Prime Suspect (1991) s06e01 Episode Script
The Last Witness
Back! Get back! Come on, let's have a look at you! Beckham, Owen, Giggs, Ronaldo.
So, who are you? - Beckham.
- Owen.
- Giggs.
- Ronaldo.
Right, come on, boys! Let's have you.
I want it dug out.
- Understand? - Yes.
And I want it taken down a foot, yeah? I don't want any PRIME SUSPEC Episode 6 The Last Witness Any injury to joints, muscles, back or spine? No.
- Glandular fever? - No - Any asthma or persistent cough? - No - Been screened for breast cancer? - Yeah.
- In the past five years, any cold sores? - No.
In the past year any significant weight change? No.
- Children? - No.
- Married or single? - Single.
Pregnant? Are you taking HRT? Yes.
How often do you exercise? Not enough.
Have you been under increasing amounts of stress recently? No.
Units of alcohol consumed in a week? Mm four to five.
- And do you smoke? - No.
Inspector Finch.
Inspector was last week.
Chief Inspector now.
And who knows what it'll be next week? Give us a hand.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick in the box.
Tick, tick, tick.
- Tick, tick Morning, guv'nor.
- Guv.
- Who's been inside? - The three men who discovered the body and two officers who verified the call.
Mr Anthony Vane in the van there, he discovered the body, 7:20 this morning, along with two of his employees.
Where are they? Have you got names? They're a Mr Giggs and a Mr Ronaldo.
Went with Mr Vane into the basement.
A Mr Beckham and a Mr Owen were upstairs.
On discovery of the body, the four employees legged it.
Mr Vane thinks they might be East European.
Although, given the difficulty he has with foreign names I don't think we can rely on that.
Get Mr Vane's shoes bagged up before he walks off with any evidence.
That's all in hand, sir.
Good.
I'll have a talk later.
Cigarette burns.
And I think she left home in a hurry.
- What do you mean? - No knickers.
I do like a jock, you know.
It just doesn't extend to degrading murder victims.
My case, my humour.
All right? Sir.
OK, we'll spend the money and have her looked at here.
- Who's on call? - Er, The Plumber, sir.
I phoned for an ETA.
They're saying eight to ten hours.
You've completed your 30 year's service.
How did the medical go? Fine.
So, you are now I'm sorry, just remind us, your age? - I'm 54.
- And you've had seven years as Detective Superintendent.
- An outstanding achievement, Jane.
- Thank you.
That's a long time to be in a very stressful job.
It must have taken its toll.
Well, I've memorised the name of the current Prime Minister, if that's of any help.
Jane, if we could just run through some of the options.
There's no financial penalty attached to taking retirement now.
If you stay on, there are a number of new challenges I don't feel my age compromises my ability.
I think my experience is an asset.
I have three murder teams under my command, 80 officers, working 24 murder cases.
I can give a breakdown on each and every case, if you so wish.
Superintendent, this review isn't intended to be confrontational.
It's entirely for your benefit.
We simply want you to feel you're in the best possible position - within the Metropolitan Police.
- Oh! Good.
I'm glad we're all agreed, then.
There's five urgent on your desk, Jane, and the first assessment from DCI Finch at the St John's Wood incident.
Thank you.
So they'd worked for you before.
Faces you knew.
East European? - Serbian? Albanian? - I keep saying it.
I don't know them, I don't mix with them, they just work for me.
They're all casuals.
I can't check if they're legal.
Mr Vane, this is a murder investigation.
Illegal immigrants and employment regulations are not top of my list.
- Sir! - Yeah.
Hey, when can I get my site back? As soon as we run out of money.
It shouldn't take too long.
- Two or three days.
Maybe longer.
- You were right, boss.
- A year ago, almost to the day.
- What about my van? It might be a link, sir.
Punishment killing.
Albanian prostitute dumped in a derelict church 200 yards down the road.
A Lenusya Vald - Lenusya Valdanosi.
- Yes, sir.
Chalked up to the Albanians.
Still open.
No-one was sheeted for it.
Lorna, you should think very carefully about whether the murder squad is the right place for you.
Is there a specific complaint against me? No, no, no.
It's just that Well, I need officers who can put the hours in.
- I work all the hours.
- I need more than just the rule book.
I'm sorry, but this is discrimination.
As the mother of two small children I might occasionally be at a disadvantage, compared to a single, male officer.
But I think it's totally unfair for me to be penalised because of it.
I assure you it is not discrimination.
The job requires a level of commitment that doesn't suit every officer.
- There's no shame in that.
- I am totally committed.
I have an excellent attendance record.
And I would see any attempt to force me out of the squad as discrimination.
Right, well, you know Perhaps it's something we'll keep under review.
Thanks.
Thanks, Lorna.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you.
About time.
What have we got from the door knockers? Nothing yet, guv.
Tell the co-ordinator to extend the radius, keep checking for CCTV.
The Plumber's here, guv.
Let's use her correct name, shall we? So, first thoughts? Well, she's definitely dead.
I was recently called to someone who wasn't.
And if you push me, I'll be able to say it probably wasn't natural causes.
- Was she killed here? - No.
Any idea of nationality? No! A lot of burn marks.
You noticed them.
That's very good.
Asphyxia due to manual strangulation.
Look out.
Dead man walking.
Sorry.
Dead person.
God, it really was kick the dog.
- She can be brutally honest.
- She's always had it in for me.
- Always.
- I can't see why.
You're young, married, got a cute househusband, your whole career stretched out before you.
I heard she had her MOT this morning.
Perhaps she failed.
What's the etiquette on retirement presents these days? Does one ask? She's not a set of golf clubs, is she? Jane Tennison can be difficult, but she'd never demand from us what she wouldn't ask of herself.
We can get a good enough photo of the victim's face.
We'll push it out tomorrow if she's not claimed.
Tick, tick, tick.
Tick, tick, tick, tick in the box.
The body was discovered in a building being renovated into luxury apartments.
An interested buyer was the Shadow Home Secretary, George Giblin.
I won't comment on this particular crime, but if there is a link to the Balkan mafia, it really does underline what I said in the House yesterday about illegal immigrants.
We are being swamped, and I will make no apologies for using that word, swamped by foreign criminals.
The police are woefully underrresourced and The cartilages of the larynx are fractured.
So is the hyoid bone.
The assailant used extreme force.
There's bruising to the muscles of the neck the tongue, the floor of the mouth.
You're not going to faint on us, are you? I knew it! I should have sold tickets.
Oh, I didn't know you had an interest.
Royalty, is she? Her hands and feet were tied with wire.
Cigarette burns are evident along the back and thighs.
But the face was untouched.
- What nationality do you think she is? - Possibly East European.
But I assumed Spanish the other day, and they turned out to be Irish.
She suffered fractures in the past, which weren't properly healed.
Any connection? I give you a theory, you turn it into fact, and then come back and haunt me with it.
We won't hold you to anything.
It's not just the fractures.
There's evidence of deep tissue burns.
She was burnt with cigarettes before.
And the old scars are in the same pattern as the present burns.
So, she was tortured before? Yes, I think she was.
Many years ago.
Well, she she would have been quite young.
Yes.
She was beautiful.
Yes, she was.
Very beautiful indeed.
- Are you all right? - Yeah, just thinking it through.
Same pattern of torture, ten years ago.
- Simon, do you mind if we have a word? - No, no.
Look, I'm very I'm very concerned about this media coverage.
We got every front page this morning.
It can only help us find out who she is.
"Prostitute dead in Giblin's penthouse.
" She was in the basement.
Giblin hadn't even put down a deposit.
They say she's an Albanian.
- Where do they get this stuff? - Not from me.
It's a possibility we're following up, but it's not what I told them.
Simon, it's no reflection on you, but I'm taking over this investigation.
Why? Because of this media hysteria, and how this is being linked to asylum seekers and immigration.
I just think it needs a more experienced guiding hand.
This is well within my rank.
And certainly within my capabilities.
I said it's no reflection on you.
Considering the amount of work you've done, I'll keep you on as my No 2.
All right, well, I'll tell the squad, and I'll see you back at the office.
Lots of deep breaths and keep drinking.
Simon! Simon! Come on! Go on! Yes! Well played, sir.
Good shot.
OK, come on! - Good night, then.
- Good night, Michael.
David.
Well played.
Larry, did you have Jane Tennison replace me? No.
But we did discuss it.
Five days in, no leads, no ID.
An immigrant community that isn't talking, surrounded by politicians that can't stop.
I think Jane's probably realising her mistake round about now, don't you? This is all about delivery.
And that's not what you're going to get out of this.
This has got all the ingredients of a long, hard slog and absolutely nothing to show at the end of it.
And then, believe me, the spotlight isn't so welcome when everyone remembers it's got your name all over it.
If you're worried about how you look in front of the team, don't.
Remember, they don't shape your career.
I don't know if you know this, but I used to work for Jane Tennison.
Now she works for me.
- Night, Simon.
- Night, sir.
That's it, boys.
We've got a name.
Looks solid, guv.
From the hotel cleaner.
- Tell DS Tennison.
- She's already mobile.
Asked for you to run a check.
Had my wedding anniversary here.
Very nice.
Very expensive.
No.
1 or No.
2 wife? Oh, this is very No.
1.
We're looking for a cleaner.
Stephen Abacha.
Do you know him? No.
No, I wouldn't.
And I haven't warned them you were coming.
- Well, he telephoned us.
- Oh.
We've already been down here.
- Have we? - Yeah.
Where are they all? Oh! Stephen Abacha? Stephen Abacha! - Men's urinals.
- Of course.
Urinals.
Of course.
That's her.
Samira Blekic.
What nationality is she? Bosnian.
Bosnian Muslim.
Oh.
Had she worked here long? Yes.
Most do not stick at it more than a few months.
She was too bright and too intelligent for this.
But she said that she felt safe here, underground.
She couldn't have got into trouble.
She worked 12-hour shifts, six days a week.
Did she have any relatives here? A sister, Jasmina.
That's the reason why I did not call you any earlier.
Jasmina came looking for her on Sunday.
Samira did not return home from work on Saturday.
When I saw the photo in a newspaper, I thought Jasmina would go to the police.
It's only when I saw the story again I realised you still did not know who she was.
When Jasmina came here looking for her, how was she? Anxious, you know? They were close.
Jasmina was ten years older than her.
More like a mother figure.
- She's a cleaner.
In a hospital.
- Hospital? Which hospital? I don't know.
Erm Well, do you have an address or a phone number for Samira? Ask the super.
But it will be false.
There's no way you'll find a ghost giving out a real address.
A ghost? We do not exist.
What's your story, Stephen? How come you're cleaning the men's urinals? It's a punishment.
I upset the super.
I'm a student.
Economics.
Close to finishing.
And then I'll try my luck back home.
And you and Samira worked the same shift? From midday to midnight.
How did she act that day? Different from how she normally was? She was difficult to read.
I think she was permanently troubled.
I left her here.
I went west, that way.
She went south, down there.
Mm-hm.
What time? About 30 minutes after work.
So, half past twelve.
She had about an hour's walk in front of her.
Would she have told you if she was meeting anyone? No.
No.
- So, did she always walk? - We cannot afford the ride.
Were there people sleeping rough that night? Yes.
They're always here.
