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Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah, I'll be in later.

I can't say I'm on my way to an important meeting.

Yeah.

OK, I'll see you then.

Bye.

Thank you for coming to see me. The Commissioner suggested I spoke with you.

William Thorpe.

I'll come straight to the point.

My son -in -law has gone missing.

Mark and Susan came to London for two days whilst they were on their way to

spend their honeymoon on my yacht in the south of France.

They booked into the hotel, they unpacked, they went out for dinner, and

morning they went shopping in Covent Garden.

Now, that was Sunday morning.

Mark went to fetch Susan some coffee, and he never came back.

He didn't shop at the hotel.

He just disappeared into thin air.

Are you all right there?

Oh, I'm... Have you seen this man?

We've been in the market all day and I just can't find him anymore. He just

to get a coffee and just disappeared.

Has it been reported?

Oh, yes, yes. Well, I came down on Monday. Susan was in such a terrible

And I took her to Kingsway Police Station.

So he's been reported? Yes, yes.

They told us we needed to wait for another 24 hours.

That Mark was graded low risk.

He's been missing for two days.

Mark has not contacted myself or Susan.

He just wouldn't simply walk away.

Lisa. You're late.

Yeah, I know, I know, I know.

Commissioner called me home this morning. Wanted me to see a close buddy

a stinking rich fat cat that owns golf courses and bloody racehorses. You do

know you have an 11 o 'clock, and I need you to sign those.

Yeah.

You know, he sent his driver to pick me up in a Bentley this morning.

Yeah, you said.

You know how much those bloody things cost?

A few years' salary and some.

He's got a bloody cheek to ask me to find his ruddy son -in -law.

Lost him, has he?

Yeah.

Marries his daughter, does a bunk in Covent Garden.

Just about to go off on a honeymoon to Thorpe's Yacht in the south of France.

Maybe he got cold feet.

Yeah, maybe.

Now, get the DS at Kingsway to call me, will you?

They're investigating it.

Still smells a wee bit sniffy to me.

Would you walk away from a girl worth millions and she stops on the daughter?

When did it happen?

Sunday.

Yeah, I'll make a few inquiries.

Not much I can do, though.

Susan, he's going to do all he can.

I just don't know what else to do, sweetheart.

I mean, the Commissioner speaks very highly of this walker. Why haven't we

from them?

You're just going to have to be patient.

What if he had a heart attack?

Look, they're going to check all the hospitals.

And we'll know soon enough if he uses his bank account. If he used his bank

account, then he'd call me.

He wouldn't just walk away.

He didn't have a row or anything, did he?

No.

He just went to get a cup of coffee.

Doesn't make any sense.

Why would he just disappear?

Perhaps he's been mugged. Then why wouldn't he call me? He has his mobile.

Daddy, something terrible's happened.

I know it. Susan, we're just going to have to wait.

I'll call Walker again this afternoon.

Sorry, sorry. A few problems are on there.

No one did yesterday?

Well, no, not really, but keep the weekend free because we're getting

What? Yeah.

Should she be driving? She's about to drop. Oh, yeah, tell me about it. Hang

hang on. I'll have to put the seat back for you.

So I hope you're free Saturday. You know, it's just registry office, a few

drinks, ambulance standing by.

Are you kidding?

Of course I'm on for it, Saj.

No, I've never been a best man before.

Honest? Oh, yeah. Listen, kid. Look, don't worry. I will dress to impress.

No, the bride won't get a look -in.

Yeah, OK. I'll go and look. See you later.

Bye. William Thorpe. He's rung three times in the last hour.

All right. We could do any more info from Kingsway.

Just transferring you.

They're listening with a low -risk missing person. They've had no calls, no

withdrawals from his bank account, and his mobile phone is dead. Shit, that

means he could be, too.

I'm going to put out a reward.

Look, we need more information.

Thing is, Mr Thorpe, this is a missing persons inquiry. I'm doing all I can,

at this stage we have to be guided by my officers on the... Oh, for Christ's

sake, he has been missing since Sunday. This is bloody ridiculous.

It may seem that way to you, sir.

So far, we have not one eyewitness who saw him or saw anything suspicious.

It was very... Susan has a breakdown over this.

She's out all the time. It's just terrible.

This must be hard for you, sir.

But the reality is, at this particular moment, we have over 1 ,500 missing

persons.

How long do you have to be missing before you're presumed dead?

He's not dead.

He's not. He's there somewhere, and we have to find him.

Susan, this is DCS Walker.

He's supervising the inquiry. What inquiry?

Nobody's done anything to help.

Susan.

This is Detective Chief Superintendent Mike Walker.

Well, he's done nothing to help.

He's just robbed you off and instead we have to deal with that idiot from

Kingsway.

They won't take this seriously.

I think they are. We really are trying to help.

Then why can't you find him?

Susan, there is always the possibility he may not want to be found.

He wouldn't do that to me.

He wouldn't.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

So, Clive, what's your consensus?

You tell me. He could have been mugged, but we've got no witnesses or anything

suspicious. We've got our missing person unit working on it, but they've got 50

-odd cases already this year.

Excuse me.

Roisin, thanks for calling back. Where are you?

