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[ Pounding ]

No.

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You all right, mate?

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[ Laughter ]

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[ Indistinct chatter ]

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Nah, mate, sorry.

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- [ Coins scatter, laughing ]
- Calm down, will ya?

- Mate, mate, mate,
I'm messin'.

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[ Women singing indistinctly ]

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Hold on, hold on.

[ Singing, laughing ]

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[ Mobile ringing ]

Aiden?

What's happened?

I'll be there as soon as.

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[ Sheep bleating ]
Oh, for God...

[ Bleating ]

Come on!

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[ Excited chatter ]

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[ Honking ]
What now?!

- Hey!
- Worse than bloody sheep!

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- I'll get my officer to go over
your statement again

when you two have sobered up,
and make sure that

- everything's in order, okay?
- Okay.

- I gotta steal him
from you, love.

- Morning, ma'am. It's not
what you need in a Sunday.

- Any ID?
- I'm afraid not.

Cor, they must be frozen!

- Ma'am, I'm with the girl who
found him.

She's not making much sense.

Hen party.

- Right, get her details
and tell them to go home

- and sober up.
- Ma'am.

- My blues.
- My boss, she said...

- What, was their wedding
tomorrow.

Today!

- Make sure you get
some samples.

Perfect. Yep, and capture
the cheek.

Great. Thank you.

- Oh, you must be the new girl.
Welcome aboard.

- And you are?
No, don't tell me.

Vera Stanhope.

- No, no, I'm Detective Chief
Inspector Vera Stanhope.

I'm leading this investigation.

- I've heard a lot about you.
- Well, then you have

the advantage of me, love,
because I've heard

nothing about you.

Now, what am I looking at?
Beaten to death?

When I know you'll know.

- You going to give me
anything?

His tooth has been broken.

Presumably during the attack.

The tooth polyp is still soft.

I can't find any
tooth fragments.

I'm guessing they're
in his stomach contents.

I'll find out later.

I can smell
significant alcohol.

I'll run the normal tests.

- Could be homeless.
- That's what I was thinking.

- There's a tattoo
on the right side of the neck.

First Northumberland Regiment.

Ooh, in the army -- or, was.

- That's got to help
with his ID.

Boss, see this.

- "Bailey."
- That could be his wife.

Or daughter.

Any idea time of death?

- I would say he died no earlier
than 11:00 p.m.,

no later than 3:00 a.m.

I'll have more news
when I get him on the table.

That's the best bit.

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- Right. Well, let me know
if you find anything useful.

- Of course,
that's literally my job.

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- Nah, the fella's
got no belongings,

but could have been robbed.

But we need to get an ID,

so start asking around
and check the hostels

and any agencies
that help the homeless.

- See if they can give us a name.
- Ma'am.

- And, Jac, CCTV.
See what you can find.

On it, Ma'am.

- So, what do you
want to do now?

- Well, I know what
I want you to do.

I'm parched.

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[ Train whistle blowing ]

Have you taken witness --

Hang on.

Excuse me, love!

Excuse me, sir.

Do you know anything
about this?

- Well, what's going on?
- Well, a fella died.

He'd been attacked, and we're
trying to find out his name.

- Any ideas?
- Well, how would I know?

I haven't been down here,
I just seen all this.

- Well, he's got a couple of
tattoos on his neck.

A cannon and lion,
and "Bailey."

- Don't know him.
- Huh.

- But I've seen him
at The Civvy Centre.

You should ask the bloke who
runs it -- Steve.

- I'll get him.
- Ma'am?

Look up The Civvy Centre.

- Ma'am, this is Finlay,
doorman at Chez Lounge,

- possible ID.
- Yeah. I think his name

was Conn something --
the homeless guy.

I used to hang around up there
a couple of nights a week

watching the club.
He's not botherly.

- And was he up there
last night?

Uh, don't think so?

- Do you ever see him
with anyone else?

- No. Look, sorry,
I've got to go.

No, you're all right, love,

just give your details
to my officer here.

So, "Conn" -- that's something.

Just need to find his surname.
Anything on there?

Yeah, Civvy Centre's nearby,

it's a support centre
for the no fixed abode.

- Is it new?
- Started 18 months ago

by ex-soldier Steve Wilson.

- Right. Well, come on.
Let's get over there.

- So rotten, you serve your
country and then die like that.

- Yeah, it doesn't seem fair.
- Ah, you're right -- doesn't.

Right, love,
we're not pushing in.

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Can you let us in, love?
Official business.

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Oh, excuse me, love.
We're looking for Steve Wilson.

- This is our busy time,
Steve's cooking breakfast.

You have to come back later.
Or you can talk to me.

- And you are?
- His cousin Mandy.

- How can I help?
- Oh, well, we need to talk to

you and your cousin, love.

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Police to see you, Steve.

- You'll have to wait,
I've got people to feed.

- I can't stop.
- You have a client called Conn,

- ex-Army?
- Conn Burns? Yes.

- Well, I'm afraid
he's been found dead.

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- How?
- Well, I can't say yet, love.

- Anything else?
Or is that it?

- Would you happen
to have his next of kin?

Date of birth?

- I and get you that.
Come with me.

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Aah! Bloody hell!

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- Sorry about Steve, it was our
fund raiser last night.

We're tired.

When was Conn last here?

Yesterday, late afternoon.

How well did you know him?

Uh, he was here most days.

Volunteering for Steve.

Doing what?

Anything Steve needed.

He just wanted to help.

He said we saved his life,
gave him stability.

I can't believe
this has happened.

He was such a good man.

Well...

Uh, sorry, pet.

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Thanks, love.

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Run our victim
through the system, Kenny.

- Here's his details.
- Yes, ma'am.

So, what are we up to?

- Well, I called
the agencies helping people

with no fixed abode,

but they're said to he'd
never engage with them

or didn't fit their
demographic.

And the hostels
didn't know him.

- Jac, CCTV.
- It's a blind spot. No coverage.

- What?!
- The closest camera's
100 metres away.

- Well, see if you can pick him
up anywhere else!

And put together a time line.

Ma'am? Connell Burns.

He was admitted
to Newcastle General

with pneumonia three years ago,

and he's named
as his next of kin

a Teresa Burns.

Right!

Aiden?

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Well, this brings back memories
I'd rather forget.

Bible classes as a band
at our local convent.

It was great.
They gave us sweets.

But it was the chapped knees,
waiting in the cold

for me dad
to come and pick me off.

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We're here to see Teresa Burns.

Sister Michael.

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Sister.

- You wanted to see me?
- Uh, DS Healy,

this is DCI Stanhope,
Northumberland & City Police.

Um...

We're here about your brother
Connell.

I'm afraid
he was found dead, love.

Connell?

What happened?

- He was the victim of
an assault.

- Are you saying
someone killed him?

- Well, that's the theory
we're working on.

- When?
- Last night in Newcastle.

Were you still in touch?

He came start of every month.

[ Stifled sobs ]

- Now, I'm going to have
to ask you,

does the name Bailey
mean anything?

- She -- she was his daughter.

Uh, you haven't told Kate?
[ Mobile ringing ]

- Sorry. DS Healy.
- Who's Kate?

