Wire in the Blood s01e06 Episode Script

Hannah Kielty.
The bastard who took her did it in exactly the same way as he did Trudy Hibbert.
I was innocent.
We've seen this before.
There is an unusual staining around the mouth, This card on her body.
- A number 2.
- That is an execution.
My gut against your head.
That sounds like a fair contest.
I know I said I was leaving, but I have a perfectly good excuse.
- Diana and Sonia were on the jury.
- Yes! They said "Not Guilty.
" They let Paul Gregory go free, and now they're being made to eat their words.
You still haven't told me what this is about.
Two years ago, you were on a jury, Mrs.
Lawson.
Oliver Hibbert won't talk to us.
I'll have to arrest him.
What would have been justice? Life.
Guilty, with a life sentence.
I'd like to make a statement! I want to confess to murder.
Yeah! I told you! I killed them.
Paul Gregory did not do it, He did not kill the three women jurors.
Yeah, all right, Tony, I hear you.
He didn't do it, Carol; he's the wrong man.
Can you just shut up, please? You're not helping.
What am I supposed to do--release him because you say so? No, I'm just saying he didn't do it.
Three women are dead women who said he was not guilty.
Wire in the Blood Season 1 - Episode 06 Brandon and the press are screaming for an arrest.
Let me go to Oldbridge and talk to Hannah Kielty.
Why? Because if he abducted her, then she's the only person that would have survived a meeting with him.
And when we know how he operates, it can prove or disprove his admission of murder.
Well, I thought she hadn't spoken since the attack.
Even more reason to go.
Are you sure you don't want a solicitor? No.
Justice Painted Blind Part 2 Okay.
Let him sweat for a few hours, then take his flat apart.
Keep them out! Don't rush we don't want to miss anything.
We've got plenty of time.
He's not going anywhere.
Don.
You know Hannah Kielty was released here, you know where she was taken, but apart from that, you don't know exactly what happened to her? No, she hasn't spoken since.
No one can get her to talk about what she went through.
Though we do have a good idea from the way her clothing was ripped.
Ripped? Any semen, other DNA? She was tested? Yeah.
She was, yeah.
And no, couldn't find anything on her.
One reason why we couldn't charge Paul Gregory.
The clothes ripped, across or downwards? - Downwards.
- And when she was found, shoes on or off? She was barefoot.
We never found her shoes.
Her knickers were missing as well, weren't they? Where did you get all of this? The perpetrator.
He is what he does to his victim.
He knew the area, so why here, why this road? Why didn't he kill her? I've just had my counterpart from Oldbridge on the line.
It would have been nice if I'd known what he was talking about.
Tony and Annie Reiss are pursuing part of the Paul Gregory inquiry.
I did actually square it with the head of their investigation team.
Well, at least his arrest outweigh the Hibbert embarrassment.
He's in custody at last.
Well, how long he remains there is open to question.
- He's made a confession.
- A simple admission, no more, no less.
Don't tell me he not the man, Carol.
We have to be open to that possibility, yeah.
If there's evidence, there's a charge.
And if there's no evidence? I'm sure you don't want us imprisoning the wrong man.
In Paul Gregory's case, I could make an exception.
Now, you find out, Carol, one way or the other.
Don't let him make a fool of us, hmm? I need something else from you.
I need you to go through Gregory's past convictions and whether any of them has had even the smallest element of torture about them.
Why, what are you thinking? Tony, we cannot wait.
I have to make a start.
I have to go.
Is she going to be all right? Well, whatever happened to Hannah is locked inside her head.
It's playing over and over again, like a loop of video, and she needs to get it out.
Yes, but is she going to be all right? I give you my word, I'll take care of her.
I have nothing to add to the statement I've given.
- Charge me.
- I charge you you when I'm ready to charge you, Paul.
Much as you'd like to think otherwise, I'm running this investigation.
All we're going to do, Hannah, is talk.