I need to talk to you ASAP. Mind if I pop in on my way home?

Thanks. See you later. Bye.

Sorry, go on.

The least we can do is to make a full report and send all the details to the

National Missing Persons Helpline.

So has he just bumped off for his wallet or his coat because it was worth a few

quid? Like I told you, we have no sighting, nothing. Nobody can even

seeing Mark Harrington in Covent Garden Market.

Does this warrant a major investigation team?

Well, that's your call, isn't it?

Thanks, Clive.

Just finished the hardest case I've ever worked on, Mike.

My ticket's booked and paid for. You know what? I really need the break.

Hey, do you think your stuff will work on me?

Come on, machine.

Don't make me twist your arm. I might spoil your fake time.

Hey, a favour for me is a favour for the commissioner.

And once we pick up this chap, I'm sure you'll have an open invitation to Mr

Thorpe's yacht.

Don't give me any of that old boys' network crap, Mike.

I am going to New York.

Oh, come on, machine. You've got to help me out.

He wants the best, and that's you.

Oh, brown -nosing me and smothering me in compliments isn't going to do it.

Aren't you coming to Satya's wedding?

Of course I am. I leave the day after. There you go.

You'll have it sorted by then.

You're something else. Do you know that?

If I do this, you are going to owe me big time.

And you better wash your hands. They'll go orange.

Thanks.

Excuse me.

You haven't seen this man, have you? No.

Excuse me. Have you seen this man?

Excuse

me.

Have you seen this man?

Thanks.

Come on, Sarge, get to the front.

Smile to the front, everybody, and smile.

Lovely. And one more.

Susan told me you had to take Mark's wash bag away.

Yes, that's in case we have to check for DNA further down the line.

So you think he might be dead?

I really have no idea, Mrs. Thorpe.

Try not to worry.

I know this is a difficult time for all of you, but our family liaison officer

will give you all the support you need.

Excuse me, have you seen this man?

No.

Oh, sorry.

Sorry.

Thanks.

Excuse me.

Have you seen this man?

Excuse me. I'm sorry, you haven't seen this man, have you?

No, no, no.

Sorry, sorry, we've been up all night. I thought I was going to have to take her

to hospital.

You're 20 minutes late, Satch. Don't worry, false alarm.

She just had to have macadamia nut ice cream.

The night before, it was cherry vanilla.

But it's a boy.

Yeah, we did the needle test. Definitely a boy.

Is that what you want?

Oh, yeah.

Michael Jordan Satchel, what do you mean?

OK.

Let's look busy, shall we?

I'm sorry, she's just listing stuff.

OK, this is ridiculous.

Get your paternity leave request in. When I get back from New York, I'll get

Lisa to cover you.

Right. Firstly, I need to ask you, is there any friction between your daughter

and your son -in -law? Oh, dear God, how many times must I answer this?

Look, Susan and Mark had just got married. They adore each other.

Listen, have all the hospitals been checked? All the emergency and accident

units? Checked and rechecked.

Mr Thorpe, can you tell me, did you have a good relationship with your son -in

-law? What on earth has that got to do with anything?

Now, listen to me, look.

Susan and Mark have known each other since they were teenagers.

They've never even looked at another person.

They're deeply in love.

I must say that I resent this constant insinuation that all this is the result

of some marital or family tiff.

Do you want sugar?

Mr Thorpe.

Dead he'd had that open -heart surgery about four years ago, apparently

Does the commissioner know?

I don't know.

The wife is going to fly the body back for the funeral. I mean, the daughter is

refusing to go, and I didn't get a chance to talk to her.

I mean, it wasn't the right time. She was hysterical.

Oh, I can do some checking up.

Talk to Susan.

Stop her wearing out the payments of common garments.

It's been over a week since he vanished, Mike.

Yeah, well, he's dead, isn't he?

Have we got nothing to prove or disprove that, Sash? He wouldn't just walk out

on his bride, would he?

Come on, I should know.

I just got a call from Detective Sergeant Greg to let you know there's

on Mark Harrington's credit card.

£200 we've drawn yesterday.

From where?

Lloyd's, Covent Garden.

That's Mike.

Any chance I can go to New York now?

Just one moment, please.

Sir, it's the Commissioner.

Sir.

Yes. Yes, I have just been told. It's shocking.

Yeah.

Very, very sad, sir.

Yes.

Oh, yes, DPI Connor's heading up the case.

Absolutely, sir.

Top priority.

Show me what you got.

We've just received it from the bank.

There were full of legal reasons why they couldn't release it till I told

I'd apply to the court for a warrant.

OK, so this is our guy.

And he's the one that used our missing voice pin number. Yep, that's how he

withdrew the 200 quid.

Wait a minute, I think I can get you a good close -up of his face.

There we are.

But the good news is, his name is Harry Cranley. He's been picked up here more

often than you can count.

He's a heroin addict. He usually dosses down by the church steps.

There are officers looking for him now.

Yeah. Go on, Harry.

Go on, mate.

Go on, Harry.

Have you got it? Have you got it?

Have you got it?

That's not his.

Easy. Easy.

That'll do. Get back. Come on.

