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♪ It's all right it's okay ♪

♪ doesn't really matter if you're old and grey ♪

♪ it's all right I say it's okay ♪

♪ listen to what I say ♪

♪ it's all right doing fine ♪

♪ doesn't really matter if the sun don't shine ♪

♪ it's all right I say it's okay ♪

♪ we're getting to the end of the day ♪

[Upbeat music]

Colour coordinated, impressive.

I learned from the best, Danny.

Have you incorporated a forecast

for unforeseeable expenditure?

If you mean by that, do I have any cash left

after paying off my bills today, the answer's no.

And how much have you allocated to live on?

Well, let's put it this way,

I'll be bringing in a packed lunch

for the next year.

[Chuckling] Ooh.

What?

I left my memory foam pillow at Fiona's place.

You know, stiff as a board this morning.

Mm, the joys of living at two different places!

You know, I let a girlfriend

have a drawer at my place once.

Within a week she'd moved in cushions,

soft toilet paper,

and one of those air fresheners

that squirts at you every time you walk past it.

I take it you broke up?

Yeah!

I kept the air freshener, though.

It was actually very nice.

Norwegian pine, I think.

I thought you were on a course this week?

I am, but it's been relocated to upstairs.

But don't think for a minute

that you're having an easy week,

I'll be checking in on you.

If I can stay awake.

Any coffee on the go?

Yeah, sure.

Been up all night studying?

Yep!

Which is more than can be said for Alex.

He's meant to be on study leave.

He says he's gonna get cracking tomorrow.

You've been saying that for weeks.

Yeah, well, he'll be back

- at uni soon. - [Phone ringing]

You've been saying that for weeks too.

Stewie, hello.

No, no!

I haven't forgotten, no, it's just come round

a bit quickly, you know?

Aye.

Yeah.

No, no, don't worry,

I'll speak to your mum later,

and I'll get that money transferred.

Stewie, it's your 18th birthday.

A promise is a promise, okay?

All right, son.

Okay.

Speak to you soon.

Okay, bye.

What was the promise?

A car.

I take it you didn't factor that

into the budget?

Wahey, morning to you too!

[Sasha] Shouldn't you be busy?

On it, boss!

Jim and Anna Briggs, married couple.

13 years ago they were found dead in-

[upbeat whimsical music]

Ladies, do you think we could focus?

Oh, yeah.

I mean, I know the boss is on a course,

but we still have some work to do.

Sorry, yeah.

13 years ago, Jim and Anna Briggs

were found dead in what appeared

to be a suicide pact.

They'd drunk a bottle of champagne

laced with a lethal dose of liquid valium.

They left a suicide note addressed

to Anna's sister, which read,

we were tired of being imitations.

Look after our boy, Jim and Anna.

Imitations?

They were both professional lookalikes.

Anna Briggs was Cher, and Jim was Mikey bishop.

Cher, I know, but Mikey who?

Only the best midfielder

Nottingham forest ever had.

So, why the suit?

Why isn't he in football kit?

Well, Mikey was quite a well known footballer,

but he really became famous when he'd had

to leave the game after a knee injury.

Acl.

What?

Anterior cruciate ligament, it's nasty.

Became a bit of a hell raiser,

hanging out with TV stars,

and page 3 girls,

sort of a poor man's Georgie best.

You must have heard of him, Danny?

Yes, yes, of course.

Mikey bishop, yes.

Yes, hell raiser,

yeah, played for Nottingham city.

- Forest. - Yes, that's right.

Yeah, yeah, what happened to their kid?

The boy, Tom, was about three years old

at the time,

he was sleeping over at his auntie's house.

So, the suicide's been called into question?

Well, the couple who currently own the house

where Jim and Anna died,

they found a loose board.

And planted underneath it

was a mobile phone in a plastic bag.

They knew about the history of the house,

so they decided to hand it in to the police,

and it turns out that the phone

belonged to Anna Briggs.

So, a second mobile under the floorboards?

Naughty girl.

And it was full of texts,

some of 'em quite explicit,

from Anna to a mystery man.

The last text that Anna sent to this man

was on the day she died,

and it read, another row with Jim, I hate him.

Can't wait to see you tonight

to plan our escape.

I love you, a, and a kiss.

So, she's meant to meet her lover,

but instead she croaks it in a suicide pact

with a husband that she hates?

Bit of a turnaround, isn't it?