And we're only going to talk as much as you want to.
And the minute I ask you something you don't want to tell me, or inside, it feels uncomfortable just raise a few fingers on your right hand.
That's all.
You want to practice that? Hey, what do you do if you don't want to talk to me? That's excellent.
Now, when you do that, you don't have to answer.
And we'll go back, we'll talk about something you're more comfortable with.
It means you're in charge.
You can boss me about.
Did you admit to killing Sonia Brooks, Diana Nolan, and Francine Jeremies? I did.
What is it about children that you like, Paul, hmm? What's it like to have the sexual urge to inflict pain on a child? Is that why you killed the jury? You blamed them for not stopping you hurting children? So you came out of your friend's house.
What did you see? That's okay.
Let's go back into the house, where you were playing.
What was it you were doing? Drawing.
And whilst you were drawing, Mummy rang you up and asked you to come back for tea.
So you came out of the house.
A across the road.
I I heard someone call my name.
Hannah Kielty was one victim too far, wasn't she, Paul? What was it that made you hate yourself? Did she scream? Cry? Did she suddenly become a person to you? What is it, Paul? Do you disgust yourself? I have I have nothing to-to add to my statement.
He said he said Mu-Mummy had asked him to pick me up because she had gone out.
What did he look like? Hannah was the one that made you feel something.
Whereas Trudy Hibbert, she just rejected you.
I I didn't kill Trudy Hibbert.
What was it about Hannah Kielty, Paul? He started shouting at me.
And made me take off my shoes.
Can you describe him for me? What was it about Hannah? I didn't touch Hannah Kielty! He had white hair.
I don't know who she is.
He he looked a bit like Granddad.
I didn't touch her.
He was old.
I've never seen her.
Dr.
Hill.
Did he I mean, did he No.
Thank you.
I'm pleased to be out of the police and back home with my family.
Except that not all my family are here to greet me.
Something which you were all too keen to cover three years ago.
Well, nothing has changed our daughter is still dead and her killer is still free.
We won't rest until Trudy's killer has faced justice.
So where does that leave us? Paul Gregory is lying.
And our killer is still out there.
The underlying signature of Hannah's abduction was elementary torture.
For the perpetrator, that's what satisfied the fantasy.
That's why I needed to know if Gregory had inclination towards torture.
He hadn't.
All of which means he didn't abduct her.
Well, how does this disprove his admission? If Gregory was killing them, he'd be driven by self-disgust.
That's not there.
The signature of these killings is revenge.
For Trudy? Now, look at these previous offenses burglary, indecent exposure to children, and gross indecency they're not the stepping stones for these types of killings.
Which means Paul Gregory could be a target as well, then? Yeah.
So what about the Trudy Hibbert murder? He was found not guilty, Carol.
I mean, there is the possibility he didn't do it and the jury were right.
I mean, his post-offense behavior between the murder of Trudy and his arrest doesn't indicate guilt.
On the contrary, he didn't move away, he didn't run, he didn't hide.
He'd only just moved to Bradfield.
And at the time, he didn't know Bradfield.
Now, when you mentioned Trudy's name in questioning, how was he? Angry? Frustrated? Upset, emotional.
Flatly denied killing her.
Then unless he's anything but the textbook case, the world's been wrong all along.
I don't believe he killed her.
Okay.
How persecuted would you feel? I'm abused in the street.
I have things thrown at me.
Dog shit.
Paint.
Abusive phone calls.
Threats.
Windows smashed, bricks dropped on me van, fire bombs.
You confessed to get off the street.
When you're supposed to have done what I'm supposed to have done they want me dead.
The threats.
Do they put them in writing? Oh, yeah.
Yes.
Spelled out very clearly what I can expect.
- I'd like to see them.
- I burn them.
How are they written? By hand? Computer? They're typed, nice and neat, and exceptionally detailed.
I'm going to die for my crimes.