Now, it's not good news, Susan, but we're holding a man for questioning as

used your husband's credit card on Saturday.

It was also in possession of his wallet.

Can you tell me, did Mark keep his PIN number in his wallet?

It was used to withdraw the cash. I told him he shouldn't do that.

I told him so many times, but he just laughed.

He said he couldn't remember it.

Well, I'm sorry to have to do this to you, but can you look at this photo for

me? Do you recognise that man?

I'm not sure.

Take your time.

I think so, yes.

I can't remember what day it was, but I did speak to him.

No, I showed him Mark's photo.

No, no.

All the time he knew.

He knew?

Well, right now we don't exactly know what he knows. We haven't questioned

Well, if somebody took Mark's wallet, then they must know where he is. They

know what happened to him. We just have to wait, Susan.

What's his name?

Well, no, I can't tell you that at the moment, but I can organise a car for you

back to the hotel. No.

I'll be out there looking for Mark.

How long do you need with this person? Then I'll come back.

Susan.

I'm on my mobile. I'll be in Covent Garden.

No, I advise you go back to the hotel. Spend some time with the family liaison

officer. No.

You really will benefit from her help, Susan. She's trained to help you through

this ordeal. Look, the only person that I want to talk to is my husband.

I don't want to talk to anybody else.

Cleo would have tried.

Thankless little madam.

Oh, for Christ's sakes, Rush. Look at what she's going through.

Sit down.

Hey.

Where did you get this?

It's not mine.

Well, we know it's not yours. We want to know how you came to be in possession

of it.

I don't remember.

I don't feel well. I've got a sweat, so I need to see a doctor.

Yeah, well, you already have, and he says you're fit to be interviewed. So

answer the question.

What did you do with the 200 quid, Harry?

It's bloody obvious, isn't it?

Where did you get the wallet from?

I found it. Where did you find it? I don't remember.

Well, you better start remembering, Mr Cranley.

Shit, I just found it, all right? I just found the bleeding thing by a stool.

Which stool?

I don't even know.

One of them in the market, by the cafe.

Far side, in the gutter.

You're expecting us to believe that you found this very expensive wallet lying

in the gutter?

Yeah. I was lying in it as well.

Where were you lying, Harry?

Show us on the map where you were lying.

Around here.

Look, I feel sick. I want to go and lie down.

I just told you where we were. I didn't nick it. I found it.

We?

Who are you with, Harry?

Hmm?

Hey! Harry!

This isn't very serious.

You're involved in a murder inquiry.

Oh, shit, I could go down for this.

I'd say for a very, very long time.

He'll bloody kill me, he will.

He's a nutter.

He said if I drew out the dough, he'd spit it with me.

I didn't lick it.

Who gave you the wallet, Harry?

It could be Arnie Green.

He's hauled in here on a regular basis.

Pickpocket. Where he lives, Christ only knows. None of them have any permanent

addresses. He's an outkick.

I can get my officers looking for you if you like.

Yeah, fast as you can.

Let Cranley sleep it off. Charge him with theft and keep him in custody,

Yep.

I don't believe you're taking this seriously at all.

I've asked for help from the day that you went missing and no one has taken me

seriously.

Why don't you put it on one of the police TV programmes?

DPI Connor may very well go down that route.

And in the meantime?

What?

My father was going to get a private detective.

Offer a reward. I strongly advise against that, Susan, until we know more.

I've waited long enough.

I'm not waiting any longer.

I know that my husband would not have left me if something hadn't happened.

God, why does it feel like I'm always repeating myself?

I love him, and he loved... Loved me.

God, without him, I may as well just kill myself.

Susan, we...

You see, that's what thickens me.

Nobody understands.

We loved each other and... From the day that he went missing, I knew...

Oh, God.

I think he's dead.

somebody do something like that?

Why would they?

Your next meeting, sir.

You're going to be late. Thank you, Lisa.

Susan, I really think you should go home and be with your mother.

I'll be at the hotel.

I'm not going anywhere.

She looks like she needs a doctor.

Shit, we forget, you know.

We get so used to screwed -up lives, but they loved each other.

They were childhood sweethearts, and maybe she's got a point.

But we had to go down every avenue, check if they'd argued, if he'd dumped

maybe he'd run off with someone else.

But the simple truth is that they loved each other, and that poor girl has known

from day one.

Right, let's get a Kingsway.

See what's happening under.

This isn't moving, Satch.

I mean, those were wasters. Maybe one of them picked his pocket and the other

used his credit card, but neither of them seem to be killers.

Yeah, well, you never know.

I mean, one's a drunk, the other's a junkie. Maybe when they needed more

and other fix, they got nasty.

Now they see this nice, clean and well -dressed man. Where's his body? Where is

the body?

Thames is a deep river.

Someone had to get them there, though, Thatcher.

God, it's so peaceful here, isn't it?

Yeah, if it wasn't for that lot. Yeah, as soon as you move them on, they'll be

back.

Maybe they found only green.

What is it?

What's happening?

Oh, my God!

She's already in hospital. She didn't labour. The baby's coming.

Go. Collar's crossed her legs.

I'm on my way. I'll be as fast as I can.

