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♪ It's all right, it's okay ♪

♪ doesn't really matter
if you're old and grey ♪

♪ it's all right, I'm
saying it's okay ♪

♪ listen to what I say ♪

♪ it's all right, doin' fine ♪

♪ doesn't really matter
if the sun don't shine ♪

♪ it's all right, I
said it's okay ♪

♪ we're gettin' to
the end of the day ♪

[Jaunty music]

Come on, scampy.

I think I'll be all right
with this, you know.

If this is the way it has to be,

well I'll be able to
see a bit more of Mark

and the baby, of course.

Go on, in yer basket.

When he or she comes along

and I'll be able to
hold me head up high

knowing I've done
the right thing,

like what's-his-name?

Serpico, oh,

didn't know we
had company, hello.

Brian, this is Margaret
Kirby from my book group.

Oh, the Raymond Chandler thing?

"The little sister".

Have you read it, Mr. Lane?

No.

[Esther] Margaret
wants your help.

What kind of help?

She joined the book
group just a few weeks ago.

There was a sign
up in the library.

But we had our first
proper talk last night,

in the coffee break.

I can't drink caffeine
beyond mid-afternoon,

I have a restless leg.

[Esther] Margaret's
looking for her brother.

Oh.

He went missing six years ago.

Are the police aware?

We've never kept in
touch, really, you know.

I thought, that is
to say I'd heard,

that he'd gone to
live in New Zealand.

I tried to contact
him a few months ago

and I can't find him.

I employed someone.

Private detective.

He couldn't find any trace
of Peter in New Zealand.

Why did you try to contact him?

I'm sorry?

Well, you said you
weren't in touch.

Er, parents are dead, and
Peter didn't have any children.

My son, hah, just
got the one boy.

Hmm.

He and his wife had a
little girl, six months ago.

Ahh.

She's a new member
of a very small family,

and I thought Peter
might like to meet her,

or at least that
he'd like to know.

The police could help
you with this, you know.

She doesn't want
to go to the police.

My, my brother's name

is Peter sale.

The Florence Epstein murder?

It's an unsolved case, Brian,

that's your department.

Was.

My brother was a witness,

because he was Florence
Epstein's accountant,

but he was never
charged with anything.

Well, I don't know if
you realise, Margaret

or if Esther's
told you, but i'm-

I know you're not a
policeman anymore.

If you were Mr. Lane, I
certainly wouldn't presume

to ask you to shift your
focus from chasing criminals.

But lots of retired policemen
take on private cases.

And I'm sure we could come
to an arrangement about fees.

No, no, no, no, no,

we wouldn't dream
of taking your money.

No, this is about keeping
those cogs turning,

isn't it Brian,
exercising your muscles.

I'm fine, Esther.

You are today, what
about tomorrow?

The next day, and next week?

When you're telling me,

that you can't
switch your brain off.

Well, this is something
for your brain to do.

Hm, oh I can't promise
to find yer brother.

But you'll try?

All right yes, I'll try.

Well, here we go Esther,

working without the safety
net of the metropolitan police.

Just my mind versus
the problem at hand.

[Esther] Is that nice?

Like Sherlock, or
the fella in your book.

[Esther] Mr. Darcy?

Darcy, no: Marlowe,
Philip marlowe.

[Doorbell buzzing]

I'll get it.

[Jaunty music]

- Brian Lane?
- Yes, hello.

[Maxine] Maxine
Wilson, Mr. Lane.

I'm the deputy
editor on the crime-

a reporter?

Well, deputy editor, but yeah.

I, I'm afraid I can't
talk about any-

no, no, I understand.

This isn't about
the circumstances

of your dismissal from ucos.

I actually wanted to talk to you

about a case you
investigated, back in 1988,

the Derek Spencer murder?

We've received some
information that calls into question

your handling of the
evidence on that case.

I wonder if I might come inside?

No, you may not.

There's also the question

of your drinking
problem, Mr. Lane,

and how that might've
affected the investigation

of a number of cases.

[Door slamming]

[Knuckles rapping on the glass]

[Maxine] Mr Lane?

An anonymous call?

Yeah, just after four this
morning, according to the note.

And who is this Larry gofton?

Small time conman, quite
clever, quite successful,

hasn't been heard from in years.

Related to a ucos case?

Nothing ongoing, no,

but according to the system,
his name is connected

to several unsolved cases.

So he might be able
to clear some up?

If he wants to talk,

and if whoever called in was
correct about his whereabouts.

They said, he's now
calling himself, Archer,

Lawrence Archer.

Yeah, well it's
worth checking out.

Anything else?

And I don't want to
talk about Brian Lane.

That's unfortunate,
because I do.

Look, what Brian did was...

[Men shouting]

Dirty tricks is what this is!

Not enough that you
get rid of me from ucos,

you've gotta go and
ruin me reputation, now.

[Sandra] What are you
talking about, Brian?

This has nothing to
do with you, Sandra.

Well, it's got nothing to
do with me either, Brian,

I don't know what
you're talking about,

did you let him come down here?

Couldn't stop him, guv.

But anyway, I think you
should hear what he's got to say.

There's a journalist, outside
my house, at my front door!

What does he want?

He's a she, and ask him!

I don't know, Brian.

Asking questions
about the Spencer case.

What's the Spencer case?

Ancient history is what it is,

and it was all above board.

Well, there were some
questions at the time.