Well, he's the last person to have seen her alive that we know of.
Check him out.
Yeah.
Let's get down amongst the dossers, too.
Then I want to concentrate on us finding that sister.
Strange she hasn't come forward.
Even though she's an illegal.
Could be looking for another body, huh? Don't.
Jules, I've got a Jasmina Blekic.
K- I-C.
Yeah.
Linked to a Kasim Ibrahimivic.
It lists her as his partner.
She's the one I'm interested in.
There's nothing marked against her, but Kasim is linked to a set of undesirables I'm told you're looking into.
Cigarette salesmen? Hi.
How are you? Fine.
It's good to see you.
Yeah, you too.
I saw the picture in The Times.
It was really great.
Thanks.
How long have you been back? Er a while.
It's been hectic.
Mm.
- Do you fancy a drink? - Yes, I do.
Putting together a calendar? Well, it would sell better than the book.
She was Croatian.
A sniper.
And a good one.
Fanatical about killing Serbs.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Oh, I saw your headlines about the Bosnian girl.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's why I'm here, actually.
Erm I want your help.
You Hello? Yeah.
Look, I'm with someone.
Yeah, sure.
I'll call you back.
So, how can I help? The girl, the victim, she came over here about ten years ago, when she was about 12.
She's a Muslim.
She was tortured over there.
Who? What do you think? Any ideas? Well, she could have run into a Serbian paramilitary unit.
Although most of the units I covered, they moved on too quickly to inflict sustained torture.
It was normally rape and murder.
So, it was a Serb? - No, it could have been Croatian.
- She was tortured over here, as well.
In the same way.
So it could have been the same person.
Well, if he is paramilitary, there's one thing to remember.
He's been somewhere you and I could never go.
Well, it was a war in which the most unlikely characters they were just given the power and freedom to do as they pleased.
Sorry.
Hello? Oh, Joanna.
Yeah, I have it in front of me.
Yeah.
Yeah, what are we talking about? I'm off.
Thanks.
No, no.
You're busy.
Really.
I'll call you.
Thanks very much.
Thanks.
Thanks, anyway.
Bye.
We are dealing with ghosts.
Except when it comes to hand-out time.
Then witness the sudden miracle of flesh, blood, and a spontaneous command of the English language.
Please help me.
I wanted to get some money.
Stephen Abacha checks out.
- But Samira Blekick's - Blekic.
Blekic's phone and address are both false.
Her sister doesn't exist, either.
All the hospitals, all their cleaning contractors in London have been contacted.
And none of them list a Jasmina Blekic.
Anything from the dossers? We're still asking.
Anyone seen Simon Finch? No.
Guv! I've got something on CCTV, guv! - That one? - Yeah.
There we go.
Right, it might be nothing, but the security fence around the site had a logo on it.
OCB.
That OCB van passed a camera around 300 yards away from the site at 3am Sunday morning.
Good.
Good.
Mickey, you check up on that.
Keep looking, Lorna.
Have fun.
How long have you held back this information? I haven't held it back.
I just wanted to make sure the information was relevant and correct.
Now that I am sure of that, I'm showing it to you.
I think Samira Blekic's murder is linked to the Balkan mafia.
Not prostitution or cigarette trafficking.
This is a Customs and Excise surveillance.
Kasim lbrahimivic.
He's the sister's boyfriend.
He's a long way down the food chain, but he's smart.
Customs think he may have decided to set up his own import business.
Something which his bosses would violently discourage.
I think Samira was killed to teach Kasim a lesson.
She could have been mistaken for Jasmina.
They might also have killed her.
Kasim, too.
He hasn't been seen since Samira was found.
These are criminals, straight out of a war zone, running a multimillion dollar a year business.
So, what were you hoping to do? Come back with it all wrapped up? My rank does permit a certain amount of initiative.
And latitude.
A simple phone call.
All right.
You know, it would be a huge miscalculation to try and undermine my authority.
I don't see any need for you to feel insecure.
My intention was to progress the investigation.
And I think the key is locating Kasim lbrahimivic.
Yeah, same registration.
That's our van.
The driver? Duscan.
Duscan Zigic.
He's a nice man.
He's one of the best we've got.
He's been with us five years.
Very reliable.
Zigic.
Where's he from? Erm Yugoslavia.
Bosnia.
Was he working in the St John's Wood area that Saturday night, Sunday morning? No.
Nowhere near it.
Any reason for him to be driving through there? Not on company business, no.
Have you er have you got a photo of him on file? Er, yeah.
Where could we find him now? Guv.
Wire.
And wire cutters.
Check out his van.
Hello! Hello? - Dusan Zigick? - No.
DuÅ¡an ŽigiÄ.
Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison.
I'd like to have a few words with you, please.
Turn around.
Inside.
- Why am I here? I don't understand.
- This is Duscan Zigic.
Under arrest for the suspicion of the murder of Samira Blekic.
- Has he been searched? - Yes.
Turn out your pockets and put your property on the desk, please.
And remove the belt.
Do you want a solicitor? You can have one you know or we can get one for you.
A lawyer, yes.
And I want interpreter.
Hah! Don't we all? The woman from the Community Centre.
She said to call if we had trouble.
He's no trouble.
You're not sending him back.
Tell me, did he have any friends, or callers? No, no.
None that I've seen.
He did mention something about a Serbian centre.
Nothing gets past me.
He maybe rolled in drunk twice in five years.
He worked 14 hours a day, he comes back to sleep.
If they were all like him, there would be no problem at all.
We're not Immigration.
We're not interested whether he should be here or not.
OK? Thanks for your help.
- Thanks very much.
- OK.
We'll see you downstairs, then.
Thanks.
Right.
They've run a check on the premises he was guarding that night.
No CCTV.
No time clocks.
He can't prove he was there.
He's neat.
Clean.
Lonely.
Homesick.
- What? - No porn.
No magazines, no videos.
No secrets Perhaps he's done a tidy-up.
Worried we might pay him a visit.
No, this wasn't the killing scene.
But Forensics will check it out.
And then we have to check every building site he had access to as a security guard.
God! What a nightmare! Rosemary Henderson to represent Duscan Zigic.
This is Mr Milan Lukic, who will act as interpreter.
Right.
- Mr? - Lukic.
I'm an approved police interpreter.
Have you got the card, sir? Thank you very much.
That'll do nicely.
Miss Henderson.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- I don't know what they want.
- Don't worry.
I will look after you.
- Thank you.
- Right.
This is Mr Lukic.
He will be your interpreter.
Any words or phrases you don't understand, you ask him.
Dobar dan, kako ste? Mogao bi biti bolje.
Pa, evo nas opet.
He was shitting himself.
He was terrified.
Yeah, well, where he comes from, a visit to the police station is a very different experience.
Guess the wrong answer, you get a good hiding.
You get seven cans of shite knocked out of you.
That's if you Ma'am.
Right.
Here we go.
Can you tell me what you were doing on the morning of Sunday the 21 st, between midnight and 6am? I was at work.
Where were you working? A warehouse in Cricklewood.
My boss will tell you.
Did you drive your van along Wellington Road at about three o'clock that morning? I don't know Wellington Road.
It runs through an area called St John's Wood.
It's three or four miles from where you say you were working.
Oh, yes.
I make mistake.
I'm not supposed to leave work, but drive to petrol station.
Not for petrol To buy lottery ticket.
Reci mu da nedjeljom rano ujutro ako nisam nista dobio na lotu uvijek odem do svoje "sretne" pumpe da kupim novu loto igru.
Mr Zigic has a habit.
Every Sunday morning, he goes to his lucky petrol station to buy a lottery ticket.
I buy a ticket there once.
And I won.
100 pounds.
So I go back.
Get the name and the location of the petrol station.
They'll have CCTV and we'll check it out.
Oh, and then ask him about the wire in his tool box.
I use wire to tie up doors.
It's wrong for me to have it.
- What doors do you have to - Forensic have looked at his van.
- It's been scrubbed out, carefully.
- Tidy.
Just like his flat.
You've scrubbed it out.
Very thoroughly.
Why? I've just explained the meaning of the word "thoroughly" to Mr Zigic.
One of the dog had taken a shit in the back.
So I cleaned it out.
Yeah, but the whole van had been scrubbed out.
The whole van.
Yeah, but you cleaned all the van.
- You scrubbed it out.
- It was a bad smell.
It stank.
Stank.
That's OK, yes? Yes Duscan Zigic.
- What is that? A Muslim name? - No.
Serbian What are your views on Muslims? Zivi pusti druge da zive.
Live and let live.
Were you in the army? No.
I don't fight.
There's CCTV of him going into the petrol station and buying his lucky ticket.
It's timed at 3:17.
It fits his story.
OK, let him go for now.
Let's save some PACE time.
Meet back at the office, half an hour, right? So, Forensics have had a look at the wire in his van.
It turns out it's the same type and gauge of wire used on her wrists and ankles, but there is no actual forensic link.
They've also had a first look at his room, and they don't think it's the killing scene.
OK, well, let's just go back to the neighbours.
Talk to that landlord.
He's a nosy geezer, you might get something out of him.
Go to the Serbian Centre.
We need a full profile.
And how are we doing on those building sites? We've set up a team to crunch through the list.
It's a long old list.
OK.
Simon, I want you on top of that, please.
Make sure they put in the hours, OK? Do you think he's worth it? Yeah.
Obviously.
I didn't pick anything up.
I mean, he drove past the crime site, he cleaned his van.
I'd be better use finding the sister through Kasim Ibrahimivic.
I looked at the files you gave me.
- That information is over a year old.
- Brilliant.
I want Zigic ruled in or out.
Er, Jasmina Blekic, we've traced her address.
Through Kasim.
- Yes! - Fantastic! Good tick.
Big tick.
I'll just go and get her.
Mum! Telephone! Good evening, I'm Sorry to disturb you.
I'm a police officer.
We're looking for Jasmina Blekic.
Good evening.
I'm DCI Simon Finch.
I'm looking for Jasmina Blekic.
DS Simms.
I'm looking for Kasim.
Do they live in this building? Thank you.
- No Muslims! No Muslims! - Hello.
- Who lives here? - Mrs Manduko.
- Where are we going? - There's someone else who lives here.
Ah, who lives here? Samira, Jasmina and Kasim.
Did you see them today? - Did you see them yesterday? - No.
All right.
Thanks very much, Haweeya.
Go back to your mum now.
- You've been a great help.
- Thank you.
Jasmina! I don't like this.
Oh, she's on a beach in Llandudno.
All right, let's get in there.
Pop the lock? Jasmina? Taff, find the light switch.
- No juice.
- Maybe there's a meter somewhere.
Yeah, find it, will you? Hello? - Nothing in the cupboard.
- No-one in the bathroom.
I've got the meter.
No sign of a struggle.
Kitchen's clear.
Nice lot of duty-free.
Can't get those in the high street.
OK, you two go and check with the houses on either side.
Talk to the neighbours and, across the way, as well.
- See if they've seen anything.
- OK.
Shit.
It's all right! It's all right, I I I'm a police officer.
I'm not going to hurt you.
It's Jasmina, is it? Jasmina? Jasmina, just Put the knife down.
Put the knife down.
Just stay there.
I'll put the light on.
All right? Just just stay there.
We've been looking for you for quite a while.
