All language subtitles for Shetland - S08E04 - Episode 4

How the hell did this happen?

One of the assistants
found Ellen's body gone.

- Where the hell have you been?
- Work.

I called the hospital last night they
said you'd swapped shifts. Where were you?

You recognise the
brand? Looks foreign.

Name's Amma Calder.
Just need a background.

Calder? This woman family? No.
It's same surname, no relation.

I wasn't the only
one, y'know. After me,

there was someone else.

Stella Quinn...

..was half his age.

And even I was ashamed of that.

I looked in the account.
You said we were doing OK.

Things are a bit tight is all.

What can I do you for? Just
wanted to have a chat with you,

about the business
you've got on the go.

I have some money I want to
invest. It's not about me.

It's Cal. He's
calling it quits.

Maybe we should go
talk to Cal, eh?

Oh, my God, Ellen's in there!

Peter! I need you to stop!

LIGHTER CLICKS
No, no... Peter!

FIRE ROARS

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

TOSH: How are you
feeling, Peter?

Just... you weren't making much
sense when we found you on that hill.

We need you to explain what
you were doing last night.

Can you tell us why you were in
possession of Ellen Quinn's body?

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS Were
you planning to burn it?

Are you listening to me, Peter?

Do you understand
how serious this is?

You stole a body.

The body of a murder victim.

Not only is that a crime

but the distress you've
caused Ellen's family...

It's wha... It's what
she would've wanted.

Who?

Ellen.

She wanted you to burn her body?

It's better than
rotting in a drawer.

Well, it's a
refrigerated drawer.

They only actually rot
when you take them out.

HE EXHALES

How would you know that it's
what Ellen would've wanted?

We were... bonded.

Bonded?

By our beliefs.

And what are those beliefs?

You wouldn't understand.

Well, you need to help
us understand, Peter,

because right now,

it looks like you were trying
to destroy evidence of a crime.

I didn't kill Ellen.

When we found you on that hillside,
you were chanting something.

You said something
like "ryoya sinn".

Sounded Scandinavian.
What does that mean?

But what with the pyre, the
dancing and the face paint,

I think it was Norse.

That what you believe in, Peter?

Do you worship the Viking gods?

Oh, come on, Peter.

There has to be some
reasoning behind it.

Otherwise, you're just a half-naked
freak burning bodies on a hillside.

It means..."cleanse her".

Why did Ellen need
to be cleansed?

Because she was
stained... with sin.

What makes you think that?

Because she told me she was.

When did Ellen say this?
The last time I saw her.

And when was that?

Months ago.

Is that when you gave
her this tattoo? Hmm?

Is that your doing?

It's the same design that you have
tattooed on your chest, Peter.

And it's the same design that's
been painted on the dead sheep

that we've been finding recently.
You should've let me finish...

Last night, you should've
let me finish the ceremony.

Because of you, she'll...
never be at peace.

That guy's wired to the moon.
Sane enough to deny killing her.

Well, he stole her body
and tried to burn it.

That is disposal right there.
Easier ways to dispose of a body...

Understood. Thanks.

That was Alex.

He says Ayre's croft is
like a "house of horrors".

Be a while before SOCOs
get through it all.

All right, look.

Right now, Peter Ayre is the
prime suspect in Ellen's murder.

So, I want everyone
focusing on that.

Billy, we know he left East
Roe Kirk around 9pm that night.

He says he went straight home.

Look for anything
to contradict that.

Oh, and can you chase the lab?

See if we can match
him to that card

we found in Ellen's
belongings... Will do.

Sandy, we're going
to need background.

Find out everything
you can on him.

And talk to Rosemary Strachan.

Ayre seems to think
that he and Ellen

had some kind of deep
connection. See if she agrees.

And, Lorna, can you get a
hold of his social work file?

I want to know who fostered
him when he was here. Sure.

I've just had Grace
Bain on the phone

demanding to know
what's going on. Oh.

Might as well get it over with.

Bloody incompetence,
that's what it is!

Bad enough you couldn't
tell us who killed her,

but then, to lose her body!