- His wife -- Bailey's mum.

- Do you mean his ex-wife?

Because we have you
as next of kin.

- No.
They were still married?

Ma'am?

It's Ola.

- Um, I'm afraid we're going
to have to go now, love,

but if you'd like to give us
Kate's address,

we'll make sure she's told.

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Oh, he's been through it.
has Connell.

What's this?

- That looks like
an old bullet wound.

- Correct. From a few years ago.
It's not important right now.

More recently, I'd like to draw
your attention to these.

It looks very likely that
there were at least

two involved in the assault.

One held his arms from behind.

You can see the bruises here
and here.

Whilst the other beat him.

Excuse me.

There's severe bruising
to the groin.

And then someone dislocated
his left knee

and stamped on his back so hard
they left a shoe print.

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He was an ex drinker.

His liver showed
significant cirrhosis,

but even though
he smelt of alcohol,

there was barely any
in his system.

I'd say what was
there was forced.

Hence the broken tooth.

- As suspected I found his tooth
in his stomach.

Now, after this attack,
he was left unconscious.

- What do you mean,
this attack?

- He was attacked twice.
- Twice?

This was the first time.

You can see that the bruising
started developing,

which indicates
that he was alive

for probably around
two hours afterwards.

He was first attacked
about five metres from
where we found him.

- So he was moved.
- More likely,

he was crawling away
from something

or towards something,
then was attacked again,

two hours later.
It was very different.

His scarf was held over
his mouth and nose.

I found fibres inside both.

He was suffocated with it.

Did he put up a fight?

I doubt it. No.

He was already
considerably weakened.

So whoever did this

came back to finish what
they started.

- We won't know that until we get
the DNA results back.

But we do know when
it happened.

The first attack
was between 9:00 and 11:00.

The second two hours later,
between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.

- So, you're saying we've got
two cases on our hands?

Finding out who attacked him,

then finding out
who killed him.

So, we have two investigations,
two attacks.

The first involves two or more
people who beat him up.

The second attack,

approximately two hours later.

Most likely it was the same
people returning

to finish the job...

Or it could have been anyone.

He was so severely weakened,

child could have done it.

But make no mistake,
this was murder.

So, what do we know
about Connell Burns?

- He was 38.
Born in Newcastle.

Been in care
since the age of seven.

- I called Social Services,
they said he was kicked out of

a succession of kids homes.

He enlisted in the army when he
turned 17, and he left in 2016.

- So, bit of a troublemaker?
- Well, he had an expired ASBO

from 2018 on his record,
but that was it.

An ASBO. What was that for?

- To keep his distance
from his wife, Kate Burns.

Apart from that he's clean.

He's never even been charged
under the Vagrancy Act.

- When did they get married?
- 20 years ago.

Bailey arrived four years later,
she's 15.

So, why was he still married?

More to the point,

why was she?

Hard to believe he lived here.

When'd he move out? 2018?

What a difference four years
can make, eh?

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- Kate Burns?
- Yeah. Kate?

Could we come inside, pet?

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What's all this about?

I'm sorry, love.

It's about your husband,
Connell.

- He's dead, isn't he?
- I'm afraid so.

- I've been waiting for this
since we met.

That knock at the door.

Do you need me to identify him?

- If that's something
you're comfortable doing.

- I should,
I'm his next of kin.

- Well, we've got a sister down
as next of kin.

- Teresa?
Oh, she's useless.

No, of course I'll do it.

How did he die?

He was fatally attacked.

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What's happened to Dad?

- Bailey...
- What's happened to him?

Whoa.

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- I'm surprised you were
still married.

- He didn't exactly have an
address for the divorce papers.

I need some air.

- Hey.
She needs you.

Poor Conn.

So you knew him?

No.

I met Kate
the year after he left.

Pretty much picked up
the pieces.

- Well, come on, love.
Help us out here.

- Okay, so, you know,
he was in the Army.

Well, when he came out, he got
himself a job and he lost it.

So he lied about it.

Then he built up a mountain
of debt and lied about that.

I mean, he was punching holes
in every wall.

- So he was violent.
- He really blew up.

I mean, kicked the hell out of
this place.

Bailey saw it
and she was terrified.

So he walked out.
He left her.

- Any communication since?
- No.

[ Kate and Bailey
shouting indistinctly ]

Look, I'm going to have to
go up, sorry.

- Oh, right, love.
We let ourselves out.

And tell Kate we'll be in touch
about ID'ing the body.

Yeah. Okay.

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- Hey. Sorry, love.
We're looking for Steve.

- Yeah, he's, uh,
fixing the lights outside.

- Right. You one of
the volunteers here, are ya?

- Yeah, he's, uh,
helping me get into college,

I'm going to be a chef.

- What's your name?
- Tony.

Tony what?

Tony Castillo.

Who are you -- like,
Christians or something?

- Uh, no, this is DCI Stanhope,
and I'm DS Healy,

Northumberland & City Police.

- Do you know a fella,
Connell Burns --

had a couple of tattoos
on his neck.

- No, I'm sorry,
I don't know him.

Oh. You crack on.

Next stop, the Ritz.

[ Chuckles ]
Thanks, love.

Oof! Jack of all trades.

- You have to when
it's only you.

Half our clients
didn't show up yesterday.

Oh? Why is that?

- Because they knew we'd had
police in the building.

- Well, I'm sorry, love,
nothing we can do about that,

because this is now
a murder investigation.

- Murder?
I didn't realise.

- How long's he been
coming here?

- Six months. First for food,
then classes, then volunteering.

- What was he like?
- Good one to have around,

solid --
well, had been.

He was an alcoholic,
but he'd been sober for months.

Had been solid?

So, what happened?

- He kicked off at
the start of the week.

He was meant to talk at
the fundraiser on Saturday,

but pulled out.

Did you give a reason why?

- Didn't say.
Really cocked it up.

He was going to speak,

talk about how we'd helped him,
star guest.

- Ah, your cousin said you didn't
meet your fundraising target.

Barely even covered the costs.

So, why'd he kick off?

I dunno, he'd spent months

getting a flat
with another client

and pulled out of that too
on Monday.

Okay. Right.

Now, can you give us the name of
this other client.

Tony Castillo.

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He's done a runner.

Now, why would he do
a daft thing like that?

- You're police.
- So, did he have something to do

- with Connell's death?
- No.

Tony hero worshipped him.

- So, why didn't Conn want to
live with him?

- Well, you'll have to ask Tony.
- Where's your cousin?

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- Where's Tony?
- Tony?

- He left a couple of minutes ago.
- Ugh.

Now, he told us
he didn't know Conn.

- Well, that's rubbish, they were
due to move in together.

- Yeah. So why did he
pull out of that?

- Dunno.
Tony was gutted.

It's a two-bed flat.
Fell through without Conn.

- Yeah. And when was this?
- Monday.

Already had a bad start
to the week.

- Why's that?
- Someone nicked a donation tin.

- Happens a lot, does it?
Theft.

- Not really.
Too scared of Steve.

Wouldn't want to
disappoint him.

Who else was Conn mates with?

- He got on with Benny.
Looked out for him.

- Benny -- have you got a photo?
- Doubt it.