Jasmina, I have to ask you some questions.
You know about your sister? I've been trying to find out about you and Samira.
You were training to be a doctor? I was studying in Bosnia.
- Who are you? - I'm a police officer.
You broke in.
I was concerned when we didn't get an answer, so I had the door forced.
You just smashed your way in! I have a warrant to search these premises regarding the murder of Samira Blekic.
- Who are you? - Fuck you.
Oi! Language! You want better language? Jebi se! I have to formally ask you.
Yes.
It is my sister.
Samira went to work and didn't come back home.
That's all we know.
So, when Samira went to work, was she any different from how she usually was? No, she was fine.
Happy.
There is no reason for anyone to have done this.
No reason.
Jasmina, could there have been a part of her life that you didn't know about? Was she a prostitute? Like you said, she was in the papers.
No! She was not! Yes, she was young, and she was beautiful.
But she was hard-working, and she was honest.
She was 13 when we came here from the war.
We lost our parents and our house.
And we came here because we thought it was safe.
And in ten years, she has not taken a penny from you.
I know how you despise us.
How you think we are less than you because we do the filthy jobs.
But we are not.
Jasmina, when she didn't come home, you were worried about her.
You went to the hotel to try and find her.
So, when her photo was in the newspapers, why didn't you contact us, why didn't you call the police? I was afraid you'd send me back.
Well, the hiding place, under the floorboards - What did you want to hide from? - It was there when we moved in.
- It has nothing to do with us.
- Oh, all right.
Erm Well Jasmina, would you mind looking at some photographs, and just tell us if you recognise any of the men? Thank you, Simon.
Why are you doing this, putting her through this? It's all right, it won't take very long.
Jasmina, would you like a break? Hm? Why don't you have a break? Come with me.
It's all right.
It's all right, I'll take her.
Do you want another coffee? Tea? Jasmina, I think you recognised one of those men in those photographs.
Did you? Where was he from? Was he from Bosnia? He didn't kill us.
He was going to but he didn't.
You can smoke if you want.
I know you like a smoke, cos we found these at your place.
I've never seen them before.
I think you have.
These, and thousands like them.
Kasim, I can help you get out of the mess you're in.
You see, I know a lot about you.
You're smart.
I prefer an informal chat.
I think that would be to your advantage, too.
How you call this? Tea or coffee? We were stopped by Serbs.
They took over the bus that we were in.
They were wearing hoods.
And they drove us away.
And then they ordered us out and then they took men away.
And about 20 minutes later, we heard shots.
He he took me and Samira into a building like a factory.
He was not wearing a hood.
And then, we saw on the floor the bodies of the men.
And he ordered us to stand next to the And he was going to shoot us.
And then he fired into the wall.
And pointed to the bodies.
And I understood what he meant.
So, we tried to hide in-between them and under them, but they were they were heavy and Samira was screaming.
And it And they were all the people that we knew.
They were our friends.
Our neighbours.
My uncle.
We managed to stay to pretend dead until it was dark.
And then we crept away.
Ten years ago is a long time.
Are you sure it's the same man? Oh, yes.
I remember I kept thinking, "This is the last person I will ever see.
" He was my age.
He didn't look cruel.
He was handsome.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Yes, it is the same man.
- Do you know his name? - No.
Somebody called him Vodnik.
That means sergeant.
That dugout under the floorboards, I think you built it.
It's not for people, is it? It's for cigarettes.
You could store, what, 10, 20,000 down there? Hm? We are in pain.
We are grieving.
We need to bury Samira and we need to bury her now.
I think you know why Samira was killed.
She was killed because of you.
As a warning, a punishment for getting out of line with the thugs you work for.
Samira looks like Jasmina.
Those men who tortured and murdered her, did they make a mistake? Did they think she was your girlfriend? Where is Jasmina? Samira was very, very frightened when we came here.
She couldn't go out.
So, we built this place under the floor.
Because it gave her something to do.
She was doing something, she was protecting herself.
Kasim doesn't know about it.
He wasn't lying.
Jasmina, before this sergeant brought you to the building, had anything happened to you and Samira? To Samira? Jasmina! Jasmina! Jasmina! - Don't say a thing! It's all a trick! - Calm down! - Where is she? - Do you want to get off me? Calm down! Behave yourself! Or it's Immigration and a plane ticket home! Dumb-wit! I'm a British citizen! You treat us like citizens! What the fuck do you think you're playing at? We needed them! I asked them to be kept on board! He manufactured the argument as a distraction, worried about what she was telling you.
She's identified Duscan Zigic as someone she knew from Bosnia.
Do you believe her? Listen.
I want this investigation and you to focus on Duscan Zigic.
I want you to get in touch with the War Crimes Unit.
Find out if an atrocity occurred in June of 1992.
Can we keep looking at Kasim? No! I want Duscan Zigic re-arrested.
And send in DS Simms! Look, I don't know what kind of limited ideas you may hold about the community we serve, but they'd better expand to include Kasim Ibrahimovic and Jasmina Blekic.
Yes, guv.
You know, there is a 12-week residential course I could send you on that is specially designed to help you appreciate cultural sensitivities.
I'd prefer amputation.
Yeah, well, that's not what you need cutting off.
Go on, piss off.
Yes, guv.
Mr Zigic, I'd like you to come with me to answer some more questions.
No.
I have to go to work.
If I come with you now, I'll lose my job.
Don't worry, you can call your employer, explain the situation.
No.
Sve ove nema veze samnom nikakve veze maltretiraju me jer sam Srbin! Mr Zigic, I'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Samira Blekic.
It means, "Only unity can save the Serbs.
" - What does that tell me about him? - That he's proud of his country.
And? It's not paramilitary, if that's what you're thinking.
Well, he did lie about being in a paramilitary unit.
That doesn't mean much.
No Serb over here is going to put his hand up to that.
OK, well, I've got our War Crimes Unit investigating an atrocity in Bosnia.
Can you use your contacts, as well? That's the details.
The time and the place.
I mean, my whole case rests on it.
I've got no proof that it ever happened.
I'll see what I can do.
Thanks.
Jane, remember that phone call the other night? Yeah.
It was the end of something.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, actually, it was just an excuse to come and see you.
Not a very good idea, because I'm not very good company at the moment.
How come? You know, I I stole this investigation from a junior officer.
I mean, how pathetic is that? Maybe you're at a loose end, not enough to do.
Well You know, in a few more years I won't have anything to do.
Sooner, if some people get their way.
I'm sure you'll find some way to fill the time.
Swearing at strangers, most likely.
Yeah, that sounds like fun.
Thanks.
Oh, my scarf.
I'm sorry, we have a problem with the interpreter.
He'll be a bit late.
- Aren't you interviewing Zigic, guv? - No.
How's the CCTV going? Finished.
All 120 hours of it.
120 hours, eh? Well, perhaps she'll have a look at it, just to make sure, eh? Delegation, delegation, delegation.
I'm so sorry for keeping you waiting.
For the benefit of the DVD, Mr Milan Lukic has just entered the room.
- All right, guv? - It's Starsky and Hutch.
You said you didn't fight in the war.
Is that correct? Yes, I didn't fight.
We have now spoken to a witness, who I don't propose to identify, who said they met you in Bosnia and you were with a paramilitary unit.
No.
No! The witness has identified you from a photographic line-up.
- Who is this person? - Were you in Bosnia during the war? - Yes.
- Could you explain to me the meaning of the tattoo on your arm? "Only unity saves the Serbs.
" And you didn't fight for your country? For the benefit of the video, I am showing Mr Zigic a photograph of a farmhouse that we took from his room.
Would you tell me about this photo, please? It was my home.
It's very beautiful.
Does your family still live there? No.
Oh, was it sold? Lost in the war? - To a Muslim family.
- What's the relevance of this? And you didn't fight for your country? I think you did.
Nisam je razumio.
Mislio sam da misli "borac", ja sam bio vojnik ali kuhar.
Reci joj da se nisam borio.
May I? - Yes, please.
- There is confusion.
Mr Zigic says that he assumed you meant a fighting soldier.
He was in the army.
But he was a cook.
In a logistical unit.
He didn't fight.
I didn't understand.
Could you tell me, please, where you were in June of 1992? A long time ago.
I would like to know the relevance of these questions to the crime under investigation.
The victim is from the same country as your client.
I'm trying to establish whether there was a connection between them.
So, erm The witness has said that you were a sergeant in the paramilitary unit.
I was a cook.
They said you had a gun.
Not a gun! A saucepan.
Did you take part in a massacre of Muslim men and boys in June of 1992? This is a fishing trip.
It has no relevance to the crime - under investigation.
- Kakvo pecanje? Ne pecanje u pravom smislu, Objašnjava da Tennison "lovi u mutnom" ne bi li šta ispalo.
I've just explained to Mr Zigic the meaning of you being on a fishing trip.
At least I think I have.
Thank you.
Would you take a look at this photo, please? Do you know her? Well, that is a photograph of the victim.
I think you met her on June 12, 1992.
Her name is Samira Blekic.
She knew you were involved in that massacre.
That is the reason you tortured and murdered her.
Listen! I was only a cook.
But I was proud to serve my country.
The army I was in did not kill women or children.
The stories are always the same.
Always how Serbs are bad.
Never Muslims.
Never Croatians.
- Always the Serbs.
- Yes.
Superintendent, I strongly object to the inference of guilt because my client is Serbian and the victim is Muslim.
This isn't a question of Serbian bad, Muslim good.
- There were atrocities both sides - I don't need a history lesson Ten years ago, he saved their lives, so why torture? - Mr Zigic.
- Zigic.
Mr Zigic Why did you leave your country? The country you loved so much, you're so proud of.
Hm? Well, I think you left because you had to.
Because you were involved in that massacre.
I am nothing to do with this.
Nothing.
All right, let's start from the beginning.
All right, thanks.
All the buildings he had access to have been checked.
We don't have a killing scene.
We'd never take a jury with us.
Ten years on, she picks him out of a photo line-up with nothing to back it up.
- Can't we hold him on what we've got? - No, I wouldn't.
I'm terminating this interwiew.
The time is 14:30.
Your client will be held for further questioning.
Thank you, Mr Zigic.
Superintendent.
I hope you don't think it inappropriate.
I'm an optician, I couldn't help noticing.
I think you need a new prescription.
Yes, you're probably right.
Yes, thank you very much, Mr Lukic.
You're in there, guv.
Oh, we may have a possible eyewitness to Samira leaving work Saturday night.
He's a dosser.
Should be able to find him tonight, roosting time.
OK.
Good.
A late night for someone, then.
Yeah.
It was dark.
I'm sure I wouldn't have seen much.
I heard them, I saw them and then she ran past me in tears.
- Are you sure about the time? - They woke me up! I was pissed off! I looked at my watch.
I wouldn't want to put anyone in a pigeonhole, but erm rough-sleepers are generally not known for carrying watches.
Tell you what, I'll shave, shower, put on a suit I used to wear, then you ask me again.
Called on to testify you might have to get that suit cleaned.
Hello, guv.
I've got something here on that tramp.
I left her here.
I went that way, she went down there.
Well, how was she? Well, after 12 hours in that place, the same as everyone, exhausted.
So how did you part? What do you mean? Well, was it a friendly goodbye? Yes.
