Rose and Maloney (2002) s01e01 Episode Script

1
My client wishes me to say
that this has been a
stunning, stunning victory
Mr. Rathman has always
protested his ignorance
of any criminal organisation
capable
of carrying out these terrible
murders.
In this, he is completely
and finally vindicated.
We would like to pay particular
tribute
to the Criminal Justice Review
Agency
who have been instrumental
in re-opening the case
and bringing it back to
the Court of Appeals.
Thank you!
It's okay.
It's all down to her!
I did it, I killed them.
I'm going home!
Jesus, Rose.
You can't keep drinking like
this.
You're a diabetic.
I'm sorry.
I don't understand.
You uncovered a serious
miscarriage of justice.
The police are being
investigated.
It's a massive success
story for the agency.
He did it, Derek.
Eight years ago.
He took some 50-year-old cook
and his wife
to a lock up in Plaistow
and tortured them to death.
How do you know?
Because he bloody told me on
the steps
of the Appeal Court, for Christ
sakes.
What were you planning
on doing about this?
Put it all in my letter of
resignation.
Give it to me.
The agency's job is to
review the evidence,
find out there's been a
miscarriage of justice,
and refer it to appeal.
We don't need to tell anyone
we've developed a sideline
in acquitting the guilty.
You can't stop me from
resigning.
Maybe I'll speak to the press.
And I'll make sure you never
work in criminal law again.
And what makes you think I
care?
You care.
There's a management
study going on downstairs.
They've been asking for someone
to give them hands-on
perspective.
I am a caseworker.
I get people out of prison.
Yeah, you're doing it a
bit too well, aren't you?
I'll reallocate your cases.
No field work, nothing.
You can't do that.
What are your alternatives,
Rose?
Hello?
Oh, are you my secondment?
Apparently.
Maloney.
Rose Linden.
Well, let me fill you in.
We're reviewing the
management of rejected cases
over the last three years.
Basically to see if we
could've turned them down
more time effectively.
Riveting.
I find it quite interesting.
Look, Maloney, you should
know this is shit work,
as far as I'm concerned.
My boss is trying to bury me.
Doesn't he like you?
No.
Actually I recognise your
name.
You are, by quite some way,
the least efficient caseworker
on the agency.
That's because I do it
properly.
Well, I guess for you,
it's all about guessing
the right outcome isn't it?
So should we make a start?
I've designed some assessment
software.
What we do is marry
the efficiency criteria
with what actually happened in
the case.
And that means we
cross-reference
with the online file archive
to check the time parameters,
how many days it took to reach a
decision,
how many man hours
Arms.
Wouldn't want you
coming wired to my party.
Doesn't make any difference,
Jonathan,
nobody can touch you.
Thanks to you.
Why'd you tell me?
Because you're a stuck-up
bitch
who thinks they know everything.
Gave me a kick.
Like that dozy little sod in
Plaistow
when I took his old lady's
fingers off
with a Stanley knife, one, two,
three.
You gotta live on the
edge a little, enjoy life.
You've given me a lot of
pleasure, Rose.
I'll come back for you.
Oh, I hope so.
I'd like that.
This tape's got
separated from its bundle.
Did you notice, which?
There's no label, you see.
We'll identify it verbally.
David,
you've got to tell us
what you've done with her
How can I tell you?
I don't know!
Just say where she is.
If you-
- I haven't, I haven't!
Why won't you believe me?
I haven't seen Lindsay, Mum-
What did you do, oh God,
- what did you do?
- I haven't
seen her!
I haven't done anything!
They got it wrong!
Tell us
where she is.
Maybe you've hurt her!
David McVay,
informal interview concluded,
7:30.
Suspect has left the room.
David McVay, convicted of the
abduction
and murder of Lindsay McVay, age
14, 1997.
You were the assessment manager.
Yeah, I think I remember it.
It was his daughter.
They didn't find a body.
It didn't meet the criteria.
No new evidence.
Did you listen to the tape?
Oh you should.
He sounds totally bewildered, as
if-
- What tape?
I rejected the application
because he's guilty, Rose.
Doesn't feel right.
Feelings don't count.
