All language subtitles for New Tricks - S07E06 - Fashion Victim

[indistinct conversations]

- Mr. Standing?
- Yes, yeah.

You certainly pick your moment,
don't you'?

Well, if it's not a good time...

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

It's taken eight years
to get you here.

I'm not letting you
out of my sight.

Come on. This Way.

STANDING:
Can I take those?

Oh, yeah. Why, thank you.
Who said chivalry was dead'?

Just dump them down there.

Okeydoke.

Oh, you actually make things
here?

Well, it is a fashion college.

Yeah.
[Chuckles]

Hey.

SARAH:
Oh, you like that, do you'?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's by one of
my most promising students.

- Try it on.
- No, no, no, no.

Yeah, no, go on.
I think it'll suit you.

Do you'?

Yeah, you may as Well.

Yeah.

You could do with losing
a couple of inches,

but I think
you can pull that off.

[Chuckles]

Still, you have to play
the part, don't you'?

What do you mean'?

Well, I suppose you have to look
like a policeman.

Well...

It's a shame.

It took 10 years off you.

Now I've finally got you here,
I don't really know what to say.

I assumed my letters were going
in the bin.

No Way.
They're all on file.

We can't reopen cases every time
someone writes us a letter.

Please, Mr. Standing.

Gerry.

Gerry.

# It's all right, it's okay #

# Doesn't really matter
if you're old and gray #

# It's all right,
I say it's okay #

# Listen to what I say #

# It's all right, doing fine #

# Doesn't really matter
if the sun don't shine #

# It's all right,
I say it's okay #

# We're getting to
the end of the day #

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Ah, Governor, hold on.

Good morning in court?

Joyful as ever.
How was Sarah Levene'?

Whoa!
Cracking and interesting.

I knew I should have sent Jack.

Gov, Gov.

Do you think I look...

Oh, never mind.

What?

No, no, forget it, forget it.

STANDING:
Fashion designer Ritchie Levene.

Oh, yes, "The Fashion Victim."

The CID nicknamed him.

It's quite good for them.

April 2002.

He was killed
on his 40th birthday.

Yep, during a party at his home
in Shoreditch.

His body was discovered around
2:00 a.m. in his private studio

at the back of the house.

He'd been stabbed in the neck.

Yeah, the murder Weapon
was never found,

but the pathologist reckoned

that from the size of the wound
it could have been scissors.

Big wound for scissors.

Dressmaking scissors.
Like shears, really.

There were several pairs lying
around the studio.

So, why are we looking at it
now'?

Because of this woman.

Sarah Levene.
Ritchie's first wife.

They married in '85,
divorced in '98.

It's funny, innit,
all this fashion stuff,

you think he would have been
a bit light on his loafers.

PULLMAN: Good to see
that you're entering this

with your usual open mind,
Gerry.

Yeah, well, Sarah had been
petitioning the OPS for years,

and in her last letter,

she said she was going to picket
this retrospective exhibition

of all Ritchie Levene's
fashion stuff.

So, don't tell me,
Strickland got nervous?

Precisely.

Now, the original investigation
centered around

Levene's 19-year-old P.A.,
Melanie Higgs.

She was seen running
from the studio

just before the body
was discovered

and her fingerprints
were all over the room.

Well, if she was his P.A.,

that's Where they would be,
Wouldn't they?

No, no, no, her fingers
made prints with his blood.

Ah.

She later admitted finding
the body,

but said that she panicked
and fled.

I'd like you two to talk to her.

Just now you said that Sarah was
Ritchie Levene's first wife,

SO...

Yeah, he married again,

just months before his murder,
actually.

This time to Alison Henninghem,
a former model.

Were either of the wives
suspects?

Well, they were both
at the party,

and neither of them
had definite alibis

for the half-hour or so

that Ritchie was reportedly
in his studio.

Yeah, the trouble was,
the same could be said

for dozens of other people
at the house.

So, there are too many
potential suspects

and not enough
forensic evidence?

Well, except for
this Melanie girl.

No, there was a series
of psychiatric evaluations

which concluded
that it was highly unlikely

that she could have killed him.

And after that,
the case stalled.

So, why does Sarah Levene
want to picket this exhibition?

Because it's been organized
by Levene's younger brother,

Adrian.

And Sarah believes
that Adrian killed Ritchie.

Why'?

Well, after Ritchie died, he got
the business and made a fortune.

ADRIAN:
You know, I need to make sure

that they put it absolutely
right above the door, okay?

- All right, well, go and do it.
- Yeah, sure.

PULLMAN:
Mr. Levene'?

Yeah.

PULLMAN:
Got a moment to talk'?

You can see I'm busy'?

Well, no, we can see
everybody else is busy.

What's this about?

STANDING:
Your brother.

I don't understand.

We're reopening the
investigation into his death.

Well, I'm staggered.

You didn't do anything last time

when his murderer
was right in front of you.

Meaning'?

Melanie Higgs.

The original investigation
looked very closely at Melanie,

but there was never
enough evidence.

She was seen running from his
studio with his blood on her.

What more do you want'?

PULLMAN:
A motive.

She was obsessed with him.

PULLMAN: Yeah, you said that
in your statements.

How did you get on
with your brother?

He was Wonderful.

Um, I was very proud of him.

You were close'?

Yeah, very.

You took over the label
after he died, is that right'?

Yeah.

- PULLMAN: And before that?
- We worked together.

But Ritchie was in charge?

It was his name,
they were his designs,

and I dealt with
the business side.

Since Ritchie died, the label
has become very successful,

hasn't it'?

Yeah, very, but I just built

on the foundations
of my brother's work.

LANE:
Melanie Higgs'?

Yes?

LANE: We'd like to talk to you
about Ritchie Levene

if you have a moment.

Well, I don't.

And I don't know who sent you
or what you want,

but I've got nothing to say.

We're with the police.

You think I did it'?

No.

We're not here to judge you.

