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You were so close. Catch you later, Detective.

'I'm sorry you're leaving with unfinished business.'

'It's just a bit harder than I expected.'

It's Patrick. I've just moved in opposite.

Catch you later.

'Patrick is the Ripton Stalker.'

You're just chasing shadows.

Hi, Dad. Margot.

He's never thought about us. Not once.

You think he's dangerous? 'Yes, he is dangerous.'

- Oh, my God. - Huw?

'What is it that you like the most? The mind games?'

Or is it the part with the knife?

Say cheese.

Help! Help!

'You were right about him all along. He is the Stalker.'

No!

I need that ambulance now. Stay with me, yeah?

Huw? Huw, stay with me.

Huw...

Huw, stay with me, yeah? We're nearly there.

Huw, don't you dare leave me. You stay with me.

Listen to me. Stay with me, please. Please...

Keeping him on high flow. BP's borderline.

He's crashing. He's in VF.

Charging to 200 joules. Clear.

I don't know whether I'll get used

to that half-hour drive from town.

Oh, it's not that far.

Mum, we're in the middle of nowhere.

I know. It's brilliant, isn't it?

And, you know, just down there, five minutes from the beach.

Well, I can carry that one.

Oh, please. You couldn't carry a napkin.

Well, I am offering. That's all I'm saying.

Sometimes, I swear he got himself stabbed

just to get out of doing jobs like this.

What is it they say?

A knife to the chest makes it impossible to load the dishwasher.

I'll just make the tea, then. Only if you can manage.

Don't be mean, Mum.

This is why people are calling him a hero.

A hero that hobbles from room to room.

I'll find a better use for this stick if you're not careful.

God, it needs a lot of work.

Oh, a lick of paint. It needs new everything.

And this place is huge!

I know. I love it!

And, yes, it broke the bank,

but, you know, it gives your dad something to focus on.

Do you actually want a cup of tea,

or is this just a ploy to keep me out of the way?

No, I will take a tea. I want tea!

Yeah, thank you. OK.

Mum, Mum, Mum, look, I need to tell you something.

What? What's happened? It's...

Sam's asked me to move in with him.

Wow.

Yeah, I know, but Dad's gonna freak. Oh, he'll be fine.

Mum... No, no, no, he likes Sam.

What are you two whispering about?

I was just saying how much you like Sam.

Yeah, yeah. Isn't he supposed to be coming down?

He should be here any minute, actually.

Look, Dad, before he comes, I needed to...

Listen, listen, I'll be fine, OK? You know, you two just have...

Sam!

Hi, Mrs M. Hiya!

Mr M. Hi, Sam.

So, did you find it here OK? Yeah. Sorry I'm a bit late.

Right, time to shift some boxes, eh?

This place is decent. Mm!

Hey. You all right? Hey. Yeah.

You know, it's kind of cool - the symmetry.

You move into your new place, Margot moves into mine.

Yeah.

To new beginnings.

We should. What a great idea. Huw, forget the tea.

Why don't you put a bottle of fizz in the fridge, yeah?

Let's celebrate. Yeah.

Yeah.

Phil, make it quick.

What are you up to? I'm busy.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. No worries.

No worries. No worries.

Just be c...

You've got to be careful, though, Patrick,

cos the screws, they read everything, everything.

Ian? Hm?

Please piss off. Yeah, yeah.

I'm just... just saying.

They've got all these mad, strict rules, Patrick,

about what you can say, who you can write too.

I... I tried to write a letter to Queen Camilla once and...

Yeah, OK, OK, I was out of order, but...

but she's very attractive, Patrick.

Is there something you need? No, no.

I just like hanging out with you, Patrick.

Why? Because you're different to the others.

Hm.

All that stuff you did out there...

...it's messed up, mate. Hm.

A lot of people don't understand.

Mm, cos you like to play chess with people's heads, you.

Hm.

It's very nice, Patrick. Very neat and tidy.

It's very neat and tidy, Patrick.

Very neat. Very tidy, Patrick.

What's that?

Huw, what is it?

It's him.

How...? How did he contact us? I...

T-They just said there was no way. How did he even get our address?

How...? It's him, Alice! OK.

No, no, it's all right. I'm fine, I'm fine.

Don't... No, no, I'm fine. I'm fine!

Fine. It's just a shock. It's just a shock, that's all.

It's just... It's been, er... Well, it's been a year now.

Over a year, there's been nothing, and now this, I...

Alice, are you all right? What is it?

