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[Cat] Back in Llanemlyn, 18 years ago,

a 15-year-old girl vanished.

Ela. She was one of my best friends.

[Parry] The parole board have decided to release him.

[judge] This claim that he can't remember

where he disposed of the body, that still stands?

[probation officer] Yes. He had a referral for dissociative amnesia.

[Greta] The best thing we can do now is just get on with our lives

and not let him ruin anything else.

And I didn't get a chance to...

- Say goodbye? - Didn't you?

Where is she?

[Sharon] Not yet.

I want you to tell me where my daughter is.

I can't help you.

You need to leave.

What did you do to her?

Did she know she was gonna die?

You're not even gonna answer me?

At least tell me where she is so that I can bury her.

What difference does it make to you? What difference?

Please.

I told you, I can't help you.

Then I'm going to make your life hell.

Murdering bastard!

Oh, shit.

I heard what you were saying,

and I was thinking maybe I could help.

What?

Well, he's not gonna talk to you, is he?

But, you know, if someone else talks to him,

asks the right questions...

Ian! Come inside. Now, please.

Give me your phone number.

- Put it in there. Go on. - Ian!

Now.

[theme music plays]

[birds chirp]

[message alert]

[doorbell rings]

- Oh. Detective Parry. - Sharon.

Can I have a word, please?

- Has something happened? - If I could just come in?

Yeah, OK.

You approached Joe Pritchard outside his hostel last night.

I know how you must be feeling.

Hmm. Do you?

Look, I don't think they should have let him out either,

but it's not up to us, is it?

- But if you harass him again... - Harass?

Listen to me.

If you speak to him again, you could find yourself in a lot of trouble.

And will that trouble be worse

than not being able to bury my child?

I'm just letting you know that if it happens again,

I won't be able to help you.

Do you understand?

- Mmm. - Good.

Sharon. Cat Donato.

Ela's friend. Do you remember me?

Yeah, I remember you very well.

I know it must be a bit of a surprise to see me,

but I'm a journalist now,

and I'm writing a story about Ela, and...

So, I'd really like to speak to you at some point, well, if...

"Do you remember me?" Hmm. Little bitch.

[phone rings]

- All right, babe? - [Greta sobs]

- Babe, what's the matter? - The police were here.

And a journalist, an old friend of Ela's.

Whoa. Right, stop now.

Take a deep breath and calm down.

Right, now, what's going on?

Can I come to the garage after work?

There's something I need to show you.

Of course. I'll see you later, OK?

Sharon.

Sharon!

All right?

- Catrin Donato. - Who?

Bloody press. Turns up at the door wanting to write about Ela.

Yeah, well, Joe Pritchard getting released is news.

What did you expect?

- I saw him. - What?

Last night.

I went to the hostel.

- Why didn't you tell me? - I don't know.

Well, I do know. I thought you'd tell me not to do it.

If I'd have known you were gonna do this,

I would never have given you the address.

What did you expect?

Did he say anything?

No, just that he couldn't help me.

But we both know that that is bullshit.

Come here, you nutter.

You tried. Right?

But you gotta let it go now.

Right?

All right?

Looking for a job?

What was all that last night, then, with that bird?

Cos they're always after something, ain't they, women?

Always trying to get something.

What can I get you?

Sorry. Can I have a flat white, please?

OK.

My family used to own this cafe.

- Really? - Cat.

Caryl. Oh, my God.

I thought it was you.

I... I saw you go past. I was like, that's not her, is it?

Well, yeah, yeah, it's me.

Oh.

Are you still...?

Yeah, yeah, still there.

Fourth generation. What are you doing here?

Actually, I'm... I'm writing an article about Ela.

Right. Right, right.

Yeah, no, I heard you were writing or something.

Have you got time for a coffee?

Uh...

- Yeah, sod it, go on. - Great.

Uh, another one, please.

[Cat] Sorry I lost touch.

It was difficult, wasn't it?

After everything that happened.

That's why I wanna do this.

I'm trying to make sense of it all.

I don't think it'll be easy to get people to talk.

There was a lot of fallout after, you know.

Like what?

Speculation, conspiracy theories,

people pointing fingers.

What kind of conspiracy theories?

- The stepdad. - Gafyn Roberts?

He did it because she was pregnant.

It was all staged. She's not really dead.

There was more than one killer. Just a load of old shit, really.

Joe Pritchard did it.

He was bang to rights, wasn't he? The bastard.

Can you remember much about him?

I remember you used to fancy him.

What?

- No, I didn't. - Yeah, you did. We all did.

He was good-looking, mysterious.

He wasn't like anyone else.

We were wrong about that, weren't we?