We understand how distressing

this must've been for
you and we're sorry.

But we have now retrieved
Ellen's remains.

SHE SCOFFS

This guy, Peter Ayre.

They're saying that he, er...

..that he was trying to burn her?
We got there before that happened.

Hmm, but why was he trying
to do that? We're not sure,

but Ayre does have some
disturbing beliefs.

Beliefs that he
claims Ellen shared.

Did Ellen ever mention him?

I don't even know who he is.

He's a friend of her brother!

Look, if Ellen was close to
him, we would've known about it.

Not necessarily.

She was close to Tom Knox.

And you didn't know about
that. Now, that's a lie.

No. Ellen and Tom were friends.

She helped him care for his mum.

Look, whoever this guy is,

Ellen never mentioned him.

And she sure as hell didn't
have any disturbing beliefs, OK?

She was just...

..a normal kid.

PHONE BEEPS

Can you give us a sec? Sure.

Is it true?

That Ellen and Tom were friends?

Is that an issue
for you? No. No...

I just don't understand why
she wouldn't tell me about him.

Everyone has their secrets.

GRACE: Stella...

What was that about?

Nothing.

I need to tell you something.

Thanks.

Everyone at the hospital's talking
about Ellen's body going missing.

You work there?

Well, I wasn't on
shift the other night

but I heard about her going missing.
Well, we managed to retrieve her.

Where was she?

In the possession of a
man called Peter Ayre.

Either of you know him?

Is he older? Like bald
with a beard? That's right.

Yeah, sounds like that guy.

The one that turned
up to all the parties.

What parties are these?

Staney Hill.

A bunch of us used go up there
last summer and hang out.

And Peter Ayre hung out, too?

Sometimes.

Did you ever see him with Ellen?

No... Don't think so.

MOBILE VIBRATES

Sorry.

Alex?

Might've have found
something interesting.

Why didn't you
tell me about this?

I didn't know if it was a thing.

Your sister-in-law in
contact with our victim

on the day she died.

You didn't know if
it was a "thing"?

I didn't... I wasn't sure.

Did you talk to her about it?

Yeah, I might have had
a chat with her, yes.

And what did she say?

She denied seeing Ellen.

Well... So, then, why
run the background check?

CALDER SIGHS

Because you think she lied.

I went over this with Ruth.

I didn't know Ellen.

I just spoke to her a
few times at Langbank.

You didn't see her
after that time? No.

What about the day she died?

SHE SCOFFS

This is about the
cigarettes, isn't it?

They're just fags. I get
them cheap off a parishioner,

and I'm not his only client.
He sells to lots of people.

So, why don't you ask
them if they saw Ellen?

Because they're not connected
to Ellen's flatmate in London.

We ran a background
check on you, Amma.

Between 2016 and 2018,

you stayed in a flat in
Ealing with Kirsty Bell.

Kirsty Bell was with Ellen the
night Philip Remis was murdered.

Now, you have a connection
to Ellen through Kirsty Bell,

and you never said
a word about it.

She said she wanted
to leave Shetland.

Had her heart set on London.

She said she needed
somewhere to stay...

So, you sent her to Kirsty Bell?

No.

Me and Kirsty used
to be friends.

And, yeah, she was a bit wild.

But she wasn't a criminal.

Not when I knew her, anyway.

Well, it sounds like Kirsty's
changed. Look, I promise you,

I had no idea about the
stuff she was getting up to.

It wasn't until Ellen told me...

When did Ellen tell you?

SHE SIGHS

Was it the day she died?

Nah, you're way off base here.

You don't think it's strange that
she didn't mention knowing Ellen?

Amma does classes
all over the island.

She meets lots of people.
How well do you know her?

Oh, come on! She's my wife.

You've been married, what? Four
years? What about before that?

Did she tell you about her life?

Yeah, of course, she did. Right, so,
you know who Kirsty Bell is, then?

Look, Amma is
entitled to her past.

We all are.

There's no way she's
wrapped up in this, though.

Ellen called.

I drove down to Nibon...