I'm assuming that the lover's phone

could never be traced?

Yeah, it was a pay as you go, no record.

And the fact that he never surfaced

after the suicide

suggests that he wanted

the affair to remain hidden.

He could have been behind it.

Poisoned the champagne.

Well, it's a possibility,

but that wouldn't account for the suicide note.

Well, people will say anything

with a gun to their heads.

Maybe Jim found out about the affair

and bumped his wife off, and then killed himself.

But there were no signs

of a struggle on her body.

Well, maybe Anna was frightened of her husband

and decided to play along.

Mhm, possible.

Steve, why don't you go

and talk to their agent,

he was evidently the last person

to see them alive,

and we can talk to the sister.

If we're ever gonna know

what happened that night,

we gotta find out the identity

of that mystery man.

[Upbeat music]

Yeah, val, val, look,

I know you're the same age as Madonna,

but let's be honest, darling, you don't look it.

Yeah, well, to be fair,

even she doesn't wear that pointy bra any more.

Oh, look, I've gotta go.

I'll speak to you soon.

Sorry about that.

So tedious how some people

won't embrace their age.

How may I help?

Bertie Richmond?

And you are?

Steve mcandrew.

Never heard of him.

Is he a reality star?

No, I'm not a lookalike, mr Richmond,

I'm from the unsolved crime and open case squad.

It's about Jim and Anna Briggs.

Oh.

[Steve] I wonder if you'd mind

going over what you can remember

about their deaths?

Yeah, it was a terrible business.

Such a shock.

I still can't believe it.

Can't believe it was suicide?

Oh, no, I believe that.

I just can't understand why.

Look, this is 13 years ago,

why has all this come up again?

Just tying up some loose ends.

At the time, the police report

said that you were the last person

to see Anna Briggs the day she died.

Can you tell me anything about the conversation

you had with her?

I remember exactly what we talked about.

She was meant to be opening

a bowling alley as Cher.

And she strolled in here, bold as brass,

and cancelled at the last minute.

Why'd she cancel?

Something had come up, she said.

It was very unlike her.

[Chuckling] She loved being Cher.

Next thing I know,

her and Jim have killed themselves.

Were there any signs they were suicidal?

Well, Jim could be a bit gloomy, but Anna?

[Chuckling] Absolute party girl.

Not a deep thinker, if you know what I mean.

Did you ever get the impression

that Jim and Anna

were having marriage problems?

[Chuckling] Well, who doesn't?

My wife locked me out last night

'cause I had a few too many with Clint Eastwood.

Little rogue always gets

me into trouble. [Chuckling]

Yeah, and Jim and Anna's marriage?

Well, they seemed fine.

So you weren't aware

that Anna was having an affair?

No.

No, but nothing would surprise me,

not in this game.

Last week, my Judy garland

and Ross kemp got married in Fiji.

It doesn't get more surprising

than that, does it?

Yeah.

And what about Jim?

Do you think he suspected Anna

was seeing somebody else?

Not that I know of.

But I didn't see much of Jim before he died.

His lookalike work as Mikey bishop

had dried up a bit.

Happens a lot these days.

There's so many reality TV shows,

celebs are 10 a penny.

Why book a lookalike

when you can book Joey essex instead?

Who?

[Chuckling] Exactly.

But if I'm honest,

I don't think it was just about

the work drying up.

After the whole stalking thing,

Jim seemed to lose interest in being a lookalike.

Somebody was stalking Jim?

No, no, no, it was the other way round.

Jim was found nosying around

Mikey bishop's house.

It's quite common that a lookalike becomes obsessed

with the star they're impersonating.

[Sighing] I miss him.

Jim and Anna weren't just my clients,

they were friends.

Well, that's a really good likeness.

Who's she?

[Chuckling] Lesley Carmichael.

Best Monroe I ever had on my books.

And I've had a few.

Lesley Carmichael.

She wasn't Anna's sister?

Well, they weren't just sisters, mate,

they were rivals.

[Dan] Who'd want to spend their life

being a lookalike?

Strange thing to do.

Come on, Danny, where's your imagination?

There must be someone you wanna be?

Think I'd be siegfried or Roy.

Whichever one didn't get mauled by the tiger.

I saw them in Las Vegas once.

Life changing.

[Dan] Because they're good magicians?

No, because I bet everything on red

and lost a lot of cash!

