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[ Mid-tempo music plays ]

It's my friend.
He's injured.

He needs an ambulance.

715 to control.

OFFICER: Go ahead.

He can't be dead.

What am I gonna tell Helen?

This was his stag night.

[ Siren wailing ]

[ Camera shutter clicking,
indistinct talking ]

This is nice and early.

Hope we didn't disturb
your beauty sleep, Sarge.

So are we sure
this is really for us?

Sure he didn't just fall over
and bang his head, drunk?

Think you'd better take a look.

Yeah, he didn't get that
falling over.

Struck across the temple
repeatedly, I'd say.

At first we thought maybe
it was a robbery gone wrong,

but he's still got his wallet
and his phone.

So who is he?

Mitchell MacDonald.
Last night was his stag do.

Well, I hope he hasn't paid
for the wedding reception.

-Witnesses?
-One.

Mr. Jacob Holt.

He tried to revive the victim,

but, well, looks like
he was too late.

This is Jacob Holt.

Ah, I'm Detective Sergeant
Vivienne Cole.

Are you a friend
of the deceased?

Not exactly.

He was engaged to my ex-wife.

And you were on the stag night?

I had to look after my son,
Will.

He's the best man.
He's only 18.

And where was Will when you
found Mitchell in the alleyway?

-He'd gone home already.
-Where's home?

Lives with my ex-wife, Helen.

Mr. Holt's given me
the address.

JACOB:
Look, I've been thinking --

I'm sure there were two men
at the end of the alley

when I came out of the bar.

Can you describe them?

Young, tall.

Wearing hoodies.

Okay, uh, well,
if you can come with me,

we need your clothes
for evidence.

You come across a Detective
Inspector David Bradford?

He's my boss.

Does that mean he'll be
in charge of the investigation?

He will be, yeah.
Why? Do you know him?

Only through his wife.

I'm a social worker like Sarah.

Have they worked out
what happened to her yet?

No, the inquiry
is still ongoing.

-VIVIENNE: Helen Holt?
-Yes?

I'm Detective Sergeant
Vivienne Cole,

and this is Trainee Detective
Constable Billie Fitzgerald.

Can we come in?

Gemma, do you want to pop
outside and play for a bit?

What's happened?

I'm so sorry to tell you this,

but your fiancé,
Mitchell MacDonald,

was attacked outside a bar
in Soho early this morning.

What do you mean, attacked?
Who -- Who attacked him?

Mrs. Holt, Mitchell is dead.

He can't be dead.

We're getting married.

A few of us went for a pizza
in Berwick Street

and then on to the bar.

Did all of you go to the bar?

No, just me, Mitchell, and Will.

So why did Mitchell ask Will
to be his best man?

He moved down from Scotland
a few months ago,

and I suppose he didn't have
many friends in London.

Helen, my ex-wife,

Will being best man
was her brilliant idea.

And you didn't approve of that?

It's too much
for an 18-year-old.

Helen can't see that.

She's too busy being in love.

I fell for Mitchell
the first time I met him.

Love at first sight.

Mm.

I went to see my ex-husband,
Jacob, at his office.

He was running late as usual,
so I got chatting to Mitchell.

He was on the front desk.

He was so sweet.

Sympathetic.

A real listener.

He'd just been through a really
bad breakup and so had I,

so before we knew it

we were telling each other
our life stories.

Two weeks later, he moved in
with her -- and my kids.

And you weren't over the moon
about that either?

Just seemed too fast.

Helen hadn't even got over
the last one moving out.

The last one?

The yoga teacher.
Brandon.

This is Brandon's baby.

Not that he cares.

He's in San Francisco
with some bimbo.

Mitchell said...

..."Your baby
needs a father...

...and I need you.

That's why I'm asking you
to marry me."

Isn't that romantic?

It's lovely.

Mrs. Holt,
can you think of anyone

who might
want to harm Mitchell?

Absolutely not.

He's the gentlest,
most caring man I ever met.

Mitchell wasn't the saint
Helen thinks he was.

Go on.

Turns out, after a few drinks,

mild-mannered Mitchell
got aggressive.

He nearly started a fight
with two men

while we were queuing
to get in the bar.

What about?

I don't know.

I was on the phone
to my girlfriend.