Questions which I answered,
and they're in the file

and the evidence on that case,

was as solid as anything
I've ever worked on?

Absolutely was, Brian.

Then, why has this
journalist got hold of it?

And why is she on my front
step, trying to get me to talk?

I don't know.

Well, it's gotta be
embleton's mates,

feeding stuff to the press,

so he looks like an
unreliable witness.

No, no, no, hang on
Gerry, we don't know that.

No, that's almost
certainly correct,

they're gonna try
to make you look

incompetent, dishonest
and drunk, Brian.

Well, we can do something
about that, can't we?

[Phone ringing]

No, we can't.

Oh, thank you very much.

Surely, you can
make some calls, sir?

To whom?

No one's going to
admit to being behind this

and it's certainly not in
our interest to get involved.

Once they've
finished painting Brian

as a disgrace to
the police force,

they're gonna
tell the story about

how he was forced to retire,

and then they're gonna
shine the spotlight

on the people who brought
him out of retirement,

and put him back on
the police payroll again.

Your actions,
Brian, have brought

an awful lot of trouble
to our door, too!

[Energetic music]

[Metal gate clanking]

[Keys jangling]

Jonathan Epstein,
I'm Brian Lane.

[Metal gate clanging]

From the unsolved crime
and open cases squad?

Yes, huh.

You're reopening my
case, is that what this is?

Well no, no, not exactly, huh.

I shouldn't be in here.

Well, you did lock yer
wife in the basement

and then torture
'er 'til she gave up

the passwords to
'er bank account

and then cave 'er
head in with a hammer.

Yeah, but now that
Florence has passed on,

I'm not likely to
re-offend again, am I?

I suppose, nobody
wants to take that chance.

Three women write to me in
here, they all wanna marry me.

Hmm, how will you choose one?

Ah, I see.

What do you see?

You're still holding a
torch for Annabelle Skinner.

Look, you had an
affair with this woman.

It was much more than an affair.

-Look, we were-
-so where is she?

All right, you had
whatever you might call it

with this woman.

Yer wife's got all this
money in her own account,

which you won't see a
penny of, if you leave 'er,

so, you and Annabelle Skinner

lock Florence up and torture 'er

to get yer hands on that
money, and then you kill Florence.

But, what happened to
that money, Mr. Epstein?

It left Florence's account
and then it disappeared,

just like Annabelle Skinner.

Who do you think
called the police?

She wasn't there when
the police arrived, was she?

Did you ever hear
from her again?

If you're not here to help me,
what do you want, Mr. Lane?

I'm looking for Peter sale.

- Why?
- He's gone missing.

You think he's got my money?

It never was your money.

You know what I mean.

I think Annabelle
Skinner's got yer money.

Then, why you looking for Peter?

Because his sister asked me to.

[He sighs] I barely knew 'im.

He was your wife's accountant.

According to the case
file, you introduced them.

He was a patient of mine.

He had ankylosing
spondyloarthritis, a genetic disorder

which affects the
strength of the bones,

and can cause a lot
of dental problems.

I carried out two root
canals and some bridgework.

Whoo.

- Squeamish?
- A bit, hm.

You should still go for your
regular checkups, though.

Once they're gone, they're gone.

[He sighs] I wish they'd
let me practise in here.

I don't think much of the
regular chap, and I miss it.

Did Peter sale come
in off the street?

No, he was referred.

Can you remember who?

Lawrence Archer, two crowns
and some composite fillings.

How long ago was this?

Seven years,

Peter sale had a toothache,

Lawrence Archer recommended me.

I performed the root canals
and then he came back

for the bridge work, and
that's when we started talking

about Florence's accounts.

So how did sale and
Archer know each other?

Well, they played golf together.

What and they were
close, were they?

How would I know, ask Lawrence.

Well I will, if you've
got an address for 'im.

No, but I know which
golf club he plays at.

[Jaunty music]

[Car engine purring]

[Bike clattering]

[Button beeping]

[Brian sniffing]

[Buttons beeping]

[Door buzzing]

[Tense music]

[Feet tapping on the steps]

[Brian sniffing]

[Brian clearing his throat]

Hello, Mr. Archer?

- [Door squeaking]
- Anyone there?

[Dramatic music]

[Object whacking Brian]

[Brian hitting the floor]

Brian, Brian,

come on mate.

[Sandra] Is he okay?

I think he will be.

Don't worry mate,
we're still 'ere.

[Tense music]

There was a book.

What book?

[Paramedic gasping]

I'm fine.

You've had a nasty
bump to the head, sir,

for a man your age, you
should be sitting down.

I'm fine.

[Investigator] Thanks, so
this is how he was found, sir,

if we can just get round.

- Sorry, sir.
- Get some photos.

I'm with them.

Then one of them needs
to come and get you, sir.

Sandra.

[Investigator] Er yeah,
please, thank you,

just make sure we
cut the door frame.

He says, I need authorization.

He's right, and
you don't have it.

Yeah, but I just wanted-

how's your head?

It hurts.

Okay, they're gonna
get you x-rayed,

and then we're gonna
have a chat, back at ucos.

Fine, I could do
with a nice cup o' tea.

[Sandra] Not that
kind of chat, Brian.

[Brian sighing]

What were you doing
at Lawrence Archer's?

You're not gonna turn that on?

You sure you don't
wanna make this official?

We don't think
you killed 'im, Brian.