Might have one
of his little mate.

What?

Ah, the fellow with the dog.

Now, why would he say
he didn't know Conn?

- He's scared -- most of their
encounters with the police

end up with them arrested.

They operate
from a place of fear.

- Oh, can you get the footage
from when Conn was last here?

- Who's he shoutin' at?
- No idea. I was upstairs.

Where was Steve?

- At the hotel
for the fundraiser.

- Is it possible Conn could have
stolen that donation tin?

- He wasn't around the weekend
before last,

but it could have gone missing
on the Friday.

Maybe he did.

- Right. I want this
Tony Castillo found,

top priority.

Kenny, run Tony
through the system.

And while you're at it,
do a background check

on that fellow runs
The Civvy Centre, Steve Wilson.

I mean, why did Connell not go
to that fundraiser?

He told Mandy
the place saved his life.

So what changed?
And Mark, do some checks

into his missus, Kate Burns.

There's something
not right there.

- Ma'am.
- I don't understand
why she didn't divorce him.

- She's got an ASBO on him.
- Yeah, exactly.

So where are we on his timeline,
Jac?

- He stayed in the city centre
until late afternoon,

when he disappeared for
three hours.

There's a couple of things
I'd like to show you.

This was yesterday lunchtime.

- Now, would you look at that,
he's chasin' a mugger!

Good lad!

And this was sometime later.

- What's that,
an estate agents?

Yeah, Hawthorne and Son.

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- Now, what was he doing
in there?

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- So, I'm obviously going to
make sure that next time

I'm not going to be
in that situation, am I?

- Yeah, okay, whatever.
- But it's not what I was saying!

- Rae!
- Whoa!

Huh!
Unhappy customer?

- Well, if you don't pay
for your flat,

you can't live in it, can you?
How can I help you?

Oh, DCI Stanhope, DS Healy.

- Not looking for a three bed
with a river view, then.

- No, we're wondering if anyone
knew this fella, love.

Believe he came in here about
5:00 p.m. day before yesterday.

- Yeah. He, uh, he wanted me
to give him some money

to not sit outside.
It's extortion. Why?

- Well, because he's been
murdered, love.

Found yesterday morning.

- So, did you see him again
after he came in here?

- No. That was the only time
that I saw him.

- Oh, the only time?
- Yeah.

- Apart from him sitting in your
doorway, you mean.

- Well, uh --
- Sorry, didn't catch your name.

- Oh, it's Alexander Hawthorne.
This is my dad's agency.

Yeah, of course it is.

Well, if you think
of anything, love.

Will do.

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Don't believe a word he said.

I'm going with Kate Burns
to ID her husband's body,

so I'll be quick.

I want to know
everything about this
fella, Alexander Hawthorne.

If he blows his nose,
I want the tissue.

And I'm not joking.

Backtrack his
movements on CCTV.

Let's see if he crossed paths
with Connell Burns.

And where are we with that
fellow at The Civvy Centre,

- Steve Wilson.
- He left the forces in 2012.

Decorated multiple times.

Ended up no fixed abode 2013,

but according to this
he turned his life round

and opened up
The Civvy Centre.

- And it's all above board,
legit?

- Far as I know.
- Where'd he get the money?

- He set it up
with an inheritance

from his grandmother;
got charitable status last year.

- And what's his
reputation like?

- Local agencies were impressed.
Said he's a one-man machine.

- Looks like the only help
he's got is his cousin.

- I followed up on what Conn's
wife's partner said to you.

He went to work at a local
fulfilment centre,

- but got sacked.
- What, more trouble making?

- Well, the manager said he was
sacked for being drunk at work.

- Well, we've all been there --
haven't we, Kenny?

- I looked into his finances.
He ran up 18,000 of debt

- plus interest.
- Did he?

Kate took it on.

Now, why would she do that

and then land him with an ASBO?

- Oh, backs up what
the partner said.

- And how we doing with
the elusive Tony and Benny?

- Any sightings?
- They're both lying low.

- Alright, well, crack on.
Impress me, eh?

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Ready?

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That's Connell Burns.

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No, not just yet, please!

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You okay, pet?

- I thought I wouldn't recognise
him, but..

He looks the same.

I loved you.

Conn had been in the army
two years when we met,

he was handsome, sexy,

always did the right thing.

- And what was it like
when he left the army?

He couldn't cope.

He wouldn't talk about it,

just drank.

Said that's what
he'd been told to do

if he felt too much -- drink.

- And he ran up some debt,
is that right?

- That's what we argued
about the night he left.

He didn't want me to know
he'd lost his job.

'Cause he was ashamed.

He saw how scared
we were and walked out.

- Well, that can't
have been easy.

I couldn't do it without Liv.

She and Bailey seem close.

Yeah.

I think Bailey likes her
more than she likes me.

Well, I believe that.

I should just be grateful.

Liv signed up
to the whole package.

- So, where were you
on Saturday night?

- Home -- waiting to
pick Bailey up.

- She called about midnight.
- And what about your partner?

We ask everyone, love.

- She was at work in Sunderland.
- Now, what does she do?

- Head of security
for a local firm.

- Night work.
- And where are you?

- Dayton hospice,
care assistant.

- [ Mobile ringing ]
- Well, that must be rewarding.

Excuse me, love.

Yep?

And where is he?

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Hello, Tony.

Oh, don't --

Oh, bit of a disappearing act
you played on us earlier.

You said you didn't know Conn.

- I meant he wasn't my mate.
- Yeah?

Well, Steve Wilson told us

you and Conn were getting
a flat together.

So you must have been
close once.

- I thought we were, yeah.
- So why'd he pull out? Hmm?

- I dunno --
he was on one?

He went away the weekend before
last and come back different.

- What do you mean different?
- He was normally

all over, Steve
like a rash.

But he was angry at him.

Said you couldn't
trust anyone in the Army.

They nearly had a fight.

When was this?

Mm.

Last Monday.

What do you think of Steve?

- I wouldn't want to
argue with him.

Took some balls
to do what Conn did.

[ Stifled retching ]
He -- he wasn't scared.

You all right, mate?

- I'm sorry.
I need the bog.

- Yeah, you go,
we'll wait here for.

- Go with him!
- He's gonna be sick on me!

- He's gonna leg it again!
- He's left his stuff here!

Excuse me.
They belong to somebody else.

- Donations.
- Oh. Where are the toilets?

- Up there.
- Brilliant. Tony!

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Should I get Steve Wilson in?

- What do you think?
- Yes, ma'am.

- I've dug deeper into
the Civvy Centre accounts.

They've got cash flow problems.

The whole place could close
in two months.

So, it's on shaky ground.

- Surprised it hasn't
fallen over already.

Thanks, Jac.

Do I need a solicitor with me?

- We haven't charged you.
- Yeah. Should we?

Oh, we found Tony.

Now, he told us you and Conn
nearly had a fight last week.

- It was Conn kicking off.
Not me.

- I just wanted him to calm down.
- Why?

- Ah, come on, Steve.
Throw us a bone.

- I don't know.
He was paranoid.

They said he didn't trust anyone
in the Army.

He pulled outta the flat.
He pulled outta the fundraiser.