Every time I see a number nine, it's unlucky.

It's mathematics, Ted, not luck.

[Doorbell ringing]

Ah, well, maybe I'll change my mind

and be the fella

from knight rider, David Hasselhoff?

Who?

You don't watch enough good telly.

Lesley Carmichael?

Yeah?

I'm Dan gryphon, this is Ted case.

We're with the unsolved crime and open cases squad.

We'd like to ask you a few questions

about your late sister.

[Lesley] Can I get you a cup of tea?

No, thank you.

There's been some new evidence.

What new evidence?

I know this is a bit of a shock, Lesley,

but the best way for you to help us

is to answer some questions, is that okay?

But it was suicide, wasn't it?

There was a note.

Well, we're now considering the possibility

that your sister and brother-in-law

might have died in suspicious circumstances.

Are you saying someone killed them?

As I said, the best way for you to help us

is to answer some questions.

Okay, what do you need to know?

You were babysitting her son, Tom, yes?

Yeah, but all I know is Anna asked me

to have him for the night.

She was going out with friends,

and Jim was going night fishing.

Were you surprised

that they would want to kill themselves?

Yeah, of course!

I mean, I know that me and Anna

had our differences,

but I'm sure she would have told me

if she'd been depressed.

Differences, in what way?

You know, just sister stuff.

You were both lookalikes at the same agency?

Yeah.

Anna never liked the fact that I always got

more bookings than her.

Not that she'd ever admit it.

Sounds like a bit of friendly rivalry?

We were just very different.

Anna was loud and, [sighing]

[Chuckling] The only thing we really saw

eye to eye on was Tom.

Looks like a nice lad.

[Lesley] When they died I adopted him,

and raised him as my own.

Did Anna leave Tom with you a lot?

She liked to go out quite a bit,

so I always looked after him.

I didn't mind, I loved it.

Did you know your sister was having an affair?

No.

Are you sure?

Has this got something

to do with the new evidence?

Well, let's just say we are keen

to find the man she was seeing.

You said Jim was going night fishing.

Lesley?

Yeah, sorry.

With his mate, Dylan Sykes.

I haven't seen him for years.

They met through the agency.

He's a lookalike.

Bit of an oddball.

And who does Dylan Sykes do?

Bruce Willis.

[Romantic classical music]

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

[Ted] So, these are the gigs nowadays, yeah?

I was gutted when Jim died.

He was a good mate.

And were you surprised

that Jim would have killed himself?

All I know is he got down sometimes,

and I wouldn't see him in a bit.

What's all this about then?

And you were meant to go night fishing

with him, that evening?

Yeah, but I got called into work.

As Bruce Willis?

No, I used to earn a bit of extra as a doorman

at the eagle on willesden Lane.

They called me in last minute,

and I needed the money,

I was saving up for a chopper.

Like the one in Pulp Fiction.

[Woman laughing]

Mabel's 89 this year.

She's got a thing for Hollywood hard men.

So it would seem!

I do a bit of fishing myself, actually.

Where were you going?

Epping forest.

Ah.

I've never been night fishing there,

what's it like?

It's all right.

And what about Anna?

We gather she was a bit of a wild spirit.

Didn't seem prone to introspection.

Intro what?

Not very sensitive type.

Well, I don't know about that,

I didn't know her really well.

But Jim was a good mate, yeah?

Yeah.

So?

Well, don't mates normally talk

about their other halves?

Why are you asking all these questions?

Just tying up some loose ends.

What's there to tie up?

It was 13 years ago.

It was suicide, end of.

Well, I think that's all for now.

For now?

Thanks for your time.

[Cheerful swing music]

They haven't allowed night fishing

in epping forest for the last 50 years.

[Tapping]

All that for me, Danny?

You shouldn't have.

I didn't, it's for Fiona.

Who says romance is dead?

Fetish gear?

I wouldn't have thought you were the type.

It's a medical condition.

What, being a neurotic?

You're very funny.

Why are you giving Fiona boxer shorts

and an eye mask anyway?

[Sighing] So she can keep them at her house.

I keep forgetting things.

It's very discombobulating living in two places.

I take it some work is going on here?

Or were you thinking of taking a nap, Danny?

Well, Lesley was definitely rattled

about her sister having had an affair.

Do you think she knew something

and she didn't wanna tell us?

Well, there was no love lost between them.

