.
(Ms Snares) Professor Tempest
was acquitted.
Of one charge, yes,
but there remain
unspent convictions,
criminal damage and the possession
of an unlicensed shotgun.
Then since I am neither welcome,
nor back, these cannot be mine.
(sighs)
-(The Dean grunts)
-Don't choke on them!
I asked her how she got into
the house and she said side door.
How did she know
there was a side door?
(Dan) I dunno.
And then I saw this.
(Dan) Same running club?
(Lisa) No, Dan,
it's more than that.
They were close.
(Paul sighs)
-The school's turned into a storm.
-Have you met this new boss?
-(Paul) Yeah. Just had a chat.
-And?
(Paul) Seemed all right.
-Should've been you.
-(Paul) DCI?
No, no, no. Don't need the hassle.
Come on, let's go.
For those of you who haven't had
the pleasure,
I'm DCI Maiya Goswami.
I was due to start here next week,
but sometimes life
comes at you fast.
Most of you already know about
Amara Dhar and Josh Higson,
but since this morning,
there have been four more
unexplained sudden deaths
in the South East.
(Paul) Right now, we don't know
what we're dealing with,
but if we assume worst-case
scenario's serial killer,
we won't be playing catch-up.
Ron Dumont, 30 years old, farmer.
Leaves a wife and young child.
Found dead in his tractor.
Hal Harwood, 47 years old,
co-founder
of Harwood's Chocolate Factory
with his brother.
Didn't get to work, lived alone,
found dead in his car.
Anna Mahon, 27, nurse,
died at work.
Dulcie Rhys, 82,
body found by her son.
(Lisa) We listened to a message
from Amara Dhar to her boyfriend
and she sounded drunk.
And do you think Dulcie Rhys
was drunk?
Coincidence.
What about the ten-year-old?
This area averages
ten unexplained deaths a year.
Suddenly, we've got
six in 48 hours.
Most likely cause is poisoning.
But there's nothing to link
the fatalities.
Didn't use the same shops,
cafes, markets.
Wide variation in eating habits.
What else have we got? Anything?
Well, the factory owner,
he had 800 quid
in fives and tens in his pocket.
They're being tested.
Okay, let's talk to the families,
talk to the friends,
get their statements.
There is a connection here,
and it's our job to find it.
Go.
Er, not you two.
Anthony Dixon, the head
pathologist, Crammond Gardens.
Make sure he knows
this is an absolute priority.
-Yeah.
-And one more thing.
I heard you're both
in a relationship.
I'm not having it.
So, in view of your ranking,
I'm gonna let you decide
who goes out of the two of you.
Sorry, you want one of us to what?
(Maiya) Apply for a transfer.
I've seen couple stuff
mess up too many careers.
So, one of you has to go.
Should be me.
You're senior, right?
-Should be me that goes.
-No.
We show her we're indispensable.
Couple of days from now,
she'll be begging us to stay.
-How?
-We're a three-person team.
She's only met two of us.
(funky music playing)
# La, la, la, la, la, la, la-la
# La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La-la
# La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La-la, la-la, la, la
# La, la, la, la, la-la #
Professor. You busy?
You drove to my house
to ask me if I'm busy?
We need your help.
# La, la, la, la, la, la-la
La, la, la-la
# La, la, la, la, la, la. #
(Professor Tempest)
I may have missed my vocation.
Oh, yeah?
A sterile,
vacuum-sealed environment.
Perfect.
Ah.
Hi. Sorry to keep you waiting.
We're short-staffed.
Bad day
for six sudden deaths. (laughs)
When would be a good day?
-(telephone ringing)
-Ah, sorry. Erm
-I need to take this. Sorry.
-(door opens)
(Anthony) Yeah? Sorry.
(door closes)
Your new DCI, is she aware
that you sought me out?
No. Why?
Apparently, I am to undergo
a psychological evaluation
before I can resume
my indispensable services again.
(door opens)
Forgive me.
My wife's not been well.
(Lisa) We're just here to make sure
that you prioritise the SDs.
I'm doing my best, all right?
(door closes)
That's all we can ask.
When might I converse
with DCI Goswami?
-She's gone home to get changed.
-I wouldn't be in a hurry.
I talked to Ron Dumont's widow,
and she says he quit drinking
a few years ago.
-Fell off the wagon?
-(Paul) Well, maybe.