..and there she was.

Hiding in a cottage with
a bag full of money.

Did she tell you how she got it?

She did.

She wanted me to try and get it
back to whoever it belonged to.

Said they were after her.

So, what did you do?

You have to understand, um...

..my life before I met Alan...

I was in a bad way.

I don't know what would've
happened if I hadn't met him.

I mean...

I never dreamed that I'd end
up with a life like this.

So, you refused to help her?

I told her to go to you guys.
Or at least, her family.

Even told her to go to Sadat...

Azir Sadat?

Well, he was her
counsellor at Langbank,

they seemed to get on.

But if I knew what
was going to happen...

..I swear, I would
have done something.

Helped.

She was just...

Too much trouble?

AMMA SIGHS

The bit I don't get,

is why you didn't come to
us, after she was killed?

I didn't want to spoil it.

Spoil what?

What I have here.

DOOR CLOSES

Well...?

So, what did she say?

You were all set to go.

You told me you wanted
to stay on and help.

I did want to help. Really?

Are you sure it wasn't because
you wanted to protect your family?

I didn't think
that... Yes, you did!

Yes, you did, because you
ran that background check

through your own team
and not through us.

You're right.

Sorry.

If there's anything else you're
not telling me, I need to know now.

There's nothing.

MESSAGE CHIMES

Cora has the Path report.

So, what do you think?

What do I think?

I think you two have
lost your fucking minds.

It's a chance to
make serious cash.

He's already got
serious cash. Uh-huh.

But we could make a lot more.

I don't know what he's
been telling you about us,

but we're small fish and
there's a reason for that -

it keeps us under the radar.
So, we make it a one-off deal.

You buy one big batch, sell them
off quick, we'll split the profit.

Sell 'em off to who, Bobby? We're
not exactly overrun with customers.

So, find new customers.

From where? I don't know.
You two are the experts.

No, we're not, and
that's my point.

And since when were
you into this anyway?

This is hardly your game, Bobby.

Always looking for
an opportunity.

Well, you need to
look elsewhere.

I can tell you Ellen Quinn
suffered manual strangulation,

as evidenced by a
broken hyoid bone.

But the cause of death
was cardiac arrest.

Which was probably induced
by the strangulation.

She was only 23.

Ah, she was also having
the life choked out of her.

That puts a strain on the heart.

That, her lifestyle,

and whatever else she went through
that night would've contributed.

What about forensics?

Well, fibres we
found in her hair

turned out to be wool
and polyester mix.

Well, that narrows it down.

The colour was
sage, if it helps.

OK. Thanks, Cora.

We've got a problem.

I started going through Ayre's
phone for the night of the murder.

It was hooked up to the
home Wi-Fi all night. Jeez.

That place has Wi-Fi?

Doesn't mean he didn't go out. He
could've left his phone at home.

The web history shows that
he bought stuff online.

Plumbing parts, mostly.

You're saying it wasn't him?

HE SIGHS

Can't see how he can be
in two places at once.

What if he had an accomplice?

Found this in Ayre's back room.

It's full of letters,

going back years and all
from the same person.

Who?

Someone who signs off like this.

This is like fan mail.

The person who wrote
these is in awe of Ayre.

"I've been trying every
day to think like you.

"To see things like you do.

"To see the world as it is."

"Yesterday, I took a lamb
the way you taught me.

It was hard to keep
it still as I cut it."

Looks like Ayre has a disciple.

Billy, did we hear back from the
lab about Ellen's birthday card?

Yeah, they found
his prints on it.

So, these could be
from her, then? No.

The writing's far too neat.
These go back a long way.

Maybe it's someone
he met in Aberdeen?

Except, they've all
Shetland postmarks.

All of them?

Looks like it.

It's someone from the isles.

I'm Stella.

I'm Ellen's mum.

FAUCET SQUEAKS WATER POURS

Sorry about the mess.

No. No. Um, don't worry.

SHE CLEARS HER THROAT

I hear your mum's not well.

She's a wee bit better.

Look, I had nothing to do
with what happened to Ellen.