- [message alert] - [clears throat]

Delivery. They'll forget something if I'm not there.

Can I have your number?

There's so much I wanna talk to you about.

You should come over.

I've just moved to that new development

on the road to Sennybridge.

Got a walk-in shower and everything.

It's all right round here, you know.

It's probably not as bad as you remember it.

Yeah, I'm sure.

Well, I'll see you.

[echoing voices]

[Sharon] Then I'm going to make your life hell.

[sighs]

[Cat] Hello. Um, I'm here to see DCI Parry.

- What's the name, please? - Catrin Donato.

[Parry] No, you never want to get that call.

A child, a teenager.

You want to find them, and you're scared to find them.

So it really got to you, then?

Course it did. It got to everyone.

The whole town turned out to look for her. Remember that?

Course I do.

All those people, the dogs and police. Surreal.

Like I said, the whole community wanted to help to find Ela.

But nobody did.

No.

We knew from the mother that she'd left home just before 12.

And then the next sighting of her was around one,

when she was seen walking through Llanemlyn looking upset.

Then a day or so later, we had a call from Wyn Pritchard.

Joe's father? What did he say?

He was working on the farm at the time of Ela's disappearance,

and he'd seen a girl matching Ela's description

walking into the woods near Joe Pritchard's caravan.

Hang on. So, Wyn Pritchard reported his own son?

No. He reported seeing a girl matching Ela's description.

- Do you think he knew? - I don't think he did.

And then what happened?

[Parry] Then we searched the caravan.

[Cat] And what did you find?

[Parry] Ela's blood. Signs of a struggle.

Fingerprints. Handprints.

Ela's hair on items of clothing.

And, um...

But no... body?

And you didn't have any other

witness statements from that day?

No, but looking back at the misper hotline list,

we'd had a call naming Joe as a person of interest.

Who made that phone call? Did you interview them?

Well, it's difficult to follow up

if the caller won't leave a name.

But what did they say, exactly?

They said that Joe Pritchard was dangerous.

Well, thank you for taking the time to talk to me.

I want to know what happened to her as much as anyone.

And I was keen to see how the bolshy teenager turned out.

How did I turn out?

Better than expected.

[both chuckle]

You've got my number. Look after yourself.

You know how we said that people who are getting married

shouldn't have secrets?

Oh, my God. Has Sharon seen this?

- Nobody has. - Where's it been?

- I hid it in my room. - Oh, Greta.

I thought I was doing the right thing.

Why?

Because it's full of horrible things about Mum and Dad

and I didn't wanna hurt anyone's feelings.

And there's private stuff about her boyfriend.

So she was seeing someone?

- Think so. - Who was it?

Greta, this is evidence. The police...

Yeah, I know that now.

I thought I was just keeping Ela's secrets.

I thought I was being a hero.

You gotta tell your mam.

Looks like a serious bit of kit.

It is a serious bit of kit.

- Gafyn Roberts? - Uh-huh.

Cat.

How can I help you, Cat?

I'm sure you don't remember me,

but I used to be friends with your stepdaughter Ela.

Right.

Well, I'm a journalist now

and I've come back to write an article about her.

Yeah, sorry, love, not interested.

Look, I'm just trying to find out if there was a connection

between Ela and Joe that I didn't know about.

People thought I had something to do with it

because of the lies in the press.

I lost everything.

My family, business, reputation.

It took me years to sort it out.

Do you really think I wanna drag all that up again?

Look, I'm really sorry that that happened to you.

Dave!

But that's why you should talk to me.

You got the cordless, Dave?

Put things right.

We would never have let her anywhere near the likes of him.

But we didn't know what was going on in her life back then.

Did you?

Or didn't you care?

You found your way in here. I'm sure you can find your way out.

And I don't want to hear that you've been bothering

Ela's mother, or my daughter.

- All right? - Right.

Well... thank you for your time.

I tell you who I love, even though he's got thin lips.

Liam Neeson.

Ah, what's that thing he says?

"I will look for you, and I will find you,

and I will kill you."

- Eh? Huh? - [laughter]

What's the matter, love? You not in the mood?

Joe Pritchard's out.

- Oh, love, I'm so sorry. - No effing way.

I went to see him and I confronted him.

I can't believe you, Sharon.

What if something happened to you? And what about Greta?

D'you wanna hear what Confucius said about revenge?

- It's not about revenge. - What did he say?

"Before embarking on a journey of revenge,

one should dig two graves."

Do you hear that, Sharon? Two graves.

It's all right for you lot, isn't it?

You've been able to make your peace.

You have no idea what it's like for me.

You have no right to judge me.

Stop being so bloody dramatic.

[Bron] It's not about that, love.