Oh, are you sure?

I seem to be guilty
of everything else.

Grow up, Brian.

This is still an active
murder case, anyway.

Shouldn't I be talking to a
murder investigation team?

That's where you're
going straight after this.

Listen mate, we
got to that address

five minutes after you, it
came up on one of our cases.

We are still involved.

What case?

So, who were you looking for?

We need to be asking
the questions here, Brian.

I was looking for a
man named Peter sale.

I was led to believe
that Lawrence Archer

was an old friend of his and
might know where to find him.

Why are you looking
for Peter sale?

'Cause he's gone missing.

His sister asked me to help
try and find him, as a favour.

Who gave you
Lawrence Archer's name

in connection with this?

Jonathan Epstein,

I went to see him in
prison this morning.

- Who?
- Jonathan Epstein.

Do you not remember 'im?

Murdered his wife,
Florence for 'er money,

but the money was taken
by Epstein's girlfriend,

who called the police
on 'im and did a runner.

Peter sale was
Florence's accountant.

I remembered 'im being
interviewed at the time

and I thought it might
be connected with that.

So, Epstein put you onto Archer.

He told me that Archer and
sale played golf together,

so I went to the golf
club and they gave me

Archer's work address.

And he was dead,
when you got there?

Of course he was.

That wasn't Lawrence
Archer, Brian.

There's no such person.

It was an alias, his
real name's gofton.

What, Larry gofton, the conman?

The same.

We got an anonymous
call during the night,

telling us that gofton was
now living as Lawrence Archer.

Gofton was a key witness
in several open cases,

so we looked into it.

Imagine our surprise,
when we show up

to find gofton dead, and
you spark out on the floor.

Well, we can check
the prison records,

see if Epstein made
any calls this morning.

Not your job, Brian.

I'm looking for Peter sale.

Epstein told me, sale
and Archer were friends.

I've tracked Archer
down to his place of work,

but he was dead
when I got there.

Then somebody hit
me over the head.

That's all I know.

- Can I go now?
- No, not yet.

When you came round, you
were mumbling about some book.

I don't remember.

That'd be a first.

Well I was, I don't remember.

Fine, Gerry take Mr. Lane
up to the mit, will you.

Mr. Lane?

We have a lot to
talk about, Mr. Lane.

I can't go back to my
boss empty-handed.

I'm not talking to you.

[Gate clicking]

I'm not stupid, Mr. Lane;

I know my information is
coming from someone high up,

and it's pretty
obvious they're trying

to use me to discredit you.

Why don't you give me
your side of the story?

My side of the story, you say?

[Maxine] That's all I'm after.

I'm sure there's a
simple explanation.

- All right.
- Yeah.

[Gate clanging]

Here's my side of the story.

You're a muck raker, working
for a bunch of scumbags

and I'm not talking to yer.

I feel terrible about this.

Oh, it's not your
fault, Margaret;

it's Brian's fault for
wandering about in places

where he's not meant to be,

and not being careful
enough when he was doing it.

They sneaked up on me.

Well, you shouldn't be so easy
to sneak up on, should you?

But I've got you in
trouble with your old work.

No, that's a
complicated situation.

Oh, I can't believe Peter
would have got himself

mixed up in something dangerous.

You think this is connected
to that awful Epstein business?

Well, it was Epstein who
told me about Archer, but-

Lawrence Archer?

Yes, do you know 'im?

Well, I didn't know him, no.

He was a business
associate of Peter's.

I only met him once,
quite charming though.

Peter had a party,
a Christmas thing

and Lawrence Archer was there
with that awful Skinner woman.

You met Annabelle Skinner?

I didn't take to
her from the off.

Of course, I didn't
know just how awful

she would turn out to be.

She wore real fur,
you know, mink.

I'm afraid, I don't
hold with that.

I know.

My brother knew these
people, but that doesn't mean

he had anything to do
with what happened.

No, no it doesn't.

He was certainly never
accused of anything.

And now he's disappeared.

Might there have been
anyone else looking for him,

do you think?

No, well I can't imagine who.

- Why?
- Nothing, just thinking.

Oh Esther, I'm so
sorry for causing trouble.

You have to believe,
if I thought Peter

was mixed up in anything-

nonsense Margaret,
of course you didn't.

We understand, don't we Brian.

Do you think my brother's
in danger, Mr. Lane?

Honestly, I wouldn't know.

Well, he's hidden himself
pretty well, hasn't he.

If someone was looking for him,

you couldn't find him
and you're his sister.

Yeah, I should be on my way.

I'll see you out.

Thank you, Esther.

Stay at home,
goodnight Margaret.

[Door clicking]

Are you all right?

[Brian groans]

Come to bed.

Lawrence Archer never existed.

What?

It was an alias used by a
conman called Larry gofton,

but if gofton was using that
alias, all those years ago,

and he was at a party
with Annabelle Skinner,

what if gofton was working
with Skinner all along?

What if the two of them planned

to get hold of Florence's money

and let Jonathan
Epstein take the fall?

Well, maybe Peter sale was
involved in that plan, somehow?

He was 'er accountant,
after all; He had access to all-

are you going to
go on with this?

What about Sandra and
the others, what about-

I don't work for ucos, anymore!

It's not up to them
how I spend me time.

There was a black
leather notebook,

on the desk in Archer's office.

It had a, a number
on it, a phone number.