He was on self-destruct.

I think he was scared
about being normal again.

Wasn't that what he wanted?

- I'm not saying
it makes any sense.

I've seen it a few times.

I did it -- just didn't think
Conn would do it.

- I hear you've only got funding
for another couple of months.

- What's that got to do
with anything?

I met some entrepreneurs
who want to invest.

Tax reasons.
We'll be fine.

Mm.

Why'd you do it, Steve --

run that Civvy Centre?

Mm? It's exhausting,
takes up all your time.

Your clients kickin' off.

Because I know what it's like.

When I left the forces,
I started drinking.

I had no one to tell me
to stop.

If me nana hadn't drug me off
the streets, I'd be dead.

I want to be that person
for other people.

I thought that's
what he wanted to.

He said he wanted to help
with the centre.

Share the load.

- Do you think he'd ever
extort money out of anyone?

- No way! No.
Who said that?

- Someone said he wanted paying
not to sleep in their doorway.

Conn wouldn't do that.

He didn't sleep
in town anyway.

- Didn't he?
Where'd he sleep?

- I don't know, but he didn't
sleep in hostels.

- We didn't like the aggro.
- Right. You can go.

Interview terminated 17:02.

Mark, can you check
Steve Wilson's alibi?

- That fundraiser he was holding.
- Ma'am.

Aiden, both he and Tony

mentioned Conn kicking off about
the army.

Have we got an army contact?

- I'll call one,
see if they can help.

- Ma'am, Benny's been spotted.
- Where?

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Benny?

Just want a chat, love.

Benny?

♪♪

Benny?

[ Dog whimpering softly ]

Oh, hello, pet.

Thought you might be hungry.
Brought you a snack.

Cup of tea?

What's your dog's name?

Gary.

Would Gary like a treat?

He is a bit hungry, aye.

There's a good boy.

Yeah, here!
Yeah.

We're here about
Connell Burns, but
you've already guessed that.

Now, why didn't you tell us
you knew him?

Would have saved us
a lot of time.

- How long you been
in the streets?

16 year.

Do you know how Conn died?

Yeah.

Two blokes beat him up.

How do you know that?

That place
where he was attacked,

was that a regular
haunt of his?

- Me and Conn used to go there
when we needed a bit of shuteye.

- So that's what you were doing,
going for a bit of shuteye --

when you saw something.

And that's why
you're hiding here.

We can protect you, Benny.

Stop them from doing it again to
someone else.

I didn't see anything!

Well, if you change your mind.

Oh, just one question
and we'll leave you in peace.

Conn went away somewhere weekend
before last.

- Do you know where he went?
- Ask Rae, she'll know.

- Rae?
- Some young thing.

Spiky on the outside,
soft in the middle.

Conn used to look out for her.

- 'Ere, d'you know
where we can find her?

If I give you her address,

you better not tell her
it was me!

- My mate says that Conn's ex
staff sergeant

is recruiting at
the university.

- Great. Let's door-step him.

♪♪

Here you go.

- We're looking for
Warrant Officer Sharp.

How can I help you?

He was on the streets?

Conn was one of the best
soldiers I've served with.

I can't believe it.

When did you serve together?

- His first two tours
of Afghanistan, 2003 to 2010.

I was staff sergeant
and he was lance corporal.

So you knew him well?

He was a diamond.

Solid.
Totally trustworthy.

You knew he'd always
have your back.

And he loved it.

He loved being a soldier.

So it was important to him.

- I always thought
he'd become a sergeant.

He had great potential.

So what changed?

Once I left, I lost contact.

But we saw horrific things
out there.

Just before I left,
we had an incident.

What?

- A bus full of Afghan civilian
staff and their kids,

heading into base.

Only they had a suicide bomber
on board.

They blew it up just before
it got inside the gates.

I worked with Conn's section
to evacuate everyone.

We had to deal with
what was...

left behind.

It was the worst
day of my life.

It affected all of us,
especially Conn.

He had to pick up
the pieces of this girl

same age as his daughter.

- Tell me about the others
in his section.

Called themselves The Ten.

Very tight,
proper band of brothers.

- Have you talked to them?
- No, we haven't got
their details.

We're getting pushback
from the regiment.

They're not being helpful.

- Should go in person.
Bit harder to ignore.

Yeah?

- Conn was very close
to Sam Castro.

Had similar backgrounds.

[ Mobile vibrating ]

Sorry.
Next talk is due to start.

Ah. Right. Well, thanks.

Thanks for your help.

- Ma'am, CCTV on the night
Conn died

shows a man following him --

it's Alexander Hawthorne,
the estate agent.

- And?
- He was joined by another bloke

and they tailed him
around the city centre.

Right!

Hey! Hey, hey!
Alexander Hawthorne,

what have you got?

- He was reported for harassment
a couple of months ago, ma'am,

but the claimant
dropped the accusation.

- So we've got no prints or DNA.
- No.

- Great.
- I have been through

his social media, ma'am --
he was out Saturday night

with a mate, now, he posted
these around 7:30.

And then these ones
were later, around 2:00 a.m.

- Who's that fellow with him?
- Sean Kearney.

Works for him
at these estate agents.

Bit of a tough nut,
by all accounts,

but nothing on file.

- Now, why would they both
have changed their shirts

at that time of night?

♪♪

- Alexander Hawthorne, I'm
arresting you on suspicion of

- murder of Conn --
- Sean Kearney, I'm arresting you

on suspicion of the murder
of Connell Burns.

I told you he wanted money.

- And I don't believe you, love.
Try again.

- How did you know Connell Burns?
- I don't know

what type of people you think
I associate with,

but they're not off
the streets.
- So, why were you
following him?

- Well, that's just
a coincidence.

- Well, it's a bit of a stretch
to call it a coincidence, love,

when you and your mate are still
following him

30 minutes later.

Where were you on Saturday

between 11:00 p.m.
and 1:00 a.m.?

- I went back to my flat
to freshen up.

Any why is that?

- Someone spilt beer
on my T-shirt.

- Oh, they spill it on your
mate's T-shirt, too?

Can anyone verify you went back
to your flat --

besides your mate,
who we've arrested?

- Well, there's concierge on
the front desk in my building.

What are you thinking?

What's the connection

between that Ponzi estate agent

and Connell Burns?

They're from different worlds.

But I'd lay money it was him
and his mate who beat him up

and went back a second time
to make sure.

Why?

- Mark's still checking
Hawthorne's alibi.

- Kenny said there was an
accusation against him dropped.

When was that?

♪♪

Well, I'll be blowed.

Look who it was
accused him of harassment.

Rae Jensen.

Could that be the same Rae
that Benny mentioned?

- I don't know, but it's
witnessed by Connell Burns.

- His name spelt wrong.
- Well, who cares?

There's our connection.
Come on.

Good work, Kenny.

♪♪

How much would one of these set
you back a month?

- At least a couple of grand.
- How can the lass afford that?

♪♪

[ Knocking at door ]

Thanks for letting us up, love.

We're here about your mate,
Connell Burns.

- I don't know where he is.
Sorry. Why are you asking?

- Well, that's not a conversation
to have like this, love.

Can we come inside?