Listen, I'm not going to repeat this.

I did not give any wallet to that based -out junkie. He's lying.

Pick his pocket, did you?

What would I waste my time on him for?

He's not got a pot to piss in. Is that your junkie friend?

No friend of mine. He's a bloody liar.

Look, I don't need a solicitor here to tell me my rights. I know my rights.

And I know when I'll be set up for something I didn't do.

Mr Green, all I have to do is check the wallet for your fingerprints. And you

won't find mine on it. Now, I want to go, and you've got no right to keep me

here. I have every right, Mr Green. This is a murder inquiry.

Hang on.

Nobody said nothing about any murder.

You've got me here on false pretenses.

Wrong. You passed the wallet. He got the money out on the credit card. I bloody

didn't.

He'd steal a blind man's dog. He's so wired up. I am not going down for this.

You better start talking to me faster. You're going to go down for an awful

time. Do you understand that? So stop wasting my time.

Ah, shit.

That is just what I wanted.

It's a girl.

Yeah, yeah, a girl.

Congratulations.

Hang on a second. Everyone, Satch has had his baby.

Yay!

Ah,

listen, that's great news.

She's perfect.

Weighing in at six pounds ten.

Yeah.

Yeah, she's all right. You know, a bit shocked.

I mean, so was I. You know, I didn't expect it to happen so far.

What?

Oh, no.

No, not yet. But, um... Abigail's first choice so far, yeah.

All right.

OK. Thanks for calling in.

Bye.

Oh, Christ!

Lisa, have I got fleas?

I'm serious. It's driving me mad. My head is itchy.

My body is itchy.

Oh, you've got head lice.

They love clean hair.

I've got some good shampoo I'll bring in. You're joking me.

Walker owes me big time.

I'm not going back into that interview room until that perverted little

bastard's been deloused.

What? I thought for a minute you were talking about Walker.

I get it.

Yeah,

I know, Satch.

Roisin taught me. Fantastic news. Well done, pal.

Now, you must be tickled pink.

Hey, so you're going to take that leave now?

OK. Talk to you later.

Bye.

There he is.

Our junkie. Right of frame.

And Arnie Green.

God, he must have a field day on the market.

You know, he maintained he stole Mark Harrington's wallet with the old bump

a punter with a coffee and wipe him down routine.

Does anybody see anything?

Anyone? Excuse me.

Oh, well done, Clive.

What's going on? Chief Superintendent Walker asked me to dig around in the

archives. Pre -Merlin database computer.

I brought you all the similar cases.

Obviously, they aren't recent. I've got quite a few. Didn't know whether you

wanted male or female.

Mike, we could collect God knows how many missing children. I mean, there are

thousands of these, right?

She'll think we're confusing the issue. Gov?

Yeah? It may be nothing, but this guy's caught on CCTV a few times.

So? Like I said, it might be nothing at all, but he's got his left arm in

plaster cast.

Yes, I don't see where this is leading.

Well, just reminded me of the American serial killer, that's all.

Who?

Ted Bundy. He murdered about 40 young women. Yeah, I know what he did, Lisa.

to the point. Well, no one could understand how he managed to get so many

into his car.

He used a fake plaster cast on his arm. He'd stop them and ask them if they

could help him put something into his car.

Bundy used the cast to wallop his victims over the head, then slipped off

drove them to where he raped and killed them. That was Bundy.

Ted Bundy.

He only killed women.

Mark Harrington is over six foot tall, young.

He's fit.

Let's face up, see what you've got on him. I mean, it's far -fetched, but it's

notch up from nothing.

Oh, this shampoo and music thing. Sorry about that. I have to use it every

morning.

Oh, bloody headlights.

Thinking about them makes me want to scratch.

Did you catch the flu?

I did, yeah.

Big and bloated with my blood.

What the feck is that?

Oh, my God.

Okay, she's got 15 billboards for a week all over London, plus Internet adverts.

We've got two extra telephone lines here, and we're going to hold a press

conference this afternoon. Now, we're already inundated with crank callers.

we can do is monitor them and hope that one of them has some real information.

Okay, that's it. That's all we got. Get back to work, yeah? Right.

You will not believe what I just saw on the way in.

Yeah, we all know such.

Some way from my special relationship with the commissioner. He's gone

and no wonder. Shouldn't he have bloody headlines? Yeah, and his instructions

are to find Mark Harrington and fast.

Listen, we're doing everything that we can, Mike, but we have nothing. Not one

witness. Well, where the hell has he gone?

Christ, I get an earful this morning. Listen, the man with the plaster cast on

his arm. Now, we've scanned his photo. We've sent it out to the police officers

to see if anybody recognises him. We've got a press release out asking him to

come in and see us. Look, he might just be a punter in the market.

A one -armed bandit on the loose. Terrific. One, he was nowhere near the

He just passed him. Second shot, he had his back to camera walking away from

Mark Harrington.

Look, we've got to get someone over to Susan's hotel. She's going to be swamped

with calls.

Look, she refused to see the FLO, told her to get out.

What about emails? Did she get permission?

Yes, we've got two guys over there since nine o 'clock this morning online.