And if you'd remember that,
you wouldn't be working
down in the basement.
There is no miscarriage of
justice here.
And you're currently
not engaged on casework.
End of story.
I'm on your side, you know?
You have a way of going about
things.
It just makes life difficult
I never repeat a mistake,
Derek.
Not unless I've enjoyed myself.
Bitch.
You have got to tell us
what you've done with her!
How can I tell you?
I don't know!
Just say where she is.
If you've put her somewhere-
- I haven't, I haven't!
Why don't you believe me!
I haven't seen Lindsay,
Mum, I haven't seen her!
What did you do, oh God,
what did you do?
Mum, I haven't done
anything,
they've got it wrong!
Just
tell us where she is!
Maybe you didn't hurt her!
Oh God, I didn't-
Insulin.
Oh shit.
Tell us
where she is!
- Maybe you didn't hurt her!
- Why don't you
believe me, Mum?
Rose, let me in!
Rose!
Sugar, sugar!
Jesus.
How much?
How much sugar?
What time is it?
It's 10 past midnight.
You okay?
You see, sometimes I don't
realise
I'm getting hypoglycemic.
It must be scary.
Oh, people have
diabetes and deal with it.
I just need to be better with my
routines,
eating and insulin and
You seemed hot.
I wasn't quite sure what was
required.
Thanks for bringing my stuff
back.
Would you mind not
mentioning this at work?
Oh, they don't like instability.
None of my business.
I should go.
Is there anything I can do?
Yeah, you could take
me to see David McVay
in Longton Prison tomorrow?
What, me?
Why?
Well, I kind of lost my
driving licence.
Look, I don't think so.
It's not really my area.
You're not gonna be a boring
old fart are ya, Maloney?
Mr. McVay?
Mr. McVay, we're from the
Criminal Justice Review Agency.
Do you understand what that is?
We try to find out the truth,
if someone's been put
in prison by mistake.
Thought it might be a good idea
for us to talk about your case.
They don't let me see her.
Who won't, David?
No pictures.
They take everything away.
David, I read a letter from
your mother.
She says that she believes
you didn't kill Lindsay.
So, is that true?
It's all in the past.
It's hard to remember.
Try.
Tuesday is choir practise.
I always said to her
not to go near the back
of the factory,
But it's quicker that way.
She finishes at 8:15.
They say that I made my
last delivery at the pub
on the Newham Road at
about half past seven.
It was a fridge.
And on the way home,
I decided to get some food
from the Chinese takeaway.
So I rang from the phone box
inside
to say did somebody want
anything?
But nobody did.
I remember I had Peking duck.
And then they said that I drove
across
to the back of the car plant
because I knew that she'd be
walking
through the underpass at the
top end of the feeder road.
And that I was waiting for her.
He said that was when I dragged
her
into the back of the van,
and that I raped her
and hurt her so much
and that her blood was all
over the cardboard in the back.
And that she was dead.
And are they right about that,
David?
I was just angry with her.
We'd had words.
Right.
And then did you kill Lindsay?
He had the time to do it.
He knew where she was gonna be.
Made a delivery, drove
there, waited for her.
Maybe.
Her blood was all over the
inside of the van, semen.
Just like that.
Easy.
You said maybe.
Well, just driving a route
isn't a scientifically-conducted
time management exercise.
But the forensic evidence
looks pretty serious.
It's all open and shut, isn't
it?
Maybe.
Do you think he might be
innocent?
Based on what?
A feeling.
That's all you go
on?
You saw him.
If he did it, they'd have found
a body
'cause they'd have got it
out of him sooner or later.
Let's go and see his mother.
Isn't about time you told them
that you've lost your driving
licence?
Just relax, Maloney.
Anybody'd think you preferred
sitting in an office.
Mrs. McVay?
Yes.
I'm from the Criminal
Justice Review Agency.
At last.
Come in.
You spent a lotta time
on this, Mrs. McVay.
It's all I do.
There's a mistake in here
somewhere.
My David would never kill
Lindsay.
He loved her so much, he-
He would never have done that.
I'd love a cup of tea.
It looks bad.
It's always looked bad.
You were close to David's
children.