The police... I know...
It's OK. I know.

So, you and Ellen were pals?

Like to think we were.

And she used to come round here?

Couple of times a week.

What did yous do?

We'd just sit in.

Talk.

Watch YouTube.

Just hung out.

And your mum didn't mind?

Why would she mind?

Because Ellen was a Bain.

Mum didn't blame
Ellen for any of that.

She loved it when
Ellen came round.

They'd sit and talk
while they knitted.

SHE LAUGHS

Sorry, what?!

Ellen knitted?!

Aye.

Mum taught her.

Well, she tried to anyway.

Um, Ellen was terrible at it.

Supposed to be a scarf.

It's not bad for a first try.

SHE SNIFFLES

SHE SOBS

SHE WHIMPERS AND SOBS

You can keep it if you want.

Thank you.

If he's not going to tell us,

we need to identify
who wrote them.

This could be Ellen's
killer. So, come on,

who is Ayre close to?

Far as I can tell, the only person
he has any kind of contact with

is the Reverend Calder.

Well, I think we can
rule out my brother.

He's very much a one-God guy.

One thing.

Ayre's only been
living here for a year.

If these letters go
back a decade, then...

Well, what about
when he was fostered?

Yeah, he could've started a
friendship when he was a teenager

and then carried it on after
he went back to the mainland.

And picked it up when he
returned. Yeah, exactly.

Lorna, did you
manage to find out

who fostered him when
he was on Shetland?

Yeah, so, he was placed
with Nancy Faulds

from July 2006 to March 2007.

Before then, he had
been back to Aberdeen.

Have you spoken to Nancy? She
passed away two years ago. Ah...!

OK, just see if you can get any
info on Peter from that time.

Hospital sent through
a list of the staff

whose passes were used on the
night Ellen's body was taken.

Sandy? Liam Kenmuir.

He's Rosemary Strachan's
boyfriend, right? Yes.

And he works at the hospital?

Yeah, but he wasn't
on shift that night.

So, how come his pass was used?

I don't understand.

According to the
hospital security logs,

your pass was used on the
night Ellen's body was taken.

But you told DC Wilson that
you weren't working that night.

I wasn't.

So, who used the pass, Liam?

I... think I might've lost it.

You think?

Aye. Um, a couple of days ago.

I think I dropped it in
town somewhere. Right.

So, if you dropped it in the street
anybody could've picked it up?

I guess so.

Peter Ayre, maybe?

Well, I don't know about that,
but I suppose he could have. Hmm.

Do you know Peter Ayre? No.

Like I told your colleague.

He used to hang about
the raves a bit.

Ever talk to him? No.

No, I stayed well clear.

Do you mind me asking
how old you are?

I'm 27.

And you grew up on the isles?

My family moved here
when I was three.

OK, well, thanks for your time.

Yeah, that boy's
not a good liar.

I'll call the SOCOs. See if they
can find his pass at Ayre's croft.

MESSAGE CHIMES We'll
need to do a background.

See if we can link
him to Peter Ayre

around the time Peter was in
the foster home. Oh, shit!

I've got to go. It's date night.

Lucky for some!

Are you all right to get back?

Sure.

SEA BIRD CALLS

COWS LOW

He's not taking it.

Ah, sure, look, you'll
get the hang of it.

Hey. There you are.

Where've you been?

Just went for a drive.

LAMB BLEATS

He's really coming on, Rory.

I called him Che.

After Che Adams.

So, your mum wants
us all up for dinner.

Let's just eat us three tonight.

You sure?

I kind of got the feeling she
wasn't giving us an option.

We need to spend
some time together.

It's me.

Can we meet?

When I said, "Let's meet."

I was kind of thinking
somewhere like the pub.

I thought you'd like it.

A chance to revisit
our misspent youth.

Speaking of which.

That's not why I'm here.

I need to ask you something.

Something about my dad. OK.

After I left, was there
any talk of my dad and...

..someone else? Someone else?

Like a relationship.

Well, I mean, it wasn't exactly a
secret about him and Jean Ferguson.

