All language subtitles for Silent Witness - S24E01 - Redemption (1)

Oh!

Oi!

Get prisoners to their cells.

Right, everyone out.

Come on, come on.

What are you doing?
What are you doing?!

Help! Help me!

No!

Go! That way.

Shit!

Come on, move!

No! No!

That's enough.

Put him down, yeah?

No! Help me!

You lost something, boss?

It's under control.
You can go back in now.

♪ Testator silens

♪ Costestes e spiritu

♪ Silentium

♪ Testator silens. ♪

Thanks.

Evening. I'm Detective
Inspector Dan Mason.

Hi. Dr Nikki Alexander.

This is my colleague,
Jack Hodgson. Hi.

Shall we? Mm-hm.

The name's Jay
Selwyn. 27 years old.

Been in here nine years.

That right?

Manslaughter.

When it all kicked off, the
kitchen supervisor, Leon Tovey,

evacuated the whole team.

Jay must have got left behind.

I'd like to speak to that
supervisor. Not possible.

They cracked his head open.

He got taken to
the local hospital

and now he's in an
induced coma, poor sod.

We know who attacked
him? Oh, yeah.

Lewis Harvey. He's
our resident maniac.

He's in an isolation cell now.

He got trapped in here? Um,
mechanism does appear to be broken,

so he wouldn't have been able
to open it from the inside.

There's no damage to the
inside of the door, though,

so no indication he was trying
to force it open, either.

Jay Selwyn, wrong
place, wrong time.

Thoughts, then?

Well, there's no
blood traces in here.

Nikki?

Um?

What do you think?

Ah...

Well, he has lacerations to his face
and bruising around the left eye.

Looks like he's been assaulted.

Um. Well, not in here, obviously,
if there's no blood present.

The prisoners get their deliveries
on a Wednesday. Deliveries?

Yeah, they can order
stuff with their money

if they've been well behaved.

It's all used as
currency in here,

so Wednesdays is
always a bit tense.

Do you think that's how he
could have got these injuries?

It's when all the
debts are settled.

What have you found?

Shepherd's pie.

Apart from that, not much.

The body's ready to transport, so
I'm heading back to the Lyell now.

You're not staying to help
with the washing-up, then?

I think I'll pass.

Nikki?

Could you... could you pop up
to D Wing before you go, please?

The victim's cellmate's
keen to give a DNA sample.

Has to be squeaky clean for his case
review in a few days, apparently.

Sure. Thanks very much.

What's the name? Um, Weston.

Scott Weston.

This is James Scott's cell.

Scott's been moved out.

The place is falling apart.

Um...

Ah, that's James'
bunk. All right.

As quickly as we take them
away, they'll make a new one.

That's his brother.

Stand up.

Move to the back of the room.

I'm just going to swab
the inside of your mouth.

And again.

I've told you before, I can't let
you in without an appointment.

I need to see the
governor right now.

You don't understand.

They've said this building
isn't fit for purpose any more.

I know it's been a
difficult few days,

but we all need
to remain focused.

Transfers have all
been allocated.

Inmates have all been informed
where they're heading.

Some of them are moving
further away from home

and they're not happy about it,

so let's be vigilant.

It's been like a tinderbox
in here as it is.

Which is why I'm
expecting pushback.

Look, it's our last week.

Let's make it a good one.

Oh, listen...

You do an impossible job and,
together with your teams,

you do it brilliantly.

Hi. Detective Inspector Mason.

I'm looking for Dionne Selwyn.

I was told she was here.

Yes, please come in. Thank you.

Jay Selwyn, black male, 28.

Given observations of
the body at the time

and the ambient temperature
of the fridge, I estimate

that he was dead for at least
an hour before he was found,

although it's difficult
to be precise.

There's small lacerations
and bruising around the face.

Blunt force injuries are consistent
with the deceased being involved

in some kind of altercation.

Multiple scars, both
forearms, different ages.

Consistent with self-harm.

No offensive injuries
to the knuckles,

possibly suggesting that he was
attacked rather than in a fight.

Slight discoloration
on the abdomen.

Could be bruising
developing postmortem.

I'm afraid there's no mistake.

I'm very sorry for
your loss, Mrs Selwyn.