So is it possible that the men
that were in the queue

are the same men you saw
near the murder scene?

It's possible,
but I can't be sure.

I didn't get
a good look at them.

But Will might have done?

Mrs. Holt,
can we speak to your son?

Will?
He's not here.

Sorry?

Well, I assumed
they'd all crashed at his dad's.

Just let me know
if he turns up.

That was my girlfriend.

Will's not at my place.

Where is he?

Great. Cheers.
Thank you.

Right.
Where are we at?

Will Holt didn't go home
last night,

he didn't go to his dad's flat,
and his phone is switched off.

According to his dad, he's been
going off the rails recently.

Flunked his exams,
walked out of school.

He's even been in trouble
with the local police.

What for?

Uh, caution for shoplifting.

So he's missing.

Probably just sleeping off
a hangover at a mate's.

I know what I was like
when I was 18.

His future stepfather was
the victim of a targeted attack.

That makes this boy a high-risk
missing person in my book.

Rob, put a trace on his phone
and circulate his details.

I want a full briefing
in 10 minutes.

-ROB: Boss.
-Viv.

It's Vivienne.

Is he all right?

Apart from the fact
that his wife's been missing

for three months?

Yeah, I'm sure
he's on top of the world.

Vivienne reckons he's refusing
to face up to the fact

that his wife is dead.

Oh, does she now?

I'm so sorry.

It took me ages to find someone
to sit with Gemma.

I hear you're friends
with this Jacob Holt.

-Anything I should know?
-Barely know the man.

He worked with my wife
a few years back.

We socialized once or twice.

Okay. Got it.

Thanks for coming in.

David, nice to see you.

Sorry to hear about Sarah.

Hello, Mrs. Holt.

I'm Detective Inspector
David Bradford.

You've found Will?

We have officers looking for him
as we speak.

DAVID: Meanwhile, Detective
Sergeant Cole and her team

are fully focused
on finding your fiancé's killer

and bringing them to justice.

Thanks, David.

Very sorry for your loss.

The sergeant will answer
any questions you might have.

If you people
can't find his wife,

how the hell
are you gonna find my son?

Mitchell MacDonald.
41 years old.

Moved to London from Edinburgh
six months ago.

He's been doing temporary
office work ever since.

His fiancé says he moved down
here when his marriage broke up.

Now, Mitchell was attacked
around 3:00 a.m. this morning.

Now, the pathologist reckons
he was punched in the face first

and then beaten repeatedly over
the head with a hard object,

almost certainly a bottle.

There was a whole bin
full of bottles.

We've had to confiscate
the whole thing.

What about victimology?
Who was this guy?

No criminal record.
Nothing on the PNC.

He's got an ex-wife
and daughter in Edinburgh,

but I spoke to Police Scotland,

and the wife isn't answering
her phone or the front door.

One thing sticks out.

I checked out Mitchell MacDonald
on Open Source.

Up in Scotland he was deputy
head teacher of a posh academy.

So why was he working
as an office temp down here?

Mitchell was the office manager

in an insurance broker's
in Edinburgh.

He had to start again
in London.

That's why
he was doing temp work.

Mitchell MacDonald
was a deputy head teacher.

Sorry, I-I think you've got
your facts mixed up.

Mitchell was deputy head of
Moraybank Academy in Edinburgh

until he resigned
at the end of last year.

Why didn't he tell me
the truth?

You okay, boss?

Sure.

Any news from
the missing persons team yet?

They've absolutely no idea

why Sarah's handbag
was left at that party.

She's 20 years older
than those kids.

What would she be doing there?

Have you found Will Holt yet?

Not yet, no,
but there's some CCTV footage

that I think
you should take a look at.

Right.

So this is the queue
outside the bar.

Two men in hoodies.

Just like Jacob described.

Big guy on the left

has got a gym logo
on the back of his hoodie.

With muscles like that,

I reckon he's a regular.

Okay.
Thanks for that.

[ Telephone hangs up ]

Will Holt called
a Tamsin MacDonald

three times yesterday.

She's the victim's daughter,
and she's studying in London.

Has anyone told her
that her dad's dead yet?

No.

She's got a part-time job
at a hotel café.

I'll head over there now.

And how did you get on
with Mister Muscles?

Danny Williams
and his boyfriend intervened

because Mitchell was giving Will
a hard time.

