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It's always gonna be weird

having someone in the house, right?

But the au pair is fine.
The kids will be fine.

And I get to spend all day every day

working with my beautiful wife.

So you're completing
on the island this morning.

Money goes in start of business.

- Oi!
- Yous come here.

Move it!

Mrs. Noble, what did
your husband do for a living?

He was an accountant.

Jared is dead.
How do I get my money?

So he was working for Morris.

He was working for Morris.

And who are the associates?

There's one --
his wife, Alexandra Noble.

Jared!

Somebody's turned
Jared's burner on.

Maybe his missus.

It seems like Jared
might have been planning

to start a new life with his mistress.

- What?
- And say you found out

that he was planning to leave you.

Under that kind of pressure,

there's not many that wouldn't crack.

Jared was the one who set up
the second Maltese account.

Yeah, but he must have
given you the details.

Mummy, there's a man on the phone for you.

If I'm not back in two hours,
I want you to phone the police,

tell them I went to
St. Columba's on Lawnmarket.

You don't say no to me.

You keep the phone, and I'll call you.

I'm off to the office now.

Okay, bye!

Bye-bye!

Bye, sweetheart.

Jesus.

Oh.

Well, the computers are still
working, so that's something.

- Yeah.
- And, yeah, Sophie's sorting out

all the files,

and they dumped some of Jared's
personal things in boxes.

- Did they?
- Yeah, mainly invoices

and receipts from
when you had the house done.

So the police didn't hold on to anything?

No.

No, they said there wasn't anything

relevant to their investigation.

God knows what they expected to find.

Lexie, how are you?

- Hi, Kathleen.
- I'm so sorry.

- If there's anything I can do...
- Thank you.

Uh, so I'm gonna -- I'm gonna
start calling everyone today

and, um, explain there's gonna
be a handover period.

Yeah, I thought you'd want to speak

to the bigger corporate clients first,

- so printed you off a list.
- Okay.

And Jared's calendar is on his laptop,

so all his meetings
and stuff should be on there.

Um, is there a breakdown for these?

Because these just say "consultancy."

No, no, sorry.

Uh, yeah, Jared dealt with
those five clients personally,

so he took care of the billing.

So you don't know what kind
of work he was doing for them?

Uh, he said he was advising on restructuring
wealth management,

that kind of thing.

Yeah, I'm surprised
he never mentioned them.

Those five companies bring in more

than all our other clients combined.

Oh.

Thanks.

How the other half live, eh?

DI Royce, DS Livingston,

this is DC Khan
from our economic crime unit.

As I said on the phone,
we have some information

we'd like to share with you.

It appears we've run into
a little conflict of interest.

Cal Morris, prominent local
businessman, philanthropist,

and, as you will be aware,

head of one of Edinburgh's
main crime families

for the past 30 years.

A vicious, violent, and canny bastard,

he has been notoriously
difficult to prosecute.

Him and his brothers started out
with armed robbery

and extortion, then moved into drugs,

which is where they made their real money.

He then invested that into property

and has built up quite a little empire --

hotels, restaurants,
shares in a golf course.

They're now all run
by his daughter, Bianca.

So seemingly a legitimate businessman.

But we know it's all based on dirty money.

We just --
just can't get near him.

You see, we've never been able to prove

that the cash involved is actually dirty.

Then about three months ago,
we learnt that he was planning

to take an uncharacteristic risk.

We got intel that he was buying
a large piece of real estate,

a private island.

Nice.

Using his ill-gotten gains to fund it.

And that's where
Jared Noble comes in.

I've managed to establish that Noble

was receiving sizeable regular payments

into the account of his business,

Jared Noble & Associates.

These payments look innocuous on paper

but, in fact, come from a number
of different shell companies,

companies I strongly suspect
are being used

as money-laundering vehicles
by Cal Morris.

So I think it is safe to assume

that Jared Noble
was actually Morris' money man,

a person we've been trying
and failing to identify

for a very long time.

Cal Morris was taking an enormous risk

buying this island.

We think he'll want to try again,

this time utilising
Alexandra Noble.