How did Jay seem to you?

Was he in good spirits?

Until those guards laid
into him yesterday.

I only wanted to give my
son a hug. He's my son.

I should have held on to him.
I should have never let him go.

Mum, let's go home, yeah?

Did he take his own life?

Why do you ask that?

Henry!

The DNA report on Jay's
cellmate has come back.

Scott Weston. I know that name.

You do.

He went on a killing spree
right here at the university.

That was him?!

It was a bit of a
shock to see him again.

Harry and I got caught up in it.

Oh, my God!

We hid with some
of the students.

Heard him coming.

Heard the gunshots
getting closer.

I had no idea.

No reason you should.

It's been ten years.

I haven't thought about
it for a long, long time.

Did he recognise you?

I hope so.

Are you OK to be
working on this?

Yeah.

I'm all right. Honestly.

It just took me by
surprise, that's all.

I'm feeling a bit
weird anyway today.

I've agreed to take
over Thomas' lectures.

Oh, he'd be pleased.

I don't know.

Thomas was so good at
all that, wasn't he?

You'll be grand!
You're a natural.

You're very good at
telling people what to do.

I'm only good at
telling you what to do.

Steady! You're sounding
more and more like Clarissa.

I miss them.

Me too.

Hey, what's your
problem? Come on, then!

Come on!

Incident in the recreation yard.

What's your problem? You are!

Go on, do one!

This is Jay Selwyn's heart.

It's enlarged, which is unusual.

We might see that in cases
of fatal cardiac arrhythmia.

What might have caused that?

Well, it's difficult to say.

He didn't have any
known heart issues.

Bloke winds up dead in a fridge
surrounded by hundreds of murderers.

Doesn't scream natural
causes, does it?

Well, the exact cause of death
is, I'm afraid, inconclusive.

I've taken histology samples,

but I don't expect
anything more conclusive

to come back from that unless the
myocardium throws up something.

And what's that
when it's at home?

The heart muscle. Oh. It'll
take a few days to come back.

So based on the circumstantial
evidence, the stress haemorrhages

in his stomach, the fact that
he wasn't wearing much clothing

and that he was found in a very cold
environment, I'd have to conclude

that the most likely cause
of death is hypothermia.

Um.

Will you excuse me for a
moment? Yeah, sure. Thanks.

Pamela... I thought it
was you at the prison.

How are you? How have you been?

Not great.

Scott's having his case reviewed
by a commission next week.

He's trying to appeal
his conviction.

That's why I was at the prison,
to protest to the governor.

Scott's barely served ten years.

And now the prison's
closing down.

There's a push to get him moved
to somewhere low security.

This is the first step in
reducing his sentence, isn't it?

Reviewing on what grounds?
They gave him a life order.

There's a whole
online campaign now.

There's a psychologist
who works at the prison.

Dr Taylor Lawson.

Have you heard of him?

He's supporting
Scott's case review.

It says it was an
unsafe conviction.

He has an old scan
of Scott's brain.

He said he suffered a head
injury when he was a child.

Is it true? No!

Maybe...

I don't know any more.
That's not the point.

He's saying it would be
diminished responsibility.

He says he's got medical proof.

If he convinces this review board,
Scott's appeal will go ahead.

You know as well as I do, if
he got out, he'd kill again.

I went to see the governor.

I saw the police.

What were you doing
there, was someone killed?

You know I can't tell you that.

Do you think Scott's behind it?

I will fight to my last breath
to keep him behind bars.

Even though he's your son?

It's the only thing I can do now

for all those families
that he destroyed.

But I can't do it alone.
It's not our responsibility.

Yes, it is. You were the key
witness at the first trial.

Maybe you could speak
to the commission.

It doesn't work like that.

We have to speak up for
those who can't speak up

for themselves any more.

My God, what have
they done to you?

Jay is dead.

I'm so sorry.

I'm on my own now.

What am I going to do?

You have to tell
someone... I can't.

I can't.

It's going to mess
everything up.

I've got to get out
of here, Paisley.

You will, I promise.

The appeal application

gets heard next week.

Have you spoke to Mum again?

Not yet.

Paisley...

You don't need
her, you've got me.

She hasn't even been to
see you in ten years.