I remember everything, why
can't I remember that number?

Maybe because somebody
hit you over the head?

Well, come to bed.

It'll come back to
you in the morning.

Well, I'm going to bed.

[Tense music]

So this bloke, who Brian's
looking for, Peter sale

was the accountant
of this dead woman.

If Lawrence Epstein, yeah.

Who was killed by her husband,
Jonathan with a hammer,

so he could run off
with another woman.

But that other woman
nicks all the money

and shops him to the cops.

Well, why haven't we
got anything on 'er?

- Love, Gerry.
- Love?

This Jonathan Epstein
is a complete fruitcake.

He falls for this Annabelle
Skinner woman so hard,

that even though she rips
him off and does a runner,

he won't so much as give a
description of her to the police.

Whoo, what and he
thinks he's gonna come out

and they're gonna live
happily ever after, does he?

Ch, she's long gone.

I mean, why does love makes
such a mug of some people?

And how many times
you been married?

Morning.

- Oh yeah, guv.
- Oh, yeah.

I've looked through the
logs at that anonymous call,

but it looks like it was made
from a pay-as-you-go phone,

bought for cash.

The service provider confirms,

it hasn't been switched
on since that call,

so it looks like it was used
once, and then dumped.

And it's taken you two
days to find that out?

We are a man down, sir.

In the absence of a lead
on our anonymous caller,

you're meant to be compiling
background information

on gofton, for mit.

Well, I hadn't
quite finished, sir.

There's no trace of
gofton, as we know,

but now we realise he's
calling himself Lawrence Archer,

a different backstory emerges.

Have a look at that,

longbow company:
High-class domestic cleaning,

hoovering and dusting,
rich people's houses.

You think gofton was
running this as Archer?

So it seems.

Bit of a come down for him.

Actually, this might
be a nice little earner.

Three years ago, a team
out of west end central

were investigating a series
of high profile burglaries,

and they noticed that a
large proportion of the houses

that were burgled, were
cleaned by Archer's company.

So, he was using
his people as scouts.

That's what they thought,
but they couldn't prove it.

[Jaunty music]

- Brian?
- Hmm?

That journalist,
still out there.

Good luck to 'er, she's
getting nothing out of us.

It's harassment, surely?

How are you feeling today?

You made short work
of these eggs, anyway.

- Mm-hmm.
- Your head?

[Brian] What about it?

- How's it feeling?
- Hmm.

- Brian?
- Yeah, go on,

if you're putting the
kettle on anyway,

I'll have a cup, ta.

A serious head injury,
who would know?

Six, two, three,
six, two, three,

six two three, 0-6-2-3!

Yes, Lane shoots, Lane scores!

Hey!

Ooh, bloody 'ell.

[He splutters] Ow!

[He sighs] 0-6-2-3.

[Answering machine] This is
the longbow cleaning company,

sorry nobody's
'ere to take your call,

but if you leave a message
after the tone, we'll contact.

[Phone beeping]

[Phone clattering on the table]

[Jaunty music]

Mr. Lane?

[Car engine whirring]

[Traffic rumbling]

Well, that's that, then.

Well, I can pull the
company accounts,

see who they were trading
with and follow that trail.

Er, companies house'll
have an address for Archer

and then registration
details about this place,

and the design company.

Oh, that's smashing,
thanks very much.

Yeah, it turns out that
this place closed down

nearly three years ago.

[Sandra] About the
time that west end central

were looking at it, in
connection with those burglaries.

[Gerry] Exactly.

So Archer shut up shop,

things started getting too hot

and moved onto pastures new.

Design company?

Well, er not directly no.

The design company has
only been open for four months.

But I think it's worth checking,

whoever was working
there at the time,

when it closed and see if they
know what Archer went on to.

[Car engine starting]

[Gerry] Yeah.

[Tense music]

[Traffic humming]

[Door clattering]

[Door slamming]

[Tense music]

[Door squeaking]

[Tense music]

[Rat squeaking]

[Brian gasping]

[Aerosol clattering]

[Rat squeaking]

Oh, aw you silly old sod.

[Brian sighs]

[Phone ringing]

[Tense music]

[Phone ringing]

[Phone clattering]

Hello?

[Steve] Is that the
longbow cleaning company?

Uh-huh, yes.

Yes, this is Steve mcandrew.

I work for the
metropolitan police's

unsolved crime and
open cases squad.

Er, we've just been run
to your registered office,

and it seemed to be deserted.

Can I ask you where
you are right now?

Hello, hello?

I know you're still there,
I can hear you breathin'.

[Brian gulping]

What's goin' on?

Can we turn around and go back?

Why, what is it?

[Steve] I'm sure there's
somebody in that building,

I think we should go
back and take a look at it.

Hello?

[Phone clattering]

[Brian sighing]

[Energetic music]

[Door squeaking]

[Brian breathing heavily]

[Energetic music]

[Staple gun clattering]

[Brian breathing heavily]

[Footsteps echoing]

[Tense music]

[Footsteps echoing]

[Bird wings flapping]

[Dramatic music]

[Mysterious figure] Who are you?

[Staple gun firing]

[Brian crashing to the floor]

[Dramatic music]

Esther!

What the bloody hell?

Shoo, shu, shush,
keep your voice down.

[Brian groaning]

Why would someone
be hiding in here?

And if they are hiding,
why answer the phone?

- Is that Gerry?
- Ssh.