We'll be monitoring her, which
means when he tries again --

We can take him down.

Sir, I understand you wanting
us to proceed with caution,

but I do have to continue
with my investigation.

I mean, I can't just abandon Lexie Noble

as a possible suspect.

She has motive for her husband's murder.

I don't see it.

More likely he was killed
by one of Morris' rivals.

Possibly, but --

Look, until we know

where Lexie Noble fits
in the bigger picture,

I don't want Morris to know
we've made the connection.

If he finds out we've linked
him, he'll go to ground.

So I need you to tread very carefully.

Can you do that for me?

Yes, sir.

Echols-Mitchell.
Angus speaking.

Angus, hi.
It's Lexie Noble.

Mrs. Noble, yes, I've just checked it.

It seems that you no longer
have a mortgage with us.

Right.

Uh, can you tell me
who he remortgaged with?

Well, he didn't.

The mortgage was repaid in full in 2019.

Repaid?

Do you know who by?

Yes, the payment came from a company

called Pier Horizon
Enterprises.

Hello?

Is there anything else I can
help you with today, Mrs. Noble?

Uh, no. No, thanks, Angus.
Thank you.

Yes?

Sorry to disturb you,
Mrs. Noble,

but there's a car waiting for you.

- Sorry?
- The driver just called

and said that he's in
a black Audi on Bishop Street.

He said you'd recognise the car,
that he's taking you

to a meeting with a client of Jared's.

Thanks, Katie.

Lexie Noble?

We should get going.

Uncle Cal's waiting.

I'll need any phones or devices.

And you'll be leaving that bag in the car.

Come on, slowcoach.

Okay, listen in, one beef Wellington,

one risotto, one steak.

- Yes, mate.
- How you doing?

How you doing, mate?
You alright?

Not too bad, not to bad.

- How's it going?
- Good, mate.

Finding the sauce again, are you?

- This a dry wine?
- Yes.

Welcome.

- Can I take your coat for you?
- No, we'll go for the red.

No, thank you.

We'll go for the Barolo.
Barolo?

Sure.

Good choice.

Have a seat.

You hungry?

- No.
- What's the risotto today?

- It's mushroom today.
- Mushroom.

I-I'm not hungry.
Thank you.

Sure?

Sorry, Marco.

Now, have you found those account details?

No, look,
I have been searching.

But the thing is, if you know
the banks that are involved,

they -- they can still track the money.

You would think so, wouldn't you?

Problem is, your husband
was too good at his job.

You see, Jared arranged for a third party

to withdraw the money in cash
from one foreign account

and then deposit it in another.

But for security reasons,
he didn't share the details

of that second account with us.

Right.

Okay.

Well, here's the thing.

I'm in the process of buying
a piece of real estate.

- No.
- An island, to be precise.

Isle of Eris.

Thank you.

It's in the Outer Hebrides,
just off Harris.

It's a very beautiful, magical place.

- I've spent my entire life...
- Thanks.

...dreaming about owning
an island like that.

Little piece of the Highlands.

Something I can hand down to
my daughter, my granddaughter.

So when it came on the market,
then I knew I had to have it.

I knew the purchase would have
to be handled with discretion.

So obviously, I turned
to my trusty accountant,

your husband.

Here's the thing -- time...

...is pressing.

And I'll be honest with you.

I have something of a cash-flow problem.

So if I don't find my money,
then I could lose my island.

Do you mind if I ask a question?

Are you...

...Pier Horizon Enterprises?

I'm a very generous man,
Mrs. Noble.

Your husband asked me, as a friend...

to help him out.

So I did.

I look after the people who work for me.

We have 48 hours to complete this deal.

You do that for us?

But one of them never hatched.

And one of them got cracked and...

But eight of them hatched,
so now there's eight.

And we're going to keep them
until they get older.

They're so sweet, but they're really tiny.

We're gonna give them all names.

One of them's got a funny leg

because it got stuck in the shell.

But Miss Lang says it'll be alright.

Hey, lovely.

Who you talking to?

Daddy.

I want to tell him about the baby chicks.