You had that look in your eye.

You were staring at that letter with that look in your eye again.

What look? What...? You were! Huw, you were!

I didn't. I wasn't doing anything.

I just picked it up, and I just... I just read it.

T-That's all I... OK, here you go, look.

There. Huh! There.

There. Done.

Why am I getting all this grief? Grief? Off me?

Yes! It's him!

It's you chasing him

and him chasing you for years and years!

Yes, and I won.

I'm past... We're past all that.

We won, Alice. We won.

I...

I dream about him.

I know you do.

You talk in your sleep. I still see him.

I see him with that knife. It's...

I'm so angry, Alice.

I thought I was hiding it from you.

Can't hide anything from me.

What did he write?

That he missed me.

Mm.

He's trying to slither back into your life,

but you're stronger than him.

He probably thinks you miss him, too.

And he also wrote that.

How did you get the letter past us, Patrick?

What letter? Don't try to be cute.

No idea what you're talking about.

Come on, Gordon. Nothing in here. Let's go.

Oh, but you didn't find anything!

You found nothing.

Shut up, Ian.

First warning. Leave Huw Miller alone.

And don't try to be clever.

He's not... He's not being clever.

He's... He's cleverer than the lot of you put together.

He's running bloody rings, rings around you, rings around you.

Patrick, you bloody genius. You bloody...

Oi, Harbottle.

Surprise, there's a visitor for you.

I didn't think he'd turn up so soon.

Ian. Yeah.

Well...

...this is something.

I won't be long.

I thought your husband had come calling.

No chance.

Leave him alone. Or what?

He didn't open that letter you sent, you know?

He ripped it up right in front of me.

Only because you caught him with it.

We're going travelling around the world while you rot in here,

so stop wasting your time.

Now, why doesn't he tell me this himself?

He'd love to see me.

The loneliness is killing him. Lonel...? He is not lonely.

He's got me.

And I'm sure he tells you that.

You know he'll be here soon, sitting right there.

Never. Because I won't let that happen.

Do you know, I want to remember you like this -

a little man stuck in here till he dies.

Locked away by my husband.

Please tell him... I can't wait to see him again.

Mrs Gower, hi. Sorry to keep you waiting.

DS Jenny Atkins. Natalie Gower. Thank you so much.

Didn't I read about you?

You were on the Ripton Stalker case.

I was... for my sins.

Well, that's perfect.

You see, I have information about the Stalker.

This is my husband, Jonathan.

My gorgeous hubby. I picked that shirt out for him.

That was 2012, and a year later, he disappeared.

Right.

I've never understood why,

but then I read all about the Ripton Stalker

and what he did to people, and I think he killed my Jonathan.

Mrs Gower, we know all of his victims.

You just think you do.

Patrick Harbottle, he, erm...

he took great pride in revealing his crimes.

I know, I know,

but there are so many things that are the same.

It's all in here, in his memoir.

Well, "memoir".

He liked to tap away at his computer.

Some self-publishing dream.

He wrote that he was sure someone was watching him.

And he even started to think he was being stalked.

You'll see if you read it. There are so many similarities.

I think...

I think maybe my Jonathan was the first,

and that's why it's different.

♪ Why won't you hold me? ♪

Aw...

♪ Why won't you teach me? ♪

Oh, no, it's OK. I'll get it.

Ooh, God... God, did you see that? I'm like an acrobat.

Oh, yeah? Actually, the circus called.

Did they? Missing a clown, are they?

Huh...

It's four this time. Four?

I mean, how is he getting away with this shit?

We've spoken to the governor. I mean, what is she up to?

He's getting desperate. He knows you're not reading them.

That's what it is.

Right, do you want to do this, or shall I do it?

Thank you very much.

Yes?

Jenny, hi.

Sir, I had an interesting meeting today.

A local woman called Natalie Gower claims her missing husband

is actually a victim of the Ripton Stalker.

And a lot of what she says checks out.

The case is closed.

We're slowly regaining public trust after years of ridicule.

Why pick at the scab?

If more victims turn up

and we are telling the media that it's all done and dusted...

OK, have a look. Yes, Sir.

But just a peek.

Hiya, have you seen my headphones? I'm just gonna pop to the gym.

These ones right here? Oh!

Nice. Cheers.

Are you sure you don't wanna come? Yeah, I'm gonna chill today.

Chill? Chill.

Don't be soft. Come on. You could do with it.

Are you body shaming me?

Oh, yeah, cheers That's absolutely what I'm doing.