The only thing they seemed to bond over

was Anna's son.

Yeah, but Lesley clearly didn't rate her sister

as a very good mum.

Too much of a party girl.

What about this Dylan Sykes?

Yeah, very edgy

about us having reopened the case.

Perspiring heavily too.

I don't know.

That old babe, Mabel, he was dancing with,

she had a few nifty moves.

[Dan chuckling]

And Sykes is saying

that he was going night fishing with Jim

in epping forest,

and they stopped that years ago.

So, he was lying

about where he and Jim were going that night.

What about his alibi?

Now, that did check out.

He was called to work at the eagle

in willesden Lane.

And he certainly was the pub doorman.

Oh, how did it go with the agent?

Well, he seemed to think

Jim suffered from bouts of depression.

And Anna was the complete opposite,

a bit of a party girl, you know?

It all points to Jim having bumped

his missus off, and then himself.

Well, it's a bit extreme to kill her, though.

Well, general feeling of lack of control

could make a person irrational, couldn't it?

Oh, the agent said that Jim was found

stalking the footballer Mikey bishop's house.

I'd call that irrational.

I think we should talk to Mikey bishop,

see if we can shed any light

on Jim's state of mind.

And I'm gonna find

out about this escape

that Anna mentioned in her text.

Could be an escape from her marriage.

What, a dirty weekend?

Well, if it was a trip, 13 years ago,

you'd have gone to a travel agent's,

rather than book it online.

Yeah.

I'll check the agencies

that were local to Jim and Anna,

see if any of them are still operating.

[Soft suspenseful music]

[Chuckling] Can't believe I'm gonna meet Mikey bishop!

I should have brought my autograph book with me.

That guy could really kick arse

on a field, you know?

We're here on

- police business, Steve. - [Doorbell ringing]

Not to collect autographs.

Look, don't worry, I'm not gonna go

all starstruck and embarrass you.

It won't be me you embarrass.

Mikey bishop, the Mikey bishop.

It's an honour to meet you, man.

[Chuckling] Right, yeah, okay.

Thank you.

So, this is my wife, Clara.

- Hello. - Dan gryphon.

- Steve mcandrew. - Hi, I left work early,

thought I could be of some use.

- Thank you. - That's very helpful.

Thank you, mrs bishop.

Oh, no, no, Clara, please, please.

So, we know Jim Briggs

was stalking you, Mikey.

- Oh, no, hardly stalking. - [Chuckling]

No, he wasn't scary at all,

he was a very nice man.

Yeah, he turned up at the house one day,

and we had a chat, then he left.

And what did you chat about?

Well, he just wanted to see

where Mikey lived and I remember,

you were really patient with him.

[Chuckling] It's ironic, I had a lookalike

for being a loudmouth drunk

instead of a half decent footballer!

Oh, I think you were a bit more

than half decent.

I remember that semifinal against Madrid,

and that cross you made, you know-

Steve.

Oh, sorry.

Do you remember anything else?

Anything Jim said?

He didn't say much.

No, he just shook your hand, didn't he,

and asked you a bit about your football career,

and then he left.

Poor bloke was a bit lost.

Didn't surprise me that he topped himself.

He seemed-

sweetie, [chuckling] They want facts, not opinion.

- Oh, yeah. - Mm?

Well, thanks for your time.

Oh, no problem, it was a good excuse

to leave work early.

[Chuckling]

You're a TV agent?

Mm, that's how Mikey and I met.

When he had to retire,

he decided to try out some TV, you know,

punditry, that kind of thing.

And was he successful?

Sorry, I don't watch a lot of television.

[Chuckling] No, not really.

It's a competitive industry,

and there are a lot of retired

sports stars out there.

Weren't you a little scared

that someone who makes their living

out of impersonating your husband

should suddenly turn up at your house?

[Chuckling] No.

Like I said, Jim wasn't scary in the least.

He was a gentleman.

Well, if there are any other questions

that crop up, we'll be in touch.

Mr gryphon.

[Men chattering]

It's no secret that my husband drank.

[Sighing] Giving up football,

it was like a bereavement.

[Sighing] But he has been sober

for some years now, and life is so much quieter.

And I'd like to keep it that way.

Meaning?

It wouldn't take much

to knock him off the waggon.

So, if you have any more questions,

please, direct them to me.

I don't want Mikey thinking too much

about the past.