I do need her, though, don't I?

Eh?

I do.

She just needs to see the truth.

See the evidence for herself.

Yeah?

You've got to make her see.

Argh!

Sorry.

I'm not feeling good at all, you
know. I want to go back to me cell.

Don't! Wait, wait.

It's just a few more days.

No, I can't take a few
more days, Paisley.

I can't.

If Jay was there, yeah,
maybe I could, but

it's just me now.

It's all on me.

Just try and concentrate
on the appeal.

What chance have I got
if I can't even persuade

my own mum to give
me the time of day?

How is that going
to look to everyone?

Good afternoon.

Thanks for coming
to this lecture.

Oh, hello again.

What are you doing here?

I work with the prisoners and
their families when I'm required.

I'm here to lend some support to
some of Jay's closest friends.

Some of them have taken
the loss pretty hard.

Oh, yeah?

Like who?

Now, the words "autopsy",

from the Greek, meaning
to see for oneself,

and "postmortem", from the
Latin, meaning after death,

are interchangeable
and you will hear both.

So the first incision is
made from behind one ear

and comes down the neck,

round the front of the
collarbone to the centre.

You will then do the
same to the other side.

And the final incision to the Y
will go straight down the middle

to the pelvis,

and this gives us access
to the internal organs.

So, Billy, you found
Jay's body, didn't you?

I hear Jay could be a
bit of a troublemaker.

Jay was all right.

Once they give you a bad
rep in here, that's it.

Can't change no-one's mind.

Hm. And I suppose
they labelled you

the troublemaker's
friend, didn't they?

It must have been hard for you,

especially when
you're so near parole.

We weren't as close
as we used to be.

Probably a wise move.

So, what do you think
happened to Jay?

Got himself in debt.

Who with?

Don't know, man.

It's OK, Billy.

Withholding evidence in
an official investigation,

that's definitely not
good for your parole.

All I know is Lewis was looking
for Jay the day he died.

He'd already had a kicking and
Jay knew if he didn't cough up,

Lewis would send someone
to finish the job.

As clearly illustrated here,

you will see that the skin

can be fully retracted
over the skull

without having to cut the face.

Excuse me.

Yes?

When do you stop, uh, you know,

getting affected
by what you see?

Well, I wouldn't be a very good
pathologist if I was, would I?

Well, no, it's a good
question, actually. Um...

I guess when I get into my
car at the end of the day,

I try to leave my work behind

and to compartmentalise
it from my home life.

So you think Lewis
caught up with Jay?

He lends money and then
hikes up the interest.

I hear more about him
than any other inmate.

Jay only had a
week left here too.

I bet he couldn't wait
to be transferred.

You must be joking.

What do you mean?

Jay just found out they
were moving him with Scott.

He was gutted.

I thought they were big mates.

They shared a cell, but
Jay can't stand Scott.

Wanted to get as far away
from him as possible.

Hello, Lewis.

Detective Inspector Mason.

I've got a few
questions to ask you.

Yeah? Step inside, then, mate.

Come on, come on. Come in!

You were heard making death threats
to Jay Selwyn the day he died.

He owed me.

He borrowed from me.

You borrow from me,
you need to pay up.

Did you kill him?

Open this door, Tony.

Come on, the man wants to talk.

Did you kill him?

Look, yeah?

I would've if I'd have
got my hands on him,

but slippery little Jay
got away, didn't he?

Hm.

So who did kill him, then?

Come on, Lewis. Nothing happens
in here without your permission.

Let's just say, yeah, I've
got a friend in the kitchen

I didn't know I had.

Come on, mate, come
in! Come on, come on.

I don't bite! Come on!

Come in, mate.

Come on, we'll have a
little cup of tea, yeah?

Dr Alexander, that was great.

Thank you. Oh, my pleasure.

I'm Ollie.

I read your paper
on asphyxiation.

It took my breath away.

Sorry I'm late.

How'd it go?

It was fine.

I enjoyed it.

Good.

OK! This is the CCTV
the day Jay Selwyn died.

Right, now, we catch him here

and there during
recreation time.

And then he literally disappears

during lunch hour.

No footage of him anywhere and he
doesn't appear in any roll calls.

And then we pick him up again

on a visiting room
camera early afternoon.