♪♪

Ah, now, we're sorry to be
the bearers of bad news, love.

- What? About Conn?
- Mm.

I'm afraid he was found dead.

He'd been fatally attacked,
and we're trying to find out

who was responsible.

I'm sorry.

[ Sniffles ]

- Can you think of anyone
who would want to hurt Conn?

No.

When did you last see him?

Saturday around 4:00.

I wouldn't let him in.

- And did he give you
the black eye?

What, Conn? No.

- But he'd have seen it.
Did he ask you who did that?

I walked into a door.

- Or was it the fella you
reported once before

who did it?
We saw you with him yesterday

in the estate agents.
Why were you arguing?

- He's my landlord.
He says my lease is expired.

- And what's your relationship
with him?

- My landlord.
- Mm-hmm.

Did he know Conn?

No, of course not.

No.

♪♪

- Mark, I need you to persuade
Benny to come in

and identify Hawthorne
and his mate.

Take Kenny with you,
but tell him to be gentle.

Ma'am.

- Oh, just stroll in,
why don't ya!

- So you don't want
your DNA results?

Thought I'd deliver them
personally.

- Oh, and?
- There are two clear

DNA profiles that correspond
to where he was attacked,

- which match your suspects.
- Great.

- But -- and that's
why I'm here --

there's a third DNA profile
unidentified.

And it's the only DNA apart
from the victim's

- on the murder weapon.
- His scarf.

- This third person
is not in our system.

I want to be clear: if you try
to prosecute either of

the two men you are
currently holding for murder,

I won't back you in court.

What I mean to say is,
you can't say it's job done.

- Well, why would I?
'Cause you just told us

there's a third person.

- I'm not a corner cutter.
- Good, 'cause neither am I.

- Good.
- Great.

This was a brutal attack.

And yours and your mate's DNA
are all over the deceased.

Anything to say?

Well, let me put it this way.

Did you force a bottle
into his mouth

so hard you broke a tooth?

No comment.

Why were you following him?

- No comment.
- Ah, come on, love!

We know you beat him up.
I just want to know why.

Okay, let me tell you
what I think.

I think Conn found out you'd
given your girlfriend a shiner,

and he came in to tell you
to leave her alone.

- That's not my girlfriend.
- Or, was.

Put her up in one
of your flats.

Rae didn't tell you that.

- So Conn comes in
to warn you off Rae,

and you call in some muscle.

Listen, sunshine, we've got your
DNA all over a murder victim.

Oof, the jury will love that.

- What, a murder case,
all that evidence?

- Only take them an hour!
- Look, I didn't kill him!

He was alive when we left him.

- Oh, so you just beat him
unconscious, did you?

I need to hear you say it.

Yes.

- Hawthorne's admitted to
assault.

- His mate's admitted it, too.
- Oh, hello, Gary!

- Good boy.
- Ma'am.

Benny ID'd both of them.

He said they left
the scene at 10:30.

- Alibis?
- They entered Hawthorne's flat

at 10:45 and went back out
clubbing at 10 to 1:00.

- They could still have done it;
it'd be tight,

but a jury could buy it.

D'you know, I hate to say it,

but I don't think it was them
who suffocated him.

You heard what Paula said --
their DNA is all over the body,

but not on that scarf!

So we've solved who it was
beat him up,

but we haven't got a clue
who finished him off.

Now, we've had two people now

who said he turned against
the army, right?

Now, how're we doing with
hi section's contact details?

- It's like getting blood
out of a stone.

Quoting
the Official Secrets Act.

- Joe, well, do what that
warrant officer suggested.

Get over over to the regiment
in person, make some noise,

get him to go with you,

and don't come back
without those addresses.

- Why don't you come with me?
- Because I'm going to find out

where he went last weekend --
is that all right with you?

Yeah, I know you and Conn
were close.

How did you meet?

- I stayed in a women's hostel
when I first came here.

Only, one of the women there
said that I was a threat

and...
not a real woman.

I had to go to a men's hostel
and things got a bit ugly.

But Conn stepped in.

- Well, you shouldn't
have been there, love.

Men's hostel's
no place for a lass.

Conn was like a dad to me.

- You're just about the same age
as Conn's daughter.

- It broke his heart
he couldn't see her.

I was a stand in.

He was such a good man.

Now, you listen to me.

You think you're in love
with this fella, this Alexander?

I am.

He loves me, too, in his way.

No, he doesn't.

I've heard him talk.

Yeah, well, he's just scared

what he's friends would think,
I get it.

He's admitted he beat up Conn,

he smashed his teeth in,
he broke his knee,

and he punched him
black and blue.

Now, then...

Benny -- fella with the dog --

he told me you might know
where Conn went

the weekend before last.

He had to go away,

and he came here to get washed
and changed.

And he wore this posh suit
from a charity shop.

Where did he have to go?

The funeral of an army mate.

There's only seven of them left,
he said.

They were like family.
I think his name was Jack?

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Good afternoon.

Thanks for meeting
at short notice.

You're welcome. Let's go.

- Are you with them yet?
- Well, just waiting

for Lieutenant Colonel Haley
to arrive.

- He went to the funeral of one
his section

weekend before he died.

Find out who it was.
Jack Somebody.

Will do.

- You do realise we're getting
ready to leave on manoeuvres?

- You do realise this is
a murder investigation?

- Gentlemen,
let's not waste time.

So, Lance Corporal
Connell Burns.

He left in 2016 following
an accident with his firearm.

- And that's
the left shoulder injury.

- Correct.
- Do you have the details

of Private Sam Gastro, ma'am?
There were close.

- Private Gastro killed himself
shortly before

- the unit came home.
- Sam did? Why?

He stole a pair
of sunglasses

from one of our dead soldiers.

He was facing
disciplinary procedure.

Possible sentence.

- He killed himself
over sunglasses?

- If you can't trust a fellow
soldier with your belongings,

how can you trust them
to have your back?

With all due respect, ma'am,
that doesn't sound like

something Sam would do.

- It was witnessed by
Corporal Dominic Charlton,

Private Jack Swanson,

and Lance Corporal
Connell Burns.

Private Gastro had claimed
he was innocent.

Being restricted to barracks
whilst his section

were on patrol.
Then he killed himself.

- That's horrific.
- Petty theft may sound trivial

to you, but loyalty is
everything to us.

- Now, I understand
that Lance Corporal Burns

didn't have an exit interview,
so no PTSD counselling.

After everything
he'd been through.

- He didn't request one.
Doesn't affect everyone.

- It affects them and everyone
they come into contact with.

It's why he was living rough

after three tours of
Afghanistan.

It's why he left his family.

- We know it's an issue,
but we can't

make people go to counselling.

He wasn't even offered it.

- I'll take his section's
details.

I think we're done here.

♪♪

Warrant Officer Sharp,
if you would wait.

- Aiden, the lessors told me
where Conn lived.

- And I found the Jack
whose funeral Conn went to.

- Great. Now, meet me on the
south side of Lasky Bridge.

- I'll be there as soon
as I can, ma'am.

- Get in trouble?
- I'm a subordinate,

- and so are you.
- Well, I'm not in the army,

- and she needs to hear it.
- She did.