You want to give Paul Gregory police protection? - Yes, sir.
- Why? Because as far as the killer's concerned, he's the main prize.
They want revenge, even though we know he's innocent.
You're saying Gregory did not kill Trudy Hibbert? - Yes, sir.
- You're certain? Yes.
And the rope in his flat? Forensics came back negative.
Completely different fibers.
He's just a convenient suspect, sir.
But he did not kill the jurors.
Hey, they're coming, they're coming.
Back off! Off! Back off! Get out! Open the door! Back off! Pervert! Pervert! Pervert! "THEY DID NOT LISTEN" I appreciate you coming, Mr.
Ashworth.
We know the killer was in the courtroom with you during the trial and gained an intimate knowledge of you and the rest of the jury.
What I want to hear is what you saw.
Her parents, you just felt for them, that anyone would have to go through that.
Did you see anyone taking notes, writing obsessively? Apart from the press, no.
I know you're not allowed to talk about the deliberations during the trial or how you came to your verdict, but did you notice, or was anything said that was unusual? No.
Nothing.
There was debate, as there is in all trials.
But in the end, it was fairly unanimous.
I'm going home.
Shit! No! Shit! The person we're looking for is already in your system.
Somewhere, somehow, this person has made themselves known to you.
And in some way, you already know who they are.
But part of their character is never to draw attention to themselves, so keep this in your heads like some sort of mantra -- Ordinary, Obsessive, Regimented, Routined.
Ordinary, Obsessive, Regimented, Routined.
You're one piece of evidence away from finding this person.
Why didn't you tell me this last night? I thought it could wait.
We know where she is.
Tony, could the killer be a woman? Of course.
Right.
I'm going to have to arrest Nicola Hibbert.
Get a warrant.
Guv.
Yeah, with you in a second.
I'll need to go upstairs, Carol.
Upstairs, downstairs--what's the difference? Downstairs is the face you want to present to the world, but upstairs says a lot more about you.
Thank God you've never been in my bedroom.
I mean I know what you mean.
Mrs.
Hibbert, may we come in? Back on the victimization trail again, are we? We believe you and your husband have been conspiring to commitarson, Mrs.
Hibbert, endangering lifeand property.
You don't learn, do you? I want to question you about where you and your husband were last night.
Is he at home? No, he's at work.
You know that.
How long has this been going on for, this personal vendetta against Paul Gregory? You don't even mention his name in my house! Not in there! No! Get out! Get out of my house! It's her birthday! She's fourteen! Fourteen! I'm sorry.
Nicola? Nicola? What have you done? Get off her! Get off! Come on.
Come on, all right.
All right.
How could you? Today of all days! Downstairs.
Go on, wait downstairs! Shh, shh, shh.
All right, love.
I just wanted him to be aware of the miserable living hell that we've been faced with.
I wanted him to know that maybe he could escape justice, but he, he couldn't escape me.
Wherever he went, I'd be there, following him.
Reminding him.
I wanted him to feel the pain.
And did you ever target any of the jurors on the case? How could I? I didn't know who they were.
Anyway, it wasn't their fault; they didn't kill her--he did.
Tony.
Are you coming? Brandon wants to see me.
They've lost confidence in you, Carol.
They're relieving you of the inquiry.
When? After the weekend.
They're hoping things will have calmed down and they can announce your successor in a positive light.
Who? DCI Boyle.
Media-friendly.
I'm sorry, Carol.
Are you? When was the moment you realized the killing had to stop? The first time I hated myself.
How did you cope with that feeling? I didn't cope.
It overwhelmed me.
It was a tidal wave of revulsion.
All I saw were lifeless limbs and a suspended expression.
But you killed again.
The revulsion was weaker than the urge.
Or maybe the urge got stronger.
I became out of control, did things even I was ashamed of.
So where do I look? Where you'd least expect it.
If I hadn't left the clues, no one would have found me.
I was the person everyone overlooked.