They only stayed for one drink,

and then they went on to a club,

and that's where they were
at the time of the murder.

So they can't be the two men
that Jacob Holt saw

when he found the victim
in the alleyway?

No.

You know, it's a really
big coincidence.

DAVID: What is?

Well, that Jacob Holt
saw two men in the alley

that match the description
of the guys in the queue.

But he did say he wasn't sure,
though, to be fair.

And now we're looking, what,
for two different men,

also tall,
also wearing hoodies?

What's your point?

Well, how reliable a witness
is Jacob Holt?

He's a social worker.

Like Sarah was.

Like Sarah is.

Tamsin MacDonald?

Yeah?

I'm Trainee Detective Constable
Billie Fitzgerald.

I'm so sorry to tell you this,
but I've got some bad news.

I hear you think the detective
inspector's wife's dead.

Well, don't you?

Her car was found abandoned.

She hasn't used her phone
or any of her cards.

All right, so how do you
explain the fact

that we found her handbag,
then?

I can't.

But you know as well as I do
that means nothing.

The way Sarah was talking...

What, you spoke to her
before she went missing?

We went for a drink.

Why?

I don't really know.
Um, she asked me.

She seemed really down.

Have you told the missing
persons inquiry about this?

Yeah.

And the detective inspector?

So somebody killed him?

Why did your dad move out?

That's private.
Family business.

We're investigating his murder.

Why did he lie
about being a teacher?

I don't know.

I didn't even know
my dad was in London

till that lad
rang me yesterday.

Will Holt?

He invited me
to the stupid wedding.

I told him I wasn't interested.

We've been trying
to get hold of your mum.

You can leave that to me.
I'll tell her what's happened.

Mum, pick up.
It's me.

Good news.

He's dead.

Sarah called me
and asked to meet.

I mean, I didn't feel
that I could say no.

No, I bet you didn't.

So, what did my wife
want to talk about?

She mentioned that your marriage
was in trouble.

Why didn't you
tell me this before?

Because I didn't feel
it could help.

It's an indication
of her state of mind.

And that's why I spoke
to the missing persons inquiry.

Which explains why they asked me

so many questions
about my marriage.

My sex life.

It's all down to you.

-I'm not apologizing.
-No.

Why change the habit
of a lifetime?

So why come clean now?

Because we're a team.

And now you're back at work,

I don't want to keep
any secrets from you.

The thing is, Vivienne,
you're not a team player.

Are you?

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ]

This is Madison Street

between the Strand
and the Embankment at 3:27 a.m.

Now, here we can see Will Holt

and what appears to be blood
on his hands and clothes.

So Will could have attacked
Mitchell MacDonald?

His father was lying.

-Where are you going?
-Well, to challenge him.

No, you're not.
I want that kid found.

I'll speak to Jacob Holt.

Old boys' network strikes again.

Oh, come on, that's not fair.

Yeah, isn't it?

When did Will leave the bar?

I'm not sure exactly.

About 15 minutes before
I found Mitchell in the alley.

And which exit did he use?

I don't know.

Place was packed.

Where do you think Will is now,
Jacob?

What's all this about?

If you've found something,
you've got to tell me.

His mother's beside herself.

We came across some CCTV
of Will,

about half an hour after
you found Mitchell dead.

He had blood
on his hands and clothing.

You think that means
Will attacked Mitchell?

Well, what would you think?

In my place.

Well, that there's a hundred
ways an 18-year-old boy

can injure himself
or get injured in Central London

on a Saturday night.

You were right.

Jacob is lying.

To protect his son?

Why else?

[ Cellphone vibrates ]

This is just work. I'll, uh --
I'll take it outside.

-WILL: Dad?
-Will, where have you been?

How's Mitchell?

He's dead.

The tech team have just called.
Will Holt's turned his phone on.

He's somewhere
on the South Bank,

and he's just called his dad.

Where's Jacob?

He's taking a call.

Jacob! Stop!

[ Siren wails ]

I'm betting Jacob's on his way
to the South Bank.

ROB: Right.

Are you sure?

Yeah, there was
blood everywhere.

How can I face my mum?

Will Holt, I'm arresting you
on suspicion of murder.

I did it.

I killed him.

I killed him
'cause he was a pedophile.

It's all right, son.
It's all right.