No, not Jean.

Someone else.

Like who?

Stella Quinn. Stella Quinn?

Or Stella Bain, as
she was at the time.

Are you serious? She's our age.

Younger.

Never heard anything like that.

Are you sure?

Well, it's not like I kept tabs
on your dad after you went,

but, no, doesn't sound like him.

You used to love it here.

Talked about building a
house on the hill back there.

You wanted the
bedroom at the front.

So that every morning you woke
up, you could see the sea.

How do you even remember that?

Cos you made it sound great.

SHE SCOFFS

I often wondered if there was
a place for me in that house.

There was.

Doubt I'd get planning
permission now anyway, so...

If it's what you want, there's a boy
on the council who owes me a favour.

Mmm... I could put in a word.

Sorry.

I need to go.

OK.

WOMAN ON TV: Better
than the last!

MAN ON TV: Well, I don't
see why your abilities

with sugar, butter and flour

would make you a desirable
party guest. You're an arsehole.

Aye, an arsehole who's
invited to Ken's party...

Oh, OK.

It's a work-free zone, remember?

We can talk about anything
but. OK. SWITCHES TV OFF

Sorry.

How was your day?

It was good.

I, um, did a bit of
work in the morning.

Called my mum.

Yeah, she's thinking of coming
up again, which is nice.

Then picked up Lou.

Saw Farida at the
nursery. She seemed good.

She's married to Azir Sadat?

The shrink, aye.

Yeah, they're the ones
that lost the kid. Yeah.

You met them? No.

Sandy interviewed him
about Ellen Quinn.

Oh, cos she cleaned for them?

What?

Ellen used to be
Sadats' cleaner.

Are you sure?

That's what Farida said.

Just give me a minute.

What? Eh?

Tosh...

Oh, OK.

Billy?

I'm going to need Azir Sadat at the
station first thing in the morning.

TV PROGRAMME RESUMES

KNOCK AT DOOR

Amma told me everything.

I don't understand.

It's bad enough that she
didn't help the girl,

but why didn't she just
say something afterwards?

I'm sure she had her reasons.

Said she was
protecting me, yeah.

Let me get you a glass for that.

Look, it's not unusual for folk not
to come forward in cases like this.

Murder scares people.

They worry about getting involved,
and if they do have something

they don't want getting out, then
they just tend to stay quiet.

I mean I'm not saying
Amma was right.

But maybe cut her some...

What's all this? Er, nothing.

Why's Dad's photo next
to theirs? No reason.

What's going on, Ruth? I
told you. It's nothing.

I don't believe you.
Oh, Alan, just leave it!

No, come on. You've already taken
a wrecking ball to my marriage,

what else have you got for me?

All right.

Dad and Stella Quinn.

OK. Um, what about 'em?

Well.

SHE SCOFFS

I'd... You can't be serious.

Have you... have
you lost your mind?

I have it from a
reliable source.

Who? Doesn't matter.

Well, they're lying.

Look, they're lying. I know
Dad, and he wouldn't do this.

Well, maybe you're not the
best judge of character, Alan.

Wait a minute. Are you
throwing Amma at me?

I'm throwing Peter Ayre at you.

The guy that you
said was a hero.

The guy that was about
to put Ellen Quinn's body

on a funeral pyre last night?

Och, I'm just saying that
you're maybe a bit too quick

to see the good in people.

Now, why are you
trying to ruin him?

I'm just trying
to find the truth.

No, you're trying to hurt Dad.

Dad's dead, Alan.

I can't hurt him.

His memory! Ohhh!

Trying to destroy
him because you...

..you never forgave him for the
fact that he never liked you.

And why would he?

I mean, why would he?
You were a nightmare.

I hated living in
that house with you.

See the day that you left, that
was the day that we STARTED living.

Think you should go.

Aye, I think I probably should.

DOOR SLAMS

TAKES A DEEP BREATH

SHE SIGHS

FAINT CONVERSATION NEARBY

INDISTINCT CONVERSATION

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Everything all right?

Yeah. Fine.