No, it's for your head, Margot.

All those endorphins, it'll cheer you up.

I'm not sad.

This is your boyfriend that loves you.

Mm. Yeah?

Yeah. And who you write about so adoringly in that diary of yours.

Oh! Do I now? I can't think why you wouldn't.

You are such a dickhead.

Oh, yeah? A dickhead with great abs, though.

Hello? 'Hello, Margot.'

How are you, lovely?

Margot?

What's going on? Are you all right? Just...

Who was that? What's going on? Just... Just...

What? I was just...

Margot?

Have we met?

DS Atkins.

I'm the one that stopped you killing Margot Miller.

Oh, yeah.

When I had that knife to your throat,

you were shaking like a leaf.

Aren't you brave Hiding in the shadows.

You want to see how you do now we're face to face?

Well, that would get me into all sorts of trouble.

Now, what do you want, Detective?

I want to ask you...

...about a man called Jonathan Gower.

How's Huw? Jonathan Gower, lived in Ripton.

Disappeared July 2013. So, what?

I ask questions, you ignore them.

You ask questions, and I have to jump to attention?

He's better than ever.

How's he doing? How's the physio? He's 100%.

Mm. Please send him my best. Never.

"Things keep disappearing from my house.

"I put something down, and in the morning, it's been moved.

"My keys, my watch, all sorts.

"Maybe I'm halfway to insanity. I wish I was.

"But I'm terrified that the Stalker is real."

Does that ring any bells?

Jonathan Gower.

Did you know him?

You are gonna spend the rest of your life in prison.

Nothing that you can do to change that.

But there could be benefits for you

if you are honest with us about your crimes.

Do you understand? I'll talk to Huw.

No, that's not what we're gonna do...

I have got plenty to say about Jonathan Gower.

But I'm only saying it to Huw.

You get him here, you'll get your answers, but...

...it has to be Huw.

I'm sorry, but how the hell did he get hold of a phone?

It's easy in prison now.

Have you called the police? Yeah. It... didn't do anything.

I just don't see how this gets better.

It will, I promise you.

I just... I hate feeling like this.

I hate it. I know, I know.

But I promise you...

...you are one of the strongest people I know,

and you are my daughter,

so we are not letting that man back in our lives.

Just don't tell your dad about this. So, Dad's better?

He is, but...

I'm scared, Mum.

I'm scared. I know. Me too. Me too.

We're gonna have to have a massive clear-out.

We don't need half of this stuff. I know, I know.

And we could start with all...

...these old football sticker albums.

Look at that.

Hi, Jenny.

Oh, I'm fine. Yeah, I'm fine, thank you.

Yeah. How are you? Are you...?

Yeah, sure, sure. Of course, of course. When?

Oh, yeah. No, fine. That's OK.

Well, I'll see you then, won't I, anyway? So, yeah.

OK, bye.

She wants me to just pop into the station.

Why? Well, she wouldn't say.

She just wanted my opinion on something, really.

Something she can't talk to you about on the phone?

Well, I mean, it could be anything, really.

Anything? Yeah, yeah.

Huw, it will be about Patrick.

Maybe. I mean, er...

I... Possibly.

So, tell her to shove it. She'll have to sort it out herself.

Well, I have said that I'd go now, haven't I? So...

Please don't.

He's a cancer. Well, I know that.

And he's just looking for some new way to get to you, you know.

He knows that the letters haven't worked,

so he's just trying something new.

Look, this is just a favour for an old colleague.

That is all it is. I'm not going back.

I-I love our new life here.

I... I wouldn't put that at risk, especially not for him.

And, Alice, I realise how lucky I am, I...

I've had a second chance.

Second?

55th more like it.

Come straight back home, yeah? Of course, yeah.

I want those sticker books.

Thanks so much, Mickey. It's really good to see you.

Yeah, you take care. Yeah. Bye now. Bye.

Yeah.

God, it's too much, isn't it?

Oh, don't be surprised if the Chief Super pops his head in.

He mentions you about three times a day.

Well, then he can give me a tour of his nice new building, can't he?

Yeah.

So, what's all this about, then, hm?

Yeah, so, erm... I have a...

...missing persons case. Mm-hm.

And the evidence makes me think that he might be a victim

of the Ripton Stalker.

But we know all the victims, don't we?

Yep, yep.

But I'm wondering if maybe this man is the first one...

...before he worked out an MO.

So, I went to see Patrick.

He wasn't helpful.