We just want to hear
your version of events.

You people were never interested
in what I had to say before.

You just wanted to lock me up.

You did flee the murder scene,

and Ritchie's blood was found
on your dress.

I explained that at the time.

LANE: Well, this is
a new investigation.

We want to start
with a clean slate.

Sounds like it.

LANE: How did you come
to meet Ritchie?

Work experience.

What? Making tea'?
Answering the phone'?

Yeah, at first.

And then he made you his P.A.
You did Well.

Ritchie needed me.
It just worked.

Did you two have
a sexual relationship?

Here we go again.

No.

You say he needed you.

Yeah, well, Ritchie never knew
what was best for him.

HALFORD:
And you did'?

I was there to protect him.

From?

He was famous.
Everyone wanted a piece of him.

I was there to keep them away,

all those people
that wanted to use him.

That's why when I found him
that night,

I didn't know who to turn to.

There was no one
you could trust?

Not really.

And back at the party,

it was dark and the music
was really loud

and there was lots of faces
I didn't recognize.

It was like being trapped
in some kind of horror film.

So that's why I ran away.

I'm sorry if you don't approve
of my behavior,

but I was terrified.

LANE: You were obviously
very close to Ritchie.

Did that cause any problems
between you and Alison?

No.
She never loved him anyway.

Why do you say that?

You should have seen
the way she was with men.

Flirting all the time.

- HALFORD: With who?
- Everyone.

Ritchie said he liked that other
men found her attractive,

but how could he'?

Did she seem close
to anyone in particular?

Men were always falling over
themselves to get in with her,

especially Tyler, that junkie
ex-boyfriend of hers.

You know he lived at the house,
too'?

Yes, Tyler Curtis.

Alison was more interested
in getting him off drugs

than being a good wife
to Ritchie.

No Wonder he started drinking.

Who'? Ritchie?

Yeah, he'd been teetotal
for years, hadn't he'?

But then he changed.

He seemed worried
and started again.

It was all her fault.

SARAH:
Alison was...

Ritchie always liked
pretty young things.

The one drawback of being
married to a designer --

they're easily distracted
by something shiny and new.

Doubt if that just applies
to designers.

Yeah, but you were divorced

three years
before he married Alison.

Oh, Ritchie loved women,

and he took every opportunity
to love as many as he could.

That applied
throughout our marriage.

- He cheated on you'?
- God, yeah.

Frequently'?
- Habitually.

Did that make you feel angry?

Well, in the end,
defeated more than angry.

During the divorce,

Ritchie's lawyer said
that you made threats.

It was a public divorce.
I felt humiliated.

So you were angry with him.

Well, yeah, but anything I said
was in the heat of the moment.

If you think I killed him...

Why are you so convinced
it was his brother?

Because Adrian always wanted to
control the label.

The name, the flair,
the talent was all Ritchie's.

Adrian couldn't bear that.

But did they get on together
okay as brothers?

Well, Adrian was ambitious,

always wanted everything done
his way,

and Ritchie always wanted to see
the best in people,

but even he lost patience
with him.

Over what?

SARAH:
How the label should be run.

Adrian wanted to turn it
into a mass-market product,

use cheaper fabrics,
out corners,

farm the labor
out to sweatshops.

And did he'?

Well, not While
Ritchie was alive

because he owned
the majority stake.

Which Alison inherited?

No.
It was in Ritchie's will

that his share of the business
would pass to Adrian.

I always said he should do
something about that,

but he never got round to it.

Who did you think
the beneficiary should be'?

Well, anyone but Adrian.

But as Ritchie
didn't alter his will,

then maybe their disputes
Weren't as serious as you say'?

Well, Ritchie thought
he was going to live forever.

He didn't change it because
he didn't think he needed to.

But the situation was serious.

I know he tried to buy Adrian
out of the label

just before he died.

Sarah is very keen to point
the finger at Adrian.

STANDING:
Maybe rightly so.

He does have the most to gain,

and maybe that's why he's trying
to push us towards Melanie.

Try and throw us off.

Talking of which...

Well, by the sound of it,
I'm with Adrian on Melanie.

There's something
not quite right with her.

Bunny boiler'?

Not half.
She's obsessed with him.

Maybe she felt
if she couldn't have Ritchie,

she didn't want Alison
to have him either.

You could say the same
for Sarah.

Well, the way Melanie put it,

Alison was more interested
in her ex, Tyler Curtis.

He's got an alibi
for the night of the party,

but it's probably Worth
speaking to him.

Melanie also said that Ritchie
had changed towards the end.

He seemed to be worried
about something.

And he fell off the wagon.

I'm not surprised
the poor sod's worried.

Probably wondering

what his wife's getting up to
with her ex.

ALISON:
Yes.

No.

Yes.

No.

And this.

Don't come to me
with anything like this again.

PULLMAN:
Alison Levene'?

Where did you get that coat?

Me wife bought it
in Parkin and Wickes, 1984.

ALISON:
I love it.

So retro.

I know why you're here.

Ritchie.

How come'?

Adrian called,
told me you'd been to see him.

HALFORD: There were over
a hundred people at that party.

No expense had been spared.

Yet according
to the company accounts,

the Levene label had been losing
money steadily since 1999.

By the time he died,
he was virtually broke,

so how did he afford it'?

Well, he was like me
when I went bankrupt.

There's always one last round
at the boozer

even when you know
you're stoney broke.

But it wasn't just the party.

If he was going to buy

his brother's share
in the company...

Yeah, well,
it's like Sarah said.

Adrian knew he didn't have
the wedge to do it.

And then there's this.

That was three Weeks
before his death.

It'd be interesting to know
how he did it.

Any luck with Tyler Curtis?

No, nothing. No social security,
DVLA, bank accounts,

passports, total blank.

Missing persons?

No, same.

A tenner says he died years ago
and nobody identified the body.

Yeah, well,
if he was a heroin addict

and no one
had reported him missing...