We've had 50 hits, but you know what, Mike? They're just sick messages and

diggers. Look, you've got to go to the hotel quick, because the press are going

to be swarming round hard like hornets. Yeah, fine. Hang on, I need you to do

something for me.

I need authorisation on this. It's a refund for my ticket to New York.

Oh. Yeah, okay, leave it with me. Okay, another thing. These files are cases

with a similar M .O. Now, they all just disappeared.

But these three, they all went missing in the same location. Location, yeah,

Covent Garden.

Exactly. Now, there are two girls and a young boy of 15, but they all went

missing at a weekend.

No witnesses. Now, I know it's a male -female thing, but God knows what we're

looking for here. They're all nice kids from good families. Well, check them out

and get back to me, and then prepare for a press conference.

Well, hang on. Which do you want me to do? Do you want me to go to the hotel,

do you want me to sort out these cases? I don't know!

Shit, I don't know, Roisin.

The statue's back, isn't it?

Yeah.

The maternity leave didn't suit him, but I'm going to make him take it. I mean,

he spends his life on the mobile phone, gabbling away to the wife, or she's

texting him with information about the child. I mean, it's driving me mad.

Here, go get him onto them and get him out of your hair.

Oh, I hear you had a bit of a problem.

Is it all clear?

Yes, thank you.

OK, you get over to Susan. I'll join you after my meeting.

Fine.

Whatever they say, ignore them, yeah?

Excuse me. The hotel want me to leave.

You have to help me to stay. I know I'll get a result.

I haven't had time to read these emails.

Susan, though we advised you against publicising this new stuff, you went

and I'm afraid this is the result. I have to do something.

I just can't be made to leave here.

I'm afraid that's not up to me. You're going to have to talk to the manager

yourself. Lisa, could you get the phone, please?

See, Susan...

There's a lot of press outside, and it's making his life and his regular

customers... I don't care about them. Well, he does.

Look, perhaps it would be better if you just left. I can't.

What if Mark tries to contact me here?

I can't.

The woman says she has information that she'll only give to Susan. She says that

her daughter went missing, too.

If you'll give me your name and... Hello?

I'm Mark's wife.

Please, if you can help me, I think we're wasting our time here. Yes.

Yes, I...

Yes, that's exactly what happened. Susan, take her name and her contact

will you please? She wants to meet me here.

Come here.

Hello, this is DCI Connor here. I'm heading up the inquiry into the...

Yes, if you have any... Susan, she's hung up. Now, you're going to get a lot

crank calls, OK? Now, I advise you, don't answer the phone until we've

some kind of... She knew something.

No. She knew something and you made her hang up. If she knew anything, we would

take her to the station and we will interview her. Susan, get out! Please,

leave me alone!

She's a little very nervous breakdown.

Then call her mother. Get her down here to look after her. What do you think?

Get your emails and calls all the time.

Already done. And listen, I'll call the mother, but if she doesn't want to

cooperate, there's very little that I can do. That Susan Harrington can be

bloody abusive, you know. I don't know whether it's just me, but she is

seriously trying my patience.

Yeah, well, it seems everyone is.

Are you okay?

Am I okay?

No. No, I'm not okay. This fever is seriously dragging out here, Mike. Not

mention the fact that I have head lice. I have fleas.

I'm sorry.

No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let you drag me in on this. I'm too tired.

Okay, what do you want me to do?

Pull you off the case?

Oh, yeah, that'd look terrific on my CV, wouldn't it? No, I have darted, so I'll

finish, Michael. Thank you. What do you want, Satch?

Lisa says the same woman has called in three times with information that she

will only give to Susan. Says her own daughter went missing.

Did she get her name? Yeah, yeah, it's Mrs Rona Rogers.

No record, she lives in Pinnock, and we can't find any details of the missing

daughter.

After the reward, I'd say.

Shit, we're beginning to look like we're just farting around here.

Susan Harrington's being interviewed by LNN this evening.

We've got to start looking like we're on top of this bloody inquiry.

I've told the press office you would do a live link from here after they've

finished with her.

Let's smarten up, guys.

I don't want you in the room.

She said she wouldn't talk if there was anyone with me. It's all right, Susan.

We'll be in the next door room.

Do you want me with you, Susan?

No.

No one is to be in the room with me.

Why do you make me repeat everything I say? I don't want any of you here.

Okay, go back to the station and see if something new has come in, okay?

Yes.

Yes, please, come up.

Here.

Please, just leave me alone with her.

Just go.

I don't want you here. Just leave me alone.

Susan, I'm staying. Now, don't shout at me. We are going to be next door. She's

not going to know we're here, OK?

This is all a waste of time.

If she had anything legit, she'd be down the station.

I'm not interested in the reward.

I want you to know that.

I also know what you must be going through as my own daughter went missing.

I'd be so grateful for anything you know that might help me.

Did your daughter go missing in Covent Garden?

No. It was at the fairground on Hammond Common.

She went for a coke and never came back.

How long ago?

Four years.

And the police did nothing, which is why I won't speak to them.

They didn't believe me. It's the same with me. They didn't believe me.

But I know that Mark wouldn't have walked away from me.

