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Silent Witness
Season 16 - Episode 03

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"Trust"
Part 1

OK, I'll get the area sealed off.

All right, oh, and don't forget
I need the DCI's phone number.

Who is she?

Chrissy Reed.

Worked for CID, up in Yorkshire.

Must have found a way of
flushing her down the M1.

Charming!

- How are you doing, Jack?
- Not bad.

Wondered if our
paths might cross.

- And here you are.
- Indeed.

So, this is nice.

Nikki Alexander.
Home Office Pathologist.

DI Reed.

That's right - DI.

So, if you want to
step on my crime scene,

take a deep breath and
get over yourself, Jack.

What was that?!

Neighbour called the police.

Basement vent's out back.

Smell was getting a bit ripe.

Two dead.
Both female.

Brunette's been shot
in the head and arm.

Blonde victim's been shot
twice in the chest.

Were they totally covered
when they were found?

Yep.

Possibly trying
to contain the smell.

- Who owns the house?
- Landlord's a Mr. Kolahi.

Only managed to speak
to his wife so far,

but she seemed to think the
house was rented to a man

- who'd just moved
- back from Dubai. Might explain the heat.

Central heating's been set
to be on constantly - 22 degrees.

If you could find out
how long that's been the case,

- it would help with time-since-death.
- I'll get on to the gas company,

see if they can give us
an indication of usage.

But are we talking days, weeks?

- I can't tell you that yet.
- Bloating suggests at least four days,

but bodies are making
the transition from bloat

to active decay.

That puts TSI at somewhere
between seven to ten days.

- Find a gun?
- No.

So, it's not a suicide pact.

A naked suicide pact,

in which the deceased
end up under polythene?

Sherlock would explain it.

This is going to be such fun!

Think she could have died later?

Why do you say that?

Far fewer blowfly larvae
on the blonde victim.

No, the bodies seem
to be at a similar

point in the decay cycle, to me.

So, what is it with you and DI Reed?

Is it specifically her
you don't like,

or the fact that she's clearly
a competent, ambitious woman?

No problem with competent,
ambitious women.

We had a run-in, that's all.

Matter of fact,
we used to be good mates.

When did you last see her?

I dunno.
Three, four years ago?

About the time you came to London?

Oh, my God.

The overly competitive sparring,
the mutual dislike.

Were you in a relationship with her?

All right,
just keep it quiet, will you?

Because she's an older woman?

- Because she's married.
- WasS married.

Are we done here?

Top priority's to get
these women identified.

I've got my team
scouring missing persons,

but I'd like to get started
on the postmortems today,

if you can manage that.

-Jack, can I show you something?
- Yeah.

Padlock clasps.
Recently removed.

What's the matter, Jack,

can't even look at me?

I moved down to this shithole
to make DCI,

so if you want to
rake over our past,

I suggest you invite
me for a drink,

instead of gossiping with
the pretty blonde doctor.

So, padlock clasps?

They weren't brought
here to be killed.
They were kept down there.

But why remove the locks?

Find many prints in the house?

Nothing, so far.

Well,
maybe they're forensically aware.

If they bought
the padlocks and clasps,

they know there's a chance
we could trace the purchase,

especially if they were in
a rush, bought them locally.

You should check out
local hardware shops.

So he brings them here,
locks them up, does whatever he does,

kills them, buggers off,
but leaves the bodies.

How does that fit with your
forensically-aware criminal mastermind?

Maybe they were interrupted.
Maybe they planned to come back.

- They?
- What makes you think this is one man?

Two women. Both
suffered violent deaths.

Both naked.

You know as well as I do that
this is probably a sexual crime

and the perpetrator's
almost certainly a man working alone.

Time's running out.

Now you need to find someone else.
Do you understand?

- I've tried.
- Try harder.

I know you're strong.

But now it...
it's all about the fight.

You just have to do
whatever it takes.

This doesn't feel
like a sexual crime.

Too clinical.

Whoever did this, they've been
careful. No prints. No marks. Nothing.