Come on, then.

Will Holt, I'm arresting you

for the murder
of Mitchell MacDonald.

You of all people should know
to leave it to the police.

Will called me.

My first instinct
was to go to him.

Did you lie to us?
About when Will left the bar?

I was trying to protect my son.
Surely you must understand that.

It doesn't matter
what I do or don't understand.

You've broken the law.

-Can't you just --
-What, turn a blind eye? No.

I turned a blind eye for you
when you were having it away

with one of Sarah's colleagues.

So, what are you gonna do?
Tell my wife?

Jacob Holt, I'm arresting you

on suspicion of perverting
the course of justice.

So, what do you reckon?
To Mitchell being a pedophile.

It's certainly
a motive for murder.

It's Will's mother
I feel sorry for.

She's got a 10-year-old daughter
and a baby on the way.

MacDonald being a sex offender
would explain a lot.

Yeah, like why he gave up
a deputy head teacher position

to do temp work.

And why his daughter
was so cagey with me.

I really feel like
I failed with her.

I'll go back
and talk to her again.

No, you won't.

Helen Holt's babysitter
needs to be somewhere else.

I want you to drive Helen home.
Keep an eye on her.

Rob, you have a crack
at MacDonald's daughter.

We need to know
what happened in Scotland.

Are you gonna let me
interview Will Holt?

Why wouldn't I?

Because you're angry with me.

I'm angry with myself.

Do you really not know why
my wife asked to talk to you?

She wanted to suss me out.

She wanted to know if you and I
were having an affair.

Which tells you all you need
to know about my marriage.

You know, finding Sarah's
handbag could be a hopeful sign.

No, this job makes you cynical.

It is perfectly possible
that Sarah was at that party,

just like it's
perfectly possible she's alive.

We'll interview Will together.

You can lead.

Mum was on at me
to pull my finger out.

As best man,
I thought I'd surprise them

by inviting Mitchell's daughter
to the wedding.

How did you find her?

I knew her name was Tamsin.

I found her
on social media.

When I told her
my mum was marrying her dad,

she went crazy.

What did she say?

I had to stop the wedding.

She reckoned that her dad
was only marrying my mum

to get to my little sister.

Why did she think that?

Because he had done it before.

Groomed some kid in Edinburgh
and then raped her.

So then what happened?

I went home,

told Mitchell he had to
finish with my mum and get out.

And what was Mitchell's
response to this?

He told me Tamsin was lying.

Did you believe him?

Of course not.

Will, why didn't you tell
your Mum what Tamsin had said?

I couldn't.

Why not?

I ju-- I just couldn't.

Billie, it's me.

Tamsin MacDonald's
done a disappearing act.

Got any idea
where she might have gone?

Not a clue.

Sorry.

All right, cheers.

I got really drunk.

When Mitchell went out
for a smoke, I followed him,

told him there was no way
he was marrying my mum.

He just laughed.

So I punched him.

So, what did he do
when you punched him?

He fell backwards.

And then?

I picked up a bottle
and hit him over the head.

How many times did you hit him?

I don't know.

You must know how many times
you hit him.

I can't remember exactly.

Like I said, I was drunk,
really drunk.

Are you happy with that?

No. Absolutely not.

Take him back
to the scene of the crime.

-Walk him through it.
-Yeah.

Yeah, cheers, mate.

Police Scotland are checking
if any complaints

were ever made
against Mitchell MacDonald.

So we've only got
Will Holt's word for it

that Mitchell MacDonald
was a pedophile.

At the moment.

Get hold of his laptop.

I reckon we should take a look
at his browsing history.

Yeah, right. Okay.
Thanks, bye.

Has something happened to Will?

Will's been arrested,

and I need to tell you
I have authority

to search these premises.

Why?

Will's made certain allegations
against Mitchell MacDonald.

Well, what's he said?

Will claims that he spoke
to Mitchell's daughter

and that she told him
that Mitchell was a pedophile.

According to Will, Mitchell
raped a child in Scotland.

That's why his marriage
fell apart.

Why he left his job
and came down here.

One of you take
the ground floor.

Mitchell went out through there.

Yeah, and where was your dad?

I'm not sure.

In the loo?

Okay.

Mitchell was standing over there
by some bins,

having a cigarette.

Go on.