[Men chattering]

[Camera shutter sounding]

Thanks a lot, good to meet you, man.

- All the best. - And you too.

- Yeah, good luck. - Thank you,

- thanks for your time. - Nice to meet you.

Look, Danny.

Got a selfie.

And why would you want one of those?

Are you kidding?

He's not what I expected, though.

A bit quiet, you know?

Anyway.

[Doors slamming]

A police report was filed.

Look, when Jim Briggs turned up

at Mikey bishop's house,

police were called to deal with a disturbance.

So the bishops did call the police?

No, not the bishops, their neighbour.

A mrs rhona Mitchell

said she could see them fighting in the driveway.

[Steve] Mikey bishop suffered a black eye

and a split lip.

-Jim Briggs- -not a scratch.

We need to speak to this mrs Mitchell.

No, she passed away five years ago.

So why would the adoring fan beat up his hero?

And why did the bishops lie?

First thing tomorrow, go back,

visit the bishops.

Whatever happened that night,

they don't want us to know about it.

Us?

Didn't take you long to start interfering,

did it, eh?

You're supposed to be on a course,

not bothering your head with casework.

You're missing us, aren't you?

If you must know,

the course is very interesting,

and I'm really enjoying the break from work.

The fight between Jim Briggs

and Mikey bishop might not be connected

to the case, of course.

My gut says it is.

And this is you, enjoying a break from work?

All I'm saying is, if this Clara bishop

wants us to talk to her rather than Mikey,

there's gotta be more to it.

Yeah, well, we've done some digging on Mikey.

Looks like he dropped out

of the public eye completely

over the last few years.

Not even a sign of any sort of tabloid story.

Well, according to Clara,

since he's stopped drinking,

he's had a much quieter life.

It makes sense that he's just turned his back

on his partying lifestyle.

Yeah, well, you know, maybe she did lie,

just to keep things nice and calm for him.

I think Sasha's right.

I think there's more to it than that.

Something more than her worrying

about Mikey's emotional state.

Never underestimate the power of love!

Please, don't start singing, Ted.

Being married to an alcoholic womaniser

can't have been that much fun,

but she stuck to him all those years.

For better for worse, for richer for poorer...

Yeah, Trish.

Trish, just, please, just listen to me

for a second, okay?

If I don't pay my bills today,

I'm gonna get cut off, okay?

Now, if you could pay my half now,

stewie can buy the car,

then I'll pay you back the next...

[Sighing] Oh, come on, Trisha,

it's stewie you're punishing here, not me!

[Sasha] You're talking rubbish.

Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just telling you

what I read.

According to Einstein here,

you are now more likely to be hit by a bus

than you are to have a successful marriage.

Well, I'm never getting married again.

One ex-wife's enough.

I'll second that.

Well, Danny's bought a memory pillow

to leave at Fiona's.

Things must be getting

- a bit serious. - [Phone dinging]

Oh, Alex needs picking up, I'd better go.

Oh, come on, we want to hear about your course.

What, you really wanna hear

about the European convention

of policing and human rights?

Yes, I do.

Why don't you make him take the bus?

Boys need to be prepared for the big, bad world.

I know, I used to be one.

Yeah, in the 1920s!

Times have changed.

Young lad on his own

out at night, very dangerous.

Yeah, somebody might try and marry him!

[Chuckling]

[Soft romantic music]

- Hello, you! - Hello!

Ooh, a present for moi!

No.

Well, unless you want a toothbrush,

some spare socks and pants,

an eye mask and a memory foam pillow?

I thought I could leave

them round at your place?

[Chuckling] Great minds think alike.

I thought I could leave my stuff here.

I can't keep lugging my hairdryer around

in my handbag.

Or, you could just move in here?

Oh, we're not gonna have

the same conversation again, are we?

I can't move into your place,

it's too far from work.

Well, I can't move into your place,

it's too vintage.

There is another way.

I am not moving into yorke road.

Oh, but it could be an adventure

for both of us!

[Sighing] I like it here!

This is where I raised Holly.

This is where my memories are.

I'm not ready to move yet.

Behind that tough, criminal mind

is a soft Teddy bear.

I promise not to tell anyone.

Right, well, I'd better get used

to living out of a box.

[Soft romantic music]

Fiona, you're right.

Mm?

It is time to embrace change.

Come on, we're gonna sort this out right now.

We're gonna look at the house on yorke road?