Who was his alibi
on the night of the party'?

A bloke called Colin Beck,
and I've got his address.

You want to come'?

Yeah, why not'?

We understand your late
husband's P.A., Melanie Higgs,

was very protective of him.

How did you get on with her'?

How would you get on

with a Woman who's in love
with your husband?

Do you think
they were having an affair?

The newspapers tried to suggest
that something was going on.

I suppose they thought
they knew his reputation.

- LANE: Were they right'?
- No.

Ritchie and I were very happy.

So, whose idea was it to have
your previous boyfriend move in

with the pair of you'?

Mine.

Tyler needed somewhere
to clean up.

PULLMAN: How long had he been
an addict?

Years.

I thought that
that elegantly Wasted look

was romantic at first.

Did he clean up'?

Yes.

PULLMAN:
Are you still in touch?

No.
I haven't seen him for years.

How did your husband feel about
Tyler Curtis being in the house?

Look, it's no secret that
Ritchie had been through a lot

with drink and drugs himself.

He wanted to help.
That was Ritchie.

Even so, it can't have been
an easy situation.

You don't think
that he was concerned, worried'?

No.

It was easier when Tyler left,
sure,

but, you know, he was happy.

What is it you do here now'?

I'm a creative consultant.

And what does that involve'?

Ensuring that the label
stays true to Ritchie's vision.

It's what he would have wanted.

Hiya, we've come to see
Colin Beck.

Is he expecting you'?

No.

Your names?

Jack Halford, Gerry Standing.
Metropolitan Police.

First floor.

That's got him wondering.

I'm not sure I'd like
a bloke like that

knowing all my comings
and goings.

I bet you Wouldn't.

Are you sure you Won't have
a coffee?

No, I'm fine, thank you.

HALFORD:
Thank you very much.

Please take a seat.

HALFORD:
Thank you.

Yes, poor Ritchie.

It's hard to believe even now.

HALFORD: You were best man
at both his weddings.

You must have been very close.

Oh, terribly.

I think Ritchie looked up to me
as a sort of uncle, bless him.

But you Weren't
in the same game'?

No, I ran a trust-fund business
in the city.

My girlfriend at the time
dragged me along

to one of Ritchie's
first collections.

We met afterwards
and got on like a house on fire.

But you didn't go
to his 40th birthday party.

No, I was looking after
a mutual friend.

Tyler Curtis?

Yes.

STANDING:
How come'?

Well, he'd been staying
with Ritchie for quite a while.

God knows it can't have been
easy for any of them.

I just took Tyler in
for a week or so.

STANDING:
Unlikely friendship.

Have much in common?

Not really, but Alison asked
if I could help.

She's a charming woman,
very hard to refuse.

I was just trying to do my bit.

Was Tyler using drugs
While he was here'?

God, no.

I still don't understand why you
chose not to go to the party

that night.

I was a bit long in the tooth
for Ritchie's parties even then.

Where did Tyler go
when he moved out of here?

I really don't know.

He was a drifter, and Ritchie's
death had hit us all so badly.

When did you last see Ritchie?

A few Weeks before he died.

STANDING:
And how was he'?

High spirits, as usual.

You didn't notice
anything different about him'?

He wasn't worried or anything?

No, not at all.

Well, we understand he was
having some financial problems.

We never discussed that.

Ritchie was a friend,
not a client.

I always draw a line
between friendship and business.

Why is it only Melanie
telling us Ritchie was unhappy

before he died'?

Maybe that's what
she wants us to believe.

Or the others don't want us
to know he had any problems.

Men confide all kind of things
to their secretaries

that they Wouldn't admit
to their family or friends.

Look, he was broke and he had
Alison's junkie ex-boyfriend

hanging around.

If you ask me, that's plenty
to be unhappy about.

Talking of which,
Where are we with Tyler'?

He's fallen off the radar.

I'm running out of places
to look.

You've obviously tried rehab
centers, retreats, hostels?

Yeah, dozens,
and there's still loads more.

Okay, well,
that'll keep you busy tomorrow.

Tonight, however, I think
we deserve a little outing.

Where'?

"Style Icon --
The Genius of Ritchie Levene."

You'll love it, Brian.
You'll fit right in.

Hiya.

Right.
Where do you want to start?

I don't know.

I've been dying to do this for
so long, you've got no idea.

I can't believe you're still
going around in clothes

that your ex-wives bought you
20 years ago.

How about this'?

I need something to go to work
in, not skateboarding.

I thought you were going out
tonight.

Yeah, well,
I'm not going to spend 50 quid

on something I only wear once.

50?
When did you last go shopping?

Don't answer that.

Come and have a look at these.

You know, I don't think
this was such a good idea.

We just need to find you
something

that you feel comfortable in.

Yeah, but...

How about this'?

How much'?

Just try it on.

Look, I know I used to be
a detective,

but I wasn't
Inspector bleeding Clouseau.

Oh, hold on.

Mm.

[Music plays,
indistinct conversations]

Ah!

Where's Gerry'?

It's not like him to miss out
on a free drink.

Cheers.

Sandra'?

Where are you going'?

No reception.

Don't leave us here.

Just mingle.
Use your retro charms.

LANE:
You'd look a right prat

going round the shops
in that lot.

HALFORD: I don't think
you've quite got the hang

of haute couture, Brian.

It's not meant to be
accessorized

with a supermarket trolley.

Fashion.

It's daft, though, isn't it'?

Folk spending their lives

chucking out
perfectly good clothing

only to buy the same stuff again
10 years later.

Good grief!

What's all this'?

What do you think, tasty, eh'?

HALFORD:
Don't tell us.

You met some scrubber, and
you're trying to impress her.

No, I did this for me.

I mean,
don't you ever look at us

and think maybe we should do
something about ourselves?

- No.
- No.

[Footsteps approaching]

Come on, come on.

Well, well, well,
what a surprise.

Oh, God, it's her.

What's she doing here'?

