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Was she killed?

I can't rule that out. The policeman.

Did he see you? I hit him.

You can't spend another night in that flat.

It's not the flat, Elaine.

It's you.

What's this about?

Something I think we need to discuss.

No, that's the case, Michael. We were school together.

What if it was someone from here?

Why would one of her neighbours want to kill her?

He mustn't know you were here. He mustn't find out.

Why, Liz?

What would he do?

Hello? Hello?

Hi.

I thought you'd stood me up.

Sorry, sorry.

I lost track of time.

Sorry.

Come sit down, come sit down.

I like you.

I like you too.

Thank you.

How old are you, Perry?

Eighteen.

Come on, Dad, you're not seriously gonna ask my girlfriend.

I do, are you?

I don't want her to get in trouble with her parents.

Oh, they're cool with me doing pretty much anything.

Amen to that.

When does your mum get back?

Saturday, I think. It's Friday, and she's expecting to see you at the

airport.

Don't you want any?

I don't. I don't drink.

Oh, you and alcoholic.

I... I was.

A long time ago.

A toast.

Took a while, but we all missed each other in the end.

Cheers.

I'm gonna take Perry home.

Keep your hands on the wheel.

Fine.

Hi, Patricia.

Nice to meet you, Perry.

You showing that out of his league?

The list gets shorter when you hit your 30s.

We know him at first, don't you? Since him and Mum split up.

I didn't assume that I was.

Perry seems nice.

She looks the part.

She's a bit too immature for me.

I've had enough of girls.

I think I'm ready for a woman.

Sit down, have another drink.

I'll finish up for now.

Seen quite a lot of you up here lately.

I like coming.

Funny relaxing.

Whose face do you see?

Sorry? The target.

Who are you aiming at?

Me?

That tiny dot is my ex-husband's left testicle.

I'm just warming up.

And he knows it.

You okay?

Will you come and check something with me?

What's a skank?

Derogatory term. It's kind of like a slut.

Did they take anything?

I can't tell.

You should notify the police anyway.

I'll call Detective Harper.

It used to be my biggest fear.

Something would happen.

I'd be trapped, unable to call out.

No one would find me.

I suppose that's why we get boyfriends.

What,

a burglar?

If it was, a disappointed one.

Didn't appear to be much worth taking.

Yeah, it's creepy up there.

Give me the shivers.

Yeah, well, it's been empty for a while.

It doesn't feel empty.

You know, all her stuff's still lying around, like she just popped out for ice

cream. You're aware of her family.

Why doesn't anyone care enough to clear it out?

It can take months for an estate to be sorted out. Young woman.

She may not have had a will.

Yeah, I still think we're missing a trick.

You know, if we're respectful enough...

There's a story to be told. It's a non-starter.

You need to focus on the police.

Find out what they're doing.

Look, a woman died and nobody noticed.

I'm not saying it has to be upbeat, but there needs to be something that can

elevate it from the obits.

What if he resided?

Well, then we've got a front page.

You might need to back that up with a few facts.

You didn't get a look at him?

Sorry.

Well, I'll seal it up again, but it won't stop anyone who's determined

enough.

What sort of a person does something like that?

An angry one.

Well, it doesn't strike me as a burglary.

How would he have gotten in downstairs?

The lock on the main door wasn't broken.

A communal door's not as safe as people think.

Residents sometimes leave them on the latch or...

and our spare keys to friends, family, cleaners.

Speaking of friends, I think I may have found one of Melissa's.

I set up an account for her.

I just wanted to see if anyone she knew might be trying to get in touch.

Good idea.

So far, she has one friend, Yvette Pox.

She must be under the impression that Melissa's still alive.

Do you have an address for her?

It doesn't really work like that.

But you can find that out, right?

Or we could send her a message as Melissa.

Can we do that?

Of course we can. Go ahead.

What do we want to say?

Can we meet?

Something important to discuss.

I like it.

I know. I'm sorry. I texted you. Didn't you get it?

I saw some drunken rambling at about 2am.

I drank way too much and stayed over at Kathy's.

She sends her love, by the way.

Where are you going?

Bed.

We have work to do. I'll get on it tonight.

I promise.

Am I stopping you from doing something?

Me? No.

I'm under strict instructions to sit perfectly still and do nothing.

How is the baby?

Yeah, active.

Which I haven't thought is a good sign.

Oh.

Free tomorrow.

Cafe Pacho.

11 o'clock.

What do we do?

Melissa says yes, love to.