The contact data she gave us are
five years out of date,

for a start.
Let me get the information for

Don Charlton and Jack Swanson.

Okay. Thank you.

You're welcome.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[ Gasps ]

♪♪

♪♪

[ Indistinct shouting ]

- You okay?!
- Never mind me!

- Get after him!
- Tony!

♪♪

Tony!

♪♪

♪♪

Gotcha.

♪♪

Well, go on.

Let's see what he was after.

♪♪

Ah, look.

All he wanted was home
and family.

What's in that bag?

What's that rattle?

- Ah.
- So that's what Tony was after.

Unless he was hiding this.

This went missing from
The Civvy Centre.

We found it
in Conn's belongings.

- He must have stolen then.
- Look, we're not daft, pet.

Your prints are all over it.

We know it's you who stole it.

Couldn't open it.

I asked him to help,
but it backfired.

- And that's why
he changed his mind

about living with
you, isn't it?

- Must have upset you
when he said that.

He knew I needed it.

He knew if I could get
the flat I could go to college,

train to be a chef
and see my son again,

that's all I wanted!

But he took it
all away for this.

And what did Conn want?

- Wanted to see his kid
again, too.

- They weren't in touch.
- No, but he wrote to

Bailey's mum, didn't he?

His sister sent it for him.

- Did he?
- Look...

I had nothing to do what
happened to Conn.

He was a good bloke.

He was me mate.

I want you to get whoever it was
just as much as you do.

So who do you think it was?

- He fell out with Steve
at the Civvy Centre before me.

- Mark, I need you to check
Tony Castillo's alibi.

He says he was at the Banner
Avenue Hostel on Saturday night.

- Ma'am.
- And double check

Steve Wilson's alibi,

'cause Tony's just told us
Conn had a pop at Steve

last week,
something he failed to mention.

So any news on Dominic Chandler
or Jack Swanson's widow?

- Nothin'. I left voicemails
at all the numbers they gave us.

It really threw Dylan, the fact
that some had been stealing.

- No, well, I was going to do a
catch up, but it's got a bit...

Sorry. Can I help you, love?

Um...

- Uh, ma'am,
he's been waiting for you.

This is PC Billington
from Reception.

Stand up in the presence
of a senior officer.

Now, tell the DCI
just what you told me.

- I saw the flyer
for the man who died.

The homeless man.

And?

- He came into reception
Saturday evening.

He wanted to make a statement.

Well, what did he say?

- He said someone
had stolen something.

- Stolen what?
- I don't know.

- Did he mention any names?
Tony?

- He wasn't making any sense,
he said it was a while ago --

and he was agitated
and there was a queue, so...

So you what?

- I said he was wasting my time,
and then he left.

- You said what? Well, let me
tell you what happened to him.

He was murdered a couple
of hours after that, love.

And we've no idea if that's
why he came in here or not.

- I'm so sorry.
- Now, go back to your desk.

Yes, ma'am.

♪♪

Well, you lot better go home.

Fresh eyes tomorrow.

Now, about Kate --
did you forward on a letter

to her from Conn?

- He didn't think he was allowed
to write to her.

I sent it just before Christmas,
but she never replied.

- Well, you can hardly
blame her, love.

- He left her in loads of debt.
- And he was putting that right.

Well, that's what
the letter was about.

He was giving her
the payout.

- What payout?
- For his accident in the army

when his gun went off
and he got shot.

He had the money sent to Kate.

That's why he wrote to her.

He was hoping that with that
and the flat,

she'd agree to him
seeing Bailey again.

You sure about this?

- Of course.
He got 25,000 from the Army.

- And she didn't reply
to the letter?

Morning, Aiden,
sorry to wake you --

- Mornin', ma'am.
- Listen, I'm on my way in,

I need you to get hold of that
warrant officer, Dylan, is it?

Apparently, Connell Burns
got a payout from the Army

for that gun accident.

And I need you to get him
to chase it up. Hmm?

Look into it.

- Yeah, well,
Lieutenant Colonel Healy

never mentioned
that we saw her.

Well, maybe she didn't know.

Or maybe that's why
she was being obstructive.

Anyway, get onto it.

Pfft.

- Before you ask,
I'm still on it, ma'am.

Oh, Kenny, What are those?

- Oh, these are
bacon rolls, ma'am.

Oh, answer to my prayers.

Oh, thanks, love.

Now, Mark, did you check out
Tony Castillo's alibi?

- Yeah, he entered the hostel
at 10:15 p.m.

and didn't leave
until 8:00 a.m.

And what about Steve Wilson?

- He was at the fundraiser
all night.

He left the venue
at 1:00 a.m., ma'am.

- Ma'am, I checked up
on Kate Burns's finances.

She was made redundant
two months ago.

- Was she? Well, that's not
what she told me.

- And the amount of debt she's
got, she's going to be

in trouble if she doesn't find
another job soon.

Mm!

As an ex-soldier's wife,
would she get anything

when he dies?

- Theoretically, she's entitled
to part of his pension

unless she remarries.

Right!

Aiden, get your coat.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Laughs ]

I spoke to Teresa last night.

Conn's sister.

And she told us he received
a payout for that accident

he had -- the gun injury --
and the money was paid to you.

- I haven't had a penny
since he left!

Check my bank records.

- And she also told us
she forwarded

- on a letter to you from him.
- When?!

I've never had a letter!
I swear on Bailey's life.

- We know that you lied
to us once.

- When.
You said that you worked at

Dayton hospice --
that's not true, is it?

You've been made redundant.

- Well, I haven't told Liv yet.
I'm hoping to get another job.

Why didn't you get a divorce?

- What's that got to do
with anything?

For his pension.

He said to stay married
so I could get it.

Wrote a will
before going to Afghanistan.

- Oh, so you will be getting that
now, of course,

along with his accident payout?

- I didn't get anything,
I told you.

Conn broke my heart,
and you're talking about money.

Do you think I'd kill him
for that?

♪♪

- Mark, I need you to run a check
on Conn Burns's wife.

Phone, ANPR on her car.

And check out
the girlfriend too.

- Ma'am.
- Now, where are we

with this army payout?

- I followed it up,
Conn went through

a no win, no fee type company.

I got in contact with them
and they confirmed it:

the army paid out 25,000
last month.

- Well, put in an urgent request
for paperwork.

- Will do.
- We need to find that money.

Boss, I've got the address

of Jack Swanson's widow,
Lindsay Swanson.

- Sounds like they were
a very tight unit.

So Jack Swanson dying
of cancer

must have really
affected Conn.

And as for Afghanistan,
well, Sam Gastro's suicide

must have affected them all.

♪♪

[ Doorbell ringing ]

Did you talk to Conn
at the funeral?

- I was too numb.
Still am.

He spent all his time
with Dom.

- Dom?
- Dominic Charlton, Corporal.

They were having a good time,

and then they started
arguing, Conn left.

- Dom said he was drunk.
- No, Conn was dry.

- Now, we know that
something at the funeral

badly affected Conn --
came back a different man.

Now, have you got any idea

at all what that argument
with Dom was about?

No.

I think it was the same
thing that went on

with my husband and Dom.

There was a section member who
killed himself in Afghanistan.