Right.

He can come and see them
when he picks me up.

Es, you know Daddy
can't come and pick you up.

Yes, he can.

We can go to the park afterwards.

He can't, honey.

'Cause he's not here anymore.

Hey, let's unpack this bag
from the hotel, hmm?

- It's only clothes.
- Yeah.

These can all go in the wash, can't they?

Es, why do you have this in your bag?

I don't know.

Where did you find it?

On the chair.

Did you want to keep it
'cause it's Daddy's?

It smells like him.

Yep, it does.

Right. Come on.
Shall we get you some breakfast?

Come on.
There we go.

Okay, you go down.
I'll be down in a second, okay?

Okay, did you have any homework?

Yeah.

Should we take a look at what it is?

Yeah.

Lexie, you want I should
take Esme to school?

No, um...no, it's okay.
I'm just gonna get dressed.

I'm back.

You alright?

We have no fish fingers for lunch.

- Don't we?
- No, we do not have anything.

Do you want me to go shopping?

Uh, yeah.
That --

You'll need money.

They're still not letting me get cash out.

Um, look, I'm so sorry.

I know I haven't paid you, either.

I will sort it out, okay?

When will that be?

- If you can't afford me --
- It's not -- It's not that.

It's not that
I can't afford you.

- Okay.
- You will get paid, I promise.

But if not, I have to work.

Yeah, I know.
I know.

I-I understand that.

But if I could just extend
my overdraft temporarily --

As I say, we do offer
a premium covered account.

- Okay. Okay.
- But it would require a deposit.

If -- That's fine.

If I -- If I were to apply for a loan,
how long would that take?

Well, depending on the type
of loan, two to three weeks.

Okay, okay, that's fine.

I'm -- I'm actually gonna
have to call you back, okay?

Thanks.

233...7053...

4567...821...

0984...82639.

2639?
You sure that's right?

Yeah.

Oh, no, no, no, it's not.
God, I'm sorry. It's not.

It's -- Jared used a --

Hang on, hang on.

Okay, so it's MT,

but then it's 31MALT...

011...

58312.

Yeah, that's the number we've been given.

Yes.
The format is correct.

It's definitely a Maltese account.

- Absolutely.
- Thanks, Dmitri. That's great.

- Yes, it is.
- Let me know when you're in.

I need confirmation
that the money is there.

Well done, Mrs. Noble.

I think that deserves a drink, don't you?

That won't --
won't be necessary.

Oh, no. I'm sorry.
I have to insist.

There's a lovely cocktail bar
that I think you'd like.

It'll give us a chance
to talk about your house.

Uh, okay.

You know the car park behind the castle?

Uh, Castle Terrace.

6:00 is -- 6:00 is fine.

She never uses his name?

No, we only got her side
of the conversation.

She must have a mobile
we don't know about.

Gonna be pushing it to get
a full team authorised in time.

If we could confirm she's meeting Morris,

that's all we need.

It would prove she's involved, as well.

Right. Collin, get onto Tollcross Road.

They're the closest to Castle Terrace.

Tell them we need an unmarked car.

Um, should we inform Royce?

Let's hold off on that for now.

See how it plays out.

Hey, what's happening?

Subject's parked up on third.

She's on the move.

Party prep.
What do you think so far?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Looking very pink,
very gold, very colourful.

A work in progress.

You alright?

Yeah, just been --
been a bit of a week at work.

Trouble in paradise?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Turtles are snapping a bit.

Should I be worried?

No, why don't you just concentrate on --

on decorating and creating this
vision of loveliness for Olivia,

so give her a day she'll never forget.

She's three months old.

She's never gonna remember it.

You don't know that.

You need to hear this.

So?

So the Maltese transfer went through.

Alright, so the money's gone in.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's there.

Problem is?

Well, I wanted to be sure

that we weren't missing
any other account details.

So I had Dmitri's guys go
through all the shell companies.

Turns out the Maltese account

wasn't the only one
we don't have access to.

Hi, Dmitri.

Mr. Morris.

What's he talking about?