Stephen, we have an eyewitness who saw a white woman of Samira's description and a black male of your description having an argument, she ran off and he shouted threats at her.
Well, I didn't think it was important.
The last person who saw her alive.
You have a public shouting match.
She ends up dead.
You didn't think that was important? The exact reason I didn't want to say anything.
I came forward because I thought it was the right thing to do.
Yeah, it was the right thing to do.
But now you need to tell me everything.
Samira came into work upset, OK? Very upset.
She didn't want to talk about it.
She asked me to walk her home.
It wasn't near where I lived.
I'd just done a 12-hour shift.
I was dead on my feet.
When we got here, I said to her I'd like to sleep at her house.
She took it the wrong way, started shouting at me.
I got angry.
We argued.
She walked off.
I thought, "Fuck you, lady!" - And you said it, too.
- Yes, and then I went home! How do you think I feel now, eh? Er, we checked the phone that you called us from.
And that night, there were six calls made to the hospital where Samira's sister worked and then five calls were made to the communal phone where Samira and her sister lived, from your phone.
No, no.
I didn't make these calls.
No, I I don't know these numbers! They were made from your phone, Sonny Jim! I keep my phone in my jacket.
It's left in the canteen.
Samira might have borrowed it.
Jasmina! Best not break it down twice, eh? No, no-one's seen them all day.
- Hello? - Hello.
Hello, Haweeya.
- It's the police lady here.
- Hello.
- Will you speak to me again? - Yeah.
- Shall I meet you on the stairs, then? - OK.
- Bye.
- Bye.
And this was on the Saturday night? What did you and Samira talk about on the telephone? She wanted to talk to Jasmina.
Was it important? Did she did she leave a message for Jasmina? And erm what was the message? Haweeya, you won't get into trouble.
You're my special detective.
She said bad things.
What sort of bad things? Was she sad? Very sad.
She was crying.
She said I had to tell Jasmina.
But I didn't.
I was afraid.
Why were you afraid? Haweeya, what was the message? Samira had seen the devil.
The devil? Did she say where she saw him? Will he come after me, too? No.
No, because I'm going to find him and I'm going to lock him away and he's never coming out.
Please take a seat, sir.
- Will that be all, ma'am? - Yes, thank you, Josh.
Hello.
Obrenovic.
- Where is interpreter? - Mr Obrenovic is an interpreter.
Why not the other man? There's some urgency about the questions the police want to ask.
It seems they thought it would take too long for Mr Lukic to get here.
Mr Zigic please.
We've been asking you questions about last weekend.
Now I want you to tell me exactly where you were on Saturday morning until midday.
So, you don't need a translation? - Saturday morning.
- I was at work.
But you work nights.
Were you moonlighting? I did a double shift.
- Where did you work? - An office near the airport.
Heathrow? No, City Airport.
Ask at OCB.
All right, that's it.
Thank you for coming in at such short notice.
It appears you weren't needed, after all.
All right, thanks, Mickey.
Zigic's alibi checks out.
Two witnesses put him in an office building between six that morning and three in the afternoon.
There's also timecoded CCTV footage of him in the building.
If Samira did see the devil that morning, it wasn't Duscan Zigic.
We're going to have to let him go.
So, where does that leave us? Looking for another devil.
The War Crimes Unit don't have a record of the atrocity Jasmina claims to have been caught up in.
Perhaps she made it up.
We're still looking for the illegals Vane had working for him.
Just in case there's a connection there.
- Good of you to join us, Lorna.
- Guv, I've located Jasmina Blekic.
Good.
At least we've got something.
Thanks, Mickey.
Good work.
I'm sorry I'm late.
It's Amy.
Her throat.
- It's fine.
It's fine.
- She should cut down on the fags.
Oh, shut up, Taff! Subject getting into a blue Volkswagen Beetle.
The driver is believed to be Rosemary Henderson.
Jasmina? I've spoken to someone who took a message for you, from Samira, the night she died.
The message was that she'd seen the devil.
You know him, don't you? This devil.
Who is he? - You're frightened, I know.
- You you you Please don't tell me you understand.
You wake up every morning for ten years terrified, then you can tell me that.
Is he the reason you built the hiding place under the floor? If you help us, I can make you safe.
- This isn't Bosnia.
- Samira wasn't safe.
But you can be, because I promise you I will find the man who did this.
You saved her life.
You mended her as best you could.
And now you have to do one more thing.
For your brave, your courageous, your beautiful sister.
You have to tell me who this man is.
Who is the devil? When they took us off the bus he was the one giving the orders.
I I thought it might be even all right.
He was smiling, charming welcoming us.
We were made to stand in the line.
And he walked along and made everyone shake hands with him.
Then I understood.
He was playing God.
You will live you will die.
And you would amuse my soldiers.
He picked us out for himself.
He kept us for days.
Did he burn you or Samira with cigarettes? If I was slow or he thought I wasn't enjoying myself enough But only her.
He only burnt her.
I begged him to burn me.
I begged him.
Then, when, erm when we were just blood and rags, he ordered that sergeant to take us away.
But er We applied for asylum.
But er I couldn't put Samira through the questions.
We were so ashamed.
That's why they rape you.
So you are always, always, always ashamed.
Do you know his name? He was kind, he was charming, smiling, you said.
You see, we have to get a picture of what this man was like.
Will you work with a sketch artist for us? It'll be a woman.
Kasim is here to take me home.
Journalists came today.
If er they write about me, I will lose my job.
No, no.
I'll make sure that doesn't happen.
Tomorrow, I will help you to draw the picture.
This is Mr Lukic.
He will be your interpreter.
Any words or phrases you don't understand, you ask him.
Dobar dan, kako ste? Mogao bi biti bolje.
Pa evo nas opet Obrenovic - Where is interpreter? - Mr Obrenovic is an interpreter.
Why not the other man? There's some urgency about the questions the police want to ask.
Mogao bi biti bolje Pa evo nas opet Oh, fuck! Mr Milan Lukic has just entered the room.
Good evening, Superintendent.
Good of you to see me at such short notice.
Come through.
The best part of the day.
Nice and quiet.
They've all gone home.
I can see a few changes in your blood vessels.
Are you under any stress at the moment? No.
I'm just putting some dye in your eye.
It's completely harmless.
Chin on the bar, please.
- Did you train in Serbia? - No, here.
- London? - Manchester.
Keep still, please.
Look into my eye.
If you relax, you'll stay in the right position.
Unlock your knees, legs a little apart.
A few broken blood vessels.
A slight dryness.
Otherwise very healthy.
Good.
Keep still now.
I'm going to look under your eyelid.
It might be a little uncomfortable.
No dark secrets there.
That is uncomfortable.
The bottom line? K, Z, zero Erm O, H.
Letter perfect.
But it's the reading that you have problems with.
The ageing process.
Another chink in the armour.
The middle section.
Every afternoon, as they were coming home from school, the children used to go and play in the giant's garden, a lovely place with soft, green grass.
Oscar Wilde.
My children helped me choose the pieces.
Try the bottom piece.
I can't read that.
Now Iook at me.
What do you see? Am I sharp, or fuzzy? Sharp.
The country's sinking under the weight of them.
The door should have been shut, bolted, and painted over a long time ago.
And I don't think we're getting the best of Mr Vane, regarding finding Beckham and co.
We'll let him load up, follow him back to his site, ruin his day, then perhaps he'll give us his full attention.
Lukic.
Yes, he is on the approved list of interpreters.
But why did you choose him? Er I didn't.
It was the suspect's solicitor, Henderson.
She brought him in.
It was her idea.
We were busy, she helped us out.
But he is on the approved list, ma'am.
- Look, it's his details here.
- Yup.
- Thank you.
- They get vetted! Thoroughly vetted! Yes, they do.
I know.
You know, I'm tempted.
I need the garden wall rebuilt.
I wonder just how cheap they are.
It's OCB.
This building wasn't on the list they gave us.
If Zigic had access to it and if someone was holding it back Good.
I'll see you there.
Half an hour, depending on the traffic.
Bye.
- Lorna.
- Yes, ma'am? Lorna, I want you to bring in Jasmina.
She's expecting to work with a sketch artist.
I want her to look at a tape first.
Oh, what's it a tape of? Just bring her in.
And don't bring in her boyfriend Kasim.
But softly-softly.
Simon.
Simon.
We might have the killing scene.
Check it out with me.
I'll see you downstairs.
See? There's nothing here.
Nothing.
It was a completion race.
If they couldn't move in tomorrow, it would have cost me thousands.
I didn't want your lot scaring off any more of my workers.
That's the only reason I asked the security firm to hold back on it.
It was empty that Saturday night, Sunday morning? I locked up about six, Saturday evening.
I had them start again Sunday morning, about eight.
Don't stand on the floor! Boss.
Zigic was last assigned to look after this building three weeks ago.
He knew the main entrance access codes.
The builders keep a key to this apartment - behind a fire extinguisher.
- Are they with you? Watch where you walk, love! That varnish needs 24 hours.
- Has this floor been down long? - Since yesterday.
It was started last Sunday.
It's reclaimed pine.
- Now, get off it.
- What's it laid on? Four-inch joists.
Now, get off! - It'll have to come up.
- Yeah.
You can't do that! You can't just rip it up! You can't fucking do this to me! I'm arresting you on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
It's about three-quarters of the way.
Did you have a starter? All right.
Cheers, Graham.
Bye.
- Simon.
- Hello, sir.
- How's things? - Good, thanks, yeah.
- Still all right for Tuesday? - The grudge match? Oh, yes! Good.
What's Mr Zigic been up to? Er he went home.
He went out, he caught a bus to a community centre, he had lunch and he went home again.
How many officers? 12 in all, sir.
Expensive lunch.
Yeah.
Hello, Jane.
Sir.
I just got this from Customs Intelligence.
It seems Kasim did go against his bosses.
There's a price on his head.
His family and friends could be at risk, too.
Another possible lead? Yes.
We've got wire.
And we've got blood.
Forensics have promised us a site match with the roll from his tool box and his wire cutters.
Sounds good.
Yeah.
Yeah, it is good.
Yeah.
Jasmina! Jasmina, are you there? - Anything? - No, nothing.
Can you check under the floorboards, please? - Anything? - No, nothing.
Guv, there's no-one here.
I've got to go back to the hospital.
They were wrong about her not being at work.
It's total confusion there.
Lorna, I want her here.
Yeah, it's coming through now.
Thank you.
Guys, here we go.
The wire found in his tool box and under the floor have an identical signature cut.
The same pair of wire cutters was used.
Yes! Right, and the blood match will seal it.
- Let's bring him in.
- Yes, guv.
- Good luck.
- Well done, lads.
Open the door, Mr Zigic! Police officers! Bollocks! Shit! Zigic can't be found at his flat.
OK, when was he last seen? When he went inside, about two hours ago.
There was that article about Jasmina in the newspaper this morning.
Cheadle? I think he's gone to the hospital to find her.
No, wait.
I'll see if Lorna's got her.
- Lorna? You got her? - She could be anywhere.
Get over there.
Jane, look.
Oh, fuck! Jasmina? Sorry.
I'm looking for Jasmina Blekic.
A cleaner.
Do you know her? Jasmina? Jasmina? Sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Jasmina Blekic.