We just don't want you putting yourself in danger.

I can't do this.

I can't pretend that everything's normal.

Not with him out there.

Not with him carrying on with his life.

Sharon.

Oh, leave her be. She's upset.

[message alert]

[grunts]

[ringing tone]

[Ian] I was wondering when you were gonna call.

[Sharon] Can we talk?

[cows moo]

[dog barks]

[man] Mollie.

- Hello. - Mr Pritchard?

- Who's this, then? - Cat Donato.

Hope I'm not disturbing.

Donato... I know that name.

My parents used to have the cafe in Llanemlyn.

That's right. Donatos.

- Moved to Cardiff, wasn't it? - Mmm.

About 20 years ago now.

More opportunities there, I'd say.

And Ela Roberts was a close friend of mine, you see.

After she died, fresh start, you know.

Well, I'm sorry for your loss.

She went into the trees just there.

Did you see her face at all? Did she look upset?

It's just a witness had seen her in town earlier in the day.

I didn't get a good look at her face. It's a fair distance.

Had you ever seen Joe and Ela together?

No.

- I hardly saw him back then. - Why was that?

It wasn't a good time for the farm.

Foot-and-mouth had nearly finished us off.

We were trying to get back on our feet.

Have you been in touch with him since his release?

I haven't seen Joe in 18 years, and I don't plan to do so now.

- Right? - Right.

Is there anyone else that I could speak to?

Your wife maybe?

She's in a home these days. Dementia.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Is there anyone else?

No, there's nobody else.

Ela!

[drum and bass music plays]

[sighs]

[knocking, door opens]

I'm going down the pub for an hour. You coming?

- No. - Oh, come on, man.

It'll do you good to get out and about, reacclimatise.

Get away from this racket.

[drum and bass music continues]

Right, well, um... I'll be in Foxeys if you change your mind.

[chuckles]

[music volume increases]

[sighs]

Cheers.

[incoming call tone]

Mmm. So you got there all right, then?

Yeah.

What's the accommodation like?

Oh, it's very classy.

Mind you, bed's a bit weird.

It's even got a pleather headboard.

Vegan, I think it's called these days.

So how about the story? You making progress?

Slowly. It feels like I've hit a wall.

Be patient. People are gonna find it difficult to talk about this stuff.

I know, I know. I've got a few things to follow up on.

But I'm still struggling with the connection

between Joe and Ela.

Unless she was secretly seeing him.

Why go to the woods?

[knocking]

Oh, hang on. There's someone at the door.

- Oh, my... - [squelching]

Oh, my...

Cat, what's going on?

Cowards!

Cat. What's going on?

[distorted voices]

[barmaid] Get him out of here.

Come on, then.

Let's go. Come on.

Come on.

You can tell me.

Did you burn her?

Did you chop her up?

I don't care, like. You can tell me.

- No. - [Wyn] Dirty, sneaky...

You pervert! I know what you did to me! Pervert!

[Wyn] Dirty, sneaky, shameful little...

[Sharon] Where is she?

- [Joe] I can't help you. - [Ian] Come on.

[Ela] Murderer!

No!

[screams]

What's the matter?

What's wrong?

I... I don't wanna lose you too.

You're not gonna lose me.

I'm here.

Don't worry. I'm here.

[Sharon] You're gonna be knackered in work tomorrow.

[Greta] I'll be fine.

You know that Cat, the one who's a journalist now?

She was a friend of Ela's, wasn't she?

Cat Donato was no friend to Ela.

- There's something I... - Oh, I just remembered.

We've got the fitting for your wedding dress this week.

Yeah.

You excited?

Yeah, really excited.

Rhys is such a lovely man.

[message alert]

What happened to you?

I overdid it at the gym. Did you bring the money?

Tell me what he said first.

He's a right nutcase, you know.

But it's all up there. In his head.

So?

It's all I've got.

He said he buried her in a place where she'll never be found.

But does he mean the forest or somewhere else?

Forest. Yeah, it sounded like.

How do I know you're not making all this up?

I swear on my girl's life, he said she was in the forest.

But that's all he said?

Well, these things take time, don't they?

He's not gonna tell me everything in one go, is he?

I haven't got time.

That's not my problem, Sharon.

Look, forget it.

I'm gonna sort all this out by myself.

There might be ways to speed up a confession.

You know, for the right price. But it won't be cheap.

Don't phone me again.

I've got nothing to say to you, Catrin.

Please, Sharon, just... just let me explain.

Look, I wanna find out what happened to Ela.

I wanna help.

If I talk to you, will you piss off?

Well, I wouldn't quite put it like that, but...

yeah, yeah, I will.

OK.

Uh, so when Ela left the house that day,

what... what kind of mood was she in?