Oh, it's Gerry and Sandra.

[Brian] Keep yer
voice down, your voice-

[Esther squealing]

[Esther] What are
we hiding from?

[Brian] Shut up, Esther!

[Footsteps echoing]

[Phone ringing]

[Steve] Ah, here's
the phone that I rang.

[Gerry] Huh.

Yeah, well it doesn't look
like there's anyone 'ere now.

They must've got
out, when they realised

we were coming back.

[Steve] I think we need
to get a serious look

through the company's
records and get

a search warrant for this place.

[Gerry] Well, if he's
going to be trawling

through company records,
I'm with you governor.

[Sandra] Okay, let's go
and see Jonathan Epstein.

[Door slamming]

Ugh, oh, now what on
earth is going on, Brian?

Why did you come here?

Well, you are acting
strangely, stranger than usual,

and the address for this
place was on yer computer.

Uh, I was looking for clues.

The phone number for this
company was on a note pad

in that place where I got hit,

but there was only an
answering machine when I rang,

so, I thought I'd come down here

and see if there was
anyone I could talk to.

Now, it sounded
as though someone

answered the phone to Steve.

- No, that was me.
- What?

You, you've broken
into the place,

why would you answer the phone?

Er, spur of the moment thing.

It's a miracle you lasted
so long as a detective.

Oh come on, let's
get outta here.

[She sighs] Well, did
you find any clues?

No.

Oh hang on,

what about this?

- What about what?
- This,

would this be something?

[Tense music]

"Ennis mccrea,
building contractors".

What have they got
to do with anything?

Ennis mccrea,

there was a cold case
about six years ago,

it was an organised crime thing.

Ennis mccray was a front
company for organised crime.

What concrete boots, bodies
buried in motorway Bridges?

Does that still go on?

You'd be surprised.

What could it have
to do with any of this?

Tell us about Lawrence Archer.

Two crowns and
some composite fillings.

Well, that'd be handy if we
needed his dental records

to identify his body.

His body?

Yeah, someone
strangled Lawrence Archer

or Larry gofton as he's known
on his long criminal record.

I'm just a dentist.

He was a patient of mine,

he registered as
Lawrence Archer.

You sent a friend of ours
to his office yesterday.

He found the body, and then

somebody hit our
friend over the head.

Is that what was
supposed to happen?

I have absolutely no idea
what you're talking about.

So it's just a
coincidence, is it?

That you led Mr. Lane to
Lawrence Archer on the day he died?

Mr. Lane was
looking for Peter sale.

He asked me
how I first met sale,

I told him Lawrence
Archer introduced us,

that's as much as I know.

So, sale knew Archer,

and now Archer's
dead and sale's missing.

Er, I have no idea about
either of those things.

Why would I possibly
want Archer dead?

He was a good friend of mine.

When did you last have
contact with either sale or Archer?

I haven't heard from either
of them since I was arrested.

Oh, we're very good friends, eh?

[Sandra] And your
accomplice, Annabelle Skinner?

The woman who grasped
you up to the police,

and then scarpered
with all yer wife's money.

Er please, don't tell you
still hold a torch for 'er.

You wouldn't understand.

Clearly not, how'd you meet?

Lawrence introduced us.

She was a friend of his.

Lawrence Archer?

There really is one
born every minute.

So what do we think?

Archer, sale and Skinner,

conspire together to
get Florence's money

and then let Epstein
take the rap for it.

Well, they picked
the right bloke,

he was obviously more
than happy to off his wife.

Yeah, but now Archer's dead,

and the other two are missing,

there's a decent chance
that one of them is a murderer

and the other is
the next victim.

[Doorbell ringing]

We know you're
in there, Mr. Lane.

So much easier if you
come out and have a word,

and we can be on our way.

I received some
information this morning

on the arrest of
Mr. Adrian cope in 1989.

It seems you may
have a few things

to clear up there as well.

Mr. Lane?

[Letterbox tapping]

[Esther sighing]

There are three of
them out there, now.

The ennis mccrea
number's not in use.

You know, it's
hardly surprising,

they were shut
down six years ago.

Did you hear what I said?

Three of what?

- Reporters!
- Oh, ignore them.

I can't ignore them,

they're shouting
through the letterbox,

they're out there
watching the house all day.

It's, it's like living
behind the iron curtain.

They'll get bored.

And what if they don't?

Esther love, we
have to wait them out.

I'm not gonna talk to 'em,

so we just have
to wait them out.

Focus on something
else, that's how you do it.

You find something to focus
on, and just shut the world out.

Would you mind telling
me how I'm going to do that?

All right, here.

Just tell me the story, so far.

Ooh, I can hardly
read your writing.

Right well, Jonathan
Epstein and Annabelle Skinner

killed Florence
Epstein for her money.

Correct.

Peter sale was Florence
Epstein's accountant

and he was introduced to the
epsteins by Lawrence Archer,

real name, Larry gofton.

Are we calling him Archer
or gofton, it's confusing-

Archer.

Archer was a notorious conman.

We don't say "notorious",
we say "known".

Oh, Archer was a known conman.

Margaret said
that she met Archer

and Annabelle Skinner together,

and they seem to
have known each other

for quite a long time.

Annabelle Skinner
and Jonathan Epstein,

they start an affair and
decide to kill Florence Epstein,

for her money.

Does that mean Archer
and sale were in on it too?