And you're not just saying
that because DI Reed

does think that sex
is the basis of his MO?

Credit me with a degree
of professionalism.

And the fact that they were naked
doesn't suggest sexual motive?

Since when was removing clothes
solely indicative of sexual intent?

Clothes can give a clue
as to identity.

So maybe obscuring
their identity's important?

Maybe he dumped the clothes.

Hello, Mr. Benson?

Yeah, what is it?

It's Leo Dalton.

Thank you for your messages

and I'm sorry it took me
a while to get back to you.

Giving up?

Two weeks. Killing me.

Given the condition
of the bodies,

Jack's happy to
release them if you are.

- Great.
- Should be able to get onto

the postmortems after lunch.

- Appreciate it.
- Would you like to be present?

- Yeah.
- I'm sorry for talking like that.

It was unprofessional.

- We all do it.
- And it was unkind.

Are you OK?

Yeah, I'm fine.
Sorry.

I've not been sleeping well.

Eyes OK?

Wouldn't do to have them think I was anything
other than a flat-out bitch now, would it?

Hi.

Unused mattress on the bed.

The kitchen's cheap,
but newly installed.

And the oven still has
the instructions inside.

I don't think anyone was living
in the main part of the house.

Fits with neighbour interviews.

No signs of life.
No-one came or went.

- No post delivered.
- But if they were held here

for any length of time, someone must
have been bringing them food, water.

Someone who smoked.
Found this in the garden.

When was the last
time it rained?

About two weeks ago, I think.

Cigarette butts turn brown
when sodden. This one hasn't.

- Great, so our man...
- Or men.

Could've been a smoker.

So we've narrowed it down
to 20% of the population.

Think we can get DNA?

If you ask nicely.

You'll have to forgive
my lack of manners.

Whoever did this, I've got a feeling
he's not done yet.

Time for work.

Take my advice. Keep your distance.

We were just chatting.

I don't know what your
problem is with her?

Maybe she's not as hard-nosed
as you think.

She's recently divorced,
she's in a new city...

Right, so now
you're best friends?

Are we five?
Is this a playground?

She was just trying to be friendly.

She's trying to tap you
for information about me.

Oh, because two professional women
couldn't possibly talk about anything except you!

Chrissy's sniffing out promotion

and she wants to make sure
I haven't said anything

that could jeopardise that, OK?

What happened between you two?

You advertised the house
through a local paper?

No agency?

Mr. Kolahi, I don't think
you're quite getting this.

There's been a double murder
at your property.

If you don't talk to me, I'm going to
have to start joining the dots myself

and, at the moment,
you're one of the only dots I've got.

How...how did they die?

I can't tell you that right now.

Well, his name was... Bairstow.

George...George Bairstow.
And we didn't use an agency.

We wanted
to keep the costs down... There.

The tenancy agreement's
in there, too.

- Everything's above board.
- I'm sure it was.

So, what can you tell me
about this George Bairstow?

Not much.

Never actually met him.

How old was Michael when he died?

- Four months.
- He was pronounced dead at the house?

And was your wife
arrested immediately or...

fter the postmortem?

Couple of hours later.

D'you have a copy of the
prosecution's postmortem reports?

What?

The pathologist is well respected.

You know him?

Very well.

- He's a friend.
- It's a small community.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know, I know.

You're all mates
and you all back each other up.

Mr. Benson.

I assure you that my friendship
with Professor Fell is irrelevant.

All that matters
is the quality of his work.

And if it is found to be lacking,
then the quality of mine...

Whoever this Bairstow is and I very
much doubt that's his real name,

Kolahi never met him,
never spoke to him.

So how did he get the keys
to the tenant?

That's the good bit.

Bairstow e-mailed saying he'd be
arriving late, and asked Kolahi

if he could leave the keys
some place he could find them.

Even Kolahi wasn't that stupid.

He agreed to leave them
at a friend's restaurant nearby.

- I've sent someone to interview.
- I'm just going to start getting ready.