Despite the contradictory nature
of the evidence,
there'll be a thread of logic
linking the cases.
What would make you sound like
you'd caned it,
but also be strong enough to kill?
Indeed. DI Donckers,
can we find a substance
that causes symptoms similar
to alcohol intoxication?
Maybe. Yes.
"Disturbances in the chemistry
of the body that manifest
as alcohol intoxication
can be caused by ethylene glycol".
Osaka, 1997.
A well-known Japanese doomsday cult
killed 12 people
by contaminating mirin
with ethylene glycol.
They chose mirin because both it
and ethylene glycol are sweet.
Therefore, if ethylene glycol
is our common denominator,
it will have been added
to a foodstuff that contains sugar.
Young and old, farmer and nurse,
everybody loves
chocolates.
I suggest a visit to Mr Harwood's
factory may be in order.
(mellow music playing)
Talk about missing your vocation.
(music concludes)
(Lisa) When did you last
see your brother?
(Edwyn) Saturday around five,
in the car park.
Look, I know you have to do this,
but I'm up to here, you know?
Can you make it quick?
He was found
with 800 pounds on him.
Why would he be carrying that
sort of cash?
Really have no idea.
-(Dan) They look good.
-(worker) Go ahead.
-Really?
-(worker) Yeah.
Oh, yeah, yum.
Redcap, bestseller.
So, brothers
Edwyn's the business guy.
Hal was shop floor.
Quality control.
-What's that mean?
-Sampled every batch.
What was he like? Off the record.
Backstabber.
Acting like he's your mate.
All along, he's the one
pushing for wage cuts.
Not Edwyn?
(horn toots)
I heard them arguing about it.
(fast-paced
instrumental music playing)
(music concludes)
(tense music playing)
He's in here.
What made you suspicious?
Lilian Gilbreth's book
The Psychology of Management
gave us time and motion studies
that increased productivity,
while decreasing
fatigue and stress.
Our friend was acting like a wasp
in a beehive.
-(Dan) Ferdy Walters?
-Yeah.
(Dan) Can we have a word?
Six months ago, you were compelled,
along with the rest
of the workforce,
to reapply for your job.
(scoffs) Compelled?
I wasn't compelled to do anything.
You are correct.
You had a choice,
reapply, or leave.
Those that stayed were re-employed
on the condition that they accepted
a 40 percent pay cut.
Bad time to lose 40 percent
of your wages.
We need to take a look at your car.
I'm a single father. I
I've got a little girl.
Please.
Don't do this.
(upbeat instrumental music playing)
-The door was open.
-(Maiya) Who are you?
I am Professor Jasper Tempest.
Of course, you are.
I am here to request
that I be independently assessed.
(Maiya) Yeah, I received it
about an hour ago.
You're talking about
your psychological assessment.
I have concerns
about the impartiality.
I haven't read it. I don't need to.
I can make my own mind up.
I'm afraid we won't need
your services anymore.
-(lifts phone receiver)
-(punches keypad on the phone)
Yeah, DI Donckers.
(sombre music playing)
(Professor Tempest sighing)
Did she tell you
what this was about?
No, she didn't.
-(Dan) Hi, ma'am.
-Right.
So, I've had some information
from Anthony Dixon.
All the victims had traces
of ethylene glycol in their system.
The lab is still working
on finding out
which foodstuff
is masking the poison.
We were just with Professor Tempest
-and he had a very similar
-Er Professor Tempest
is not to be used
as an advisor here anymore, okay?
We're investigating
six possible murders,
this is exactly the sort of case
we need him on.
-You haven't worked with him.
-That's true.
But he's made quite the impression.
(door opens)
(door closes)
You know this is gonna cost me
my job?
We're investigating
six murders, Ferdy.
Do you think we wanna be
talking about a bag of speed?
The amount you had,
that's more than personal use.
So, just tell us what
you were doing and you can go.
The Harwoods cut our wages
and increased our targets.
I sold a bit of speed
to some of the staff,
just to help them
get through their shift.
How'd they pay you?
How do you think? Gilts?
They paid cash.
Fives and tens?
Mainly.
Have you got someone
who can look after your daughter?
(suspenseful music playing)
(Professor Tempest)
You received my message?
You know this could earn me
a misconduct charge?
Would DCI Goswami prefer
the killer to remain at large?
-What have you got?
-A strictly unofficial observation.
Ferdy Walters' reduced salary
has precipitated an act of revenge.