Just something we needed the
lab take a quick look at.

I'm not sure how much
more I can tell you,

as I explained to DC Wilson,
Ellen wasn't with us long.

But you treated her?

Well, we had a
few conversations.

Oh.

Amma says you were close.

Amma? Amma Calder.

She runs yoga
classes at Langbank.

She said that you and Ellen had
a more established connection.

Er... Plus, Ellen
cleaned for you.

For... for a short time, yes.

Erm, she filled in for her
cousin for a few weeks.

Heather Bain? That's right.

Heather's our regular cleaner.

But she was on holiday.

Oh, when was this?

Sometime last year, I think.

Was it not a bit weird?

Treating someone that
you knew outside of work?

Well, err, it's not ideal.

But it's hard to avoid conflicts
of interest on Shetland.

It's a small place. Yeah.

Um, Dr Sadat, we have
a witness who says,

Ellen told him that she
was stained with sin.

I just wondered if she had
discussed that with you.

Not that I recall, no.

Tosh?

Excuse me.

You all right?

I did some digging
on Liam Kenmuir.

Seems he grew up in Hillside
before moving to Lerwick. And?

Well, his house was less than a
mile away from Ayre's foster home.

Hillside is a small place.

If Ayre and Kenmuir were
there at the same time,

they'd have known each other.

BLEATING

SNORTING

Where did you get to yesterday?

I went to see someone.

Nice you've got time to go visiting
when there's work to be done.

It was Tom Knox.

What did you do that
for? I don't know.

I guess I just wanted to spend
some time with Ellen's friends.

I think we should give it back.

Give what back?

The farm.

The land.

To the Knoxes.

Have you lost your mind?

Why would we do that?

Because it's the right thing.

Your father bought that
farm fair and square.

No. No. Not fair and square.

He cheated them and
everyone knows it.

Your father was not a cheat!

Yes, yes, he was.

OK, I loved him, but the truth
was you couldn't trust him.

Now, listen to me.

You've lost a child.

You're grieving
and you're angry,

so I'm willing to let this go.

But don't you dare malign your
father in front of me again.

Why not?! You did it
enough when he was alive!

Stella... It's true!

She used to run him
down all the time.

You know, she's probably the reason
why he screwed the Knoxes over!

Because no matter
how much he gave her,

it was never enough.

Stella!

What the hell was that for?
I want the Knoxes repaid.

Even if we wanted to, we're not in
a position to give them it back.

It's what Ellen would've wanted.

SANDY: Well, if you hear from
him, you just let us know...

OK. Yeah. All right.

Thanks.

That was Grant.

The search team at Ayre's cottage
just found Kenmuir's hospital pass.

Where is he? No idea.

He's not at the hospital and
he's switched his phone off.

The girlfriend?
Trying to contact her.

We need to find him.

You ever hear any rumours
about Stella Bain?

What kind of rumours?

I don't know. Gossip.

You don't think I've got better
things to do than listen to gossip?

So, that's a no, then? No.

Why are you asking, anyway?

Just something Ruth mentioned.

The sooner that lassie
goes, the better. Why?

Cos she's got you wandering
about like a fart in a trance.

MOBILE RINGS

Hello? It's Cal.

Been thinking about your idea.

Is it all right if I come up?

Sure.

I'll be here.

Talk to his friends, his workmates,
anyone who knows this guy.

We need him in custody
as soon as possible.

What about the girlfriend?

Her manager says she's changing
over a number of cottages today.

Well, presumably, she has a phone.
She's currently out of range.

SHE GROANS

If Kenmuir thinks we're on to him
he might try and get off the isles.

I've called the ferry
terminal and the airport.

They're on the lookout.

So, that just leaves 500
square miles to search,

and if he's lying low,
we might never find him.

Unless we speak to his mentor.

Where's Liam Kenmuir? I
don't know who that is.

'Course you do! He's
your little sidekick.

The one who's been bumming you
up with all those love letters.

He lived in Hillside, same
time as you, back in 2006.

You two were
practically neighbours.