- Private Sam Gastro --
stole some sunglasses.

- Jack didn't think
Sam stole them.

He never saw it.
Neither did Conn.

- Well, if you didn't see him
steal them,

why did he say he did?

Because Dom told them to.

He said he'd seen it.

But here's the thing,
on his social media,

Dom was wearing
the exact same sunglasses

Sam allegedly stole.

It brought it all
back for Jack.

He'd never felt right about
pointing the finger at Sam.

Sam was the youngest
in the squad.

Grew up in care, like Conn.

He looked up to them all.

Poor Sam was devastated.

People thought he'd done it.

- And that's why he killed
himself.

- After Jack saw that photo,
he said it made sense.

Because it was Dom
who stole them.

Not Sam.

Sam would never steal off
a dead soldier.

♪♪

- So, this Dominic steals
the sunglasses,

blames it on Sam Gastro

and convinces Jack and Conn
that this is the truth.

What piece of work.

- Conn?
- Mm-hmm.

- Phew.
I'm sorry to hear that.

Did you see him often.

- Now and then.
Didn't always talk to him.

When I heard about Jack,
I knew he'd want to be there.

- Must be strange. I mean,
him being on the streets

and you being up here.

- Well, that's life, isn't it?
- You didn't try and help him?

- Can't help anyone
who won't help themselves.

- Number one rule.
- Oh, isn't that the truth.

Now, Lindsay says that
you and Conn

were arguing at the funeral.

What about?

He was just upset about Jack.

Felt sorry for Lindsay.

Oh.

And someone mentioned
Sam Gastro?

Right?
Does that name ring any bells?

- Yeah -- Conn was upset
about him.

We all were, of course --
killed himself.

- After being accused
of stealing some sunglasses.

Hmm. Terrible business.

- Well, of course, it was you
who caught him in the act.

[ Sighs ]

Between us...

it was Jack Swanson
who caught him,

but he was just a private,
so he asked me to report it.

Well, did Conn know that?

Yeah... Yeah.

That's --
that's why he was upset.

I let slip

I thought it was Jack
who had actually stolen them.

- So, Sam was innocent.
- Yeah.

- Well, that wouldn't have
sat well with Conn.

He was appalled.

He'd backed a lie.

As had you.

Did you tell Lindsay
this at the funeral?

- Jack's dead.
It was years ago.

Why take away
from what he's achieved?

- They didn't have
each other's backs.

They were stabbin' them.

♪♪

- PC Billington?
- Ma'am?

- Now, that theft
Connell Burns wanted a report,

did he mention a Dominic?

Yes. That was it. Dominic.

I knew it.

Bring him in.
Well done, pet.

♪♪

- Ma'am, Dominic's ready for you.
- Right.

Now, Mark, did you do some
digging?

- Yeah.
According to ANPR,

Dominic left New Castle soon
after Conn's time of death.

- Right. And what did that
warrant officer say about him?

- At the time of the theft,
he was on thin ice.

If he'd been caught, he could
have done time in Colchester.

- Well, he wouldn't want that
coming out, would he?

Cost him his fancy job.

But that's a strong motivation
to shut him up.

Now, Kenny, anything
on that army payout?

- It was paid into a
bank account recently
set up in Conn's name.

We're still waiting
on the third party address.

- Oh.
- But there was a withdrawal

from the account
on the evening he died.

- Was there?
- Yes, there was 200 taken.

- Well, chase that up, Kenny,
and see if there was

a camera in that machine.

- Yes, ma'am.
- Right.

Let's go and make him sweat.

- We've got your car on ANPR,
so we know that

you were in Newcastle
when Conn was murdered.

- Why on earth would I kill him?
- Well, to protect yourself.

To stop it coming out
that you'd lied to the army.

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

- You signed an official document
stating that you saw

Private Sam Gastro steal those
sunglasses, correct?

- Yes. But I explained it was
really Jack who stole them.

- Yeah, well, newsflash, love:
that's still lying.

- So you're saying that a private
persuaded a corporal

and a lance corporal
to lie for him?

- Now, I find
that hard to believe.

You were their superior.

So if you told 'em it was Sam,
why would they question that?

But you slipped up recently,

bragging about your swanky
holiday in Dubai,

posting your photos
all over your socials.

'Cause it didn't go unnoticed

that you were wearing
those same sunglasses --

'cause it was you who stole
them, wasn't it?

Not Sam.

And I think that's what Conn
got wind of

at that funeral.

Show him your holiday snaps,
did you?

No wonder he lost it.

- I didn't kill him.
If I had wanted to do that,

I would have given him
two bottles of whisky.

How can you sleep at night?

Because you think you're
in the clear, don't you?

Hmm?
Sam gone because of you.

Jack gone.
And now, Connell Burns.

Some people float, some sink.

I have an alibi
for Saturday night.

- I was doing close protection.
- Who for?

A local MP.

Ask her.

Okay. Thank you.

Alibi's rock solid, ma'am --
they were together from 6:30
p.m.

till 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning.

- We're getting nowhere
fast here.

- Ma'am, I've double checked,
Steve was at the fundraiser,

but it wasn't far --
could have gone out

to kill Conn
and be back in minutes.

- Ma'am, Mandy sent
the CCTV through.

At last.

Uh, there.

- Jac, can you zoom in
on that bit?

Yeah.

- Look, there's Gary --
Benny's dog.

Benny was there.

- Here y'are, lad,
what a good boy.

What a good boy.

- Hello, love.
- I'm not in trouble, am I?

No, pet, no, you're not.

Now, I just want
to show you something.

Now, this is a still
from the CCTV

at The Civvy Centre.

- Here's Conn.
- Right.

- And look here,
there's a reflection of Gary.

So you must have been there
at the same time.

Now, who was Conn shouting at.

- Well, me,
he was shouting at me.

He wanted someone to hear me,

but I thought
he was just rambling.

What was he saying?

- Well, he said they were
stealing from him.

But, I mean, what did
he have to steal?

- Ma'am, the address
has come through

for Conn's new bank account.

It's the Civvy Centre.

Kenny...

Is the Civvy Centre account
at the same bank as Conn's?

- Oh, yeah. As it turns out,
cash has been

going out of it for weeks.

- Well, it's unlikely to be Conn
He's been on the streets.

So, who was it drawing money
from it on the night he died?

Ma'am?

That's who.

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- We're in the middle of
a meeting.

I'm not here for you, pet.

- Amanda Wilson,
I'm arresting you on suspicion

of defrauding Connell Burns.

You do not have to say
anything, but it may harm...

It's no use denying it, Pet.

You took 200 from his account
on the day he died.

- You helped him fill out
the compensation forms

for his accident.

You set up his new bank account
with him.

You wanted to control
his money,

and you've been
helping yourself ever since.

- And that fundraiser wasn't far
from where he died.

And you left early.

- You think I killed him?
[ Scoffs ] Please.

- Now, we know he was weak,
it wouldn't have taken much.

- He found out that money
hadn't gone to his wife.

He realised it had been stolen.
And we've got a witness

who can testify that's why he
was upset on the Saturday.

"They stole from me."
That's what he's saying.

So, what were you
spending it on?