I went over, pushed him...

And then?

He turned 'round,
and I punched him in the face.

[ Music plays ]

[ Music stops ]

Rob, Billie.

There's something
you should see.

It's a spy cam.

In a 10-year-old girl's bedroom?

How many times
did you hit Mitchell

in the head with the bottle?

I've -- I've told you,
I don't know.

Come on, indulge me.
Just pick a number. Just...

Twice?
Five times?

Six?

You really don't know, do you?

Look, I've told you
what happened.

Can't you just charge me?

Why didn't you tell your parents
what Mitchell's daughter said?

And why did you go on
a stag night with a pedophile?

The tech team have retrieved
a number of videos

from Mitchell MacDonald's phone.

These have been forwarded
on to another e-mail account

and then deleted.

Now, this video shows

Will Holt naked
and in a state of arousal,

and it's clear that the
cameraman is Mitchell MacDonald.

You'd better let Vivienne know.

Mitchell showed me porn.

Got me excited.

Got me to take my clothes off.

Mitchell worked out
that I'm gay.

Your parents don't know?

My mum does.

Please don't show the video
to my dad. Please.

I don't see any reason
why we should have to do that.

So, what happened yesterday?

After I spoke to Tamsin,

I told Mitchell
he had to get away

from my mum and my sister.

He threatened he'd show
my dad the video.

Why didn't you tell your mum?

There wasn't time.

The taxi was waiting outside
to take us to Soho.

Will Holt didn't kill
Mitchell MacDonald.

So how do you explain Mitchell's
blood on his hands and clothing?

Okay, um,
Will's knuckles are grazed,

so the bit about punching him
is true.

But the
pathologist's report says

that whoever beat
Mitchell MacDonald to death

would have -- have fine blood
spray all over their clothes.

And Will doesn't.
I've checked.

Well, if Will Holt didn't kill
Mitchell MacDonald, who did?

Jacob Holt.

How do you work that one out?

His unauthorized trip
to the South Bank.

Why was he so desperate
to speak to his son?

At first I thought he went
to plant the story

that Mitchell MacDonald
was a pedophile.

But Mitchell MacDonald
was a pedophile.

We found the purchase of
the spy cam in his bank records.

He was the one
who was spying on Gemma.

VIVIENNE: So maybe Jacob
went to the South Bank

for another reason.

Maybe to persuade Will

that he killed
Mitchell MacDonald.

I just don't buy it.

I mean, what sort of dad
would ask their son

to carry the can for murder?

You're a parent.

Do you believe any father
would do that?

I find it very hard to believe.

Is Billie
still with Helen Holt?

Gemma's playing quite happily,
blissfully unaware.

Helen, do you mind
if I ask you something personal?

It's just it might help Will.

Anything.

Is Jacob Will's father?

Will's father was this -- this
guy I met at my aerobics class.

It was just a fling.

I never lied to Jacob.

How did he react?

Well, at first he was angry.

Furious.

But then we talked it over

and agreed to give our marriage
another go.

And a few years later
Gemma came along.

And she's...?

Jacob's?
Oh, yeah, absolutely.

He adores her.

And he agreed to bring up Will
as his own?

Will doesn't have a clue

that Jacob
isn't his birth father.

He worships him.

And Jacob?
How does he feel about Will?

Well, um, let's just say
it's -- it's been a struggle.

Jacob Holt, I am arresting you
on suspicion of the murder

of Mitchell MacDonald.

Have you lost your mind?

VIVIENNE: You do not have to
say anything,

but it may harm your defense

if you do not mention
when questioned

something which you later
rely on in court.

Anything you do say will be used
in evidence against you.

Do you understand?

I'm sorry I lied about
when Will left the bar,

but I didn't kill
Mitchell MacDonald.

The truth is
when I came outside,

I found Will
standing over Mitchell,

blood everywhere.

When Will explained to me
why he'd done it --

Mitchell was a pedophile --

well, I told him to run.

You're looking after your son.

Exactly.

Except he isn't your son,
is he?

Which might be
why you're prepared

to throw him under the bus.

What do you mean,
he isn't my son?

We spoke to Helen.

And we've got your DNA, his.

Do you want us to do
a paternity test?

So you came out into alley.

Will's standing
over Mitchell.