Using quite a lot of force. Mm.

That's what Jay's mum said.

And

that's where we lose him.

Could they have
caused Jay's injuries?

There were no signs of
blood spatter in Jay's cell.

No indication an assault took
place there at all, in fact.

Yeah, and look.

Here they are a few
seconds later, minus Jay.

Who's that girl
with Scott Weston?

Uh, yeah, according to the
prison officers, her name

is Paisley Robinson.

She befriended Scott
after he was convicted.

One of those.

Now, this is interesting.

The prison failed its
last inspection. Ah.

Yeah, the report says the
outcome for released prisoners

was very poor,
reoffending was high,

and the governor's
taken some flak.

So that's the real reason
for it closing down,

I think, failure to rehabilitate,
and their death rate

was a little bit higher than
the national average, too.

Nothing horrendous, but above.

Do you think prison staff

might have had something
to do with Jay's death?

Well, keeping an open mind.

Lots of people come and go,

so plenty of other
avenues to explore.

Jay's cellmate, for
one, Scott Weston.

He's just moved up my list.

He's a suspect?

Well, apparently him and Jay

weren't as cosy as we thought.

But this doesn't really fit
with Weston's MO, does it?

It does.

Scott Weston started his
killing spree at the university

by murdering his friend and making
it look like suicide. Mm-hm.

Weston was jumped
in the yard today.

Given a right going-over.

Same perp who attacked Jay?

Well, that's always possible.

Either way, we should get pictures
of Weston's injuries for comparison.

Sure.

Would a forensic medical
examiner not be better?

No. I'd like to do
it, for continuity,

especially if Scott Weston
is a person of interest.

Got to run.

Pamela, what's happened?

Who did this?

We've spoken to the police.
Maybe they could relocate you.

It'll pass. Always does.

It only takes one person to snap
my picture at the supermarket

and it's all over the internet.

"Campus killer's mother found."

What's the point?

Guess it's the appeal.

Seeing his face in
the papers again

wakes up everyone's bad feeling.

The worst ones are the ones
who are in love with him.

They think that it's all my
fault, that I was a bad mother.

Maybe they're right. It sounds
like defamation of character to me,

that that psychologist is
trying to put it all on you.

Don't you worry about me.

I'll be OK.

Why are you so sure that
Scott had something to do

with the prison death?

Got away with it last time.

What do you mean?

Ronan Flynn - another one of
Scott's previous cellmates.

The coroner recorded
an open verdict.

Hi there, you've
reached Jack Hodgson.

If you leave a message,
I'll get back to you.

Anything new?

I examined Jay's
underwear. I found semen.

It isn't his own.

Could it be assault? Might
be linked to his death.

We can't rule it out,

but there were no indications
of sexual assault on the body.

Could've been consensual. Or
from someone who coerced him

into it being consensual.

Well, whoever that person
is, we need to speak to them.

Run the DNA through
the system. We have.

Who was it? No match.

Are you sure?

A prison full of convicted
criminals and no DNA?

Yep, ran it twice.

Wasn't an inmate.

No-one's getting arrested.

We're just asking for some voluntary
DNA samples from you and your teams.

We're around the
inmates all the time.

Our DNA is going to be all
over them - of course it is.

A union rep's going to call
me back. You'll have to wait.

Is that really necessary?

And if they all
go out on strike,

what am I going to do, then?

Jay had a significant amount
of DNA on his clothes.

It isn't a match
for any inmates.

So we just want to
identify who it belongs to.

Fine. Do me.

We've been told to
wait for the union rep.

If we don't do as they ask,

they won't provide cover for us.

I've got nothing to hide.

Fine, I'll do it.

Well, you'll understand
why I have to decline.

All right?

Detective Inspector Mason wants
us to examine your injuries.

Sit on the bed, please.

You ain't changed.

Put your hands out in
front of you, palms up.

And turn them over.

That looks recent.

And leave them there, please.

Tried to say I'm sorry.

Head to the left.

And to the right.

Remove your top.

Skin a bunny rabbit, eh?

That's what my mum
used to always say.

Skin a bunny rabbit.

This is Lewis's usual corner.

Lewis has been a busy boy.