I take it your wife
doesn't know about this, then.

No, of course not.

Look, I know
what you must be thinking.

That something
was going on between us

While Ritchie was alive.

It wasn't.

We'd known each other for years
before anything happened,

I swear.

We went through hell
when Ritchie died.

I lost my husband.
Adrian lost his brother.

I hadn't even looked
at another man.

My wife doesn't need to know
anything about this, please.

No, of course not.

Wouldn't really be good
for the image, would it'?

Excuse me.

Have you seen this'?
Our very own style icon.

Very nice.

Guess who I just caught snogging
behind the bike sheds?

STANDING;
Who'?

The plot thickens.

[ Feedback ]

Hi. Hello.
Good evening.

Thank you for coming tonight
on behalf of myself, Alison,

and our wonderful staff
at Ritchie Levene.

We're going to be showcasing
our new season here

over the next week,

as well as celebrating
the genius of my late brother.

Thank you to everybody here

for giving us this opportunity

to demonstrate
why we're still --

SARAH:
Hypocrite!

Both of you should be ashamed.

We hope you have
a very wonderful evening.

Thank you very much.

How can you stand there
when all you've done is cheapen

everything
your brother stood for'?

She's off.

Get back here, you coward!

I am talking to you!

It is so typical of you
to try something like this!

Ritchie wasn't a brand.
He was your brother.

Although, considering
everything you've done

to trample over his name,

he'd want even less
to do with you now

than he did when he was alive.

Oh, and here's
your little partner in crime.

No Wonder Ritchie couldn't wait
to be shot of you.

What would you know about it'?

I made him happy,
which is more than you ever did.

You Weren't interested
in making him happy.

You're another one
who just used him.

Don't forget, darling,

wearing clothes doesn't
qualify you to make them.

Okay, Sarah, this isn't helping.
Come with me.

Get them back to the party.

Look at you now.

You are nothing Without Ritchie,
and you know it.

HALFORD:
That's enough. Come on.

STANDING:
Now, what's this all about?

SARAH: I shouldn't have come.
I knew I'd just get upset.

Look, I'd told you
We'd look into the case.

There was no need for all this.

I know. I'm sorry.

I just...

How can they parade themselves
in front of his name

when all they've done
is exploit it'?

You really ought to go home,
you know.

I'm being stupid.

I just couldn't bear seeing them
up there like that,

basking in it all.

I thought we needed each other,
me and Ritchie.

I always imagined
he'd come back.

I'm glad to see
you took my advice.

LANE: Well, if she was expecting
him to come back to her,

but he married Alison instead.

Nah. I don't buy that.
Sarah's no killer.

Well, we've got
Adrian and Alison now.

How do we know they haven't been
at it for years?

If they were having an affair
While Ritchie was still alive,

then maybe Alison was in
on the murder'?

She's certainly been
a busy girl.

Tyler, Ritchie, Adrian.

Tyler's still the missing piece.

You're in danger
of feeling sorry for Sarah.

Yeah, I am, actually.

[Footsteps approaching]

STANDING:
Morning.

HALFORD:
Morning.

[Laughs]

What?

[Laughing]

I'm updating the old image,
all right'?

What image?

A hard-drinking, heavy-smoking,
foul-mouthed ex-detective'?

HALFORD: Gerry, mate,
why didn't you tell us

you were going through
a midlife crisis?

Strickland's bloody furious.

Last night's bust-ups
already's made the papers.

It's on the Internet and all.

HALFORD:
Coffee?

Yeah. Ugh!

Let's go through everything
again.

What have we got'?

HALFORD: Well, we still
haven't eliminated Melanie,

and she was the last person
in that studio

before the body was discovered.

LANE:
Oh, I don't know, Jack.

HALFORD: Well, the original
investigation team fancied her.

Maybe they were right.

I mean, suppose she told Ritchie
how she felt about him.

You know how people get
at parties.

He rejected her,

she picked up the nearest thing
at hand, and...

But she was shorter than him.

Well, the lab report says
the blade went in straight,

not at an angle.

PULLMAN:
And if she did do it,

why risk going back
through the house

when she could have left
through that door there?

It might not even have been
anyone at the party.

Ritchie could have let anybody
in through that door.

Yeah,
just someone he recognized.

Well, that doesn't
discount anyone.

None of this lot had
a clear alibi

when Ritchie was in that studio.

Any one of them could have
walked through the front door

and come back in there.

Alison?

Adrian?

Alison and Adrian?

PULLMAN: I'm going to go
and talk to Melanie

and see if she noticed
anything going on between them

at the time.

What else'?

Well, we know Ritchie
was worried at the time.

And I'm sure this Tyler
was involved in some Way.

Yeah, well,
I'm always suspicious

of someone we can't find,
and there's this.

How did it happen'?

Some fight with Adrian over
control of the company maybe?

Why don't we go and have
a little chat

with Adrian and Alison?

Yeah, get some straight answers
out of them.

Good idea.

Here we are.

[Doorbell rings]

Cor, it's a bit grim, isn't it'?

It's amazing, innit?
When I was a kid,

we couldn't wait
to get out of here.

Now all the arty-farty lot
can't wait to get in

so they can live amongst
the working classes.

Having spent half a million
converting it.

Yeah.

You would have thought Alison
would have wanted to move,

Wouldn't you,
after what happened here.

Maybe it's her way
of hanging on to the past.

The way Sarah talks about her,

I'd have thought
she would have flogged it

and pocketed the cash.

Well, perhaps Sarah hasn't quite
got the measure of Alison.

Good morning.

We called the office,

but they said you were
working from home today.

500 grand and the rest!

It's weird, though, innit?

[Laughs]

Here, what does that
remind you of'?

Oh, no. It can't be.

Well, Alison said
his coat was retro.

I always said that Brian
was the height of fashion.

I know it can't be easy
to talk about these things.

I have talked about it.

To you yesterday.

I know, but...