No, we're gonna buy a big wardrobe.

So you can keep more of your stuff here.

A big wardrobe.

Right. [Sighing]

Yeah, I know I'm supposed to pay today,

but I need to defer till next month,

and I need electricity!

I've got three young children here!

[Phone ringing]

So, you'll speak to your manager, yeah?

Sorry, what's your name?

Maureen.

Thanks, Maureen, you're an angel.

[Stewie] Hi, dad. I just wanted

to let you know that I'm looking at a car.

I'm gonna see it Friday.

It's perfect, dad.

A nice little golf.

I'll let you know how it-

[chuckling] Thanks a lot, Maureen.

[Soft suspenseful music]

Why did Jim hit Mikey?

Mikey came home drunk.

And he found Jim snooping around.

He started to have a go at him.

You know, laughing at Jim for impersonating him.

He was vile.

Jim must have felt so humiliated.

So Mikey goaded Jim into punching him?

And Mikey deserved it.

You should have told us this at the start.

Withholding information is taken very seriously.

I was terrified

the papers might get hold of something.

You see, it doesn't matter

that Mikey hasn't been in the public eye

for the last 20 years,

they'll still come sniffing around

looking for more dirt,

and I won't go through that again.

I gather Mikey was something

of a tabloid favourite.

Well, you'll have to ask him about that.

[Soft suspenseful music]

Our colleague is at your house right now,

doing just that.

So when Jim Briggs hit you,

how come you didn't hit him back?

[Chuckling] Well, yeah, I tried, but,

I was so pissed, I just swung at him

and fell over.

Most of my cuts and bruises were my own doing.

Right, well.

Look, I think we've covered everything.

If there's anything else we need,

- we'll get in touch. - [Phone ringing]

Oh, sorry.

Sorry about this.

Would you mind if I just get this?

No, no, no, of course, yeah.

Thank you.

Hello, yeah, stewie?

Hi, son.

No, actually I can't talk right now, but...

[Chuckling] Your mum's right, we do need to talk.

I tell you what,

I'll call you back later tonight.

Okay, yeah, great.

Okay, stewie.

Yeah, bye.

[Sighing]

How old's your boy?

He's about to turn 18.

[Chuckling] What i'd give to be 18 again, eh?

Is he having a party?

Yeah, it should be great.

I'd love to have had kids, but,

didn't work out.

You saved yourself a lot of money.

My kid wants a car. [Laughing]

Yeah, my first car was a beat up Capri.

Yeah, god, I loved that heap of junk.

Doesn't mater how many flash cars

you get over the years,

there's nothing beats the feeling

- of that first motor. - [Chuckling]

He's a lucky lad.

I'm not sure he sees it that way.

Say, where's all your trophies,

and photographs, and stuff?

If it was me, I'd have them plastered

all over the walls.

And be reminded that you're no longer

the man you used to be?

No, thanks.

Must have been hard giving all that up.

Mm.

Can I ask you a personal question?

Sure.

Is that why you stopped going out so much?

[Chuckling] What you really mean is,

is that why you became such a weirdo recluse?

Oh, I didn't mean to pry, sorry.

It's fine.

It's partly that.

Yeah.

Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?

Sure.

What's it like being a dad?

Ah, you might wanna ask somebody else that,

I mean, I might act like father of the year,

but, believe me, I'm not.

Don't be too hard on yourself, mate.

We're all acting in some way, aren't we?

Well, thanks for that.

- Thank you, cheers. - Okay, bye.

Bye now.

[Door slamming]

I need to ask you a favour.

Depends what it is.

I'm so broke at the moment

that the only thing I can spare you

is a kidney, and I doubt if that's up to much.

Well, I've bought a flat packed wardrobe,

and I need some help to assemble it.

Yeah, no problem.

Aren't you going to say something sarcastic

about my diy skills?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm fine, okay?

All right.

I'm convinced Clara bishop's lying.

She's clearly worried

that her old man was being interviewed alone,

and he might say something he shouldn't.

Well, Mikey's version of events

is same as Clara's.

I mean, I'm inclined to believe him.

Well, that's 'cause you're a fan.

Do you know he had a selfie taken

with Mikey yesterday?

Yeah, so what?

Here.

Have a look.

Poor guy.

All these years of boozing and fighting

have taken their toll.

Looks more like an ex-boxer

than an ex-footballer.