Whatever I wanted.

Do you know where
my nana's money went?

To Steve, to the Civvy Centre.

Every penny.

Why would I kill him?

He's worth more to me alive.

- She's a thief,
but she's not a killer.

Someone closer to Conn
is responsible for his death.

Now, I need you all to bear
with me on this.

Connell Burns found out his wife
hadn't got that money.

How?
How'd he find out?

Now, apart from when he lost
his job because he was drunk,

he's always tried to do
the right thing,

tell the truth, right?

We've already seen him
chasing a mugger.

It's been cause and effect.

He found out Tony had stolen;
he didn't want to live with him.

He found out this fella had
given his girlfriend a shiner,

and he confronted him.

And at that funeral,
he found out Dominic had lied

about Sam
stealing those sunglasses,

and he came here
to try and report him.

So let's look at the family.

Now, we've discounted
Kate and Bailey,

and Liv says she was working.

- Ma'am, I've double checked
Liv's alibi.

Now, the place she gave
for hers was closed.

The club was flooded.

Also, I don't know
if it's relevant,

but one of the clubs she looked
after was the Chez Lounge.

- Oh, now, this is too much
of a coincidence.

Mark, I need you to get over
to that club.

Talk to the bouncer
who gave us Conn's name.

But keep it low key, mm?

Now, I want everything there is
to know about Liv Masters.

Yes.

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Liv's ANPR is in.

She was in Newcastle,

parked around the corner
from Chez Lounge at half 11.

There, about 300 metres away
from the crime scene.

- Now, could she have gone
from there without being seen?

- Yeah. If she knows
where the cameras are.

- Of course she does,
she's in security.

- Liv's clean.
She's not in the system.

Not even a parking ticket.

- Ma'am, I spoke to Finlay,
the helpful bouncer.

He didn't see her.
She told him she'd gone

to the club in Sunderland,
he didn't know about the flood.

He said she was at Chez Lounge
the night before.

She was there on Friday night?

Well, that's when Conn
would have spoken to her,

found out his missus
hadn't got that payout.

- Anything on camera?
- No, CCTV at the club
is worse than useless.

- Finlay said it's faulty.
- Run this Finlay

through the system, Mark.

Shall I bring her in, ma'am?

- Uh, no, no.
I reckon she can be tricky.

We need to be clever.

- Ma'am. Finlay's got previous
for dealing.

D'oh, I knew it.

Alright, this is going to be
a late one.

Come on.
We're going clubbing.

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Hello again, Finlay.

- What is it? We
open in an hour.

- Well, it's about the night
that fella died.

Conn?
Just got a few questions.

- Oh, aye?
Sure.

Well, before I ask you,

would you mind emptying
your pockets?

You missed on, pet --
on the inside.

- Your boss all right
with you dealing?

- Now, I'm not interested
in that, love.

What I am interested in is your
boss, Liv Masters.

- Look, I already told
your officer

she wasn't in that night.

She was in Sunderland.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I meant the night before --
when she was here.

Aye? And?

- Did she leave the club
that night?

- Look, I wouldn't be asking
these questions, except your

CCTV doesn't work
because of that.

- Liv met some girl, got off
with her outside, that's it.

- Did you have eyes on her
the whole time?

- No, I mean,
that's Liv's business.

What, so we done?

- You must be joking, pet.
Bag it.

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- All good?
- Great, thanks.

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- There you go, Liv.
- Thanks, babe.

Good to see you taking
the initiative, Finlay.

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I'm feeling very refreshed
this morning,

so I'm going to give you
a chance, Olivia,

to tell us
your side of the story.

I haven't done anything.

- Oh, well,
let's put it another way.

Do you admit to the murder of
Connell Burns?

No, absolutely not.

Only you told my officer

that you were working
in a club in Sunderland

on Saturday night -- only that
club was shut, it was flooded.

- Yeah.
And I was there with a mop.

- That's not what
the manager said.

- No, he told us
you asked him to lie.

And did you intercept a letter
to Kate

- sent by Conn's sister?
- The nun?

[ Scoffs ]
Don't think so.

- Well, she sent it
just before Christmas.

- Kate told us that
she and Bailey went away

just before Christmas
and you stayed behind to work.

- Look, I did that
for Kate, okay.

Conn's sister
had been in touch before,

wanted Kate to forgive Conn.

It upset her for weeks!

Now, why was she upset?

Because she felt guilty.

Or maybe she still loved him.

- [ Scoffs ]
He was useless.

He was weak.

Left her in debt and then ran
off when things got tough.

Did you give her the letter?

- Course I didn't
give her the letter.

It was a fairy tale.

Said he was gonna give
Kate thousands of pounds

and be a knight
in shining armour.

He was messing her around?

- Look, you were seen talking
to Conn

the night before
he was murdered.

And did you tell him to his face
on Friday night

that you thought
it was all a fairy tale?

Because it wasn't.
He got that payout, 25,000.

And that conversation with you

was the first he'd heard
that she didn't receive it.

- So, what, you think I took it?
- Oh, no, no, love, I don't.

No, he knew that was someone
else taking advantage.

But when precisely
did you tell him? Hmm?

Was it before or after he caught
you kissing someone else?

Your bouncer with initiative
has told us everything.

Sang like a canary.

- How long
has this been going on?

It was one night.

Look, I love Kate and Bailey.

They're everything to me.
They're my family.

And they were his too, love.

[ Knocking, door opens ]

- For the benefit
of the tape,

DCI Stanhope is receiving
a telephone call.

Thanks, Jac.

Oh, the wonders of science.

You can hide from cameras, love,
but you can't hide from DNA.

And your DNA was all over

the scarf that suffocated
Connell Burns.

You must have thought all your
Christmases had come at one

when you found him
lying there.

I thought he was dead.

And I felt relieved that it was
finally over

and he wasn't going
to be around anymore.

No one really cared about him.

And Kate and Bailey would be
so much better off without him.

They needed a fresh start.

And then he opened his eyes.

And I needed
to feel relieved again.

So you killed him.

Took less than a minute.

- Can you speak up, love,
for the benefit of the tape?

- I said it took less
than a minute.

You know, I was quite surprised,
actually --

thought he'd put up
a bit more of a fight,

you know,
being a soldier and all.

But I guess he was just glad
it was over.

- Oh! You think he was grateful
to you for killing him?

- That man had nothing left
to live for.

He had everything to live for.

And you were just jealous.

A chaotic and drunk Conn?

Oh, he was no threat to you,
was he?

But a Conn who turned
his life around?

Oh, now,
that's a different matter.

No wonder you
tore up that letter.

You wouldn't have
stood a chance.

Interview terminated...

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- Thanks.
- Paul...

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How you doing, Steve?

- I'm -- I'm so sorry.
I had no idea.

- It wasn't your fault.
- Ah you do great work here.

And we know
what your cousin did

had nothing to do with you.

So we've, um, had a bit of
a whip round.

There's nearly 500 quid
in there.

Don't give up, pet.

Thanks.

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You all right, pet?

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Is that Bailey?

- Aye -- and that's her mam
sitting with her.

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Why don't you tell Bailey
you knew her dad?

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Hi.

I'm Rae.

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