- The numbers.
- What numbers?

On the back of this
card, the numbers,

I know what they mean.

Well, how did you get that
from what I was saying?

Hey, no I wasn't listening.

I thought you just
wanted something to do.

Come on, get yer coat.

[Door clattering]

Well, I've been through the
records for longbow cleaning

and the bowman design
company, they're tied up in knots,

and it'll take a better man
than I am to untie them.

Well, that was Brian's forte.

Yeah.

Any connection to Peter
sale in any of that paperwork?

Not, exactly, no, but I
did look into a company

run by Peter sale,
when he was doing

Florence Epstein's accounts.

One of his other clients was a
company called ennis mccrea,

they were listed as
building contractors.

Pull the other one, ennis and
mccrea are proper gangsters.

Exactly, they were sent
down a few years ago.

Well, from the look of
the books, Peter sale

was investing
money, on their behalf,

through a company
run by Lawrence Archer.

[Sandra] You're kidding?

Well, it's gotta
be a scam, innit:

Skimming money off
of ennis and mccrea,

and then funnelling
it through to Archer.

That's what it looks like.

It's a dangerous game to play.

Oh, say that again,
and by the way,

there's no trace of Peter
sale, beyond six years ago,

just after the Epstein case.

Well, that's what
his sister told Brian.

Well, I think
his sister's right,

when she says he
didn't go abroad;

there's no evidence for that,

but he did just
vanish into thin air.

Well, if ennis and mccrea
got wind of what he was doing,

he's probably at the
bottom of the thames.

Do you know what
really bothers me?

Why did we get an anonymous
call on the exact same day

that Brian was asked
to look for Peter sale?

That's too much of a
coincidence, isn't it?

The storage place
stands on the exact spot

that used to be the ennis
mccrea builder's yard.

- And you think?
- Yes, I do.

[Jaunty music]

- Hello.
- Hi.

Hey, we're looking
for some stuff.

Yeah?

Hope you, er, number 1-0-7-1.

Okay, sir.

[Keys tapping]

If you could sign
in for me, Mr. Sale.

Ooh, huh.

Ah.

I never intended to get poor
Mr. Lane into any trouble,

he's a very kind man.

Why now, Mrs. Kirby, why are you

looking for your brother now?

He's been missing for six years.

Yes, I didn't know that,

I thought he'd moved abroad.

We were never close.

My son and his wife
were expecting a baby,

the family never meant
a great deal to Peter,

but I thought he should know.

Your son lives in
France, is that right?

Nantes, yes.

It's not that far, now
you can get a flight

from city airport.

You came to Brian
through his wife, Esther?

Yes, we're in a
book group together.

Can I ask what this is about?

Have you found
something out about Peter?

Quite the opposite, I'm afraid,

we can't find any trace of him.

When did you last
have contact with Peter?

Well, I suppose it
would have been

in the aftermath of that
awful Epstein business.

Um, Peter was being
questioned by the, by the police.

I called him to see
how he was bearing up,

he was finding it
all rather stressful

but he hadn't done
anything wrong, so-

are you sure about that?

Did you know a man
called Larry gofton?

Gofton? Er, no.

Lawrence Archer?

Oh, I met Lawrence at a
party, I didn't take to him.

And I met her,
Annabelle Skinner,

before everything had
happened, obviously.

I didn't like her,
I told Mr. Lane,

you know how you get
a feeling about people?

But your brother knew her?

Yes, hmm, how
well I couldn't say.

Peter had nothing to
do with what happened,

you do know that?

Actually, we think he may
have been more involved

than was originally suspected.

No, no, Peter would never,

he was an honest man,

he'd never been
in trouble before.

Maybe not, but he
was hangin' around

with a lot of people
who knew the ropes.

Maybe he was pushed into it?

Maybe he needed the
money to pay back a debt?

Did Peter ever mention two
men called ennis and mccrea?

No.

We think your brother may
have owed them money.

These are not two people
you want to owe money to.

Whatever kind of
trouble he was in,

Peter would never
have hurt anyone.

But now, Lawrence
Archer is dead.

Then it's her.

What, Annabelle Skinner?

That woman had trouble
written all over her.

There was something
purely nasty inside her,

you could feel it and
she looked at you,

and if she killed
Lawrence Archer,

oh god.

You have to find Peter, please.

You have to help him.

If Annabelle Skinner
is looking for him,

whatever he's done,
you have to help him!

[Jaunty music]

[They whisper to each other]

This one here.

- Oh, and whatever.
- I know.

[Bolt clattering]

[Door squeaking]

[Tense music]

[Clasps squeaking]

[Chest creaking]

Oh, oh, oh!

[Dramatic music]

This investigation,
Brian, that you've mounted

has hardly been
done by the book.

It wasn't an investigation,

I was just looking for
someone's brother.

Yeah, well now there's a body

and we can't even talk
about how we found it,

without revealing that you
discovered a business card

whilst illegally entering

the longbow cleaning
company building.

The door was unlocked.

And anyway, I don't
work for you anymore.

And surely if a civilian
stumbles onto something

and brings it to the police-

he's not a civilian, Esther,

he's a retired police officer.

And the cps think
that someone like Brian

should've known better.

And then they don't know Brian.

Well, that's certainly true.

It's a trail I was
meant to follow.

From the phone number on
that notebook in Archer's office,

to the cleaning company,
to that storage place.