Except you.
I'm only telling you this because it's you, Tony, because I love you And I know you love me.
Maybe you need to look at it from a wider angle.
Who feels they haven't been listened to? Who wrote to the papers? Did the Force get a piece of mail? Yeah, we did, a number of people sent us all sorts of stuff.
Spencer, look, do you mind? It's just that I'm living this, and for one moment each day, I'd really like to be who I am, not what I do.
Does that make any sense? Gloriously.
Um, I was kind of including personal space in that.
Whatever.
That doesn't rule out that thing you do to my neck, though.
Or this? Carol Jordan.
How are you? I was just going to bed, actually.
Oh, really? I'm just going through what the jury said and just plowing through the court records to double check.
Do you want me to come over? If you want to.
I'll be there in a bit.
Thanks.
Mm-hmm.
Maybe it's not just one person, you know? Maybe it's two.
Mmm.
Is that possible? Could it be a couple? Well, when two people kill, they feed off each other.
We'd see more of an escalation with each successive death.
Here, there's minor escalation only.
Within each death as well, we'd see an exploration of two different people.
The foreplay.
Exactly.
You'd see the person teasing the other to go further.
And that's not here? Here, there's repression, our killer lives in a defined set of parameters.
A dominant and subservient relationship.
Dominance and submission.
That's what makes the world go round, Carol, present in every relationship.
- Every relationship? - In degrees, in light and shade.
Even between you and your lawyer, one of you will be dominant and the other submissive.
- Which am I? - Dominant.
I suspect you hardly ever go to him; he always comes to you.
I suspect you decide when you meet, when you don't meet, and eventually, you will decide the fate of that relationship.
- But you don't know that.
- No, but the manner of your denial has just confirmed it.
Okay, then, so what about between us? - You and me? - Yeah.
You said every relationship.
- It's a tough one.
- That's why I ask.
Turmoil.
Small turf wars.
Each person fighting the other for submission.
Or to be the most submissive.
We're ruling out a couple, then? Yeah.
Thanks.
How long is this going to go on for? Not long.
We're getting close to the person responsible by the hour.
Look, I know this is difficult, but we want you to be safe, Mrs.
Lawson.
The, uh, others have all been women? Look, try not to think about it.
It's not going to happen.
"TIME TO DIE" Mr.
Elliott? Ken Elliott, Bagged, taped, bound, and strangled.
Newspaper soaked in petrol.
He was also repeatedly stabbed in the leg with scissors and had his skull fractured by a blunt instrument.
It could have been a way to get him to eat something he really didn't want to eat.
They've moved on to petrol to terrorize, have changed the sex, have increased the violence.
For someone organized, this is a major departure.
Why didn't they go for Jean Lawson? You said they were going to wipe out the women first.
What is it we are missing here? What is it we're not seeing? Nothing on the contrary, Carol, what we've just seen is incredibly significant.
Tell me, all of it.
What have we just seen? The beginning of the end.
What's happening here is that the escalation in violence is born out of frustration.
But the end is in sight, Carol.
The next victim will either be Paul Gregory or Jean Lawson.
Oh, I've forgotten something.
Can I leave this with you? Gravy granules.
Where's the trolley? Are you going to the stationer's, David? No, I'll go later.
Then we need to turn left here.
What on earth has happened there? I don't know.
Maybe some kind of domestic.
Guv, Tony.
Scene of crime videos.
Okay, what you see here is the scene of crime of Francine Jeremies.
And here is the arrival of a navy-blue Rover.
Drove past, 9:07.
And look the end of the road where Ken Elliott was murdered.
The time here, 9:10.
The same car.
- You sure? - It's the same car.
Right, find the owner.
Guv.
We've gotten the registered owner.
David Lawson.
Jean's husband she's living with the killer.
- What does he do? - Did do.
Early retirement.
He was an auditor.