Cleaning staff, blonde.
Can I help you? Oh.
Sorry.
So, who are you? - Beckham.
- Owen.
- Giggs.
- Ronaldo.
Right, come on, boys! Let's have you.
I want it dug out.
- Understand? - Yes.
And I want it taken down a foot, yeah? I don't want any PRIME SUSPEC Episode 6 The Last Witness Any injury to joints, muscles, back or spine? No.
- Glandular fever? - No - Any asthma or persistent cough? - No - Been screened for breast cancer? - Yeah.
- In the past five years, any cold sores? - No.
In the past year any significant weight change? No.
- Children? - No.
- Married or single? - Single.
Pregnant? Are you taking HRT? Yes.
How often do you exercise? Not enough.
Have you been under increasing amounts of stress recently? No.
Units of alcohol consumed in a week? Mm four to five.
- And do you smoke? - No.
Inspector Finch.
Inspector was last week.
Chief Inspector now.
And who knows what it'll be next week? Give us a hand.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick in the box.
Tick, tick, tick.
- Tick, tick Morning, guv'nor.
- Guv.
- Who's been inside? - The three men who discovered the body and two officers who verified the call.
Mr Anthony Vane in the van there, he discovered the body, 7:20 this morning, along with two of his employees.
Where are they? Have you got names? They're a Mr Giggs and a Mr Ronaldo.
Went with Mr Vane into the basement.
A Mr Beckham and a Mr Owen were upstairs.
On discovery of the body, the four employees legged it.
Mr Vane thinks they might be East European.
Although, given the difficulty he has with foreign names I don't think we can rely on that.
Get Mr Vane's shoes bagged up before he walks off with any evidence.
That's all in hand, sir.
Good.
I'll have a talk later.
Cigarette burns.
And I think she left home in a hurry.
- What do you mean? - No knickers.
I do like a jock, you know.
It just doesn't extend to degrading murder victims.
My case, my humour.
All right? Sir.
OK, we'll spend the money and have her looked at here.
- Who's on call? - Er, The Plumber, sir.
I phoned for an ETA.
They're saying eight to ten hours.
You've completed your 30 year's service.
How did the medical go? Fine.
So, you are now I'm sorry, just remind us, your age? - I'm 54.
- And you've had seven years as Detective Superintendent.
- An outstanding achievement, Jane.
- Thank you.
That's a long time to be in a very stressful job.
It must have taken its toll.
Well, I've memorised the name of the current Prime Minister, if that's of any help.
Jane, if we could just run through some of the options.
There's no financial penalty attached to taking retirement now.
If you stay on, there are a number of new challenges I don't feel my age compromises my ability.
I think my experience is an asset.
I have three murder teams under my command, 80 officers, working 24 murder cases.
I can give a breakdown on each and every case, if you so wish.
Superintendent, this review isn't intended to be confrontational.
It's entirely for your benefit.
We simply want you to feel you're in the best possible position - within the Metropolitan Police.
- Oh! Good.
I'm glad we're all agreed, then.
There's five urgent on your desk, Jane, and the first assessment from DCI Finch at the St John's Wood incident.
Thank you.
So they'd worked for you before.
Faces you knew.
East European? - Serbian? Albanian? - I keep saying it.
I don't know them, I don't mix with them, they just work for me.
They're all casuals.
I can't check if they're legal.
Mr Vane, this is a murder investigation.
Illegal immigrants and employment regulations are not top of my list.
- Sir! - Yeah.
Hey, when can I get my site back? As soon as we run out of money.
It shouldn't take too long.
- Two or three days.
Maybe longer.
- You were right, boss.
- A year ago, almost to the day.
- What about my van? It might be a link, sir.
Punishment killing.
Albanian prostitute dumped in a derelict church 200 yards down the road.
A Lenusya Vald - Lenusya Valdanosi.
- Yes, sir.
Chalked up to the Albanians.
Still open.
No-one was sheeted for it.
Lorna, you should think very carefully about whether the murder squad is the right place for you.
Is there a specific complaint against me? No, no, no.
It's just that Well, I need officers who can put the hours in.
- I work all the hours.
- I need more than just the rule book.
I'm sorry, but this is discrimination.
As the mother of two small children I might occasionally be at a disadvantage, compared to a single, male officer.
But I think it's totally unfair for me to be penalised because of it.
I assure you it is not discrimination.
The job requires a level of commitment that doesn't suit every officer.
- There's no shame in that.
- I am totally committed.
I have an excellent attendance record.
And I would see any attempt to force me out of the squad as discrimination.
Right, well, you know Perhaps it's something we'll keep under review.
Thanks.
Thanks, Lorna.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you.
About time.
What have we got from the door knockers? Nothing yet, guv.
Tell the co-ordinator to extend the radius, keep checking for CCTV.
The Plumber's here, guv.
Let's use her correct name, shall we? So, first thoughts? Well, she's definitely dead.
I was recently called to someone who wasn't.
And if you push me, I'll be able to say it probably wasn't natural causes.
- Was she killed here? - No.
Any idea of nationality? No! A lot of burn marks.
You noticed them.
That's very good.
Asphyxia due to manual strangulation.
Look out.
Dead man walking.
Sorry.
Dead person.
God, it really was kick the dog.
- She can be brutally honest.
- She's always had it in for me.
- Always.
- I can't see why.
You're young, married, got a cute househusband, your whole career stretched out before you.
I heard she had her MOT this morning.
Perhaps she failed.
What's the etiquette on retirement presents these days? Does one ask? She's not a set of golf clubs, is she? Jane Tennison can be difficult, but she'd never demand from us what she wouldn't ask of herself.
We can get a good enough photo of the victim's face.
We'll push it out tomorrow if she's not claimed.
Tick, tick, tick.
Tick, tick, tick, tick in the box.
The body was discovered in a building being renovated into luxury apartments.
An interested buyer was the Shadow Home Secretary, George Giblin.
I won't comment on this particular crime, but if there is a link to the Balkan mafia, it really does underline what I said in the House yesterday about illegal immigrants.
We are being swamped, and I will make no apologies for using that word, swamped by foreign criminals.
The police are woefully underrresourced and The cartilages of the larynx are fractured.
So is the hyoid bone.
The assailant used extreme force.
There's bruising to the muscles of the neck the tongue, the floor of the mouth.
You're not going to faint on us, are you? I knew it! I should have sold tickets.
Oh, I didn't know you had an interest.
Royalty, is she? Her hands and feet were tied with wire.
Cigarette burns are evident along the back and thighs.
But the face was untouched.
- What nationality do you think she is? - Possibly East European.
But I assumed Spanish the other day, and they turned out to be Irish.
She suffered fractures in the past, which weren't properly healed.
Any connection? I give you a theory, you turn it into fact, and then come back and haunt me with it.
We won't hold you to anything.
It's not just the fractures.
There's evidence of deep tissue burns.
She was burnt with cigarettes before.
And the old scars are in the same pattern as the present burns.
So, she was tortured before? Yes, I think she was.
Many years ago.
Well, she she would have been quite young.
Yes.
She was beautiful.
Yes, she was.
Very beautiful indeed.
- Are you all right? - Yeah, just thinking it through.
Same pattern of torture, ten years ago.
- Simon, do you mind if we have a word? - No, no.
Look, I'm very I'm very concerned about this media coverage.
We got every front page this morning.
It can only help us find out who she is.
"Prostitute dead in Giblin's penthouse.
" She was in the basement.
Giblin hadn't even put down a deposit.
They say she's an Albanian.
- Where do they get this stuff? - Not from me.
It's a possibility we're following up, but it's not what I told them.
Simon, it's no reflection on you, but I'm taking over this investigation.
Why? Because of this media hysteria, and how this is being linked to asylum seekers and immigration.
I just think it needs a more experienced guiding hand.
This is well within my rank.
And certainly within my capabilities.
I said it's no reflection on you.
Considering the amount of work you've done, I'll keep you on as my No 2.
All right, well, I'll tell the squad, and I'll see you back at the office.
Lots of deep breaths and keep drinking.
Simon! Simon! Come on! Go on! Yes! Well played, sir.
Good shot.
OK, come on! - Good night, then.
- Good night, Michael.
David.
Well played.
Larry, did you have Jane Tennison replace me? No.
But we did discuss it.
Five days in, no leads, no ID.
An immigrant community that isn't talking, surrounded by politicians that can't stop.
I think Jane's probably realising her mistake round about now, don't you? This is all about delivery.
And that's not what you're going to get out of this.
This has got all the ingredients of a long, hard slog and absolutely nothing to show at the end of it.
And then, believe me, the spotlight isn't so welcome when everyone remembers it's got your name all over it.
If you're worried about how you look in front of the team, don't.
Remember, they don't shape your career.
I don't know if you know this, but I used to work for Jane Tennison.
Now she works for me.
- Night, Simon.
- Night, sir.
That's it, boys.
We've got a name.
Looks solid, guv.
From the hotel cleaner.
- Tell DS Tennison.
- She's already mobile.
Asked for you to run a check.
Had my wedding anniversary here.
Very nice.
Very expensive.
No.
1 or No.
2 wife? Oh, this is very No.
1.
We're looking for a cleaner.
Stephen Abacha.
Do you know him? No.
No, I wouldn't.
And I haven't warned them you were coming.
- Well, he telephoned us.
- Oh.
We've already been down here.
- Have we? - Yeah.
Where are they all? Oh! Stephen Abacha? Stephen Abacha! - Men's urinals.
- Of course.
Urinals.
Of course.
That's her.
Samira Blekic.
What nationality is she? Bosnian.
Bosnian Muslim.
Oh.
Had she worked here long? Yes.
Most do not stick at it more than a few months.
She was too bright and too intelligent for this.
But she said that she felt safe here, underground.
She couldn't have got into trouble.
She worked 12-hour shifts, six days a week.
Did she have any relatives here? A sister, Jasmina.
That's the reason why I did not call you any earlier.
Jasmina came looking for her on Sunday.
Samira did not return home from work on Saturday.
When I saw the photo in a newspaper, I thought Jasmina would go to the police.
It's only when I saw the story again I realised you still did not know who she was.
When Jasmina came here looking for her, how was she? Anxious, you know? They were close.
Jasmina was ten years older than her.
More like a mother figure.
- She's a cleaner.
In a hospital.
- Hospital? Which hospital? I don't know.
Erm Well, do you have an address or a phone number for Samira? Ask the super.
But it will be false.
There's no way you'll find a ghost giving out a real address.
A ghost? We do not exist.
What's your story, Stephen? How come you're cleaning the men's urinals? It's a punishment.
I upset the super.
I'm a student.
Economics.
Close to finishing.
And then I'll try my luck back home.
And you and Samira worked the same shift? From midday to midnight.
How did she act that day? Different from how she normally was? She was difficult to read.
I think she was permanently troubled.
I left her here.
I went west, that way.
She went south, down there.
Mm-hm.
What time? About 30 minutes after work.
So, half past twelve.
She had about an hour's walk in front of her.
Would she have told you if she was meeting anyone? No.
No.
- So, did she always walk? - We cannot afford the ride.
Were there people sleeping rough that night? Yes.
They're always here.
Well, he's the last person to have seen her alive that we know of.
Check him out.
Yeah.