- So, you and her?
- Please.

Not your type?

According to her,
we're barely the same species.

The report says
that Michael was smothered.

Shona did not smother him!

Look, I'm sorry.

It's just that people keep saying
that she done this

and I know she couldn't.

There are four broken bones -
two ribs and both femurs.

We don't know how that happened.

I have to ask this, because
it's not mentioned here but...

Why weren't you charged,
along with your wife?

Cos I wasn't there.

Me and Shona, we're separated.

So how come social services
removed your other son...?

- Darius.
- Darius, thank you.

Why don't you have
custody of him?

I got priors.

ABH, GBH, little bit of drugs...

Look I'm trying to do better.

Both postmortems conclude that
Michael was smothered by your wife.

I have to believe
there's a possibility

that both pathologists were wrong.

They were.

Well, unfortunately, your telling
me that doesn't make it true.

She didn't do it.

Shona's been in
jail for months now.

Darius has been in, like,
three foster homes...

If she gets sent
down, he gets adopted.

We lose him, too.

Look, I got four days to
stop that from happening.

Four days?

Shona's trial starts on Thursday.

Look, she didn't kill him.

I promise you that.

She did not kill our son.

That's right, just
keep walking...

Baby-killin' bitch.

Statement on my desk
in two hours. Thanks.

Restaurant owner's
given a description

of the man who
picked up the keys.

Eastern European?

The bullets were fired from
a Makarov semi-automatic pistol.

Now I've seen one or two,

but it's predominantly
used in Russia, Eastern Europe.

Where are you going with this?

Dead women. Young women.

A degree of professionalism.
Eastern European gun.

Trafficking?

Show you a Rorschach Test,
you see a bat when everyone else
sees bunnies.

- Legenda sem traduçao -

We'll have a better
idea when she's open,

but visual inspection suggests that the
victim was in her early to mid-twenties.

Young woman.
Fits with the trafficking profile.

Nothing changes.
Like a dog with a bone.

Man who picked up the keys,
what else do we know?

Caucasian. 30s, 40s.
Average height. Brown hair.

Bloating and marbling
on the skin's surface

suggests time
since death in line

with provisional entomology
observed at scene.

Roughly six to seven days...

Stuart, can we photograph, please?

Another dead girl.

I was as upset as you were
about what happened.

Were you? Seems like you did
pretty well out of it.

I wasn't promoted
on the back of one case.

I was promoted
because I'm a damned good copper.

And if I didn't have a pair of tits,

I probably would have been promoted
ten years earlier.

I didn't do anything wrong.

If you still think I did,
maybe you're the problem, not me.

The brunette victim has
two small burn marks.

Upper thorax.

Taser?

No signs of skin penetration
associated with tasering.

I'd say she was attacked
with a stun gun.

Perpetrator sounds pretty organised.

Almost like this was part of some
well-funded criminal enterprise.

Where are you going?
Date with some maggots.

The bullet's passed through the left
side of the victim's frontal bone,

emerging through the occipital bone,

right side,
at the rear of the skull.

The entry wound is small,

but there's no evidence of powder
tattooing or soot deposition,

suggesting a minimum firing range
of between four to five feet,

depending on the weapon's calibre.

It also suggests the possibility...

..the wound to the forearm
was a defence wound.

So, maybe the victim
was untied at that point?

There's a small tattoo
on the underside of the wrist,

a cross with wings attached, could
be some kind of memorial tattoo.

There are contusions on the wrists, that
are suggestive of the use of restraints.

Subcutaneous dissection
should confirm.

So, the victim's wrists were
definitely tied at some point?

There are also
cuts on the wrists,

as if she'd fought
to free herself.

No sign of rope patterning.

Looks like he may
have used handcuffs.

Handcuffs, stun gun, pistol.

Whoever he is,
he likes to be prepared.

Dr. Ballinger?

Your briefcase, sir.

And that one came from
the blonde victim, as well?

No, I'm just throwing
them in randomly!

Well, then,
I think we can call that a pattern.