He wouldn't.

I knew something had to have happened.

All these young people.

Went missing over a period of ten years.

And I'm certain that I know where they're being held.

I've made contact.

And I'm certain, very sure, about what has happened.

They allowed me to talk to them, you see.

Is my husband with them? Yes.

And he could be returned any day.

Some they want to keep for longer, if they are of a higher intelligence.

I don't understand.

Who's keeping him?

Your husband has been abducted by aliens.

You're mad!

You have wasted my time!

What have you done?

I have been chosen!

Yeah, you have been chosen by me. I've seen things with my own eyes.

Right, so apart from our alien conspiracy, we have very little to go

Now, I know this is tough, but keep going, yeah?

There's a woman come in because of the posters.

Oh, my God.

You may not like what Susan did with the poster campaign, but this may be

something. She has a stall in the market to second her clothes.

She's been up and off buying for the past few days.

Ten to one, she's another alien nutter.

This is very good of you. If you could go through what you discussed with DC

West. It could be nothing.

It was just I remember they came to my store.

I sell antique clothing and I get a lot of costume designers and thespian types.

It's the area, you know. Anyway, I remember those two because they were

good -looking young couple and they seemed so happy. And they asked about a

Victorian blouse.

A lace with a high neck.

He liked it, but it was very fragile.

And she decided not to buy it.

He was very nice.

Nice enough for me to remember him and recognise him.

Do you see anyone acting suspiciously at all?

Well, you do get quite a few odd ones, but nothing that made me more aware than

usual.

Have you seen him before?

Oh, yes, I know this one.

He's a real pest.

We are always calling the police about him.

He's a thief.

Did you see him on that day?

No. No, I didn't. What about this one?

Oh, he's another one.

He's always hanging around. He's on drugs, I think.

But I don't recall seeing him. No.

Do you recognize that man?

Well, yes, I do.

I don't know who he is, but I have seen him quite a few times.

In fact, he did look over my stall on the same day as that young man who's

missing. Did he buy anything?

No.

There was something odd about him.

Not his clothes. He was very smart, dapper.

He looked over my flannel shirt and he was bending down.

He had an odd face, but that wasn't it.

And I noticed it.

Well, nowadays it doesn't mean anything.

No, it doesn't.

Well, it was a very good one. And it was only because he was bending down that I

noticed. Noticed what?

that he was wearing a wig.

The parting gave it away.

How many times have you seen this man in the wig at the market?

Quite a few times, but he's never bought anything from me.

What days of the week are you there?

Weekends. I only have the Staunton Covent Garden at weekends.

Was his arm always in plaster?

I don't know. I can't remember. I can see he has it now, but... I can't

remember. I am sorry.

She's got stock selling tap to Thespian times.

Our man's a bit of a regular. Then one day when he bends down to take a closer

look at something, she clocks us in.

Dodgy part and gives it away.

So now we're looking for a man in a plaster cast and a wig.

That's it?

That's it.

Okay, guys, she's on.

So you've said that you felt that the police weren't doing enough to help

your husband.

Maybe I shouldn't have said that, but I really felt that they weren't taking me

seriously.

I mean, my husband went to get a coffee and disappeared.

And you've offered a reward and you're also doing this poster campaign.

Have you had any response?

Yes. And I'm hoping that after this evening I'll get some more results.

And I know that the reward you're offering is substantial.

Presumably you're hoping that that will prompt whoever may be holding Mark to

come forward.

Yes.

And if he or she does, then I promise that as long as Mark comes back to me, I

won't press any charges.

I won't even call the police.

I just want to know where my husband is.

I'm just hoping and praying that he'll come back alive.

You've been accused by Mrs Harrington of not taking enough action.

This is not true. Once our major investigation team had reviewed all the

circumstances around the disappearance of Mr Harrington, we very quickly

launched a full inquiry.

Now, my team and I are doing...

everything within our powers to support Mrs. Harrington and to reunite her with

her husband.

Now, at present, no witnesses have come forward, so we are asking for the help

of the public.

We're also trying to trace this man.

We believe he may be able to help us with our inquiry. We also believe he may

well have been wearing a wig. Now, obviously, anyone with any information

wishes to remain anonymous will of course be protected.

The point is... that in this case, Mrs Harrington... You get out that and start

closing up. It's after six.

All right, Mum, just bringing the stuff in.

...spend their own money to make the police take them seriously.

We are taking this very seriously indeed.

Now, the publicity, however, can have an adverse effect. It brings in an awful

lot of crank callers and time wasters.

Are you aware that Mark Harrington's wife has said that she will not press

charges if the person responsible for her husband's disappearance does come

forward? It's not really up to Mrs Harrington whether or not she wishes to

charges or not.

Now, as I said, we are tracing the man on the CCTV footage released. Please,

anybody who has seen anything or heard anything, please contact us when you

There were many people there that day.

Someone out there knows who he is.

I've locked up out front, Tom, so you can take me home and I'll get dinner.

Tom!

You can take me home now.

These are for you.

What was that?

Did you hear it?

Cats on the roof.

I'm going to put some poison down there. Piss on the crate. Think the place

down. Something smells horrible.