I wonder if you've ever really
reconciled yourself

to what happened'?

It's a bit early for analysis.

My appointmen's
not till Thursday.

Are you seeing a psychiatrist?

Yeah, that's what happens

when your life's turned
upside down by people like you.

I know the last thing you need
is a daft old sod like me

telling you how you should
and shouldn't feel,

but I just Wonder if you're not
blaming yourself in some way

for Ritchie's death.

Do I have to listen to this'?

Why don't I buy you a coffee?

Dr. Lane here can look after
the stall.

You wanted to ask me something?

Yes.

Your relationship with Adrian.

Well, I told your boss
last night about us.

You said you'd only been
together for a short time.

Four months.

Can you prove that?

Ask about.

You can't keep secrets for long
in this business.

We Weren't going to say anything
until Adrian had...

Well, he's got a lot
to sort out.

You're not kidding.

But you can see
why we're asking?

I mean, after Ritchie died,
you inherited all this,

got the good job, nice office.

And, what,
that would be a reason

for me to murder my husband?

And Adrian gets the company.

Nice little package.

How can you even think that?

Well, look at it
from Adrian's point of view.

He's ended up with everything
he ever wanted.

Except I lost my brother.

Does your missus know
you're here'?

If you want a divorce lawyer,
I know three to avoid.

Okay, if you have any questions
to ask us,

why don't you just ask them'?

We don't have any secrets
from each other.

You never liked Alison, did you'?

Because of the way that she was
with other men.

I said she never loved him.

You mentioned Tyler,
but thinking back,

was there anyone else
in particular

that she was close to'?

No, she was like that
with all blokes.

How is she with Adrian?

I don't know.

He just did the money stuff.
I didn't really see much of him.

What are you saying?

Nothing, nothing.
I was just asking.

Apparently, you were
very protective of Ritchie.

So, presumably,
you'd have looked out for him.

Yeah, I tried to.

He was very charismatic,
wasn't he'?

Talented, good-looking, kind.

I can see why you felt
the way you did about him.

What do you mean'?

I wasn't in love with him.

Nothing wrong with it
if you were.

Is it true Ritchie wanted to
buy you out of the company?

Ritchie often said things
he didn't really mean.

So, he did, or he didn't'?

He mentioned it.

Did he make an offer'?

Yes, 200 grand.

ALISON:
Adrian.

That doesn't sound like
very much.

Well, the company
was on its knees,

and it was barely Worth
anything.

Ritchie couldn't even find
200 grand.

He did tell me he was going to
come into some money, though.

He said he had a plan.

I never knew what it was.

I guess it might have come
through if...

Why did he want you
out of the company?

He wasn't a businessman.

I was trying to help him,

but he didn't like my plans
for the label.

Lucky you took over
when you did, then.

Well, not really.
My brother died.

Do you think I didn't care'?

Am I right in thinking
that shortly before his death

he started boozing again?

- Yes.
- It wasn't anything serious.

HALFORD: An alcoholic falling
off the wagon is always serious.

He wasn't drinking heavily.

- Yes, he was.
STANDING: Why?

I don't know.

STANDING:
There's always a reason.

Do you think he suspected

that there was something
going on with you two'?

Oh, for God's sake!

Why aren't you finding out
who killed my brother

instead of asking us
these bloody stupid questions?!

I'm sorry.

Ritchie broke his arm
a few Weeks before his death.

How did that happen'?

He fell off a motorbike,
I think.

You think?

Life with Ritchie
was full of surprises.

I lost track of everything
he got up to.

I told him he should be
more careful on the bike.

Was Mr. Lane right,

about you never having
forgiven yourself

for not being able to help
Ritchie that night?

Yeah.

I'm telling you,
you look a picture.

You go down the disco tonight,
you'll really get noticed.

HIGGS:
What's going on'?

I'm minding your stall
for you, love.

What have you done'?

Well, if you don't mind me
saying so,

you Weren't making the most
of your presentation.

So I've organized everything
in units,

and I've color-coded things,
you see.

It's my stall.

Well, yes, I know.
Hang on a minute.

Are you buying that, love'?

WOMAN:
How much is it'?

- Have a look at the tag.
- It's £35.

LANE:
£35, love.

Yeah, all right, go on.

- Yes, sold to the lady.
- Thank you.

A very nice bolero is that.

That's rabbit fur is that.

Or maybe it's mink.
[Chuckles]

And the bag is free.
£35.

- Thank you very much.
- Thank you. Enjoy.

Bye.

Now, what were you saying?

LANE:
Come on, Brian.

Right, here's your money.

I enjoyed that.

I might get me own stall.

[ Scoffs ]

I could make a fortune.

Wait.

What?

There's something else.

When I found Ritchie,
I took something.

What did you take'?

His notebook.
It was on his desk.

I'd seen him writing in it
all the time.

Personal stuff he said.

You know, thoughts, ideas.

Why did you take it'?

Because I hoped
he might have Written about me.

And did he'?

I couldn't give it back before.
I knew I'd get in trouble.

But I don't want it anymore.

Okay.
Where is it now'?

At my place.

Where's that?

5 minutes from here.

Lead the Way.

There you go.

Where's...Ah.

That was interest--

Oh, what you got there'?

It's a notebook
belonging to Ritchie.

HALFORD:
Where did you find that?

Melanie took it from the studio
after finding the body.

What, she nicked it'?

I knew she wasn't telling us
everything.

So, what's in there'?

Oh, sketches, ideas.

Some terrible poetry.

There might be something
in here. You never know.

How were Alison and Adrian?

He's hiding something, playing
down how his brother was

during those last few weeks.

And he's got a hell of a temper.

I thought he was going to
thump Gerry at one point.

- You all right'?
- Of course I am.

But she did give us one thing --
a picture of Tyler Curtis.

Oh, good.

HALFORD:
And Ritchie's broken arm.

She said she thought he fell
off a motorbike.