And you used his hospital pass
to get access to the mortuary.

Search team found
it at your croft.

So, we thought you might
have a pretty good idea

of where he's hiding out.

Why should I tell you?

I don't know, Peter.

Maybe you want to do
one thing to prove to us

you're not completely
off your head.

What if he killed Ellen?

And what if he did it for you?

That's not my responsibility.

No, but Ellen was.

And you said yourself,
you two were bonded.

What you did the other night,
that was an act of devotion.

Don't you want to help us catch
the person, who took her away?

KNOCK AT DOOR

BOTH GROAN QUIETLY What?

Patrol spotted Kenmuir's motorbike
outside the cottage at Nibon.

Have they approached him?
They're waiting for you.

There he is,

Bobby Escobar.

Keep your voice down.
What's the deal, then?

Patience. How about
a drink first?

Oh, haven't got time for that.

Well, make time, Bobby. Cos
I'm not going into business

with a man who won't
share a drink with me.

Not saying we couldn't
work together,

but if I'm being honest, I'm
still not sure of your motives.

Money is my motive.

You can't be doing
that badly, Bobby.

This isn't exactly
a smallholding.

The farm's in trouble.

How bad?

We could lose it.

If the bank had their
way, we'd be gone already.

What's the family
saying about it?

Ah, they don't know.

Christ knows how I'm
going to tell them.

That's why I need this, Cal.

Why did you take this place on?

What do you mean?

Well, back in school, you were ten
foot smarter than everyone else.

Proper Horace Broon.

I always thought you were going
to go off to uni or something.

Aye, well...

..that was the plan.
So, what happened?

My dad died.

And you played the
dutiful son, aye?

I was happy to.

I was proud to, er...

I don't know.

I look back now and...

..I think maybe that was
the start... Of what?

Everything going to shit.

Sounds like you
need cheering up.

I'm too old for that crap.

Bobby, you're looking to
blow ten grand on this crap.

You might want try the
product before you commit.

Liam!

Shetland Police. Open up!

KNOCKING, DOOR KNOB RATTLES

Liam!

Liam!

Don't fucking move!

Liam Kenmuir, I'm
arresting you on suspicion

of your involvement
in the murder of...

Shit!

Tosh!

I don't have power to
read him his rights!

You've got it all wrong...

We know you were friends
with Peter Ayre. I wasn't.

You've known him for
years. No, that's not true.

All right. He used to
stay near me in Hillside,

but only for a short time,
and that was years ago!

I didn't even know who he was
until he came back to Shetland.

What about your pass? You gave it
to Ayre to access the mortuary.

I didn't give it to him.
Oh, no, that's right.

You dropped it in the street and
he just happened to pick it up. No!

I know what this looks
like, but it wasn't me.

I was just trying...
Trying what?!

DOOR OPENS

Found a freshly killed sheep carcass
about a mile from the cottage.

It's throat had been cut...

Do we know why she did it?

Some kind of homage to Ayre?

Did the boyfriend know?

Not the full extent of it.

Said he knew Ayre had some kind of
hold on her that went back years...

Wasn't till he found out
about the hospital pass

that he realised that she'd
helped him steal the body.

What the hell is this?

Let's go and find out.

HE SIGHS

We're struggling here, Rosemary.

You seem like a smart girl.

How on earth did you get wrapped
up with a man like Peter Ayre?

And this.

Six defenceless
animals butchered,

and for what?

Sacrifice?

You just don't
seem like the type.

Hmm.

Well, it's always
the quiet ones.

How would you describe your
relationship with Peter Ayre?

I... suppose we're... friends.

How long had you been friends?

Since he first came to Shetland.

So, that was...

..2006? Yeah.

So... So you were eight.

And he was 16.

That's a big gap at that age.

What was it that made you
want to be friends with him?

Because he noticed me.

All right.

So, you were lonely?

And you found yourself a pal.

But how did you go
from that to this?

Well, Peter was already into
this stuff before I met him.

He used to talk about
the Viking gods.

Act out the stories.

Was that all he did?