- Was she upset? - She was fine. Happy.

And where did she say she was going?

I don't know, but I think she went to meet Caryl,

her other so-called friend.

Caryl?

Why do you think she went into the woods that day?

It just doesn't make sense

unless she was seeing Joe Pritchard.

All I know is that she ended up

in the wrong place at the wrong time.

And she paid for that with her life.

I was her friend, you know.

[printer whirs]

- All right? - Not really.

What's this?

- Plan B. - Which is...?

I'm gonna harass him until he cracks.

Cracks what? Your big head?

You're not gonna give up on this, are you?

No.

I hope you don't think you're dragging me

into this absolute bollocks.

No. I don't care about your sad eyes.

You take the piss, you do.

I shouldn't be doing this.

I should be home watching Ice Road Truckersor Celebrity SAS.

[drum and bass music plays]

Yes. Yes, I am. Um, any kind of work, really.

An interview would be great. What time?

[knocking]

[man] Oi, paedo! You're famous!

[Joe] Uh, two? That's...

[man] Can I have your autograph?

[Ian] Go on, kick it again.

- No, no. No, two's... fine. - [knocking]

- I'll see you then. - [banging]

[man] Come on, man. Don't be shy.

[man laughs]

[phone rings]

Hello. Cat Donato.

It's Joe Pritchard here.

Hi.

You still wanna talk to me?

[Cat] Yes. Yeah, course I do.

I need you to do something for me, then.

All right?

You?

Where is the interview?

Have you got the address?

What happened?

It's not, um...

I got into a situation with someone at the hostel.

I don't fight.

OK.

[starts engine]

They've got some lovely dresses, haven't they? Stunning.

I'll grab one of those.

Lovely. Thank you very much.

[bridesmaid] Thank you so much.

Sorry I'm late.

[Greta] Mam, where have you been?

Prosecco!

- Oh, look stunning. - Oh, thank you.

Oh, I bet you're feeling so emotional right now.

Yeah, I'm feeling emotional too.

[Greta] I'm ready!

Oh, here she comes.

Oh, I'm gonna cry and I haven't even seen her yet.

Oh, Greta.

It's beautiful.

You look beautiful.

[door opens]

- Sharon Roberts? - Yeah.

You were warned about attending the hostel at Mill Hill.

What's she supposed to have done?

We have evidence that you've again attended that area

to harass the same individual.

- Um, what's going on? - Can you come outside, please?

Oh, my God. Are they arresting her?

[officer] We'd just like you to answer a few questions.

- Don't touch me. - Let's not get silly.

Are you refusing to cooperate?

Why don't you go out there and find some real criminals

instead of picking on innocent people like me?

- Now, piss off! - [Greta] Mam.

I'm arresting you for assaulting an emergency worker.

You don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defence

if you do not mention when questioned something you later rely on in court.

- [Greta] Don't touch her. - Mrs Roberts.

I don't know what to do. Should I be filming?

Get your hands off my mam!

- Greta, Greta, don't. - [Greta] You can't do that!

It's not me you should be arresting. It's him!

- He's the bloody murderer. - [Greta] Leave her alone.

[sighs]

How did you know Ela?

I didn't.

I'd seen her about with you and... the other girl.

What, you remember the three of us?

But I didn't know her.

So how did she end up in your caravan that day?

I don't know, so I can't answer.

I'm not here to judge you.

The only thing I want is to find out what happened to Ela.

If you really can't remember,

then maybe talking about that day will help.

Pull over. I'll get out here.

But... But it's miles.

Just let me out. Stop the car.

Stop the car!

Thanks for the lift.

Joe!

Joe!

Joe!

Oh!

[groans]

[groans]

[groans]

Why did you run after me?

I didn't run.

Why did you leave like that? What did that man say to you?

It doesn't matter what he said.

I've heard it all before anyway.

Just tell me what he said.

It's not that. It's about... everything.

I was stupid to think I could come back here.

I came back for my mother, and she barely knows me.

But everyone else knows me. Even you.

Look, I know what it's like coming back.

I know it's not easy.

But maybe if you tell your story...

Of course, the story. Sorry. You're waiting for a story.

But, Joe, why were you living in a caravan in the woods?

Because I didn't want anyone to get hurt.

What do you mean by that?

But they did anyway.

Who didn't you want to hurt?

She was there, in the caravan.

OK.

And there was an argument.

I've no idea what it was about, but there was an argument,

and... and there was screaming and... and there was shouting,

and there was a fight.

And you... you killed her?

Yes.

You see? I'm dangerous.

I'm a fucking animal!

So you should stay away.

But... Ah!

Where's Ela's body?

Joe...