Used to have every weekend, go
shopping,
have a cracking time.
Nobody comes now.
She won't let them.
That's Cathy.
I thought she'd be right for
him.
David's always been unusual,
but she's not a good person.
Lindsay, little Cameron,
and Craig, my other son.
He doesn't speak to me either.
I always ordered the school
photos.
That's all there is of Lindsay
though.
That's where she finishes.
Just one mistake.
Walked back by herself and she's
gone.
Can you believe that?
I think we should go and talk
to Cathy.
Well, you can try, love.
She's next door.
What sort of
things are you gonna be doing?
Well, just basically
Hi, Cameron.
Can I see your mum?
She's not here.
And a host of
other regional beauty queens.
Piss off.
Hey kid.
Go and get your mum, now.
Go on.
Mum, I think it's the social!
Go out and play.
But I'm watching
telly.
Just bloody go.
Hi, I'm Rose
Linden from the CJRA.
The what?
We investigate possible
miscarriages of justice.
You're not letting that
bastard out.
Jesus Christ, do you
know what he did to her?
Mrs. McVay, I know this is
difficult
but I just wanted to go
over a couple of things.
Who's this, Cath?
They're gonna let David out.
No, they won't.
She don't wanna speak to you.
You're David's brother, aren't
you?
None of your business.
It's just a couple of
questions, that's all.
David mentioned to me that
Lindsay and he had fallen out
about something the night she
went missing
and I just wanted to ask Mrs.
McVay-
- Don't you understand,
you can't just turn up and-
He was screwing his daughter,
okay?
Don't.
Look at her.
He's ruined her.
He's dragged us in the muck.
You got any idea what that
means.
What people say about us.
I don't know.
What do they say about you, Mr.
McVay?
You better get out of here,
okay?
Or I'll phone the police.
Well, I'm sorry,
but I can request that Mrs. Mc-
- Ain't you listening?
Excuse me-
He came for me.
Is this how you always do it?
Charging around, upsetting
people.
You ever spent a night locked
in a cell?
One night locked in?
It's horrible.
It's a horrible
claustrophobic, dirty hell.
Now you multiply that
one night by 15 years,
say about 6,000 nights,
and then imagine that you
didn't do what they say you did.
And once someone's been
convicted,
nobody wants to believe that
they might've been wrong.
They just want it to go away.
So sometimes I have to
ruffle a few feathers
because that's never as bad
as someone being in prison
for something they didn't do.
I see.
So you're a sort of Dirty Harry.
Gets results for you then.
Oh, you can be a little
bit nasty yourself,
can't you, Maloney?
Pull over here.
This isn't where you live.
That's Jonathan's house.
I got him acquitted at the
Appeal Court last week.
You ever made a mistake,
Maloney?
Like a really big one.
I, well, I have some regrets
about not taking my
chartered surveyor exams.
That's it?
You never got fired for being
drunk.
Got your credit card taken away.
Nearly had babies by mistake.
Accidentally screwed your boss
because you got strangely
obsessed
by what they might look like
naked?
No
No.
No, I can see that.
He's my worst mistake.
What kind of feeling
did you have about him?
That he'd be great in the
sack.
What you gonna do?
I'm gonna find David McVay's
daughter.
Then I'm gonna put this guy back
in jail.
Thanks for the lift, Maloney.
I'll be fine now.
Did you get the
number?
Got it.
Do you want me to take care of
it?
No, it's okay.
It's no problem.
Kind of enjoying the attention.
You've been playing silly
buggers.
No, that was Mum.
She wrote a letter.
I've spoken to her.
She knows you made a mistake.
Please ask Cathy to come.
You know she won't.
You did a terrible thing.
I didn't!
Yes, David.
You killed Lindsay.
There's no getting around it, is
there?
No.
Now you've got to shut
up about everything.
Otherwise I won't be
able to look after Cathy.
It will make things bad for her.
Do you understand me, David?
How bad it could be for her.
David!
Yes.
Rose, are you
never in?
We've waited long enough
to meet your young man.
Bring Mickey to dinner next
Thursday
so your father can cast an eye.
Hello, Rose, It's
Mickey.
Somebody said you rang.