The absence of bruising

around the gunshot wound on
the blonde victim's chest,

and the fact that there was
far less internal bleeding

than I'd expect,

both suggest
a complete lack of vital reaction.

What are you saying?

That she was already dead
when she was shot?

Well, Jack found bullets buried
in the floor beneath her body,

suggesting that she was already
lying on the ground, face-up,

when she was shot.
Unlike the brunette victim,

the blonde victim
was shot postmortem.

And without further tests,

I can't really tell you
how this woman died.

The blonde victim was pregnant?

Coming to the end
of her first trimester.

But you feel confident neither woman
was sexually assaulted?

That's not what she said.

Neither body displays the usual
indicators of sexual assault, but

because the bodies are so degraded
it's difficult to be definitive.

She was three months pregnant...

Could she have been down there
as long as that?

The tenancy started
two weeks ago.

They could have been
held elsewhere first.

If the stun gun
was used to aid capture,

then healing injuries
suggests that they were taken

between one and two weeks ago.

Missing persons aren't coming up with
likely matches in that time frame.

Maybe cos no-one
knows they're missing.

Cos in your mind, we're looking
at Eastern European women.

- Why's that such a ridiculous idea?
- Can we just stick to what we know?

Two women, abducted in the last
fortnight, then found naked

in the basement of a house that
shows no other signs of habitation.

They weren't naked,
they were covered,

which to my mind suggests
a level of guilt and horror

in the perpetrator,
that's usually associated

with uncontrollable urges,
which he later regrets.

And when it comes to regrets,
sex is usually right up there.

But the perpetrators
knew what they were doing.

How many randy psychos would have
the nous to forge documentation?

And they were forensically aware,
organised, left no traces.

- Cigarette butt?
- Clarissa?

Gone for DNA.

And they had enough contacts
to procure a pistol and a stun gun.

You can get hold of a small arsenal
if you go to the right car-boot sale.

That is bollocks and you know it.

So, basically, we have no idea.

Two unidentified women, both
murdered for reasons unknown

and, in one case, we're not
even sure what killed her.

Which victim were you struggling
to find cause of death for?

The blonde.

One of these was found on the blonde
victim, one on the brunette.

Slight fluctuations aside,

we know the rate
of decomposition's a constant

when dead bodies are exposed
to the same external conditions.

By examining the two victims,

we can see they died
roughly contemporaneously.

And we'd expect the entomology
to back that up.

- But it doesn't?
- It does and it doesn't.

Blowfly larvae from
our brunette victim...

Blowfly larvae
from our blonde victim.

Both at the same
stage of development,

- but spot the difference.
- Size.

Exactly. There's a size difference
between the populations

- So what would cause that?
- I've not finished.

Mortality rate in the larvae
from the blonde victim

is also much higher...
Talking as much as 40% to 50%.

- You think she was poisoned?
- Worth testing for, isn't it?

Will it help identification?

- Possibly.
- Not good enough.

Finding identity
takes precedence.

- The tattoo.
- It's too generic!

I'm getting sweet sod all
from missing persons,

I need you to work the tattoo.

See if we can get
anything from it.

I'll make sure we
get fingerprints

and dental records sent
off straight away.

Thanks, Nikki.

You fancy a drink tonight?

- Yeah.
- Great.

You'll see.

- I'm off out.
- Where?

Toxicology.
Mate owes me a favour.

But DI Reed said to
focus on the tattoo.

I don't care what she said.
She's wrong.

You focus on the
tattoo, if you like,

I'll do the grown-up stuff.

How's Liza?

Well, I wouldn't know.
We...

- We split up last summer.
- Oh, Richard!

No, it's all right, and before
you start feeling too sorry for me,

I...I got married.
Again.

Eleanor.
She's lovely.
And don't get upset that
you didn't get invited.

It was all very last-minute.
It was just us and her family.

Barbados, and... and the kids.

- Kids?!
- Well, Eleanor's siblings.

What she lacks in years,
she makes up for in enthusiasm.