Look, when I was married,

I might have been a bit vague
about a few things,

you know,
anniversaries, birthdays...

Whose bed you should be
sleeping in.

But even I would remember how
one of my exes broke an arm.

Ah, you old romantic.

What about if Ritchie
had had enough,

tells Tyler to get
out of the house?

There's an argument, a fight.
And bosh.

Circulate that.
I want to talk to him.

Yeah, yeah.

Nothing.

LANE:
Jack, have a look at this.

Okay.
Well, thanks for checking.

Cheers. Bye.

STANDING: The accident report
from when Ritchie broke his arm.

Now, Alison said that he fell
off his bike, right'?

It was a clean break

with no bruising
to the ribs or his chest.

There's no grazing
or cuts either.

Yeah, which might explain
her reaction.

Ritchie did not fall off a bike.

LANE: Gov, I think
we've got something.

- Here.
- PULLMAN: TS 75k?

There are a dozen or so more
exactly like this.

Here, dated 26th of January,
"SP 120k."

"KM 60k."
That's on the 30th of January.

They go on.

Alison said Ritchie had
some scheme for making money.

Now, the last entry
was here on the 17th of March,

three Weeks
before his murder.

"CD.-

Well, if they're initials,
whose are they?

Well, we can ask Alison.
She might have an idea.

No, the person to speak to
is Sarah.

She knew Ritchie better
than anyone.

What are they?

That's what we want to know.

Well...

They could be...

Could be'?

"AC." That could be Alex Clarke.
He's another designer.

Hang on.

Alex Clarke, okay.

Lisp-ll
That might be Sean Pate.

He's a filmmaker Ritchie knew.

“AH?

No, not sure about that one,

but "ER" could be
Eleanor Rodley.

I'm only guessing,
but these could be the initials

of some of Ritchie's
best friends.

Cheers.

No, no, that's fine.
I'll hold.

This is interesting.

What's that?

Minutes of a board meeting
that Ritchie convened

on the 3rd of January 2002

Where he proposed removing
his brother from the company

and there Were...

"insufficient funds to offer

an appropriate
financial settlement."

So the idea was rejected.

MAN:
Hello'?

Hello. Yeah.

Oh, that's terrific.

No, thanks very much.
I owe you one. Ta-ta.

Now we're getting somewhere!

That was Sutton nick.

They think
they've identified Tyler.

Really?

Well, they couldn't confirm
his surname,

but there's a Tyler
matching our description

who's working at some
rehab commune in Kingswood.

So, come on, I'll take you
for a nice ride in the country.

All right.

MAN:
Hello'?

Sandra Pullman,
Metropolitan Police.

Is Alex Clarke there'?

[Buzzer]

MAN:
Hello'?

I wonder if I could have a word
with Sean Pate'?

Are you sure this is the place?

Ugh!

I bloody hope so.

He's in there.

- Thank you.
Cheers.

Tyler Curtis?

Eight years.
I've been here eight years.

It's the best thing
that ever happened.

But why did you shut yourself
away from everyone'?

Just easier that Way.

We're all ex-addicts
here on the farm.

We keep each other
out of trouble.

Do any of you two smoke'?

Yeah, yeah.

Thanks.

It's the one addiction
we're allowed, you know.

Here you are.

HALFORD: Why did you leave
Ritchie's place?

Because it was just too hard.

I had thought that Alison
might change her mind

and take me back.

So, you went to stay
with Colin Beck?

I had nowhere else to go.

Colin was kind, you know,

but, well, I had no money
and I needed to score.

So you stole from him'?

No, no.
He gave it to me.

Did he'?

Yeah, yeah, Well, look,
it's not his fault, is it'?

Colin, he's a straight guy.

He doesn't know
how to handle a junkie.

I gave my life to that shit.

I even chose it over Alison.

And that is the biggest mistake
of my life.

You didn't go to Ritchie's
to clean up.

You went there to be near her.

Yeah.

Although I did try for a while,
you know, for her sake,

to show her that I could change.

But it was just too hard.

Ritchie, man,
he killed me with kindness.

Did you argue'?

Yeah, yeah, once or twice.

Did it get physical?

No.

HALFORD:
Come on!

STANDING: He's married to
your ex, the Woman you loved.

Now, don't tell me
that didn't hurt?

Yes, it did hurt.
That's why I left.

Nah. I think you couldn't
handle it anymore,

seeing them all happy
and loved up.

I think you snapped.

It only happened the once.

Is that how he ended up
with a broken arm'?

Yeah, I was wound up.

We had an argument and I pushed
him and he fell over.

Even then, he forgave me.

That was Ritchie, you see.

He just wanted to see the good
in everyone.

Even if it wasn't there.

Where were you
on the night that Ritchie died'?

- I was with Colin.
STANDING: Where?

I was in his flat all night.

Yeah, well, we'll be in touch.

It would be a lot easier for us

if you didn't do one of
your vanishing acts again.

Where would I go'?

This is my home.

HALFORD: Well, Tyler
certainly had a motive.

He was in love with Alison
and wanted her back.

And he was high on smack,

and he admitted he had
this fight with Ritchie

and Ritchie fell over.

But it's a hell of a leap
from there to killing a man.

Plus, he's got an alibi.

PULLMAN: All right,
let's park that for a minute

and take a look at this.

Thirteen initials.

Of those,
we have nine possible names.

Now, Brian and I tracked down
seven of them

and they all had one thing
in common.

Each of them invested money
through Ritchie

into a company called
Tempestas Capital Management.

HALFORD:
And that is'?

Bloody difficult to track down.

Whatever it is it's offshore.

How does this figure with Tyler'?

I don't know.

Well, we better have
another word with Colin Beck.

He gave Tyler his alibi.

Yeah, all right,
but in the meantime,

I'd like you two to speak
to Peter Glyn,

the OIC at Specialist Crime

and see if he can figure
what this is all about.

Tempestas Capital Management's
a new one on me.