Presumably Will tells you
he's hit him

because he's after
your daughter.

Is that when you ordered
Will to -- to run away?

I'm sure he didn't need
to think twice.

Leaves you face-to-face
with a pedophile.

And here he is
with his head bashed in.

That's his blood
and brain matter.

D.S. Cole, do we know yet
if Mitchell MacDonald

molested Gemma,

or was he just watching her
get undressed on the spy cam

he rigged up in her bedroom?

No, we're still waiting
for a specialist officer

to interview Gemma.

It's a really delicate process,
and --

Oh, you're a social worker.
You're aware.

Rigged a spy cam up
in Gemma's bedroom?

Didn't you know?

The bottle used
to murder Mitchell MacDonald

would be covered in his DNA,
blood, and brain matter.

As well as the fingerprints
and DNA of his killer.

Of course we took yours

for elimination purposes
earlier today,

so thank you for that.

And then there's the blood
on your clothing.

I tried to revive him.

We know.

We also know that whoever hit
Mitchell MacDonald

over the head with a bottle

would have microscopic
blood spray on their clothes.

It's all over your shirt.

The thought of that pervert
anywhere near my daughter...

Are you admitting that
you murdered Mitchell MacDonald?

I couldn't stand that man.

From the moment
I set eyes on him.

I had to just sit there
all night long

while he went on and on
about my wife and my daughter.

The thought of him
even touching Gemma...

When Will told me
what he was...

...I just lost it.

I don't know what's worse --

killing a man or expecting
your son to carry the can.

He's not my son.

What's a couple of years inside
to him?

He's got nothing to lose.

Me, I've got
everything to lose.

You had a blackout.

I woke up
with blood on my hands.

When Dad told me
I killed Mitchell...

Why'd he do that?

Why did he lie?

I think you'd better
talk to your mum about that.

So you just took any old bottle
into an interview?

Talk about audacious policing.

It was worth a punt.

Yeah, but testing every bottle,
that'll take months.

Lucky we've got
his confession, then.

Oh, have you spoken
to Police Scotland?

Yeah, apparently there was
a complaint -- of rape.

The school managed to persuade
the victim's parents to drop it

on the condition
that Mitchell MacDonald

resign from teaching.

Thanks so much.

Are you sure she knows
what she's talking about?

She's a trained member

of our sexual offenses
investigation team.

If she's satisfied
Mitchell MacDonald

didn't physically abuse Gemma,
then, yeah, I'd believe her.

Besides, look at her.

Does she look traumatized
to you?

[ Sobs ]

I've just had Kirsten Pryce
on the phone.

The MP?

When we found her son Tom's
body, was he wearing a watch?

Definitely not, no.

Didn't find one
in his possessions either. Why?

Apparently,
she gave him a gold watch

for his 21st, engraved.

She really wants it back.

Well, you know
what Vivienne would say.

What?

The killer probably took it
as a trophy.

AMBER: Hello!

Hello.

I've, uh, got the money
I owe you.

40 quid.

Thanks.

Cheers.

Seeing as you thought
you'd never get it back,

why don't you use it
to buy me a drink?

-I've got a lot on.
-Okay.

Well, I'll be at the pub
around the corner if you --

if you change your mind.

What have the CPS said
about Will?

They're charging him
with assault.

If he testifies
against his dad,

then that will count
in his favor.

In the meantime,
we can bail him.

That's good.
His mum's gonna need him.

You guys up for a drink?

No, not tonight.

Yeah, me neither.

[ Exhales sharply ]

Okay.

So, um, I'm not a team player.

Apart from when you want to be.

But you've got to admit
I'm a great detective.

Oh, Sarah's bag --

Are you sure
that the misper team

are following it up properly?

Well, they've interviewed
everyone at the party,

and they're
trawling through CCTV,

so hopefully they'll spot
someone carrying it.

Well, if you ever want
a great detective...

I'll know who to call.

Thanks.

Viv.

[ Door opens, closes ]

He -- He claimed he found
the body, but he was the killer.

I really messed up today.

No!

No, that's rubbish.
You're...

You're brilliant.
I mean...

Clever!
And good-looking.

Bet you've got someone
real special at home.

I am very, very single.

Don't suppose you'd go out
with me, then,

what with you being a copper
and me being a witness?

No. Absolutely not.