Let's get down amongst the dossers, too.
Then I want to concentrate on us finding that sister.
Strange she hasn't come forward.
Even though she's an illegal.
Could be looking for another body, huh? Don't.
Jules, I've got a Jasmina Blekic.
K- I-C.
Yeah.
Linked to a Kasim Ibrahimivic.
It lists her as his partner.
She's the one I'm interested in.
There's nothing marked against her, but Kasim is linked to a set of undesirables I'm told you're looking into.
Cigarette salesmen? Hi.
How are you? Fine.
It's good to see you.
Yeah, you too.
I saw the picture in The Times.
It was really great.
Thanks.
How long have you been back? Er a while.
It's been hectic.
Mm.
- Do you fancy a drink? - Yes, I do.
Putting together a calendar? Well, it would sell better than the book.
She was Croatian.
A sniper.
And a good one.
Fanatical about killing Serbs.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Oh, I saw your headlines about the Bosnian girl.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's why I'm here, actually.
Erm I want your help.
You Hello? Yeah.
Look, I'm with someone.
Yeah, sure.
I'll call you back.
So, how can I help? The girl, the victim, she came over here about ten years ago, when she was about 12.
She's a Muslim.
She was tortured over there.
Who? What do you think? Any ideas? Well, she could have run into a Serbian paramilitary unit.
Although most of the units I covered, they moved on too quickly to inflict sustained torture.
It was normally rape and murder.
So, it was a Serb? - No, it could have been Croatian.
- She was tortured over here, as well.
In the same way.
So it could have been the same person.
Well, if he is paramilitary, there's one thing to remember.
He's been somewhere you and I could never go.
Well, it was a war in which the most unlikely characters they were just given the power and freedom to do as they pleased.
Sorry.
Hello? Oh, Joanna.
Yeah, I have it in front of me.
Yeah.
Yeah, what are we talking about? I'm off.
Thanks.
No, no.
You're busy.
Really.
I'll call you.
Thanks very much.
Thanks.
Thanks, anyway.
Bye.
We are dealing with ghosts.
Except when it comes to hand-out time.
Then witness the sudden miracle of flesh, blood, and a spontaneous command of the English language.
Please help me.
I wanted to get some money.
Stephen Abacha checks out.
- But Samira Blekick's - Blekic.
Blekic's phone and address are both false.
Her sister doesn't exist, either.
All the hospitals, all their cleaning contractors in London have been contacted.
And none of them list a Jasmina Blekic.
Anything from the dossers? We're still asking.
Anyone seen Simon Finch? No.
Guv! I've got something on CCTV, guv! - That one? - Yeah.
There we go.
Right, it might be nothing, but the security fence around the site had a logo on it.
OCB.
That OCB van passed a camera around 300 yards away from the site at 3am Sunday morning.
Good.
Good.
Mickey, you check up on that.
Keep looking, Lorna.
Have fun.
How long have you held back this information? I haven't held it back.
I just wanted to make sure the information was relevant and correct.
Now that I am sure of that, I'm showing it to you.
I think Samira Blekic's murder is linked to the Balkan mafia.
Not prostitution or cigarette trafficking.
This is a Customs and Excise surveillance.
Kasim lbrahimivic.
He's the sister's boyfriend.
He's a long way down the food chain, but he's smart.
Customs think he may have decided to set up his own import business.
Something which his bosses would violently discourage.
I think Samira was killed to teach Kasim a lesson.
She could have been mistaken for Jasmina.
They might also have killed her.
Kasim, too.
He hasn't been seen since Samira was found.
These are criminals, straight out of a war zone, running a multimillion dollar a year business.
So, what were you hoping to do? Come back with it all wrapped up? My rank does permit a certain amount of initiative.
And latitude.
A simple phone call.
All right.
You know, it would be a huge miscalculation to try and undermine my authority.
I don't see any need for you to feel insecure.
My intention was to progress the investigation.
And I think the key is locating Kasim lbrahimivic.
Yeah, same registration.
That's our van.
The driver? Duscan.
Duscan Zigic.
He's a nice man.
He's one of the best we've got.
He's been with us five years.
Very reliable.
Zigic.
Where's he from? Erm Yugoslavia.
Bosnia.
Was he working in the St John's Wood area that Saturday night, Sunday morning? No.
Nowhere near it.
Any reason for him to be driving through there? Not on company business, no.
Have you er have you got a photo of him on file? Er, yeah.
Where could we find him now? Guv.
Wire.
And wire cutters.
Check out his van.
Hello! Hello? - Dusan Zigick? - No.
DuÅ¡an ŽigiÄ.
Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison.
I'd like to have a few words with you, please.
Turn around.
Inside.
- Why am I here? I don't understand.
- This is Duscan Zigic.
Under arrest for the suspicion of the murder of Samira Blekic.
- Has he been searched? - Yes.
Turn out your pockets and put your property on the desk, please.
And remove the belt.
Do you want a solicitor? You can have one you know or we can get one for you.
A lawyer, yes.
And I want interpreter.
Hah! Don't we all? The woman from the Community Centre.
She said to call if we had trouble.
He's no trouble.
You're not sending him back.
Tell me, did he have any friends, or callers? No, no.
None that I've seen.
He did mention something about a Serbian centre.
Nothing gets past me.
He maybe rolled in drunk twice in five years.
He worked 14 hours a day, he comes back to sleep.
If they were all like him, there would be no problem at all.
We're not Immigration.
We're not interested whether he should be here or not.
OK? Thanks for your help.
- Thanks very much.
- OK.
We'll see you downstairs, then.
Thanks.
Right.
They've run a check on the premises he was guarding that night.
No CCTV.
No time clocks.
He can't prove he was there.
He's neat.
Clean.
Lonely.
Homesick.
- What? - No porn.
No magazines, no videos.
No secrets Perhaps he's done a tidy-up.
Worried we might pay him a visit.
No, this wasn't the killing scene.
But Forensics will check it out.
And then we have to check every building site he had access to as a security guard.
God! What a nightmare! Rosemary Henderson to represent Duscan Zigic.
This is Mr Milan Lukic, who will act as interpreter.
Right.
- Mr? - Lukic.
I'm an approved police interpreter.
Have you got the card, sir? Thank you very much.
That'll do nicely.
Miss Henderson.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- I don't know what they want.
- Don't worry.
I will look after you.
- Thank you.
- Right.
This is Mr Lukic.
He will be your interpreter.
Any words or phrases you don't understand, you ask him.
Dobar dan, kako ste? Mogao bi biti bolje.
Pa, evo nas opet.
He was shitting himself.
He was terrified.
Yeah, well, where he comes from, a visit to the police station is a very different experience.
Guess the wrong answer, you get a good hiding.
You get seven cans of shite knocked out of you.
That's if you Ma'am.
Right.
Here we go.
Can you tell me what you were doing on the morning of Sunday the 21 st, between midnight and 6am? I was at work.
Where were you working? A warehouse in Cricklewood.
My boss will tell you.
Did you drive your van along Wellington Road at about three o'clock that morning? I don't know Wellington Road.
It runs through an area called St John's Wood.
It's three or four miles from where you say you were working.
Oh, yes.
I make mistake.
I'm not supposed to leave work, but drive to petrol station.
Not for petrol To buy lottery ticket.
Reci mu da nedjeljom rano ujutro ako nisam nista dobio na lotu uvijek odem do svoje "sretne" pumpe da kupim novu loto igru.
Mr Zigic has a habit.
Every Sunday morning, he goes to his lucky petrol station to buy a lottery ticket.
I buy a ticket there once.
And I won.
100 pounds.
So I go back.
Get the name and the location of the petrol station.
They'll have CCTV and we'll check it out.
Oh, and then ask him about the wire in his tool box.
I use wire to tie up doors.
It's wrong for me to have it.
- What doors do you have to - Forensic have looked at his van.
- It's been scrubbed out, carefully.
- Tidy.
Just like his flat.
You've scrubbed it out.
Very thoroughly.
Why? I've just explained the meaning of the word "thoroughly" to Mr Zigic.
One of the dog had taken a shit in the back.
So I cleaned it out.
Yeah, but the whole van had been scrubbed out.
The whole van.
Yeah, but you cleaned all the van.
- You scrubbed it out.
- It was a bad smell.
It stank.
Stank.
That's OK, yes? Yes Duscan Zigic.
- What is that? A Muslim name? - No.
Serbian What are your views on Muslims? Zivi pusti druge da zive.
Live and let live.
Were you in the army? No.
I don't fight.
There's CCTV of him going into the petrol station and buying his lucky ticket.
It's timed at 3:17.
It fits his story.
OK, let him go for now.
Let's save some PACE time.
Meet back at the office, half an hour, right? So, Forensics have had a look at the wire in his van.
It turns out it's the same type and gauge of wire used on her wrists and ankles, but there is no actual forensic link.
They've also had a first look at his room, and they don't think it's the killing scene.
OK, well, let's just go back to the neighbours.
Talk to that landlord.
He's a nosy geezer, you might get something out of him.
Go to the Serbian Centre.
We need a full profile.
And how are we doing on those building sites? We've set up a team to crunch through the list.
It's a long old list.
OK.
Simon, I want you on top of that, please.
Make sure they put in the hours, OK? Do you think he's worth it? Yeah.
Obviously.
I didn't pick anything up.
I mean, he drove past the crime site, he cleaned his van.
I'd be better use finding the sister through Kasim Ibrahimivic.
I looked at the files you gave me.
- That information is over a year old.
- Brilliant.
I want Zigic ruled in or out.
Er, Jasmina Blekic, we've traced her address.
Through Kasim.
- Yes! - Fantastic! Good tick.
Big tick.
I'll just go and get her.
Mum! Telephone! Good evening, I'm Sorry to disturb you.
I'm a police officer.
We're looking for Jasmina Blekic.
Good evening.
I'm DCI Simon Finch.
I'm looking for Jasmina Blekic.
DS Simms.
I'm looking for Kasim.
Do they live in this building? Thank you.
- No Muslims! No Muslims! - Hello.
- Who lives here? - Mrs Manduko.
- Where are we going? - There's someone else who lives here.
Ah, who lives here? Samira, Jasmina and Kasim.
Did you see them today? - Did you see them yesterday? - No.
All right.
Thanks very much, Haweeya.
Go back to your mum now.
- You've been a great help.
- Thank you.
Jasmina! I don't like this.
Oh, she's on a beach in Llandudno.
All right, let's get in there.
Pop the lock? Jasmina? Taff, find the light switch.
- No juice.
- Maybe there's a meter somewhere.
Yeah, find it, will you? Hello? - Nothing in the cupboard.
- No-one in the bathroom.
I've got the meter.
No sign of a struggle.
Kitchen's clear.
Nice lot of duty-free.
Can't get those in the high street.
OK, you two go and check with the houses on either side.
Talk to the neighbours and, across the way, as well.
- See if they've seen anything.
- OK.
Shit.
It's all right! It's all right, I I I'm a police officer.
I'm not going to hurt you.
It's Jasmina, is it? Jasmina? Jasmina, just Put the knife down.
Put the knife down.
Just stay there.
I'll put the light on.
All right? Just just stay there.
We've been looking for you for quite a while.
Jasmina, I have to ask you some questions.