A trail set by who?

The body's Annabelle Skinner.

[Sandra] What?

There's a bracelet with
her initials engraved on it.

Yeah, soco reckon that
she's been strangled.

Just like Lawrence Archer.

Only more violently, yeah.

They think 'er neck was
snapped in the attack.

And if Annabelle
Skinner's our victim,

then the killer has to be-

Peter sale!

I don't mean to be rude,
Esther, but you and Brian

really can't be here
whilst we're discussing-

this is all a bit
obvious though, isn't it?

A trail laid by someone,
that leads neatly to Peter sale.

Peter sale's been
missing for six years.

Why did he come out of
hiding to kill somebody?

Esther!

Yes, all right, I know
it's not our business.

Come on, Brian, let's
get out of their hair.

Now, the business card I
found was for ennis mccrea.

Not this again.

Annabelle Skinner's body
was hidden in a storage facility,

on the site of
their old offices.

Somebody is trying to point up

a connection to
ennis mccrea, here.

Well, we think that
sale and Archer

were skimming money
off of ennis and mccrea.

Then they had to
steal all the money

from Florence
Epstein to pay it back,

but we think that ennis
and mccrea found out,

killed sale but somehow
Archer got away.

But if sale and Annabelle
Skinner are dead,

then who killed Lawrence Archer?

Exactly!

What if Archer took the money

and left sale to carry the
can with ennis and mccrea?

Well it's in character.

Then Archer stays hidden,

'til ennis and mccrea
are sent down,

but why would he risk coming
back into Peter sale's radar?

Because sale had
already disappeared.

What, you mean
he got away as well?

No, he might've gone one better.

Can we get the
ennis mccrea file up?

Sir, erm?

All right, go ahead,

because there's someone
looking to put away

ennis and mccrea,

a man with inside
information about their affairs,

like Peter sale would
have, as their accountant,

and who's in fear of his life,

would be like the holy grail.

Oh my god.

I think Brian's right.

There's a closed session in
court with an anonymous witness.

Peter sale?

Oh no, now before
we get overexcited,

this is all supposition.

But you still haven't
found Peter sale?

No, not yet.

Well, should you have?

With all the access you've
got to databases and whatnot?

Yes, we should.

But you can't, because Peter
sale's in witness protection.

If we have good reason to think

he's committed a crime, sir,

then surely you
could access him.

All right, I'll make some
phone calls in the morning.

But there must be no
mention of Brian's involvement

in any of this.

What, in spite of the fact

that he's joined
all the dots for you?

Isn't it a shame when politics
gets in the way of policing,

and there are reporters
outside our house.

Well, that's not my doing.

I didn't think it was.

[He sniffs] All right, I'll
see what can be done.

Come on, Brian.

Nothing's certain Margaret,
we just wanted to update you.

[Margaret] Yes.

Does any of it ring true?

I don't know, it,

it would explain
why I can't find him.

How could Peter have
got himself mixed up

with these kind of people?

Well if he has,
least we should start

to get some answers, now.

You've found him?

It's become a police matter now.

Will they, er I mean, will
they keep me up to date?

Oh I'm sure they'll tell
you everything they can.

Will I be able to see him?

I don't know Margaret, i'm
not in the loop, so to speak.

Do you think he
killed these people?

Oh, Margaret.

You do, don't you?

No one knows yet.

[She breathes
heavily] I should go.

[Margaret sighing]

If there's ever anything
you need, just ask.

Yes, [she sniffs] Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Lane.

I'm sincerely sorry
to have brought

all of this trouble
to your door.

[Jaunty music]

[Esther sighs]

[Esther] Strickland
was true to his word.

Esther, come 'ere.

- What is it?
- Hmm, look at this.

- What?
- A grandchild.

Aww. [She laughs]

Can we tell what's what?

Hmm, that's the
head and the arms,

I think, unless
it's upside down.

[They both laugh]

Oh, what, what's that?

Er, I've been readin' about
ankylosing spondyloarthritis.

[Esther] What's that
when it's at home?

It's a chronic inflammatory
disease of the axial skeleton.

- Hmm, sounds nasty.
- Yeah.

Jonathan Epstein mentioned
that Peter sale had it,

said it causes all kinds
of dental problems,

but its main symptom
is a fusion of the spine.

[He sniffs] I was just
wondering how easy it would be

for Peter sale to strangle
two fit and healthy people,

if he was suffering from it.

And not just strangle, even;

he broke poor
Annabelle Skinner's neck.

After what she did,
we can hardly call her,

"poor Annabelle's"...

What?

- 'Er neck snapped.
- And?

- Her other bonds were.
- Well, what?

I need to see those
forensic photos.

You do know how much
trouble I could get into, don't you?

Esther isn't even an ex-copper.

She won't let me go
anywhere on me own.

Where are the others?

They've gone to see Peter sale.

Yeah, you were right,
he is in witness protection.

He testified against
ennis and mccrea,

strickland got them
access for a visit.

Now, I think we
were wrong and right.

We think that Annabelle
Skinner's neck broke

while she was being
strangled, yeah?

[Gerry] Yeah.

And it did, look
there's the fracture.

You think, ooh blimey.

But how often do
you see that, Gerry?

Well once, twice maybe,

I mean you've really
gotta go something

to break someone's
neck like that.

Unless the neck's
already damaged,

or the spine isn't
flexible enough

to compensate for the force.