Yeah, mundane, ordered, repetitive -- what else? They met at work; they were working together.
She was in the number-crunching department.
- Where did you get all this? - Kevin.
He's living with them.
Phone! Thanks.
Hello.
Listen, don't identify that it's us you're speaking to.
Okay? Uh, yeah.
Kevin, it's Tony.
Are either of the Lawsons with you in the room? Well, not at present, but it might be likely at any time.
I want you to be my eyes in that house.
Do you understand? Okay.
I want you to go into the living room.
Yeah.
Are there any books on the wall? What, you mean on shelves? No.
How would you describe the house? Normal and tidy, neat? Or obsessive? Uh, the latter.
If it's possible, can you give me an example of that? Uh, the "TV Times" is folded to today's date.
More than that.
Well, this isn't a good room for that.
What's going on here? I'll tell you in a minute.
Just do as I ask.
- Oh! Sorry.
- Who is that? Kevin.
- When you're finished.
- Yeah, it might take some time.
Just wondered where Jean was.
Uh, upstairs, I think.
Thanks.
Kevin, was that David Lawson? It was; he's just come home.
Been out getting stationery.
Stationery? I tell you, the roads get busier every day.
I'll make you a cup of tea.
Oh, jeez.
Yeah, absolute straight lines.
Portions of stuff boxed up and everything.
I mean, everything has a label.
Uh, I was just looking for the coffee.
It's the third jar from the left in the end cupboard.
You have to switch it on at the wall.
Oh, right.
What, what's going on here? How's the world of law and order? - We'll just pick him up.
- What for suspicion of having a neat house? He's the man we're looking for.
He fits your profile, Tony.
Come on! - Yes, he does.
- But There's something missing! I mean, what's driving him? Why set out to kill a group of people of which your wife is a member? She should be a victim! Unless he doesn't think she's to blame.
Get him back.
Will someone please tell me what the hell is going on here? Or are you just leaving it to my imagination? Kevin, is there a study in the house, a place of work for administration? Yeah, upstairs.
I haven't been in.
I need you to get in, have a look around.
The person we're looking for will have written detailed diaries of their killings.
They're the type of person who feels they haven't been listened to, so they've written everything down.
What exactly am I looking for? You'll know when you see it.
A book.
A journal.
It won't be hidden.
This person thinks what they're doing is right, so it'll be easily to hand.
I'll try.
I'll call you back.
What are you expecting? The more I reason with it, the more certain it becomes.
- What becomes? - The verdict, when Gregory was found not guilty.
We need some milk.
Does anyone want anything from the shop? No, but that's okay, you go.
Make sure you take Bob with you, Jean.
- Bob! - It's all right, he's here.
- Are you in? - Yeah.
It won't be far from you, Kevin.
Just think where you would normally reach to and just describe anything you suspect.
There's tape here, Tony.
Rolls of it.
It's him, Tony.
It's him.
What are you doing? Kevin, it's not! It's not him it's her! How can it be her? Because Paul Gregory was found not guilty by a majority verdict, 11-to-1.
One person believed him to be guilty.
Jean Lawson! Good God.
Where will she go to? Gregory; he's all she's got left.
- Yeah.
- Listen, Jean Lawson's the killer.
She's on her way over to him now.
Don't let him out of your sight.
Eat.
Eat! This is for Trudy.
Sweet Little Trudy.
Did we do it? Has he served his punishment? Get her out of here.
You know I'm right! It was him! Now I hate myself for believing you.
Tony.
Tony.
- Are you okay? - I don't think so.
Tell Merrick he's a better man than me.
Hey, will you let me give you a lift? Not right now, Carol.
I need the air.
Even she was right.
That still doesn't excuse the murder of four people, though, does it? I believed him.
I'll come over and see you later.
- I don't know when I - I don't care, I'm coming over.
What about Spencer? It's over.
Why didn't you tell me? I did.
Just not in words.
You just couldn't read my mind.