You know about your sister? I've been trying to find out about you and Samira.
You were training to be a doctor? I was studying in Bosnia.
- Who are you? - I'm a police officer.
You broke in.
I was concerned when we didn't get an answer, so I had the door forced.
You just smashed your way in! I have a warrant to search these premises regarding the murder of Samira Blekic.
- Who are you? - Fuck you.
Oi! Language! You want better language? Jebi se! I have to formally ask you.
Yes.
It is my sister.
Samira went to work and didn't come back home.
That's all we know.
So, when Samira went to work, was she any different from how she usually was? No, she was fine.
Happy.
There is no reason for anyone to have done this.
No reason.
Jasmina, could there have been a part of her life that you didn't know about? Was she a prostitute? Like you said, she was in the papers.
No! She was not! Yes, she was young, and she was beautiful.
But she was hard-working, and she was honest.
She was 13 when we came here from the war.
We lost our parents and our house.
And we came here because we thought it was safe.
And in ten years, she has not taken a penny from you.
I know how you despise us.
How you think we are less than you because we do the filthy jobs.
But we are not.
Jasmina, when she didn't come home, you were worried about her.
You went to the hotel to try and find her.
So, when her photo was in the newspapers, why didn't you contact us, why didn't you call the police? I was afraid you'd send me back.
Well, the hiding place, under the floorboards - What did you want to hide from? - It was there when we moved in.
- It has nothing to do with us.
- Oh, all right.
Erm Well Jasmina, would you mind looking at some photographs, and just tell us if you recognise any of the men? Thank you, Simon.
Why are you doing this, putting her through this? It's all right, it won't take very long.
Jasmina, would you like a break? Hm? Why don't you have a break? Come with me.
It's all right.
It's all right, I'll take her.
Do you want another coffee? Tea? Jasmina, I think you recognised one of those men in those photographs.
Did you? Where was he from? Was he from Bosnia? He didn't kill us.
He was going to but he didn't.
You can smoke if you want.
I know you like a smoke, cos we found these at your place.
I've never seen them before.
I think you have.
These, and thousands like them.
Kasim, I can help you get out of the mess you're in.
You see, I know a lot about you.
You're smart.
I prefer an informal chat.
I think that would be to your advantage, too.
How you call this? Tea or coffee? We were stopped by Serbs.
They took over the bus that we were in.
They were wearing hoods.
And they drove us away.
And then they ordered us out and then they took men away.
And about 20 minutes later, we heard shots.
He he took me and Samira into a building like a factory.
He was not wearing a hood.
And then, we saw on the floor the bodies of the men.
And he ordered us to stand next to the And he was going to shoot us.
And then he fired into the wall.
And pointed to the bodies.
And I understood what he meant.
So, we tried to hide in-between them and under them, but they were they were heavy and Samira was screaming.
And it And they were all the people that we knew.
They were our friends.
Our neighbours.
My uncle.
We managed to stay to pretend dead until it was dark.
And then we crept away.
Ten years ago is a long time.
Are you sure it's the same man? Oh, yes.
I remember I kept thinking, "This is the last person I will ever see.
" He was my age.
He didn't look cruel.
He was handsome.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Yes, it is the same man.
- Do you know his name? - No.
Somebody called him Vodnik.
That means sergeant.
That dugout under the floorboards, I think you built it.
It's not for people, is it? It's for cigarettes.
You could store, what, 10, 20,000 down there? Hm? We are in pain.
We are grieving.
We need to bury Samira and we need to bury her now.
I think you know why Samira was killed.
She was killed because of you.
As a warning, a punishment for getting out of line with the thugs you work for.
Samira looks like Jasmina.
Those men who tortured and murdered her, did they make a mistake? Did they think she was your girlfriend? Where is Jasmina? Samira was very, very frightened when we came here.
She couldn't go out.
So, we built this place under the floor.
Because it gave her something to do.
She was doing something, she was protecting herself.
Kasim doesn't know about it.
He wasn't lying.
Jasmina, before this sergeant brought you to the building, had anything happened to you and Samira? To Samira? Jasmina! Jasmina! Jasmina! - Don't say a thing! It's all a trick! - Calm down! - Where is she? - Do you want to get off me? Calm down! Behave yourself! Or it's Immigration and a plane ticket home! Dumb-wit! I'm a British citizen! You treat us like citizens! What the fuck do you think you're playing at? We needed them! I asked them to be kept on board! He manufactured the argument as a distraction, worried about what she was telling you.
She's identified Duscan Zigic as someone she knew from Bosnia.
Do you believe her? Listen.
I want this investigation and you to focus on Duscan Zigic.
I want you to get in touch with the War Crimes Unit.
Find out if an atrocity occurred in June of 1992.
Can we keep looking at Kasim? No! I want Duscan Zigic re-arrested.
And send in DS Simms! Look, I don't know what kind of limited ideas you may hold about the community we serve, but they'd better expand to include Kasim Ibrahimovic and Jasmina Blekic.
Yes, guv.
You know, there is a 12-week residential course I could send you on that is specially designed to help you appreciate cultural sensitivities.
I'd prefer amputation.
Yeah, well, that's not what you need cutting off.
Go on, piss off.
Yes, guv.
Mr Zigic, I'd like you to come with me to answer some more questions.
No.
I have to go to work.
If I come with you now, I'll lose my job.
Don't worry, you can call your employer, explain the situation.
No.
Sve ove nema veze samnom nikakve veze maltretiraju me jer sam Srbin! Mr Zigic, I'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Samira Blekic.
It means, "Only unity can save the Serbs.
" - What does that tell me about him? - That he's proud of his country.
And? It's not paramilitary, if that's what you're thinking.
Well, he did lie about being in a paramilitary unit.
That doesn't mean much.
No Serb over here is going to put his hand up to that.
OK, well, I've got our War Crimes Unit investigating an atrocity in Bosnia.
Can you use your contacts, as well? That's the details.
The time and the place.
I mean, my whole case rests on it.
I've got no proof that it ever happened.
I'll see what I can do.
Thanks.
Jane, remember that phone call the other night? Yeah.
It was the end of something.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, actually, it was just an excuse to come and see you.
Not a very good idea, because I'm not very good company at the moment.
How come? You know, I I stole this investigation from a junior officer.
I mean, how pathetic is that? Maybe you're at a loose end, not enough to do.
Well You know, in a few more years I won't have anything to do.
Sooner, if some people get their way.
I'm sure you'll find some way to fill the time.
Swearing at strangers, most likely.
Yeah, that sounds like fun.
Thanks.
Oh, my scarf.
I'm sorry, we have a problem with the interpreter.
He'll be a bit late.
- Aren't you interviewing Zigic, guv? - No.
How's the CCTV going? Finished.
All 120 hours of it.
120 hours, eh? Well, perhaps she'll have a look at it, just to make sure, eh? Delegation, delegation, delegation.
I'm so sorry for keeping you waiting.
For the benefit of the DVD, Mr Milan Lukic has just entered the room.
- All right, guv? - It's Starsky and Hutch.
You said you didn't fight in the war.
Is that correct? Yes, I didn't fight.
We have now spoken to a witness, who I don't propose to identify, who said they met you in Bosnia and you were with a paramilitary unit.
No.
No! The witness has identified you from a photographic line-up.
- Who is this person? - Were you in Bosnia during the war? - Yes.
- Could you explain to me the meaning of the tattoo on your arm? "Only unity saves the Serbs.
" And you didn't fight for your country? For the benefit of the video, I am showing Mr Zigic a photograph of a farmhouse that we took from his room.
Would you tell me about this photo, please? It was my home.
It's very beautiful.
Does your family still live there? No.
Oh, was it sold? Lost in the war? - To a Muslim family.
- What's the relevance of this? And you didn't fight for your country? I think you did.
Nisam je razumio.
Mislio sam da misli "borac", ja sam bio vojnik ali kuhar.
Reci joj da se nisam borio.
May I? - Yes, please.
- There is confusion.
Mr Zigic says that he assumed you meant a fighting soldier.
He was in the army.
But he was a cook.
In a logistical unit.
He didn't fight.
I didn't understand.
Could you tell me, please, where you were in June of 1992? A long time ago.
I would like to know the relevance of these questions to the crime under investigation.
The victim is from the same country as your client.
I'm trying to establish whether there was a connection between them.
So, erm The witness has said that you were a sergeant in the paramilitary unit.
I was a cook.
They said you had a gun.
Not a gun! A saucepan.
Did you take part in a massacre of Muslim men and boys in June of 1992? This is a fishing trip.
It has no relevance to the crime - under investigation.
- Kakvo pecanje? Ne pecanje u pravom smislu, Objašnjava da Tennison "lovi u mutnom" ne bi li šta ispalo.
I've just explained to Mr Zigic the meaning of you being on a fishing trip.
At least I think I have.
Thank you.
Would you take a look at this photo, please? Do you know her? Well, that is a photograph of the victim.
I think you met her on June 12, 1992.
Her name is Samira Blekic.
She knew you were involved in that massacre.
That is the reason you tortured and murdered her.
Listen! I was only a cook.
But I was proud to serve my country.
The army I was in did not kill women or children.
The stories are always the same.
Always how Serbs are bad.
Never Muslims.
Never Croatians.
- Always the Serbs.
- Yes.
Superintendent, I strongly object to the inference of guilt because my client is Serbian and the victim is Muslim.
This isn't a question of Serbian bad, Muslim good.
- There were atrocities both sides - I don't need a history lesson Ten years ago, he saved their lives, so why torture? - Mr Zigic.
- Zigic.
Mr Zigic Why did you leave your country? The country you loved so much, you're so proud of.
Hm? Well, I think you left because you had to.
Because you were involved in that massacre.
I am nothing to do with this.
Nothing.
All right, let's start from the beginning.
All right, thanks.
All the buildings he had access to have been checked.
We don't have a killing scene.
We'd never take a jury with us.
Ten years on, she picks him out of a photo line-up with nothing to back it up.
- Can't we hold him on what we've got? - No, I wouldn't.
I'm terminating this interwiew.
The time is 14:30.
Your client will be held for further questioning.
Thank you, Mr Zigic.
Superintendent.
I hope you don't think it inappropriate.
I'm an optician, I couldn't help noticing.
I think you need a new prescription.
Yes, you're probably right.
Yes, thank you very much, Mr Lukic.
You're in there, guv.
Oh, we may have a possible eyewitness to Samira leaving work Saturday night.
He's a dosser.
Should be able to find him tonight, roosting time.
OK.
Good.
A late night for someone, then.
Yeah.
It was dark.
I'm sure I wouldn't have seen much.
I heard them, I saw them and then she ran past me in tears.
- Are you sure about the time? - They woke me up! I was pissed off! I looked at my watch.
I wouldn't want to put anyone in a pigeonhole, but erm rough-sleepers are generally not known for carrying watches.
Tell you what, I'll shave, shower, put on a suit I used to wear, then you ask me again.
Called on to testify you might have to get that suit cleaned.
Hello, guv.
I've got something here on that tramp.
I left her here.
I went that way, she went down there.
Well, how was she? Well, after 12 hours in that place, the same as everyone, exhausted.
So how did you part? What do you mean? Well, was it a friendly goodbye? Yes.