If someone gave Jay a
going-over, it'll be Lewis.

Jay owed him money.

There's no way all this
came from one person.

I imagine a few unfortunate souls
have left deposits on these walls.

I'll have to take
multiple samples.

There is a nice, clear
fingerprint in the blood.

If this is Lewis's print,

it would give us potential
motive and evidence.

Does Scott Weston have a reputation
for being violent in here?

No. Never had a moment's trouble
with him in all these years.

Yeah, I'm sure.

Men like Scott spend most of their
time pretending they don't exist.

Blokes who commit crimes like
his don't do well inside.

That's why Jay was
so good for him.

Uh, excuse me.

I'm looking for Detective
Inspector Mason.

I'm Dr Lawson.

You're the one advocating
for Scott Weston's appeal.

Scott sustained an injury to
the frontal cortex, aged six,

leading to long-term
neurocognitive, behavioural

and psychiatric disturbance.

Please, take a seat.

Now, this created deficits
in his emotional regulation

with... tragic consequences.

Are you suggesting he somehow
wasn't responsible for his actions?

Well, he was
neglected as a child.

Scott told me some very...
vivid accounts of his mother's

violence towards him.

I take it you've spoken to Pamela
Weston about these allegations.

I have the brain scans, and his NHS
records show that he was admitted

for a traumatic brain injury at six
years old, and he was unconscious

for more than 30 minutes.

That would categorise the
brain injury as "severe".

It's my belief that
the damage, very sadly,

made it impossible for him to
suppress the impulse to kill.

Excuse me.

Sorry, this place
should be condemned.

If Weston can't control
his impulses, surely that's

more reason to
keep him locked up.

Well, now I've managed to
identify Scott's condition,

following his appeal,

he'll be able to receive
the right treatment

and the most effective
kind of rehabilitation.

If victims of these
traumatic brain injuries

experience problems with
impulse control and aggression,

then why is Scott so calm?

Well...

I understand it's hard for us
to accept, given the horrendous

nature of his crimes. I mean,
that is true for me as well.

But Scott is a victim
in all of this, too.

If he'd been on the
right treatment,

those crimes would never
have been committed.

So

Who are the guilty ones, really?

I've got something to show you!

What's this?

I was just looking at the samples
we took from the exercise yard.

There were multiple blood sources,
as we thought, but the fingerprint

we lifted was set
in Jay's blood.

So, likelihood is that
was the location Jay

was assaulted, and by Lewis.

Did you find a match
for the print? Yep.

I'm going to speak to
DI Mason about it later.

I presume it was Lewis's
fingerprint in the blood?

Ah, no, actually, it wasn't.

Er...

It belonged to Scott Weston.

Oh, wait, wait.

It's not enough to put him
in the frame for murder.

You can't date the print

and Jay died of
hypothermia, right?

Yes.

But it might just be
enough to stop his appeal.

Thank you so much for
bringing this down.

Mrs Selwyn was keen for him
to be buried in his suit.

It's the least I
could do, really.

I liked Jay.

He had potential.

I'll make sure it
gets passed on.

Ah! Just the man. You
got a few minutes?

Oh, I really should be, er...

Sorry, it's the... the
diabetes. If I don't eat, I...

Oh!

Would you like to sit down?

Er, yeah.

Better?

Ah.

My wife's got me
on this paleo diet.

I'm starving all
the bloody time!

What was it you
wanted to ask me?

Oh, yes.

Jay was assaulted shortly
before he was found dead

in the fridge.

And the evidence suggests
it was Scott Weston.

We found Scott's
fingerprint in Jay's blood.

Scott also has injuries
consistent with an assault,

which he tried to cover up.

But Scott was so keen for
them to be moved together.

Scott requested
to stay with Jay?

I thought that was your request.

Well, it made sense for
them to be kept together.

Scott was concerned
where Jay might end up

because of the terms
of his sentence.

And Jay was on an indefinite
prison sentence, is that right?

No, the government has
done away with them now,

but there remains an unlucky
few still serving them.

If you think sentences
are too lenient, take

it up with a court, not me.

I believe what I do
makes a difference.

Otherwise, it's not justice.

It's revenge.

Leon, what can you tell
me about the day Jay died?