Leo, look, lovely as
it is always to see you,

I'm pretty sure you didn't call me down here
to discuss the follies of the flesh?

No.

Excuse me?

DI Reed, Serious Crime.

- D'you live here?
- Yeah.

- Has he done something wrong?
- Sorry?

- The fella from that house.
- You saw someone enter that house?

I saw him come out when
I was heading for work.

- Why, what's happened?
- When was this?

First day I went back to
work after me holidays.

- Ten days ago?
- What time was it?

Just after five in the morning.

Can you describe the man you saw?

He was tall, over six foot.
Athletic physique.

Hooded top.
Probably about mid-forties?

Need a sketch artist, pronto.

Where were you going
at five in the morning?

He's a smoker.

Four healing fractures.

Clearly, the mother had been abusing
the child since day one.

So when you found
the petechial haemorrhage...

How often have we seen it?
Difficult baby.

How do we know he was difficult?

Neighbour said he
cried all the time.

Mother snapped. Smothered him.
Petechial haemorrhage.

A haemorrhage like that could
have more than one cause, Richard.

Yes, it could, but given
the injury narrative,

d'you think it's likely?

Seriously, why are you
bothering with this, Leo,

it can hardly be for the money?

I've been reading round the postmortem
and the health visitor

says that she was an
excellent mother.

For goodness, Leo, if she hadn't appeared
that way they'd have whipped the baby off her.

Please, don't tell me you fell
for the mother's sob story?

- No, I haven't met her.
- No? Well, perhaps you should.

Police said she was as cold
as Christmas in Krakow.

Nevertheless,
looking at the case in the round,

I think there's
another explanation.

Such as?

Sudden Infant Death?

Yes, of course, if you discount
the historic fractures.

Which are indicative of abuse, yes,
but not cause of death.

We don't know who looked after that
child in the months up to his death.

- Friends, neighbours?
- Multiple healing fractures

sustained over a
period of four months.

Do you really want to look past
the mother for that?

Fine, OK.
Leo, you do what you think is right,

but I just...

I just don't want you to make
a fool of yourself, that's all.

Hundreds of variants on
the winged cross... Jack's right.

I don't think it's specific enough
to help with identity.

Jack seems to have issues
with Detective Inspector Reed,

doesn't he?

Their relationship may have
been more than professional.

- Yes, I heard about the bed-hopping.
- No, it wasn't just sex.

He liked her.

So his affection manifests itself
in fits of juvenile antagonism?

Maybe he feels let down.

They fell out over a job.

If you want the full story,
you'll have to ask Jack.

Can I have a word?

I put Michael to sleep in his cot...

..same as I did every afternoon.

But this time...

he just slept and slept.

So I went to wake him up.

Only he wouldn't wake up.

- And when did you call the paramedics?
- Straight away.

And in that time,
did Michael make any movements?

Did he... cry?

No.

It seemed to take so long
for them to get to us...

..and I just kept holding him
and holding him.

Sorry.

I'm trying to be strong,
I really am.

It's just...

..when I think about Michael...
And now Darius...

And if I'm convicted,
then he's going to be adopted and...

Why do you think it took the
paramedics so long to get to you?

We lived up on the 19th floor...

Lift had been broken for months.

Well, that must have been
very hard with a young baby.

- Could you get out much?
- Not really, no.

Spent most of our time in the flat.

"Forensic scientist resigns after
allegation of corruption against Police"

Hi.
Everything OK?

Fine.

Leo?

When you interviewed Jack,
do you remember if he said

why he'd left Yorkshire?

Fresh challenges, new pastures.
The usual, why?

No reason.

Where have you been?

Had a drink with Richard.

And a...

quick chat with the defendant.

So you're definitely
taking on the case?

After last year, I completely
understand if you feel...

No, it's not about my feelings.

This family have been torn apart
by the death of their child.

And they're going
to be torn apart even more.

There's a gap in Richard's report.

He didn't investigate
any kind of alternative cause

for the multiple fractures.
I mean, not even blood tests.