And look here, see the way
these vertebrae are fused,

causing a curvature
of the spine, here.

That's known as bamboo spine.

It's a classic symptom of
ankylosing spondyloarthritis.

What is it?

It's a degenerative disease.

Now Epstein told me
that Peter sale has it.

And you said it's genetic.

Genetic, and very rare.

So what are the chances
that Annabelle Skinner

and Peter sale both had it?

Hold on, hold on,
what are you saying,

that they're related?

I'm saying this isn't
Annabelle Skinner.

Well, who is it?

Oh no!

This is Peter sale's sister.

[Melancholy music]

[Tyres crunching on the gravel]

[Car door clattering]

[Car engine vibrating]

[Tense music]

[Knuckles rapping on the door]

[Peter] Who is it?

Police, Mr. Sale, detective
superintendent Pullman,

you should have
been told to expect us.

[Car engine purring]

Well just keep trying,

reception's probably a
bit patchy round here.

I always knew this
Epstein business'd

come back to bite me.

It's not at all what
it appears to be.

I was just the money guy, hah,

I had no idea what Archer
and Annabelle were up to.

But you did take the money?

I arranged the money to
come out of Florence's account

and go into an offshore
account, set up by Archer.

I never saw a penny.

Archer took the
money and vanished,

leaving me empty handed to
face ennis and mccrea, huh.

[Phone ringing]

That's why I testified
against them, I had no option.

[Phone ringing]

Excuse me.

- Hi, Gerry.
- No, it's Brian.

Brian, what on earth are
you doing on Gerry's phone?

Gerry's driving, listen.

The dead woman
isn't Annabelle Skinner,

we think it's Margaret Kirby.

The woman we know
as Margaret Kirby

is actually Annabelle Skinner.

She knew Peter sale
was in witness protection,

so this whole thing, the
anonymous phone call,

the trail I was sent on,

it's all been about
us leading 'er to sale.

She wants revenge, and
if she was waiting outside

ucos this morning, she
could well have followed you

all the way there.

Okay, thanks, bye.

What's goin' on?

Annabelle Skinner is on her way,

if she's not already here.

Annabelle?

[Steve] Well, who, whose
was the body we saw?

Not now Steve,
it doesn't matter.

Mr. Sale, I'm afraid
we're gonna have to

get you out of sight,

so Steve, draw the
curtains, secure the house.

[Steve] Yeah, I'll
call the local station,

get someone out.

Yeah, Gerry already
has, they're on the way.

[Steve] Okay.

[Sirens wailing]

[Dramatic music]

[Car doors clattering]

[Esther] Brian!

[Tense music]

[Brian groaning]

[Brian breathing heavily]

[Gate squeaking]

Brian! Brian!

[Dramatic music]

[Gate squeaking]

[Tense music]

Mr. Sale, Mr. Sale!

[Dramatic music]

[Brian choking]

You bitch!

[Spade clanging
on Annabelle's head]

- [Annabelle groaning]
- [Brian choking]

I'd stay exactly where
you are, if I was you.

[Police radio crackling]

I don't think we're very
popular with witness protection.

Yeah, but sale was involved
in the Epstein business,

- wasn't he?
- Yeah, he was,

and he claimed he
didn't know Florence

was going to be killed,

but that's between him
and a jury to sort out.

He picked on the wrong woman.

So did Annabelle Skinner.

[Steve] Nice spade
work there, Esther.

Oh, thank you.

Now, what do we
reckon that pub's like?

Time for a drink to your
new-found freedom, Brian.

Freedom, yeah.

That's what it
is really, isn't it?

Oh, it might seem
like freedom to you lot,

you're not the ones who have
to keep him out of harm's way.

Oh, yeah.

Why don't you go on
and we'll catch you up.

- Yeah, sure.
- Yeah, come on Esther.

[Esther] Right.

Sandra, I, I just
wanted to say I'm sorry.

Don't.

Yeah, but for getting
you all into trouble

and bringing all
this down on ucos.

The way you handled
embleton was stupid.

Sandra.

And you threw
yourself on your sword

for a complete stranger,

but I'd like to think I'd have
done exactly the same thing.

That's what we're
here for, isn't it?

Especially ucos,
bringing closure to people

who've waited too long for it.

I wish there'd been another way.

So do I.

You'll be missed, Brian.

Oi! Oi!

When you two have stopped
kissing and making up,

there's a pub there that
wants to sell us loads of beer.

So, come on then.

Listen, well done mate,

we could never have
solved this without you.

Ah, bugger off,
course you could.

Yeah, I suppose so.

[They laugh]

[Door banging]

Paws, here, come
on, there we go.

Scampy nearly got
mugged by two squirrels.

Come on, back, there.

[Scampy panting]

And this one.

Go on, basket.

[Brian sniffing]

Esther?

I said scampy
nearly got mugged by,

what are you doing?

That's nice.

No, no, I said,
what are you doing?

Sorry Brian, what?

What's all this?

It's that jogger
that got attacked

in the park the other week.

What about 'er?

I thought they caught the bloke?

Uh, they got a man who
answers to the description,

but I found several other
similar attacks online.

There's lots in
common, but it can't be

the man they've got,
because he's left-handed.

Esther, what are you doing?

It's just interesting.

It's none of our business,
and I'm retired now,

for the second time.

You might be, but I'm not.

[Jaunty music]