And obviously, he, er...

...he said that he would only talk to you.

What did you tell him? Well, I told him no way.

Well, good. That's good.

Except I'm not getting very far without you.

It's too long in the past, and the...

the evidence, it's sketchy.

What the fuck did you do that for?

I'm trying... I'm trying to help the wife.

You know that he's just waiting for an opportunity like that.

For God... What was I meant to do, hm?

I'm an idiot, OK? All right? I'm sorry.

What was his name? The victim?

Margot? There's... There's someone following me.

See? There. What the fuck?

Stay here.

Hey, Prof. I'm back.

Total waste of time.

I'd actually managed to double book the physio, so I came straight back.

Huh.

Hiya, love. 'Oh, hi. Hi. Where are you?'

I was just down at the beach. I'm on my way home now.

Oh, OK, I thought we were gonna go together.

Sorry? Say that again.

'I thought we were gonna go down there together later.'

No, no, no, it's not that beach.

It's just a small one around the corner from us, you know.

I won't be long. I'll be there in a second.

Alice?

Alice?

Alice? Alice?

Alice!

Alice!

How's Sam? I didn't really get to talk to him.

He's been really great, actually. Oh, that's good. That's good.

Good you've got someone at the moment.

I mean... yeah, you need that.

You know, I can come round every day.

You know, it's not...

I'll be all right. Don't worry about me.

I, er...

I've just got to keep busy, really, haven't I?

Yeah.

♪ Why won't you hold me?

♪ Why won't you teach me?

♪ Just how to love, love best

♪ Best that I can

♪ How to hold your heart so gently

♪ In the palm of my hand. ♪

We've put out an appeal for witnesses,

and we're examining the dashcam footage from the car

that stopped for Alice.

We should be able to get the driver's reg plate that way.

We'll find them, I promise.

Do you think it was deliberate?

It's a narrow stretch of road.

And there have been similar accidents there before.

Look, my first instinct is that it was an accident.

I'm so sorry.

I don't know why she was there.

We always used to come here. This is her favourite.

She told me she didn't like that beach.

It gave her the creeps.

I don't understand.

Go away!

Go away!

Listen, I gotta go. Bye.

He's here again. Again. He's here.

I'll call the cops. No.

It'd just be like last time. They get here too late.

All right, well, I'll call your dad. No.

I don't want him to know about this.

When I called Jenny about it, I made her promise not to tell him.

But he'll do anything to protect his daughter, right?

He'll do everything to protect me. He'll...

He'll go after it too hard, and he'll... he'll get lost.

H-He always... He's obsessive.

All right, we can't call the cops, we can't call your dad.

You're freaking out, and I'm just meant to stand back

and watch it happen?

I'm not much good at that, you know?

Aye! Looking good, Jackie.

All right?

Right, Patrick, time for another search.

So, I followed her. And?

I scared her fucking tits off, just like you said I would.

And how did that feel?

Like I was on crack.

It was like everything you said it would be.

You want to do it again? Yeah.

Eddie, on the front desk, he said I'm completely different.

They expect me to be the doormat, like I was before.

I told you, they're idiots.

I-I loved how scared she looked.

So, what did Margot do? Did she call her father?

She didn't go and visit him or nothing.

So, where's Huw?

At home, most of the time. He didn't go and see Margot?

I don't know.

And there's still no application to visit me?

There's nothing so far. Sorry.

How come you're so interested in her?

It's not like she's pretty or anything.

Why do you still talk like that? Hm?

I thought you'd left all that behind.

I have.

She's the victim, not me. That's right.

I take what I want. I don't back down.

No, you don't. No.

No, I don't.

Hi, Dad!

Dad?

Hi, Mr Miller. Thought we'd take you for breakfast.

Whoa.

No, no, no, no.

I was told you wanted to talk about Jonathan Gower.

He said he did it. He killed him? 'Well, that's what he claims.'

'Perhaps he could tell you where my husband's body is buried.'

'This is the way he tries to hurt me.

'Let him play his games. He won't get to me.'

He's been calling me.

'I see you, Margot. I'm watching you right now.'

Patrick has got someone working with him on the outside.

This is insane. Look.

He's after you too. Where did you put the body?

It's hard to remember, but if you took me there...

'Do you want justice for his poor wife,

'or is this all about you?'

I've been playing along.

'I'm gonna find a way to lose the others,

'and I'm gonna kill him.'

You've never used a gun before, have you?

There's more to it than just pulling the trigger.