He poisoned the chocolates?
I am unable to align
his loss of status
with the magnitude of the reprisal.
However, noticing an alteration
to the labelling
of the outgoing produce,
I perused
the Companies House website.
Harwood's was formally Harwood
and Dennis Luxury Chocolates,
until two months ago
when Justin Dennis
was equal partners
with Edwyn and Harold Harwood.
You think he broke
into the factory?
What I believe is
that Ferdy Walters
had someone pulling his strings.
(mysterious music playing)
(Justin) I was sorry
to hear about Hal.
We had some good times.
We built something from nothing.
Why did you leave?
Stress.
First few years everything's new,
you're full of energy.
Suddenly, you've got 200
on the payroll.
Costs are going up.
(Gina) Emmy, come back inside.
Good girl.
-Is that your daughter?
-We never had kids.
Gina compensates by baby-sitting.
How did Hal die?
We're still waiting
on a full report.
Good guy, Hal.
(Maiya) Okay,
a couple of developments.
Hal Harwood died around 36 hours
before any other victims.
Also, overnight,
two more sudden deaths.
Have warnings been put out?
Warnings?
Well, let the public know
not to buy Harwood's chocolate.
-(Lisa) Recall the stock.
-No, not yet.
We're just gonna let people die?
I'm glad you feel so passionate
about your work,
but, no,
the Met's Critical Incident
need to clarify
exactly which product
has been contaminated
before they issue any warnings.
-To protect a business?
-To avoid a panic.
Morning.
-What have you got?
-(lab assistant) We've got a match.
Every one of the sudden deaths
had eaten
some type of raspberry-infused
dark chocolate.
That's a Redcap.
My wife buys those.
Come on, let the police know.
(tense music playing)
(dialling tone)
Mike, can you do me a favour?
Can you go next door, check on Jan?
(mobile phone chimes)
I knew it.
Redcaps.
(tyres screech)
(soft piano music playing)
(inaudible dialogue)
(opera music playing)
-(Kafka whimpers)
-(footsteps approaching)
-(door knocks)
-Good morning. 'Tis I.
Wilfred. What do you think?
Well, as you're holding the knife,
it's an achievement that may very
well transform the history of art.
What have we said about these
ill-begotten experiments
with humour?
(metal clangs)
-Please accept this as atonement.
-(Adelaide) What is it?
Er, it's a surprise.
I conversed with Jasper yesterday.
He was newly returned
from a session with Dr Goldberg.
Oh, I thought he'd finished
with her.
I fear they've been discussing
the one whose name
shall not be mentioned.
Macbeth?
I worry about you
sometimes, Wilfred.
(Lisa) Hal Harwood,
he was the first to die.
As well as being co-owner
of the chocolate factory,
he also tested
the product for quality.
-Was he your target?
-(suspenseful music playing)
The notes we found on him
also contained traces
of amphetamine sulphate.
Was he taking a cut?
-Ferdy?
-Yeah.
He was taking most of it,
wasn't he?
Well, it was either that
or he was going to the police.
So, the 800 pounds,
those fives and tens,
they were yours?
Yeah.
Those notes also contained
traces of ethylene glycol,
the substance responsible
for nine deaths.
(Dan) Here's the thing, Ferdy.
Despite the evidence,
our psychologist doesn't think
you actually wanted to kill anyone.
I didn't,
I swear on my daughter's life.
I thought I was injecting
the chocolates with laxative.
Laxative?
See the look on Hal Harwood's face,
rushing to the loo.
How many did you inject?
Twenty.
Twenty?!
The company had treated me
like dirt. I wanted to damage them.
You knew Hal Harwood was dead
and you said nothing.
You took a chance 19 people
might die,
just so you wouldn't get caught.
Who gave you the ethylene?
(Lisa) Ferdy, people could be dying
right now.
You were used, all right?
Whoever used you,
that's who we want.
-Who you scared of?
-(Ferdy) He's got my daughter.
He told me Hal was dead,
said if I talked
I'd never see her again.
I don't know what he's capable of.
Ferdy, who gave you the ethylene?
(Lisa) Justin Dennis.
(sobs)
(Dan sighs)
-(Maiya) DS Winters?
-Yeah?
(Maiya) I'll take this one.
(whispers) Mark my territory.
Come on, DI Donckers.
See ya.