It might take some time
to find it.

I can call you
when I've got news.

LANE:
We'll wait.

Mr. Beck, Where were you on
the night Ritchie was murdered'?

Well, here at my flat.

- With Tyler'?
- BECK: Yes.

You never left him'?

No.
We were here all night.

What did the two of you do
all night?

I couldn't tell you exactly.

But you remember enough to know
that he never went out'?

BECK:
Yes.

Not even to score any smack'?

Now, you told me he wasn't using
when he lived here.

That wasn't true, was it'?

PULLMAN:
You gave him money.

Yes.

I wish I could deny it,

but the truth is I felt
out of my depth with him.

I didn't know what to do.

Why did you agree to help him'?

Loyalty to Ritchie.

As I told you before,
I really just wanted to help.

Well, as you didn't buy
the drugs yourself,

we can't nick you for it,

but I'm sure you realize

it was an incredibly
irresponsible thing to do.

BECK:
I do.

I accept that.

[Chuckles]

It is fascinating, isn't it'?

Forensic accountancy?

Oh, what's that?

A cash-flow statement.

Oh.

Brian, could you leave them,
please?

Sorry, sorry.

I always fancied
dabbling in the markets meself.

But Esther, my wife,
she was dead against it.

Silly.
I could have been a tycoon.

[Door slams]

No, not there, Jack!

Any joy?

It's very technical.

- Thank you.
Cheers.

Tyler must have got out of
the flat Without him knowing.

[Cellphone rings]

Either that
or Beck's covering for him.

Why would he do that?

Jack.

Okay, We'll be right there.

Tempestas Capital Management
was established in 2000

by Colin Beck,

and it's still going today,
which is remarkable.

Beck specifically told us

he never had any
financial dealings with Ritchie.

Well, he'd hardly
have mentioned this to you.

STANDING:
Why'?

And why's it remarkable
that Tempestas is still going'?

Because of the nature
of what this scheme is.

Just look at the company's
cash-flow statements.

Now do you see'?

No, Brian, I don't.

All I see are a lot of numbers.

To make sense of that,

you need to know what the stock
market was doing at the time.

And what was it doing'?

Fluctuating.

But the returns from Tempestas
Weren't.

Do I have to bang my head
against this desk

before you start
speaking English?

Maybe I should explain this,
Brian.

Yes, please.

With any investment,

the returns reflect changes
in the money markets.

The markets rise,
so do the profits.

The markets fall,
share values follow.

Okay.

But here the investors

are getting
consistently large returns,

independent of any
global financial patterns.

Which means?

It's a Ponzi!

What? You mean
like that American bloke?

Bernie Madoff.

What exactly is a Ponzi'?

Oh, for --

Essentially,
it's just piles of cash.

They all start with a promise
of very high returns,

probably something like 50%.

So you persuade person A
to invest.

Then person B.

You take person B's money and
use that to pay out to person A.

But then you need person C
to pay out to person B,

and so it goes on.

And those investors are
the people whose names we found

in Ritchie's diary?

Eight years ago, yes,

but now there's hundreds
of people involved.

That's why they're illegal.

They can only end
one of two ways.

Either the person behind it
pockets the cash

and skips the country

or it collapses
under its own weight.

And this is Where Ritchie was
hoping to get his money from'?

Do you think he and Beck
cooked it up together?

I don't know.

Okay, so, Colin Beck is a very
dodgy investment broker, right'?

But how does this tie in
with the murder'?

GLYN:
We're beyond that now.

There's tens of millions
tied up.

We need to talk to the SFO
and the FSA.

No, hold on, hold on.

If the fraud boys come in,

they'll take it
right out of our hands.

No Way. It's our case.

What if Alison knew
all about this'?

Could she have killed Ritchie
for the money?

I'm not so sure she did know.

After his death,

the dividends were transferred
into another account.

Whose?

Adrian's.

HALFORD:
Ever heard of Charles Ponzi'?

Let me give you a clue.

Tempestas Capital Management.

A certain fraudulent
investment scheme.

Which you're still
making money from.

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

Yeah, you do.

I'm now showing Mr. Levene

a copy of his personal
bank statement.

HALFORD:
Quite a tidy sum.

You were there
the night of Ritchie's party.

Who's to say that you didn't
follow him into his studio?

We've seen it all before.

You'd both been drinking,
an argument gets heated.

That's ridiculous!

When I asked you about Ritchie
wanting you out of the company,

you said he mentioned it.

He did more than that.
He spoke to the board.

PULLMAN: He couldn't force you
out 'cause he was broke,

but if you discovered

that he was about to come into
some serious money,

you'd know he could so...
kill him,

transfer the investment
to your name,

you get the company
and the cash.

And the girl.

How long had you had feelings
for Alison?

How much easier
would it have been

with your brother
out of the way'?

I did not kill him.

Then why's this money
in your account?

Because I didn't want Alison
knowing about it.

I knew what it was, and I didn't
want it going near her.

Oh, you were just looking
after it for her, were you'?

Did Ritchie set this scheme up'?

No.

No, he was just an investor.

PULLMAN:
He didn't have any money.

He forged our parents' signature

on some of their
share certificates.

Why would he do that
to your parents'?

Because Colin Beck convinced him

that it was a chance
in a lifetime,

exclusive investment

that would rescue the label
and make him rich again.

And that's all my brother
needed to hear.

And that's why he got
his friends involved.

Yeah, Beck encouraged him to.

My brother thought
he was onto a good thing,

and he wanted to share it
with them.

So, this whole thing
was Colin Beck's idea?

Of course.

My brother didn't have a clue
what he was getting into.

It was only when I looked at it

I could see that his money
was all tied up

and he was unlikely
he'd ever get it back.

Why not?

Because you can't withdraw
your original stake

Without endangering
the whole scheme.

So, what did you do'?

We confronted Colin,

but he knew that we wouldn't
want to risk a scandal.