There's something I've missed there.

Someone knows what happened to her.

Just want to find a lead, something concrete I can hand over so they get off

their bloody arses and investigate.

Then I'll let it be.

It's ready

Thanks

What does your boyfriend do Michael

he sells trainers

I know, sounds crap, right?

But he won't always be doing that.

He's clever.

When he puts his mind to something.

Is it unkind of me to assume just because she's fat?

Law of averages.

If it isn't her, you can pay for breakfast.

Yvette Parks?

Yes.

Kieran Moss.

What are you doing here?

I had a couple of free periods, thought I'd swing by and say hello.

I'm about to have a phone conference.

I can't stop for lunch.

No worries.

I'll find something else to play with.

Go ahead, be the big boss.

Kieran Moss?

Oh, hi, Mark. How are you?

Yeah, good. So how many people are joining us on the call?

Uh-huh.

Yep.

Oh, hi.

Melissa. Melissa, this is Adam,

my son.

Melissa's a neighbour. She lives upstairs.

Hiya.

I'll see you soon.

My God.

When did you last see Melissa?

A couple of years ago.

We were in a weight loss group together, that's how I met her.

If she'd lose a pound, I'd gain a couple.

We got on great.

We had a real laugh.

I called round for her about a year ago, but no-one answered.

Thought she might have moved in with him.

Him?

The guy that she was seeing.

Melissa had a boyfriend.

Got the feeling he was quite a bit older.

Married.

Aren't they always?

Did she tell you his name?

No. It's just why I didn't believe her at first.

Some of the women in those groups, they tend to live in a bit of a fantasy

world.

Tell you about their great careers and their amazing boyfriends.

Then you run into them working in KFC.

Everyone does it a bit.

Did she tell you anything about him?

It was a long time ago.

Please, try and remember.

She started mentioning him a couple of weeks before she left the group.

She said that she liked him.

It just didn't sound right.

Do you know what I mean by that?

Yeah, I do.

And she just didn't turn up anymore.

Usually it's because someone's fallen back on the pie, but... I had my fingers

crossed for Mel. I really liked her.

I wanted her to be OK.

One other thing.

Did Melissa have a mobile phone?

Yeah. Why?

I thought we had some bacon.

It was out of date and I threw it.

He didn't have any clothes here.

We have no proof he was ever in this flat. None of your neighbours remember

seeing her with a man or that she even received any visitors.

What if he wasn't a visitor?

The guy that used to own my flat, he was single apparently.

Richard Wise?

Webb, Richard Webb.

Yvette said she assumed he was married.

Doesn't mean he was.

Maybe Melissa just wasn't sure about it.

Or didn't want to jinx it.

Sorry.

Hey, baby, you home?

Upstairs. I'll be done in a minute.

Go ahead. I'll finish off up here.

I'll lock up on my way out.

You sure?

You've been a great help today. Thank you.

Good night.

Good night.

Are you ready?

You'll be late.

I don't feel well.

What's the matter?

My head.

My stomach.

Do you want to stay here?

Do you mind? I really don't feel up to it.

Tell everyone you send your love.

You're going without me.

Leaving me like this.

I'm sorry. I thought... I'm ill.

Show some compassion for once in your life.

I want you to look after me.

I'll get you some water.

Morning. Oh, thank you.

You're here early.

Couldn't sleep, wanted to crack on.

Come in, I found something interesting.

Found it in a drawer.

Sorry. Sorry for what?

For upsetting you, for... Breaking up with you, reversing into you, who knows?

Someone had reason to send Melissa flowers. Look, on the back. There's an

address where the floor is.

A local.

Oh, sorry, I need to take this.

All right, sunshine.

Everyone used to fancy the shit out of you.

No, they didn't. They did.

You had the whole sex thing going on before anyone else.

You were perving on me.

Yep.

And you knew it.

A little bit, maybe.

Do you trust me?

I suppose.

So talk to me.

I got into some trouble.

I didn't know where else to go, who I could turn to, so I came here.

Well, what sort of trouble are we talking about, then?

All right, well, when did you come out?

2008.

2000... Five years?

You've been here five years and he doesn't let you go out? I can go out

whenever I want.

It's just not safe.

I'll be late for work again.

Yeah, I'll take these with you.

I like talking to you, Michael.

Do you fancy getting a beer later?

A beer?

It's something I want to ask her.

Yeah, yeah, sure. What is it?

I'll talk to you later.

Eight o'clock.

So you're gone already?

Your dad had to go in early for a meeting.