(Dan exhales sharply)
(suspenseful music playing)
According to Ferdy Walters,
Justin Dennis has been talking
about going down in flames.
(doorbell trills)
The professor named him
right at the start.
(doorbell trills)
(Lisa) Hi. It's me again.
Is Justin in?
He's gone out.
Can you call him?
Erm I tried.
His phone's upstairs.
(Maiya) Have you got any idea
where he might be?
No.
(Maiya) Hang on.
I think you need to know
what he's done.
(mobile phone ringing)
Oh.
Professor?
You were right about Justin Dennis.
He supplied the ethylene,
and now, he's disappeared.
Playing out his endgame.
People affected by loss of status
idealise the past.
He will be at a location
he associates with success.
(Lisa) Okay, thank you.
He made that company!
His skill, his ideas, he made it!
Hal Harwood was supposed
to be his friend.
Best friends since school.
Alcoholism is an illness,
and they used it to kick him out!
Where's the little girl?
He took her.
She doesn't know where.
Do you have any other properties?
(Maiya) Answer the question.
(suspenseful music playing)
And what makes you so sure that
he'll be at this holiday cottage?
It's a hunch.
Right.
(suspenseful music concludes)
(birds chirping)
(tense music playing)
(tense music intensifies)
(Maiya over the radio)
I've got eyes on the suspect.
No sign of the little girl.
Buy me some time.
Mr Dennis. Where is Emmy?
What are you talking about?
Emmy!
How'd you get that blood
on your hands?
(scoffs) The window.
Emmy!
(Justin grunts)
We were just playing!
Justin, please, let her go.
All those people.
That wasn't supposed to happen.
-We do know that.
-Get out!
(Lisa) Just let Emmy go.
I know you don't wanna do this.
Get out!
-(groans)
-Emmy, come.
(both grunt)
-(groans)
-That is for Amara.
-(cries out)
-(whispers) It's okay.
(siren wailing)
(Lisa) I'm gonna come clean.
It was Professor Tempest
who told me he'd be in there.
Professor Tempest is unstable.
He's not coming back.
(sighs)
(instrumental music playing)
(Lisa) They still let you
come up here?
As with so many things,
they are blissful
in their ignorance.
Hm.
We arrested Justin Dennis.
Without you,
we'd still be chasing our tails.
And yet?
DCI Goswami. She knows you helped,
but she just won't change
her decision.
And the contaminated chocolates?
Redcaps.
Twenty were contaminated,
all of them have been
accounted for.
Eleven recalls were identified
in the lab,
-but nine victims.
-Nine?
(Lisa) The ninth victim,
Anthony Dixon's wife.
So, at the very moment
our stressed pathologist
was unravelling the mystery,
his wife was poisoned.
(upbeat music playing)
# La, la, la, la-la, la #
Professor.
# La, la-la, la
# La-la-la, la, la-la #
This is Professor Tempest.
I am trying to contact
Ms Ingrid Snares. Thank you.
I would like to speak
with Anthony Dixon.
(man) Anthony.
I have just heard the news.
Please describe
exactly what happened.
When I discovered the source
of the contamination
You discovered it?
My team.
I immediately called my wife.
I was too late.
Did you buy them for her?
No.
She went to Graham's mini mart
last night.
I'm I'm sorry.
-(door closes)
-(mobile phone ringing)
Tempest.
-(Professor Tempest) DI Donckers.
-Professor.
For once, it is I
that needs your help.
I am trying to contact Ms Snares.
She has completely taken leave
of her senses.
-She has gone hiking in Norfolk.
-We had a complaint.
You door-stepped Anthony Dixon.
-To confirm my suspicions.
-I'm trying to get you reinstated
-and you really embarrassed
-You better be here to apologise.
Anthony Dixon murdered his wife,
which means you have a problem.
-(phone chimes)
-(Professor Tempest) There is still
one contaminated chocolate
unaccounted for.
Ms Snares, finally.
Odd question, perhaps.
What was in the welcome back
gift box? Redcaps.
I take it you have not eaten them?
Ah.
She gave them to the dean.
Could you put your phone away,
please, and tell me
why you're making
such wild allegations
about Anthony Dixon and
The gift Ms Snares gave you,
may I ask what became of it?
He very kindly passed the parcel
on to my mother.
Call her!
Did I mention it was my mother?
She never picks up!
-Professor!
-Anthony Dixon said that his wife
bought the chocolates at Graham's.
Quod erat demonstrandum.