I think there's

a possibility that the child was
suffering from Vitamin D deficiency.

Well, you have to do
what you feel is right.

Hi.

Change of plan.
Mind if we watch some DVDs?

Sure.

Nice place.

Postman saw him going out
at five in the morning.

This is the only place open 24 hours
within walking distance.

We're looking for a tall guy
in a hooded top buying fags,

possibly, sandwiches.

Jack working on the tattoo
when you left?

Thanks for getting this one, cheers.
I really appreciate it.

Not sure.

Good to know the tail's
still wagging the bloody dog.

You and Jack...

All this antagonism
because you had an affair.

And I thought Northerners
were meant to be the blunt ones.

He thought I did something
and I didn't.

Was it something to do with
the Marie Shelby case?

- Jack resigned around that time...
- What did he tell you about that?

Nothing.

Marie Shelby was a prostitute.

Night she was killed,
she was seen getting in a car.

Car belonged to Ross Parkwell.
Nasty piece of work.

Parkwell says he didn't pick her up
and he's got half a dozen people

willing to testify
that he was elsewhere.

So as you can imagine, forensics
were always going to be key.

But Jack got it into his head
that someone had infiltrated his lab

and messed with the Shelby samples

that he was going to process for DNA.
Why would he think that?

Something to do with
his labelling system.

Anyhow, the... samples
were processed,

and it turns out
it wasn't Parkwell,

but another equally
horrid scumbag,

- name of Colin McKenzie.
- So why does he blame you?

He started running
through a list of people

who he thought might have
had access to his lab,

and he decided that I was
the most likely culprit.

Even though
you were having an affair?

According to Jack, that was WHY
we were having the affair.

I was a bit upset about this,
as you can imagine.

Jack saw red, took
his complaint upstairs.

Big row, and he walked.

Take it he didn't mention this
when he came for the job interview?

So we'd both be doing Jack a favour
if we let that go.

There. Six foot, wearing a hoodie.

That's him.

What... What did you do to her?

Something to help her sleep.

What, with this?
Where did you get this?

- Roper...
- Do you know what this is?

- What it could do?
- Shut up!

Two days and this is over.
Now, go to work.

When did you get these?

Mate ran them off overnight.

TTX?
Tetrodotoxin?

That's the toxin
found in puffer fish, isn't it?

Amongst other things.

Aggressive sodium
channel blocker.

Acts as a powerful sedative.

Depending on dose, we're talking
respiratory problems, paralysis.

And if you get a massive dose,

you end up like
our blonde from the basement.

Did you notice any swelling
in her mouth, trachea?

- No.
- Then she was probably injected.

But where would you even get hold
of a substance like that?

Evil sushi chefs,
research laboratories.

I'll leave you
to tell your new best friend.

She thinks that she's identified
the man from CCTV tapes.

Good.

And she told me about Marie Shelby.

About your resignation.

Why didn't you mention it
to Leo in interview?

Didn't seem relevant.

So it wasn't because
your accusation was groundless?

Someone switched samples,
of that I'm sure.

But why? What would motivate her
to do something like that?

Don't know for sure it was her.

Well, you must
have reason to suspect.

I thought I did at the time
but it was all cross-contaminated,

the case, me and her,
it was confusing.

Why would someone switch samples
in the first place?

When he was arrested, there were
rumours about Ross Parkwell,

rumours that he was
an informant for SOCA.

And when my samples
were switched,

I took a look at who
was headed to prison

and who wasn't and it all
got a bit "grassy knoll".

Anyway, I don't want you
getting involved in all that.

It was a bad time.
I was angry,

probably wasn't thinking straight,
and I shot my mouth off.

If you think there
was corruption,

an innocent man
went to prison...

- Colin McKenzie's no innocent...
- Of that particular crime.

I didn't mention it at interview
because I'm kind of embarrassed

of the way I went about things, OK?

Going to try isotope analysis
on both victims.

We'll need teeth and hair.

The postman confirmed it.
Our man from the 24-hour.