Give me a few minutes, Mum. I'll back the van out. I'll see you around the

front. All right?

I'll put the van away.

You all right, Mum?

Just leave the bags. I'll bring them in.

Hi, Dad.

You've been good girls.

You deserve one of these, eh?

Yes or no?

Well, Mum says we're not really supposed to have too much chocolate.

We always do what Mum wants.

Go back in. Shut the door. I'll be there in a minute.

TV went all right?

Oh, I couldn't believe it when she said she wasn't going to press charges.

Oh, yeah.

If he does get in touch, you know, we'll know. We'll bloody well arrest him,

won't we?

You mind if I get off?

No.

How's the baby?

Well, she's mostly asleep when I get in, yeah. Only likes to wake up when my

head hits the pillar.

We've had to start bottle -feeding her because, you know, well, agony, isn't

It's like the exorcist.

That baby can spew like a rugby player.

But it's OK, isn't it?

Yeah,

yeah. I went washing machines running from morning till night. I just didn't

expect it to be so much hard work, you know.

Hey, you've only just started. When did they start growing up?

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

Anything coming back from the TV interviews like a suspect?

Or a body?

Did you manage to review the other cases?

The kids weren't missing?

Um, yeah. Now, if there is a connection, Mike, I can't find it.

Thatch is going to interview the father of the boy that went missing seven years

ago, though.

Hey, fancy a drink?

No,

I better not. I better stick with this. Thanks for asking, though.

Tomorrow. Oh, shit.

I forgot to give this to Satch.

I got him. It's a little zoo with all the animals.

Yeah, he just did it on the cot.

Lovely. I can leave it here if you want.

But you know if there is a connection?

What?

It's been those cases in ours. If there is a connection, it's the classic serial

killer. No, the alien's got him.

Are you? I'm serious.

Yeah, I know you are. You hinted at it before, but I don't agree, Mike.

I mean, for a start, they're different sexes. I don't know. Just a hunch.

Stranger things have happened.

Might be a deviant. Swings both ways.

Have we got anything from Mark Harrington to suggest that he might

No, he was in love with the wife.

Yeah, since they were kids.

Never looked at anyone else. Romeo and Juliet.

You can see what happened to them.

You get away suddenly if you don't believe in all that.

In what?

True love.

Speak for yourself.

I am.

Well, sort of.

What's happening in your private life?

Just that, private.

You got anywhere?

You were good in New York. Were you going to go with someone?

I bet you're someone I don't approve of. It wouldn't matter to me whether you

proved or not, Michael. It's just none of your business.

Just checking.

Good night.

Good night.

Lisa, has your Ted Bundy with the plaster cast made contact or did he send

Hannibal Lecter instead?

Neither. I've had a few calls from people who may recognise him, but if he

wearing a wig, we don't even know what colour hair he's got.

But at least he's always got.

I mean, if he's nothing to do with her, why not make contact?

Could have been a tourist, gone back to wherever he came from.

Oh, yeah.

You off home?

Yeah. Good night.

Good night.

God, you.

Right.

the table. Come along now.

Tom!

Sit down. Have you washed your hands? Yep.

Can we have the TV on in here, Granny? We're in the middle of watching the

Well, you'll have to ask your daddy.

You know he doesn't like you eating and watching TV at the same time.

Dad!

Can we have the TV on in here, Dad?

No, you can't. I'll go and record it. You can take it home and watch it with

your mother and the illegal immigrants she lives with.

But... She's not coming until late.

Then you can watch it here after you've eaten your dinner.

They get to see you often enough and we need to catch up.

But it's on now and we're missing it. All right, all right.

I'll go and tape it. Just don't start waiting.

That's it. Pass the gravy, Nat.

Don't get him angry. Just be nice.

You can see the film later.

And I'll promise that as long as Mark comes back to me, I won't press any

charges.

I won't even call the police.

I just want to know where my husband is.

I'm just hoping and praying that he'll come back alive.

You know to wait.

You do not start eating until we've all got our plates in front of us. But you

weren't here.

Go on, AJ.

I'm looking at your grandma, who has cooked dinner and is last to be served.

We wait for her to settle.

Then, for what we are about to receive, may the good Lord accept our thanks and

give us his blessing.

Amen.

Right,

tuck in.

We'll start with you, Naomi.

How's school?

Horrible.

Natalie?

We need £25 to go on a lecture tour to the British Museum.

Mummy said to ask you.

What?

Is that £25 each or between you?

Each. Cos we go by coach.

Then we have lunch there.

Please, Daddy.

Mummy says it's worth it as it's educational. I'm sure it is, but I could

you there myself and for a lot less.

Oh, no, Daddy.

We want to go with the school.

Everyone's going.

Please? I'll think about it.

But I want those cleared.

We've got jam roly -poly for afters.

How's stepdaddy?

Tell me.

I'm just asking.

Don't do that!

Sneaky little looks, nudges. I won't have it. I asked you a simple question,

answer.

He's just got a rise, and so we're going to the south of France for our summer

holidays. Not without my permission.

You just did it again!

Did your mother give you a script?

What do you mean?

Don't you know what a script is?