Anyway, I just called
to say I miss ya.
Wish I could be there with ya.
You know I'd give anything.
I love you, babe.
Love ya, so much.
After you.
Don't be such a pussy.
Ah, Rose, come in.
What's the problem,
Wendy?
I'll tell you the problem.
We've had notification
of an unannounced visit
to Longton Prison to visit David
McVay.
They're asking if we can
please observe
the paperwork in future.
All right, let me try and-
- I specifically instructed
you to lay off David McVay.
You're assigned to
administrative review.
Derek, I can't help it
if you don't review the evidence
properly.
Jesus Christ.
That was my case.
You had no place, no remit.
All right, Derek, all right.
Rose, Mr. Jonathan Rathman's
solicitor
has faxed us a letter asking
that you stop harassing his
client.
Is there something I to know?
I'm sorry about that, Wendy.
I think maybe I got a little
involved.
He rather won me over.
Sorry.
Okay.
Well you need to disengage from
that.
Straight away, Rose.
Inappropriate relationships
only distort your judgement.
Rose?
Okay?
Okay.
Sorry.
But I would like to take a
longer look at David McVay.
There are anomalies in the
evidence.
There are no anomalies.
The timetable of events
doesn't add up.
If you calculate it
scientifically.
Isn't that right, Maloney?
Ah, well I think possibly-
- See Derek, we wouldn't want
anybody
to think we'd carelessly got
something wrong, would we?
Here, those are forensics.
They can go on that desk.
Oh, come on, Rose.
Look, David McVay's
solicitor was useless.
He just went through the
motions.
And anyway, he died last year.
We've got to check these things
properly.
We?
They'll be gone in
two, three weeks, tops.
Look, I'm not doing this.
Can't you have your own office
back?
Reallocated.
Because I can't work this
disorder.
Maloney, disorder is
the way of the world.
It's our default position.
You've gotta learn to relax
there.
Well, I'm going for lunch.
Rose Linden!
Mickey.
Yeah, I got a new office.
I missed you last night.
Ah, God, I miss you all the
time.
Mickey, make love to me.
Come on.
I can imagine everything.
Rosie, I keep telling
you it's a bit difficult.
Jesus, Rose.
Hurry up, mate.
Okay.
What are you wearin'?
Nothing.
Hi, how are
you getting on with Rose.
I came to see if she wanted
lunch.
Oh, no, she's not around at
the-
Yeah, yeah.
It's a whole new experience.
She's full of surprises.
A bit too full sometimes.
You never know what's
coming next with Rose.
Tell her to ring me.
Tell me, Maloney, how
exactly do you conduct
a scientific time management
exercise
on a journey that took
place four years ago?
I tell you what.
I'll help you, for a couple of
days,
and you'll participate fully,
proactively,
and without resentment in
my management review, okay?
No problem.
Everyone's happy.
The usual mistake is the
conditions
are never replicated carefully
enough.
People make all kinds of
optimistic assumptions,
which don't take account
of the random elements.
Everyone underestimates how
long it takes to do something.
It's human nature.
Doing everything exactly as
it happened is the only way,
time of day, traffic
conditions, type of vehicle.
You've gotta walk their
walk, talk their talk.
Hello?
No thanks, love, I've already
eaten.
Peking duck, please.
Peking duck, that's special
order.
Yeah, just one please.
Special
recipe,
you got 25 minute wait.
Pardon.
Do you mind if I smoke?
I don't mind at all
but we got regs nowadays.
This nick's a smoke-free
environment.
That right, Sergeant Jackson?
Times have changed.
We got regs for everything.
You didn't have a body in this
case.
That must have been puzzling.
Well, you can't have
everything.
Blood and spunk's always a bad
combination
in the back of a motor.
If you'll pardon me for being
direct.
You can be as direct
as you like, Sergeant.
Now, I've reviewed Mr.
McVay's trial notes.
It appears that you withheld
rather
a lot of material from the
defence lawyer.
For example?
Well, a witness statement
from Mr. Chi Long,
the owner of the take-away on
Dagenham Road, for example.
We only have to turn
over relevant evidence
to the defence.
The guy was never called.