Well, sometimes, he'd
make up ceremonies for us.

You know like.

Build altars and stuff.

And you didn't think
that was strange?

No, I was just happy
he let me join in.

How would you describe Peter
and Ellen's relationship?

There wasn't one.

Well, there was,
according to Peter.

He says, they shared
a special "bond".

The thing about Peter
is... is that...

..he's smart, yeah,

but he's got an ego.

It gets in the way.

He misses things about folk.

What did he miss about
Ellen? That she was a fake.

This doesn't look fake to me.

Yeah, she was plastered
when she got it.

You were there? Hmm.

It was at Peter's place.

After one of the
parties at Staney Hill.

SHE CLEARS HER THROAT

Ellen had been on a
bender for a few days

when she turned up at the party.

She was in a state.

Anyway, your lot turned
up and broke it up early.

Ellen latched on to Peter.

Peter invited her
back to the croft...

And then what happened?

More drink. More drugs.

Peter doing his whole
Yggdrasil spiel.

Then, at some point,
Ellen asked for that.

Peter says Ellen told him that she
was stained with sin that night.

It was guilt.

What?

She said she felt guilty.

What about?

No idea.

And when was this? Last
autumn. September maybe.

What happened after that night?

Nothing.

Peter never tried
to contact Ellen?

He never gave her
a second thought.

You see...

..I don't think that's true.

I think Peter thought
about Ellen quite a lot.

I mean, the effort that he went
to, to give her that funeral,

that was an act of love.

Would he do that for you?

I didn't kill Ellen.

But you would for Peter.

You already had.

I didn't do that for Peter.

I did that for me.

I enjoy it.

Marie Hunter!

Aye. Me and Marie had a thing!

What about, er, Kirsty Gunn?

Oh, no. No, no, no...
That was nothing.

Did see her sister
for a few months!

What about, er...

..Jane...

CLICKS HIS FINGERS

Beaton? Beaton! Aye.

Nearly got engaged.

What happened?

Didn't fancy the farm life.

What about you and Calder? Eh?

You were thick as
thieves back in the day.

Like, er, Bonnie and
Clyde or something. Aye.

Missed my chance there.

What about Stella?
What about her?

Well, she must've had some exes?

No.

No, Stella's a one-man woman.

That's not what I heard.

What did you hear?

Well, I heard there was a wee
bit of scandal, before Kieran.

Someone that should've
known better.

A man of the cloth, maybe?

I think you should go.

I don't know what's
more disturbing.

I mean, Peter Ayre's delusional,

but she makes it all
sound so... ordinary.

There's nothing ordinary about
going about killing sheep.

Question is, did she kill Ellen?

What you looking at?

Rosemary says the
party got broken up.

This is the incident report.

It's dated the
19th of September.

And...?

If they're telling the truth,

then something happened
to Ellen around then

that made her feel guilty.

Might not mean anything. No.

But we know this is when
Ellen went off the rails.

A week later, she was
admitted to Langbank. Maybe.

I'm getting a tea.
Do you want one?

Oh, no. No, thanks, I'm fine.

PHONE RINGS

Temporary DI McIntosh.

DI Calder's not at her desk at
the moment. Can I take a message?

ENGINE SPLUTTERS

Keeps doing this.

Sounds like your starter.

Open the bonnet.

CLUNKING

CLANKING

Now, try that.

ENGINE STARTS

You've got magic fingers.

What's wrong?

Your lab results came back.

Do you mind telling me why you ran
a DNA comparison on Ellen Quinn?

I can't. Why not?

Is it because it's personal?

TOSH SCOFFS

DI Calder, I want to
thank you for your work

over this past week... Tosh!

..but we no longer require your
assistance on this investigation.

It's time for you to go home.

It wasn't a match, by the way.

SHE SIGHS

MOBILE RINGS

Hey, it's me.

Just been up to see Bobby Bain.

Definitely something going
on there. Call me back.

ON RADIO: ♪ I was lost

♪ But now I'm found

♪ I believe... ♪

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QUIET BLEATING

SHOWER RUNS