As you know, my team of lawyers

set up multiple corporate identities

so that Mr. Noble
could move the money around.

Yeah, we know that.

But it appears that during the process,

someone set up regular transfers
to a dozen corporate accounts

we knew nothing about.

How can that be?

We've got records of all the transfers.

Jared showed statements
of all the accounts.

I mean, you checked them yourself.

So how -- how can that money go elsewhere?

It is our suspicion that, um,

Mr. Noble may have been, um...

doctoring the paperwork.

What do you mean, doctoring?

How much?

- How much?
- We don't have a final figure.

Roughly.

Uh, so far, there's around, uh...

...£28 million unaccounted for.

£28 million?

He stole £28 million.

And you knew fuck-all about it.

W-We're still trying to --

- Where's Aaron?
- Gone to pick up the wife.

Seems we were wrong
to trust either of them.

What did you say?

What did you say?

Hey.

Bring her straight to the office.

Okay.

Are you sure?

Just do as I say.

Fine.

Change of plan.

Mr. Morris.

Sit.

Did you know?

Sorry?

Did you know your husband
was robbing me blind?

I don't understand.

Tell her.

Over the past 12 months,

someone's been
systematically removing funds

from the companies Jared set up
to protect Mr. Morris' money,

£28 million in total.

Now, I pride myself on being
a good judge of character.

But it seems that your husband,

my friend Jared,

was helping himself to my money.

So I'm gonna ask you again.

Did you know about it?

No.

I didn't -- I didn't even know
that Jared was working for you.

Why should I believe you?

How do I know you're not
just lying to me the way he did?

I'm not.
Jared didn't tell me anything.

You were with him day in, day out.

You shared a bed with the man.

Did you not think anything was up?

I did.

I did think that he might be
hiding something.

He -- He -- There were some
meetings and phone calls that --

But I asked him about it, and he
just said everything was fine.

You just believed him?

You didn't ask, "Where's all
this extra cash coming from?"

£28 million!

There wasn't any extra cash.

Apparently, he wasn't even paying

my daughter's school fees.

He's emptied my savings accounts.

I haven't got any money.

That's how little I knew.

Well, you know now.

Nobody steals from me.
No one.

That money was mine.

And I will tear this city apart if need be

to get back what's mine.

I own your house.

I own you.

And unless you get me my money,
I'm gonna be taking

a lot more than just property from you.

You understand me?

Mr. Morris,
I'm not a forensic accountant.

I can't find your money.

I-I would have to go through
every corporate bank account,

every transfer, every --
look for recur--

It would take me mo--

It would take me years to do that.

Well, you better get started, then, huh?

Nothing leaves this room.

Computer, spreadsheets, software.

You tell us what you need,
and we'll provide it.

Aaron here will be with you at all times.

And I need to know
exactly what you're doing.

So I'm gonna want
regular detailed updates.

There's a file for each of the companies

Jared and the lawyers set up.

Inside, you'll find the statements

for the corresponding bank accounts.

Why is there two sets
of statements for each period?

One set came from the bank this afternoon.

The others are the ones
your husband showed us.

The ones he doctored.

If I'd found out sooner...

I'd have killed him myself.

How long have you known about this?

Just found out.

Noble must have had a death wish.

Guess that worked out
about right for him, then.

Think she could be playing this?

Maybe she already knows how he did it.

Then she'd be wise to admit it...

...sooner rather than later.

So...

what can you tell me?

I-I think I can see a pattern,
but I can't concentrate anymore.

I'm -- I'm exhausted.

If I could just go home and get
some rest, see my kids, please.

We could continue this tomorrow.

Okay.

Aaron, you can take her to her car.

Get some sleep.
Back first thing.

And, Mrs. Noble...

don't do anything stupid.

We're watching.

Eyes on vehicle drop-off.

Subject just exited black Audi.
Driver unknown.

Registration -- Sierra-Kilo-2-2-
Alpha-Uniform-Yankee.

Audi is registered to one Aaron Morris.

And there we have it.

Okay, people, we know she went
for a ride with a monkey.