We were prepping for
the dinner service,

and Jay was a wreck.

He was convinced that Lewis was
sending someone to kill him.

They'd already given
him a going-over.

Thought he was going
to top himself.

Sounds like you got to
know Jay quite well.

Grew up on the same estate.

Oh. Hmph!

Didn't think that was allowed.

I mean, for you to work with
people you knew on the outside.

Yeah, I should have
talked to the governor

when I realised Jay was there.

He was so happy to see me.

What was the harm?

If you knew Jay so well and
you were worried about him,

why didn't you alert
one of the guards?

I was going to.

I was.

Then the fight broke out
and they were right there.

Jay started having
a panic attack.

Had to do something, so
I hid him. In the fridge?

It's the only place
I could think of.

How long was Jay there?

Erm... I don't know.

I don't remember anything else.

The prisoners broke into the
kitchen wing and attacked you.

Yeah, and killed Jay.

N-no.

No, they didn't find him.

In all likelihood,

Jay died of hypothermia, Leon.

Oh, no.

I...

I never meant to hurt him.

I swear.

He was family to me.

I'm sorry.

Oh, hi. Hello.

Henry? I was just starting my
shift so I thought I'd pop in.

Thanks. I just need to do my final
checks and sign the paperwork.

I suspect the coroner
will release the body soon

so if you could get him
ready, that'd be great.

Someone stamped on him.

Hypothermia masks the body's
natural responses to violence,

so the bruising's taken a while
to develop, and in the process,

it's mimicked other
causes of death.

What are you saying?

Well, the assault could have
played a much more significant part

in Jay's death than
we first thought.

Jay was assaulted in the exercise
yard and then left in the fridge

to die, AND we can place
Scott Weston at the assault

with his bloody
fingerprint. Can we?

That's not even enough to pin the
assault on him, let alone murder.

There's something here.

Look - this is the boot
impression on Jay's body,

an interruption in
the original pattern.

Please get Scott
Weston's footwear.

If we have something else
to link him to Jay's assault

then the CPS can charge
him with something.

You've reached Pamela Weston.
Please leave a message.

Damn! They must have
started already.

Where are you going?
To the case review.

Is that a good idea?

Once they see what Scott
Weston has really been up to,

then his appeal will
hold no water whatsoever.

At least wait until I've
collected the evidence, please!

Let's take some time to
review this properly, yeah?

Well, it's either his
footwear or it isn't.

Just call me as
soon as you know.

We are here today to consider
if it's in the public's interest

to allow an appeal
application to commence

for one Scott David Weston.

Dr Lawson, if you could begin.

It is my privilege to speak
on behalf of this young man.

The potential new evidence
I will discuss today

will demonstrate that Scott
Weston should have been tried

under the banner of
diminished responsibility.

Has it started yet?
It's just about to.

Is Pamela Weston
here? What is it?

I have proof that implicates
Scott in Jay's death - look.

In light of new evidence,
the decision has been made

to postpone today's case review.

On what grounds? For how long?

Well, just until the new
evidence can be fully examined.

What did you say to him? Eh?

Liar!

I have done nothing!

Nothing wrong!

Liar!

"Having a great time,"

"don't wish you were here,
not missing you at all."

Don't tell me. Clarissa?

No!

No, that can't be
right. What is it?

It's Jay's immunology results.

His mast cell tryptase
is off the chart.

That means the laryngeal
mucosal oedema wasn't caused

by the hypothermia or the assault.
Then what? It was a result

of angioedema, which is a response
to an acute anaphylactic reaction.

He wasn't having a panic attack.

No, he was having an
allergic reaction. Shit!

Anything in his notes
to say he had allergies?

No, nothing.

So he didn't die
from the assault.

Scott didn't kill him.

Well, no, not necessarily.
Nikki. They were cellmates.

They knew everything
about each other.

If Scott knew that James had an
allergy, he could have... Just stop.

Can't you see what you're
doing? You're allowing yourself

to lead the evidence
where YOU want it to go.

Hello?

Yes, this is Dr Alexander.

Oh, hi.

Yeah, what's the address?

What?!

No! What is it?

It's Pamela Weston.

♪ Testator silens

♪ Costestes e spiritu

♪ Silentium. ♪