Stephen, we have an eyewitness who saw a white woman of Samira's description and a black male of your description having an argument, she ran off and he shouted threats at her.
Well, I didn't think it was important.
The last person who saw her alive.
You have a public shouting match.
She ends up dead.
You didn't think that was important? The exact reason I didn't want to say anything.
I came forward because I thought it was the right thing to do.
Yeah, it was the right thing to do.
But now you need to tell me everything.
Samira came into work upset, OK? Very upset.
She didn't want to talk about it.
She asked me to walk her home.
It wasn't near where I lived.
I'd just done a 12-hour shift.
I was dead on my feet.
When we got here, I said to her I'd like to sleep at her house.
She took it the wrong way, started shouting at me.
I got angry.
We argued.
She walked off.
I thought, "Fuck you, lady!" - And you said it, too.
- Yes, and then I went home! How do you think I feel now, eh? Er, we checked the phone that you called us from.
And that night, there were six calls made to the hospital where Samira's sister worked and then five calls were made to the communal phone where Samira and her sister lived, from your phone.
No, no.
I didn't make these calls.
No, I I don't know these numbers! They were made from your phone, Sonny Jim! I keep my phone in my jacket.
It's left in the canteen.
Samira might have borrowed it.
Jasmina! Best not break it down twice, eh? No, no-one's seen them all day.
- Hello? - Hello.
Hello, Haweeya.
- It's the police lady here.
- Hello.
- Will you speak to me again? - Yeah.
- Shall I meet you on the stairs, then? - OK.
- Bye.
- Bye.
And this was on the Saturday night? What did you and Samira talk about on the telephone? She wanted to talk to Jasmina.
Was it important? Did she did she leave a message for Jasmina? And erm what was the message? Haweeya, you won't get into trouble.
You're my special detective.
She said bad things.
What sort of bad things? Was she sad? Very sad.
She was crying.
She said I had to tell Jasmina.
But I didn't.
I was afraid.
Why were you afraid? Haweeya, what was the message? Samira had seen the devil.
The devil? Did she say where she saw him? Will he come after me, too? No.
No, because I'm going to find him and I'm going to lock him away and he's never coming out.
Please take a seat, sir.
- Will that be all, ma'am? - Yes, thank you, Josh.
Hello.
Obrenovic.
- Where is interpreter? - Mr Obrenovic is an interpreter.
Why not the other man? There's some urgency about the questions the police want to ask.
It seems they thought it would take too long for Mr Lukic to get here.
Mr Zigic please.
We've been asking you questions about last weekend.
Now I want you to tell me exactly where you were on Saturday morning until midday.
So, you don't need a translation? - Saturday morning.
- I was at work.
But you work nights.
Were you moonlighting? I did a double shift.
- Where did you work? - An office near the airport.
Heathrow? No, City Airport.
Ask at OCB.
All right, that's it.
Thank you for coming in at such short notice.
It appears you weren't needed, after all.
All right, thanks, Mickey.
Zigic's alibi checks out.
Two witnesses put him in an office building between six that morning and three in the afternoon.
There's also timecoded CCTV footage of him in the building.
If Samira did see the devil that morning, it wasn't Duscan Zigic.
We're going to have to let him go.
So, where does that leave us? Looking for another devil.
The War Crimes Unit don't have a record of the atrocity Jasmina claims to have been caught up in.
Perhaps she made it up.
We're still looking for the illegals Vane had working for him.
Just in case there's a connection there.
- Good of you to join us, Lorna.
- Guv, I've located Jasmina Blekic.
Good.
At least we've got something.
Thanks, Mickey.
Good work.
I'm sorry I'm late.
It's Amy.
Her throat.
- It's fine.
It's fine.
- She should cut down on the fags.
Oh, shut up, Taff! Subject getting into a blue Volkswagen Beetle.
The driver is believed to be Rosemary Henderson.
Jasmina? I've spoken to someone who took a message for you, from Samira, the night she died.
The message was that she'd seen the devil.
You know him, don't you? This devil.
Who is he? - You're frightened, I know.
- You you you Please don't tell me you understand.
You wake up every morning for ten years terrified, then you can tell me that.
Is he the reason you built the hiding place under the floor? If you help us, I can make you safe.
- This isn't Bosnia.
- Samira wasn't safe.
But you can be, because I promise you I will find the man who did this.
You saved her life.
You mended her as best you could.
And now you have to do one more thing.
For your brave, your courageous, your beautiful sister.
You have to tell me who this man is.
Who is the devil? When they took us off the bus he was the one giving the orders.
I I thought it might be even all right.
He was smiling, charming welcoming us.
We were made to stand in the line.
And he walked along and made everyone shake hands with him.
Then I understood.
He was playing God.
You will live you will die.
And you would amuse my soldiers.
He picked us out for himself.
He kept us for days.
Did he burn you or Samira with cigarettes? If I was slow or he thought I wasn't enjoying myself enough But only her.
He only burnt her.
I begged him to burn me.
I begged him.
Then, when, erm when we were just blood and rags, he ordered that sergeant to take us away.
But er We applied for asylum.
But er I couldn't put Samira through the questions.
We were so ashamed.
That's why they rape you.
So you are always, always, always ashamed.
Do you know his name? He was kind, he was charming, smiling, you said.
You see, we have to get a picture of what this man was like.
Will you work with a sketch artist for us? It'll be a woman.
Kasim is here to take me home.
Journalists came today.
If er they write about me, I will lose my job.
No, no.
I'll make sure that doesn't happen.
Tomorrow, I will help you to draw the picture.
This is Mr Lukic.
He will be your interpreter.
Any words or phrases you don't understand, you ask him.
Dobar dan, kako ste? Mogao bi biti bolje.
Pa evo nas opet Obrenovic - Where is interpreter? - Mr Obrenovic is an interpreter.
Why not the other man? There's some urgency about the questions the police want to ask.
Mogao bi biti bolje Pa evo nas opet Oh, fuck! Mr Milan Lukic has just entered the room.
Good evening, Superintendent.
Good of you to see me at such short notice.
Come through.
The best part of the day.
Nice and quiet.
They've all gone home.
I can see a few changes in your blood vessels.
Are you under any stress at the moment? No.
I'm just putting some dye in your eye.
It's completely harmless.
Chin on the bar, please.
- Did you train in Serbia? - No, here.
- London? - Manchester.
Keep still, please.
Look into my eye.
If you relax, you'll stay in the right position.
Unlock your knees, legs a little apart.
A few broken blood vessels.
A slight dryness.
Otherwise very healthy.
Good.
Keep still now.
I'm going to look under your eyelid.
It might be a little uncomfortable.
No dark secrets there.
That is uncomfortable.
The bottom line? K, Z, zero Erm O, H.
Letter perfect.
But it's the reading that you have problems with.
The ageing process.
Another chink in the armour.
The middle section.
Every afternoon, as they were coming home from school, the children used to go and play in the giant's garden, a lovely place with soft, green grass.
Oscar Wilde.
My children helped me choose the pieces.
Try the bottom piece.
I can't read that.
Now Iook at me.
What do you see? Am I sharp, or fuzzy? Sharp.
The country's sinking under the weight of them.
The door should have been shut, bolted, and painted over a long time ago.
And I don't think we're getting the best of Mr Vane, regarding finding Beckham and co.
We'll let him load up, follow him back to his site, ruin his day, then perhaps he'll give us his full attention.
Lukic.
Yes, he is on the approved list of interpreters.
But why did you choose him? Er I didn't.
It was the suspect's solicitor, Henderson.
She brought him in.
It was her idea.
We were busy, she helped us out.
But he is on the approved list, ma'am.
- Look, it's his details here.
- Yup.
- Thank you.
- They get vetted! Thoroughly vetted! Yes, they do.
I know.
You know, I'm tempted.
I need the garden wall rebuilt.
I wonder just how cheap they are.
It's OCB.
This building wasn't on the list they gave us.
If Zigic had access to it and if someone was holding it back Good.
I'll see you there.
Half an hour, depending on the traffic.
Bye.
- Lorna.
- Yes, ma'am? Lorna, I want you to bring in Jasmina.
She's expecting to work with a sketch artist.
I want her to look at a tape first.
Oh, what's it a tape of? Just bring her in.
And don't bring in her boyfriend Kasim.
But softly-softly.
Simon.
Simon.
We might have the killing scene.
Check it out with me.
I'll see you downstairs.
See? There's nothing here.
Nothing.
It was a completion race.
If they couldn't move in tomorrow, it would have cost me thousands.
I didn't want your lot scaring off any more of my workers.
That's the only reason I asked the security firm to hold back on it.
It was empty that Saturday night, Sunday morning? I locked up about six, Saturday evening.
I had them start again Sunday morning, about eight.
Don't stand on the floor! Boss.
Zigic was last assigned to look after this building three weeks ago.
He knew the main entrance access codes.
The builders keep a key to this apartment - behind a fire extinguisher.
- Are they with you? Watch where you walk, love! That varnish needs 24 hours.
- Has this floor been down long? - Since yesterday.
It was started last Sunday.
It's reclaimed pine.
- Now, get off it.
- What's it laid on? Four-inch joists.
Now, get off! - It'll have to come up.
- Yeah.
You can't do that! You can't just rip it up! You can't fucking do this to me! I'm arresting you on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
It's about three-quarters of the way.
Did you have a starter? All right.
Cheers, Graham.
Bye.
- Simon.
- Hello, sir.
- How's things? - Good, thanks, yeah.
- Still all right for Tuesday? - The grudge match? Oh, yes! Good.
What's Mr Zigic been up to? Er he went home.
He went out, he caught a bus to a community centre, he had lunch and he went home again.
How many officers? 12 in all, sir.
Expensive lunch.
Yeah.
Hello, Jane.
Sir.
I just got this from Customs Intelligence.
It seems Kasim did go against his bosses.
There's a price on his head.
His family and friends could be at risk, too.
Another possible lead? Yes.
We've got wire.
And we've got blood.
Forensics have promised us a site match with the roll from his tool box and his wire cutters.
Sounds good.
Yeah.
Yeah, it is good.
Yeah.
Jasmina! Jasmina, are you there? - Anything? - No, nothing.
Can you check under the floorboards, please? - Anything? - No, nothing.
Guv, there's no-one here.
I've got to go back to the hospital.
They were wrong about her not being at work.
It's total confusion there.
Lorna, I want her here.
Yeah, it's coming through now.
Thank you.
Guys, here we go.
The wire found in his tool box and under the floor have an identical signature cut.
The same pair of wire cutters was used.
Yes! Right, and the blood match will seal it.
- Let's bring him in.
- Yes, guv.
- Good luck.
- Well done, lads.
Open the door, Mr Zigic! Police officers! Bollocks! Shit! Zigic can't be found at his flat.
OK, when was he last seen? When he went inside, about two hours ago.
There was that article about Jasmina in the newspaper this morning.
Cheadle? I think he's gone to the hospital to find her.
No, wait.
I'll see if Lorna's got her.
- Lorna? You got her? - She could be anywhere.
Get over there.
Jane, look.
Oh, fuck! Jasmina? Sorry.
I'm looking for Jasmina Blekic.
A cleaner.
Do you know her? Jasmina? Jasmina? Sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Jasmina Blekic.
Cleaning staff, blonde.
Can I help you? Oh.
Sorry.