Ask your mother.

How we met, you know.

Doing amateur dramatic.

The script is the play.

How an author writes the words and stage directions.

It's called a script.

S -C -R -I -P -P.

It's thought for the word manuscript.

No, no, no, leave them. They haven't finished, so I'm not going to waste good

food.

I wanted to have the pudding, so I'm caring. Would you pass it, please?

I

never

knew so many people passed through Covent Garden.

Next time you want to worm more money out of me, do it yourself.

I will not have you using the girls to do your dirty work. Do you understand?

Bye -bye, Peter. Bye -bye. Bye -bye.

Come again soon.

Yes, you will.

Bye, girls.

Bye. And a kiss for Daddy.

Be good.

Hi, Mum.

Hi, Mum.

A few things at the shop.

Well, can't it wait until tomorrow?

No.

Why do you always start on the girls?

You hardly get to see them, and when they come over... I'm turning them

me. Then she wants me to pay 50 quid for a bloody school outing. Well, it's not

as if you don't have it. That is not the point.

Every time they come here, we want this, we need that.

She puts them up to it. She's a two -faced bitch.

And that bastard she's living with in my house...

I'd like to get my hands round his throat.

Oh, they forgot to take the video of that film they were watching.

Did you tape it? Yes, I'll drop it through their letterbox on my way home.

You're a good man.

I just wish it wasn't so hard on you, seeing the girls.

I know you don't mean to be hard. Good night, Mum.

Don't wake up for me.

That's him, isn't it?

Hold on, let me rewind that.

Yeah.

When's this?

Weeks ago. That's him, isn't it? Just right of frame.

Hmm. It's got plastic on it, though.

It's on the right arm.

It was on the left arm in the other footage, right?

Oh, my God. Oh, no.

Lisa, your Ted Bundy theory might be right. Okay, I need you to pull up the

three witness statements, the ones with the same M .O. I pulled them out

earlier. Check if anybody mentions seeing a man at the Plaster Castle. I'm

to call Satch.

I need to get him to talk to the father of the missing boy tonight.

Anyone there?

Mr Gordon, DCI Connor.

Thanks very much for coming in, particularly this time of night.

Well, I don't sleep so much these days.

This takes me back.

I reported Jimmy missing at this station seven years ago.

Yes, sir, I know.

You never get over it.

Every birthday, Christmas, you keep hoping.

But we never heard a word from him in all this time.

I say we, but his mother died last year.

When I got your call, I thought perhaps you'd found him.

Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't think.

Your son, he... I'm not his father. I'm his grandfather.

Though he used to call me Dad.

Jimmy was illegitimate.

He and his mother lived with me.

Losing Jimmy broke her heart.

And when the cancer was diagnosed, she didn't have much to live for.

I think she blamed me.

Come in.

Thank you.

I have read your statement, Mr. Gordon.

But I was wondering, could you take me through exactly what happened in your

words?

Jimmy was just 15.

We'd come into Covent Garden for a birthday treat.

He collected old army badges and there was a stall there that sold a lot of

stuff from the Second World War.

He was taking his time, choosing, picking out the ones he didn't already

I got a bit impatient and said I'd go and get us a cup of tea.

That was the last time I saw him.

Looking at the badges.

He'd spotted one from my old regiment, but... But, of course,

I'd already given him mine.

Hello? Please, are you there?

I did everything you told me to.

I'm on my own, I swear to you.

Please.

Please.

Yes.

Yes.

Wait, I don't know London.

Where?

I'm writing it down. Please, wait.

Yes, I'll be there, but... I need to know that you're not lying to me.

Mr. Gordon, I'm going to ask you to look at these photographs. If you can tell

me if you remember or recall anything.

I don't recognise any of them.

Thank you.

No, she left the mobile here.

She's just walked in.

Where have you been?

Just needed some air. I'm so sorry to have bothered you.

Thank you. Good night.

Oh, come here.

I was so worried. I called the police.

Where have you been?

I just went for a walk.

No need to call them.

Have you eaten anything?

Not hungry.

I told you there was no need to come down. I'm all right.

No, Susan, you're not.

Come here. You're not all right.

You've spent thousands of pounds and you can't keep on doing it. Yes, I can.

It's my money.

But the police advised you... I don't care what the police advised.

They've done nothing.

Nothing.

I don't need them.

I'm going to find Mark alive.

And I don't want you speaking to or seeing the police again.

Darling, it's been nearly three weeks. Don't!

Don't you... tell me that he's dead when i know that he's alive i know it

what do you know susan if it's one of these cranks telling you terrible lies

it's not that i can't discuss it but something happened this evening and

well i know that mark's alive

Hello, Susan.

Shit, so Susan Harrington's done a disappearing act. Great.

Is she still not answering her mobile?

No, it's switched off so they can't even ping it. Susan?

Susan Harrington?

We start a house -to -house search of the area.

I'll head in as many officers as I can for you.

Please, I need to know, please.

I just want to see my husband again. You can. I can take you to him, but I have

to protect myself. You have to understand that. Thank you.

And you'll be with your husband in 15 minutes.

And you can see the concluding part of Trial and Retribution tomorrow evening

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