Don't thinkee the English too
good.
Nevertheless, I'd like the
document.
Mr. Chi's unsure of the events
now,
but he says he gave a full
statement to the police
at the time of Lindsay's
disappearance.
Ms. Linden, is it miss?
I gotta tell ya,
we didn't take kindly to an
inference
that we concealed anything on
this case.
The jury took 57 minutes to
convict him.
Now, if you wanna put an
evidence order
through the proper channels-
- Mr. Maloney.
I'm here to accept all
the materials undisclosed
to the evidence on the
Queen vs. David McVay.
Oh, and I'll take it now.
Wouldn't want anything to go
missing.
You CJRA lot are arrogant
little shits.
You, what are you, a bag
carrier?
Yes.
So take your boss and piss
off.
We've got better things to do
than deal with this half-assed
bullocks.
My own daughter was in the same
choir.
I searched for that girl
behind those buildings
on my hands and sodding knees,
trying to keep off the dog
shit and syringes, all right?
Is there a superior I can
speak to?
You can talk to me.
Inspector Alan Kerraway.
Regional Missing Person's Unit.
Heard you were coming.
Thought I'd come over
and introduce myself.
Now, is there a problem?
In the old days, we used
to throw everything away
once the appeal process was
over.
It's all recorded now.
We try to be more open.
Tell that to your
detectives.
There's a lot of emotions
when kids are involved.
They feel they got the right
man.
I coordinated that search.
It wasn't nice.
Feelings ran high, you know?
Probably because of the family
link.
Family link?
Yeah, Craig McVay used to
be a police officer here.
Very popular guy, apparently.
Right, here we go.
I'll get someone to
carry them out for you.
It's all right, we're manage.
No need to be so distrustful,
you know?
We don't appreciate it.
Anything else I can help you
with?
Please let me know.
Thanks.
Rose, you okay?
You got children?
No.
You?
Can't.
Maybe to do with diabetes.
But they say my lifestyle's
wrong.
I'm sorry.
Yep, let's go.
She's going to want to go
through the whole thing again.
You have to remember
what happened that night.
Now here's a copy of your first
statement.
You need to be sure-
- Craig doesn't want you doing
this.
Craig doesn't understand.
Now let's go through it.
He said that he spoke to you.
Do you want to stay here,
David?
I wanna see Cathy and Cameron.
Well you can't, boy.
Not 'til you're innocent.
Now concentrate like I always
showed you.
I'll read it so you can
remember.
Maybe I did it, Mum.
I've done bad things.
No, never.
Who did it, then?
Who killed Lindsay, Mum?
It's me.
May be trouble.
She's been here.
She's got evidence boxes.
Sir.
Hello, David.
Good to see you again.
Hello.
Come to remind ya.
You gotta be a good boy.
Okay.
Right, cover your
face.
No!
Yeah, well sort it out.
Sort it out.
You're the police for Christ's
sakes.
Yeah, I retired, okay?
There's nothing-
You know that?
Jesus.
Okay, okay.
Shit.
Pathology, charge sheets,
witnesses.
Witnesses.
Chi Long.
Oh, okay.
Game on, boys.
I can see you Rose
Linden.
You big baby, Jonathan,
ringing your lawyer.
I know, I know.
I'll have to think of
something more creative.
I'm busy at the moment,
Jonathan,
but I haven't forgotten you.
Goodie.
I met your boyfriend
once, you know, inside.
Mickey.
Nice lad.
Shame about the life sentence.
You must get lonely.
You are lonely, aren't you Rose?
Why don't you come up
and I'll show you what you're
missing?
Another time, Jonathan.
Can't wait, baby.
Come on, love.
Give us a smile, yeah, go on, go
on.
That's it, take 'em off.
No, no, no, please
no!
I just wanna
see, come on, darling.
Get her to turn around!
Go on!
Hold 'em up, let's see 'em!
Okay, okay, okay, Jesus.
Look at those!
Let me go!
What's she crying
about, eh?
Come on love, now that's nice!
Maloney?
Yeah, I know it's late.
Can you come over please?
No, come over here.
I've found her.
Where is it, where is it,
where is it?
For cryin' out loud!