He's the man who left the house.

Yes, that's right,
suspected tetrodotoxin poisoning.

I'm trying to find
out which facilities

have a licence to store
it in this country.

Move.
Please.

Thanks.

- You went ahead with toxicology?
- I did.

- And you think I'm going to pay for that?
- I called in a favour.

By the way,
the blonde victim isn't British.

- Analysis on the teeth...
- I never authorised isotope...

Will you please shut up
about authorisations?

If you're planning to carry
on treating me like this,

can you let me know, because
I'm not sure I can deal with it.

You think I wanted
to end things with you?

I was happy.

I was really happy,
until you mucked everything up.

But you said what you said
and that's fine.

And if you still believe it,
that's fine, too, but...

you weren't the only one who came out
of that situation with scars.

Great, thanks.

Only 12 research labs

are authorised to store category B
substances in this country.

One of them, Solomon McGuire,
is the only one

in a 50-mile radius
of the crime scene.

- OK, let's get over there.
- Did I hear you say that the blonde victim

- wasn't British?
- Yeah, her isotopes

suggest she was born in Serbia.

And not just that,
Clarissa analysed her hair.

During the last three years,
she's been moving frequently

- between the UK and the Balkans.
- People trafficking.

All that coming and going,
it doesn't sound like
a trafficked girl to me.

Nikki, text me the lab address.

- I'll pick you up in half an hour.
- I'm going with you?

- They might open up for one of their own.
- Where are you going now?

- Finding our man in the photo.
- Actually, I was thinking...

The landlord, you're
sure he didn't meet him?

- That's what he said.
- Was the fact that the house

had a basement mentioned in the
e-mail exchange between them?

- No. Why?
- The basement isn't visible from the exterior.

It wasn't in the advert.
Whoever rented the house

knew they needed a basement
to keep the girls in.

He must have been
around the house.

Thank you.

I showed three people around
before Bairstow took it, yeah.

How long before?

Well, the house had only been
advertised for five days.

I think the last viewing
was the day before Bairstow took it.

- A man?
- Yeah.

Could it have been this man?

It could have been, yeah.

And you showed him
round the house yourself?

- Yeah.
- Did you take him into the basement?

Yeah, yeah, I did.
But he didn't want the house.

- And he told you that there and then?
- No, he rang me later.

He rang you?

Mr. Kolahi, do you have
the phone he rang you on?

Yeah...

Never gets easier, does it?

So you saw the... petechial
haemorrhage on the thymus gland?

- I did, yes.
- And the multiple fractures?

Yes. Richard, look,

I'm not at a stage yet
where I feel comfortable

pronouncing cause of death.

Right, so what, you're
still not convinced

there's a narrative of abuse?

Not yet, no.

I want to carry out blood tests
on Michael and his brother.

Right. And what do you expect
to find?

I'm not expecting to find anything.

I want to rule out
Vitamin D deficiency

- as being contributory...
- Rickets?

It's a black victim.
Little if any exposure to sunlight.

You seen a rachitic rosary
on the costal cartilages?

Come on, you know
as well as I do

that not all
rickets sufferers...

Leo.

Why are you doing this?

What, because you believe
in the innocence of the mother?

Because you believe
in the father's story?

What I believe is irrelevant.

You once told me

that our real work doesn't start
till we lay down the scalpel.

But I haven't
finished my work yet.

And when I do, if I
conclude that his injuries

were a result of abuse,
then I will say so.

Fine.

Fine.

All in your own good time.

Be careful where you
lay your trust, Leo.

Abusers lie.

They lie all the time
and they are very good at it.

Tell the Chief
Super it's urgent.

I need number-trace
authority today.

Piers Christie, Executive Director.

- DI Reed.
- Dr. Alexander.

Please.

Solomon McGuire are primarily
concerned with defence research.

Vaccines, antitoxins and such like.

Which is why you keep
tetrodotoxin on site?

Do we?

Sorry, we're not actually
supposed to divulge.

Can I ask exactly
what this is about?