I was jogging.

How far do you run?

3K.

Every day?

Well, when I can.

So you can go all night, can't you?

Excuse me?

You need someone who can keep up with the pace.

What, someone like you, perhaps?

Well, I've got half an hour before college. I reckon I could teach you a

few moves.

Do you think your dad would appreciate this?

If he knew the things you were saying?

Go ahead, tell him. I wonder whose side he'll take.

Marie called the office trying to get hold of you.

She didn't know you'd retired.

Oh, I haven't gone around to sell him people.

Your brother, is he... Yeah, this morning.

Back sent.

You were all there, the family?

Yeah, he had people around him.

That's nice.

I'm sorry, Len.

Sorry for your loss.

I understand if you'd rather be on your own.

Please, stay.

It's typical of him to go first.

First to get married, first to make sergeant, first into every fight.

He followed you into the job, though. I followed my dad, both of us, family of

coppers.

Tradition.

Lack of imagination, my wife used to say.

Jerry got out five years ago, early retirement.

Beat me to that as well, little bugger.

He missed it, though.

The job.

As soon as he stepped away from me, he lost some of his fight.

What about you?

Do you miss it yet?

What? Jowami's being a cobber.

Not one bit.

What are you doing with these?

Checking how thick I am?

You're not thick.

Some of the comments were pretty harsh, though.

Oh, now do you believe me?

The old bastard had it in for me.

Still does.

Maybe he was just trying to encourage you to try harder.

Yeah, well, there's your sticker, no carrots. That's what he said it is.

If that's his method.

Why are you defending him?

He was horrible to me.

I hated him back then.

Hated him. I still hate him now.

Then prove him wrong.

You're everyone what you're capable of.

Yeah, don't worry.

He'll find out soon enough he's not dealing with a kid any longer.

It's Wendy. Hello to pubs.

Yeah, I think he's just desperate to escape the pregnant girlfriend, I'm his

excuse. Ah, tell him you have other plans.

Why?

Because I don't want you to go.

Come on.

You know, let's curl up for the night, just you and me.

I only need a couple of hours.

Take him with you, then.

What, Adam?

Yeah, I don't want to be here alone with him.

What are you saying?

I find him intimidating.

Yeah, maybe it's a teenage thing. He's just playing a game with me.

Whatever it is, I don't like it.

Come on. He's a good kid.

Oh, is he? Yeah.

Because right now I've only got your word for that.

And you'll forgive me for thinking you're a little bit biased.

Look, Adam wouldn't hurt a fly.

All right, you're being...

Apparently. Be good.

Yeah, you too.

She sits at home all day with nothing to do but dream up these theories.

It's up in that dead girl's flat like it's CSI Surrey.

What's she looking for?

Anything.

Clues. There's nothing illegal. She's got the police with her. She's just

bored. All it is.

Yeah, pregnancy.

Plays tricks with her mind.

You got a kid, don't you?

Yeah, son.

Seventeen.

How's he doing?

Adam? Yeah, he's great.

They grow up quick.

You know what they say?

Actually, in practice, it takes a very, very long time.

You never stop worrying about them.

Patricia?

Patricia?

Thought you might want to help me with these.

So your job, you deal with the police, right?

A lot of the time, yeah.

Do you have much to do with missing persons?

Well, I know there are tens of thousands of them.

Why, do you have one in particular?

Yeah, this girl I went to school with.

A few years ago, she just dropped off the face of the earth, and I was there

for her since.

You can hire tracing agencies, but that can get really expensive and don't

expect a thank you at the end of it. It's not like I want to find her. I

don't. I just... I just want to know what she was running from, what sort of

trouble she was in.

Did you talk to the police?

No.

I mean, I'm not a relative, so... Well, I could ask for you. I've still got some

good contacts in that world.

What, you'd do that?

Yeah, consider it a neighbourly act.

Just give me a note of her name and I'll make some inquiries.

All right, thanks.

Well, if ever you need a new pair of trainers, I'm your man.

All right, I'm gonna have a slash.

What's wrong with you?

Drink up.

It's your round next.

Sat around waiting for him all morning, but he never came back.

It's not exactly top priority.

Which is probably why they put the old boy onto it.

You found this?

Sorry.

We know she had a boyfriend at some point.

Maybe it was just a quick fling. Maybe he broke it off.

I'm not saying he's guilty of anything, but it'd be interesting to know who he

is. Would you want me to go and talk to the florist?

I'll get a name for you.

Guaranteed.