-You all right?
-I am not sure.
My unconscious is urging me
to hot-wire a police car.
-You can't drive.
-Exactly.
Where are we going?
"Quod erat demonstrandum".
And you're telling me
that your professor
is not unstable.
He has his moments.
Graham's mini mart,
get me the CCTV.
Just to prove him wrong.
End this farce once and for all.
-(Kafka whines)
-(Adelaide) Ooh!
Now what on earth's
got into you, Kafka?
Look. Ah! (sniffs)
-Delicioso. Ooh!
-(whines, barks)
-Bugger.
-I need to get out.
-(car door opens)
-No, don't
(car horn blares)
(upbeat music playing)
-You scoundrel.
-(growls softly)
I could send you back
to puppy school, you know.
-(Kafka barks)
-Oh, no.
Spit it out!
Spit, Mother, spit!
Have you gone insane?
You have swallowed it?
My heavens,
I shall have to pump your stomach.
Have you gone quite mad?
I must warn you,
this is not going to be pleasant.
-Tube, tube
-Kafka?
I need a tube!
He bit the chocolate!
(Adelaide whimpers)
(breathes heavily)
(sombre music playing)
Oh, thank God.
"Thank God"?
Kafka. Jasper, do something.
I am not sure
there is anything we can do.
The chocolate was poisoned.
-(pants)
-(Adelaide) He could smell it.
He sacrificed his life
that I might live.
(barks, whimpers)
-(Kafka retches)
-(retches)
-(Adelaide) Oh, good boy.
-(retches)
(Adelaide) Clever, clever dog!
He saved his mummy's life.
Isn't he an absolute genius?
He just wanted the chocolate.
Mrs Dixon was wearing a green coat
with a shawl.
-Blonde hair?
-Yeah.
Yeah, I think I've got her.
What's wrong with her?
You see that?
Anthony said that she wasn't well.
-(door knocks)
-Do you want me to bring him in?
Yes, please.
Professor.
There she is.
Why would Anthony Dixon
specify the shop
where his wife bought
the chocolates?
Because he knew that the shadow
of suspicion would fall on him
and that a cursory glance
at the closed-circuit images
would convince you
of his innocence.
Yes, there.
Look at the wrist.
Did his wife borrow his watch?
Oh.
(Maiya) What made you do it?
I watched what motor neuron
did to my mother.
I wasn't prepared
to go through that again.
(Maiya) Did you share this
with your wife?
Talked about it.
But did she know?
No.
You're better at your job
than I gave you credit for.
Really.
You discover that
the source of the poisonings
was the chocolate,
but rather than warn
the public about it,
you saw an opportunity
to murder your wife.
Murder?
No.
No, what I did was nothing
but kindness.
Have you ever watched someone
you love have their life
torn away from them piece by piece?
(Maiya) You don't get to decide.
(sombre music playing)
(Maiya) DI Donckers.
The CPS will charge Ferdy Walters
with manslaughter,
and Justin Dennis with the murders.
What about Anthony Dixon?
Not yet, but they will.
Mercy killing.
How's your dad?
He's not doing so great.
-It's not easy caring for someone.
-What would you know?
I'm putting my dad in a home,
and he brought me up,
and when it's my turn
to take care of him, I
But that's exactly what
you are doing.
You're taking care of him.
Forget Anthony Dixon.
Don't let emotions
cloud your judgement.
You're doing the right thing.
Amara Dhar, she was your niece.
You should've recused yourself,
but you wanted that arrest.
DI Donckers,
you should do as I say,
not as I do, and you'll be fine.
(Lisa) Okay.
Sorry, ma'am, I just wanna say,
I don't think it's fair.
What, me sacking the professor,
or splitting you and DI Winters up?
Both.
Lisa, I've seen your file.
You're really good.
You've got the potential
for a first-class career.
I know how hard that is,
which is why I will always fight
for what I think is best
for my team.
I had a former boss
who once told me
to treat mistakes
as opportunities to learn.
Assuming you're amenable
we'll continue to call
on your help.
-Of course.
-On a probationary basis.
Can I ask what made you suspect
Anthony Dixon of killing his wife?
I do not believe in coincidences.
Nor do I. Huh.
I think you've made
the correct decision.
May I ask what changed your mind?
I saw an opportunity to learn.
(Helena) Where do we start?
(pen clicks)
(theme music playing)
(theme music concludes)