I'm investigating the death
of a young pregnant woman,

killed with an overdose
of this TTX substance.

Lucas.
Thanks for coming.

Dr. Lucas Ballinger,
DI Reed and Dr. Alexander.

As well as being a
superb biochemist,

Lucas also has
responsibility for maintaining

an inventory of all substances
kept on site.

In the unlikely event of a theft,
Lucas will know.

Is TTX the most dangerous substance
stored here?

- Dr. Ballinger?
- I'm sorry?

- I'm afraid that...
- You're not at liberty to say. Yes, I know.

But access must be
controlled, isn't it?

- Morning, Mr. Roper.
- It's subject

to lower security protocols
than other substances.

But security is high
and reserves are closely monitored.

Just to the right here.

There we go.

Well done.
You've been a very brave boy.

I'll make sure that Daddy knows
how good you've been.

- Just put your finger on there, would you?
- Daddy wasn't there.

- Daddy wasn't where?
- In the flat.

- When?
- When Michael got sick,

Daddy wasn't there.

Is that what Daddy
told you to say?

Try cross-referencing
against the supply database.

- I have 1-9 as the TTX.
- Yeah. It's the same discrepancy.

How long does it take to get

a bloody trace
on a phone number?

Ah, sod this.

- What are you doing?
- I'll call him.

Are you sure?

This is Ballinger's, right?

It's my number.

The man who looked round the house
gave Kolahi Ballinger's number.

But he's not the
man from the CCTV.

Course he's not, look at him.

He'd need someone to do
the heavy lifting.

According to the inventory, there are
three vials of TTX unaccounted for.

I'll talk to the antitoxin
development team.

In all likelihood,
this is just...human error.

I'm sure it is.

Lucas, maybe you could
get straight onto that?

Has someone died?

- I'm sorry?
- Has someone died?

Well, I'm afraid
it's a bit like your business -

sometimes there are things
we can't tell you.

Why are you leaving?
You saw the state he was in.

And they're missing
three vials of TTX.

Yes. And the phone
ties Ballinger in.

Do we pounce?
No.

Because we know there are
at least two men involved in this.

Let's see if he'll lead us
to the other.

Mama, mama.
Mama, mama.

Let her go.

You know the man who
was initially accused

of killing Marie Shelby?

Did you know that he
faced a rape charge

three years earlier, in Glasgow?

Trial fell through.

Forensics lost the swabs
from the rape victim.

I mean, don't you think it's strange
that one man could be lifted

from suspicion twice
by forensic cock-ups?

I don't know about Glasgow,
but we didn't cock up in Bradford.

We put a man away
for the murder of Marie Shelby.

He's still there, I'm happy to say.
But Jack could've been right?

You, Jack, you're all the same -
playing on the edges of law enforcement,

like kids in a bloody sandpit.

What do you know?

What exactly do you know?

There he is.

Speak.

Kill me.

Kill me.

- What are you doing?
- Clearing up.

You said no killing.

She was right.

This is what you planned all along,
isn't it?

Call emergency services.

Shouldn't we wait for back up?

There's no time.
Just do it.

- Chrissie, wait!
- It's Ballinger.

He's dead.

Let's get the bodies
out before the whole place goes up.

Stop!
Police!

Help me!
Help me!

I'm in here!

Is anyone out there?
Please, I'm in here!

Somebody help me!

Can somebody help me?!

Help!

Help! Help!

Thank you.

Two confirmed dead at scene.

Both been taken to the Lyell.

Two bodies...

Reed would've left me to die.

- What?
- Why do I get the feeling

you're angry with me?

I'm withdrawing my
postmortem report

and foregoing
further investigation.

- No, listen, you can't.
- Don't open that.

We need to get this area sealed off.

We're dealing with anthrax.

We developed
a particularly aggressive strain.

Clinical centre number 12782.

I need to report
a potential biological threat.

You can't just swan in and
dump me off my own case.

I can.
I have.

We're locked down.

No-one in, no-one out.

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