You'd do that?

I'm still convinced there's a story in this.

Get out!

Whoa!

Well, I live here I think

You've been drinking yeah

Technically

it's not really alcohol is it?

It's not though is it? You'll be sorry in the morning

Get off me!

Kieran, no!

Kieran, no!

Kieran, no!

It wasn't me.

Last night, that wasn't me.

Whoever it was, I don't want to see him again.

He coming back?

I think you two need some father-son time.

Hi. I was wondering if you could help me with something.

I need to find out who sent this card.

A name and address?

I never give out personal details.

Unless you're with the police.

Picture ID okay for you?

Pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty.

How far back do you want to go?

is what

Michael I

thought

I was definitely in labor.

No, I think I'm probably not Michael this is Liz.

I wouldn't have gone up the stairs without

Hello, Michael.

Hi.

She's Joe's niece.

Staying with him for a while.

I better get back.

Thank you, Liz.

For everything.

It's nice to meet you.

See you around, I hope.

Sorry. I was just scared I shouldn't have called.

No.

Always call.

See you next time.

Where are you going?

Food shop.

We don't have anything in.

I could do that.

Yeah, well, I want to.

I don't want you going out.

Are you serious?

You left me before.

Jeez, stop being so paranoid.

I'm coming straight back. You're not going anywhere.

Elaine, get out of my way. I can't do that. Get out of my way.

Don't look at me like that.

Yeah. If you're hungry, we'll order something in.

Are you certain they came from him?

I saw the order but myself.

Have you talked to him about it?

He'll only deny it.

He's been playing this dance since he found her.

Whatever you decide to do, I'd be grateful if you would leave my name out

of it.

Of course. And thank you.

Len?

Just taking the rubbish out.

Joe, evening.

Back again, Detective?

I thought you and your guys had given up.

I got a new lead.

Exciting.

Anything you can share with me?

I mean, strictly on a professional basis.

Well, if you can spare me five minutes.

How long did the relationship last?

Please don't lie to me again, Mr Moss. It wastes a lot of time. It wasn't a

relationship.

It wasn't even an affair.

It was physical.

Two, three times at most.

You mind telling me what the sorry refers to?

My behaviour.

Leading her on.

Not becoming the boyfriend that she deserved, I suppose. It was a difficult

time. I'd just split from my wife and...

Melissa was there, top of the stairs, you know, no strings attached.

Why didn't you tell me about this before?

I'm trying to build a new life here.

It's not easy starting over.

A new home, new relationship.

The last thing I need is something like that hanging over me.

I know how this looks, but I'm not a bad person. I didn't do anything to hurt

her. You didn't do anything to help her, either.

You were probably the closest thing Melissa had to a friend.

Either you didn't notice that she was gone or you didn't care.

We'll be in touch.

Thanks. What's the password?

Excuse me? No.

Excuse me, it was the old password. They changed it.

I just want to come in. Not without a password.

Rules is rules.

Do you want me to tell your dad about this?

You can tell him what you like. Chances are I'd be too drunk to remember.

Please, I don't want any trouble. He hasn't even looked at you by drinking

him, has he?

And why would he?

I'm going to help him quit.

That's the plan, is it?

He's gonna quit drinking, you're gonna lose a ton of weight.

Let's get one thing straight, shall we?

I'm not gonna be doing a second Christmas with you. Because if I ever

see you with him again... Adam!

Detective, back again, new tricks?

Hilarious. Do you want to hear my theory?

It was a one-night stand.

Some poor bastard had a few too many, woke up next to a heifer, decided to put

her out of his misery.

It's past your bedtime, isn't it?

I hope you catch them, Detective.

And I say it in the plural because it would have taken half a dozen fit blokes

to bring that older beast down.

Don't push it too hard. You should get the UV lights up there and check for cum

stains.

Because... What I heard was that the skank used to gargle every morning.

What did you call her?

Wildebeest.

Heather.

Skank.

I'm arresting you on suspicion of trespass, breaking and entering.

Damage to property.

You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not

mention.

Get you to that pig.

I'm gonna sue the old bastard. I'll make millions.

Did you hurt her?

You know who I'm talking about. Did you hurt her? Did you?

Don't be ridiculous. Look, you're the one with form here. Maybe you got so

loaded you can't remember what you did.

Boom.

You're not going to find out what happened up there. Give it up. If I find

out you did anything to hurt that woman, I will turn you in.

This is my home. This whole building, it's mine.

Melissa Young was my suicide.