Just stay on her,
and let's see if she'll take us

to the organ grinder.

Yes.

Okay, so if we take this first company,

Sentinel Bridge Holdings,
and we call that Company A.

Now, it has a number
of corporate bank accounts,

which in itself is not unusual.

Now, Jared had set up a standard
automated transfer system

that moved money from Account A1 to A2,

A2 to A3, et cetera.

And then at the same time,
there's smaller sums

that are being transferred
to the next shell company.

So Account A1 to B1,

A2 to B2, et cetera.

Okay. Okay.

But then when I compare
the statements from the bank

with these -- these fake ones
that you've been given,

it appears that for each
of these shell companies,

there's one account,
in this case, Account A5,

that you don't have access to.

So any money that goes
into that account goes --

Into someone else's pocket.

Mm-hmm.

But then these have been altered

to make it look like that money

is still moving through the system.

So you're saying each shell company

has one of these extra accounts
that we don't have access to?

Well, I've only looked at the first three.

But if we're talking about this
one, Sentinel Bridge Holdings,

well, you've got the real
statements right there.

So presumably you can see
where the money's been going.

Yeah, well, it's been going to Account A5.

And A5 is the extra account
that we don't have access to.

Correct, because it belongs
to someone else.

Hang on, hang on.

We own Sentinel Bridge Holdings,
and all of these accounts,

A1, 2, 3, 4, are all in that name.

- Yeah, that's right.
- What about A5?

Also called
Sentinel Bridge Holdings.

Well, last I checked,
you can't incorporate

two companies with the exact same name.

Not in the same jurisdiction.

So the most likely explanation
is that someone

incorporated a duplicate company

also called
Sentinel Bridge Holdings

but in a different legal territory,

probably abroad, and with
a different beneficial owner.

And that is who
this extra account belongs to.

So how do we get the money back?

Well, I mean, the first step
would be to find out

where each duplicate company
is registered.

If you're not gonna go
through official channels,

that's not an easy task.

You -- You basically have to go
through the company registers

of every legal jurisdiction.

There's hundreds of them.

Okay.

So what do you need?

Secure browser, encrypted email.

I mean, that --

That would make it safer.

Yeah, but it won't make it any faster.

Well, when it's ready, we'll let you know.

Aaron will take you home.

Where are we?

You said you were taking me
back to my car.

Don't be daft.

What's going on?

This way.

It won't be long.
Don't touch anything.

Hello.

Hello.
Is she sleeping?

Mm-hmm.

Who's the woman?

That's Jared's wife.

Oh.

The poor lamb.
She must be in pieces.

I wouldn't give her too much sympathy.

Turns out he's been stealing.

How much?

Enough.

No one steals from us.

I know.

Malky tells me you're making progress.

Yeah, I am.

But it's gonna take
a really long time to trace it.

How long?

I don't know.

Roughly.

A day?

A week? A month? A year?
A decade?

- What? Help me.
- I can't -- I can't say.

It's a huge amount of work.

Maybe this will help you concentrate.

I can't take your money.

Why not?

Jared took it.

That's why you're in this mess.

Here.

That's fine. I'll speak
to the bursar directly.

Yeah, it was just to say
I'll be in in the morning

and I'll -- I'll settle the fees in full.

Great. Thank you.

- Bye!
- Bye.

You have money now?

Yeah. Um...

I have to pay you in cash.

Um...

I'm gonna give you a bit extra 'cause...

I know it's really late.

Thanks.

And I'll -- I'll find some time
today to get to the supermarket

and get some food and --

Sure.

Sir?

I just spoke to a contact
at the Scottish Land Registry.

Apparently the agent handling
the sale of the Isle of Eris

has gone missing, along with
some fairly crucial paperwork.

It's got to be Morris.
I knew he hadn't given up.

Of course he hasn't.

Have a look at who's been
helping him with his finances.

I would say that was
a cash-in-hand payment.

- Wow.
- Yeah.

Which means she could be
very useful to us.

Mrs. Noble.

DCI Adam Guthrie.

I'd like to speak to you
regarding your relationship

with Callum Morris.