The label was in enough trouble,

and Ritchie was terrified

that his friends would find out
what he got them into.

But then he changed his mind,

and he told Colin

that he was going to expose
the whole thing anyway.

Why'?

He was an honest man.

He -- He couldn't live
with himself

knowing that Colin had taken
them all for a ride.

After Ritchie's murder,

why didn't you go to the police
and tell them all this'?

I was thinking of his friends.

They were good people.
They'd have lost everything.

Nice try, but that's not it.

You arranged with Beck

to transfer the Ponzi account
to your name.

You wanted that scheme
to keep going.

Look, all along, you have
treated me like a criminal,

so, yes, I hold my hands up.

I knew what it was,
and I didn't say anything.

But if you think
that I had something to do

with Ritchie's death...

I loved him.

But he was the artist,

and I was just a money man.

In the end, though, I was
the one who saved his company,

not him.

I just wish that he was here

so he could see
that I could have helped.

That's all I wanted to do.

If Ritchie was about to blow
the whistle on the Ponzi,

it gives Beck a hell of a motive
for wanting him dead.

Yeah, we mustn't lose sight
of Tyler, though.

I mean, he's the one with
the oldest motive in the world.

Jealousy.

Convenient, then,
that our two suspects

are each other's alibis, eh'?

And we know
that Tyler was capable

of being physically violent
with Ritchie.

We'll bring them both in.

You're retired, is that right'?

Yes, happily-

You don't still --
What's the word'?

Dabble?

No, no.

When you were Working, what
was it exactly that you did'?

I was a financier.

I dealt in
capital growth programs.

More specifically.

Well, it's rather complicated.

I employed a system
of financial instruments.

I traded futures, stock options,
derivatives, leverages.

This is fascinating.
I could listen to it all day.

LANE: And Ponzis'?
What do you know about them'?

When Ritchie found out
what you'd got him into,

he threatened to expose you,
so you wanted shot of him.

Ritchie was my friend,

and, besides, I wasn't
at the party that night.

And your alibi is Tyler Curtis?

Now, the question is, which one
of you is lying for the other?

Well, if you found him,
we could sort all this out.

Oh, we have.

We should be picking him up
any minute.

Tyler?

Tyler!

Call for backup.

HALFORD:
This is Jack Halford from UCOS.

I need urgent assistance
at Fairchurch Farm, Kingswood.

My colleague is pursuing
a suspect on foot.

I need backup immediately.

Tyler, stay Where you are.
It's all right.

Stay Where you are.

It's all right.
You're going to be okay.

I just need to talk, all right'?

Shit!

Look, son, it doesn't look good
when you keep running away.

Now, it's just the two of us,
all right,

so, come on, tell me
what really happened that night?

[Laughs]

I don't know.

I don't know.
I can't remember.

Oh, come on!

No, really, I can't remember.

I was completely
out of the game.

I woke up the next morning.

It's all over the news,
Ritchie's dead.

I don't know what happened.
I don't know.

It's not good enough, son.

Why'?

Why did you have to come
and find me'?

Why did you have to bring
all of this back to me'?

It's my job.

Come on, let's go.

No! Tyler!

Oh, Tyler, give it up!

Tyler, come down.

Look, we need to talk
about this.

[Train approaching]

Tyler.

Tyler! No!

No!

Shit!

HALFORD: He obviously thought
we were there to arrest him

for Ritchie's murder.

There you go.

PULLMAN: Well, I suppose
that's as close to a confession

as we're going to get.

He didn't do it.

PULLMAN:
What do you mean'?

I don't think he did it.

Look,
if it's all right with you,

I want to check something.

Faced with exposure,
you saw your chance with Tyler.

STANDING: You made sure
that he'd had enough drugs

to knock him out for the night,

then went to the party,
Where it was dark and crowded,

making it nice and easy
for you to slip in unnoticed.

Either that or Ritchie opened
the back door of the studio

for you.

And then you killed him.

This is ludicrous.

What does Tyler have to say
about all this'?

He's dead.

Dead?

Well, then, he can't contradict
my alibi even if he wanted to.

He doesn't have to.

STANDING:
Do you know a Graham Moss'?

No.

Well, you should.

He's opened a door for you
pretty much every weekday

for the last 12 years.

He's the concierge
at your flats.

STANDING: Yeah, I just went
to see him, really nice bloke,

and him and the other porters
keep very thorough records.

You see, the night Ritchie died,

one of the neighbors complained
about loud music

coming from your flat.

They phoned
the council helpline,

who sent someone round,

and one of the night porters
unlocked the door for them,

Where they found...

"A young man, known to be
a guest of Mr. Beck's,

asleep on the floor."

Assuming he was drunk, they
turned off the music and left

and you Weren't there.

What was that about alibis'?

Well, none of that proves
that I killed Ritchie.

True, but the FSA are going to
be fascinated to see

what we've got on you.

How long did they send Madoff
down for'?

Madoff. Whew!
150 years, wasn't it'?

Of course, that's America.

We don't hand out sentences
like that.

We keep it simpler.

We call it life.

SARAH: Do you think
you have enough evidence?

Well, I can't promise anything,

but he had the motive
and he gave us a false alibi.

I mean, we're fairly certain

We'd get him
on the financial wrongdoings,

but that's how it goes
sometimes.

Just get them
the best way you can.

I was so sure it was Adrian.

I've Wasted all that time
blaming him.

You didn't really waste
any time.

You got an answer.

Besides, we both made mistakes
on this one.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

That must have been terrible.

It was.
It was really horrible.

You can't blame yourself
for what happened.

So, you're back to the old look,
then?

Yeah.

I'm retro and proud of it.

# It's all right, it's okay #

# Doesn't really matter
if you're old and gray #

# It's all right,
I say it's okay #

# Listen to what I say #

# It's all right, doing fine #

# Doesn't really matter
if the sun don't shine #

# It's all right,
I say it's okay #

# We're getting to
the end of the day #

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