Wow, what do you know?

Old knight rider himself.

What?

That car drove past

Lesley Carmichael's house yesterday.

You sure?

Positive.

Well, it could just be

a coincidence, couldn't it?

Yeah, maybe.

She certainly seemed to notice it.

Well, I think we need something

a bit more concrete

before we bring Mikey in, don't you?

Why don't you two go

and have another chat with Lesley?

See if she knows anything about this.

Okay.

[Soft suspenseful music]

[Motorcycle engine revving]

Lesley said she hadn't seen

Dylan Sykes in years.

[Motorcycle engine revving]

[Steve] Maybe it's some kind

of showbiz reunion.

[Motorcycle engine revving]

[Lesley] No idea.

[Dan] So you've never seen that car

drive past your house?

No.

[Steve] Why was Dylan Sykes here?

Dylan rang me.

He was angry that I put you onto him.

Why?

'Cause he felt that you lot

were accusing him of something,

and now I know how he feels.

Lesley, we're just trying

to find out what happened to your sister

on the night she died.

You think she was murdered, don't you?

It's a possibility.

Who would want to do that?

I can't believe it.

- Look at the car again. - I don't know it.

I think you do.

I can't stop Mikey bishop

driving past my house.

It's a free country-

[Steve] We didn't say

it was Mikey bishop's car.

Okay.

I have seen him, but I don't know why he comes.

How often does he come?

I don't know.

A couple of times a week?

You are seriously telling us

that Mikey bishop regularly drives past your house,

and you don't ask him why,

and you don't call the police?

Look, I don't know anything, all right?

I just want me and my son to be left alone.

[Door slamming]

She knows exactly why

Mikey drives past her house.

She's protecting him.

Just like his wife.

Question is, why?

And how does Dylan Sykes fit into this?

I'm your mother, Alex.

I'm allowed to stalk you.

Have you done any of your project yet?

What?

Well, there's nothing wrong with the laptop.

Okay, I'll have a look at it.

Just use pen and paper for now.

In the drawer!

Right, well, I'll bring some home from work.

Have you eaten?

Well, make sure you have some fruit.

No more of that junk food.

It kills brain cells.

All right, I'll call you later.

Bye bye.

What?

You sound like his mother, his doctor,

and his pa all rolled into one.

[Sighing] I just wish he'd do some work, Ted.

I even tried to do a study session

with him last night.

Me with my coursework and him with his project.

He lasted about five minutes,

a mate of his called, and he went out clubbing.

Yeah, I can see it now,

you with your pristine pencil case,

and bright, shiny folders,

him with a stubby old pencil

and a scrap of paper covered in doodles.

I just don't know what to do with him, Ted.

I mean, I could call his dad,

but he's about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

Besides, what can he do from Canada?

Alex is a big boy now, all right?

Let him sort himself out.

You're doing him no favours

keeping on trying to run his life.

I know, but he's always needed my help.

He didn't walk till he was 15 months.

And that's only 'cause I put things

out of his reach so he had to.

Yeah, all right, well,

if he doesn't do his project,

he'll get a bollocking from his tutor,

and maybe he'll have to face

the consequences like a grown up.

You remember that old fashioned thing?

It doesn't make sense.

'Cause it's lying on its front.

No, no, I'm talking about the case.

Mikey bishop, Dylan Sykes, Lesley Carmichael.

They're all linked through Jim Briggs.

Well, he's Lesley's brother-in-law,

Mikey bishop's lookalike, and Dylan Sykes' mate.

Right, but how are they tied together now?

Perhaps Lesley has something that both men want.

Well, she certainly didn't wanna

get Mikey into trouble,

and her reasons for meeting Dylan Sykes

are very thin.

And I keep coming back around to why

did Jim hit Mikey that night?

Did something else happen?

It's connected to those deaths.

We've got three basic questions here.

Why did Jim Briggs hit Mikey bishop?

Why is Lesley protecting Mikey?

[Phone ringing]

And what's Dylan Sykes hiding?

Oh, hello.

Hello, son, yeah.

Hello!

Sorry, hang on.

It's huge.

Just normal wardrobe size, Danny.

So, you got anything else you'd like to say?

To me in particular?

It's huge.

Yeah, sorry I haven't got back to you, son.

Things have been a bit full on, you know.

Listen, stewie, there's something

I need to tell you.

I can't get you a car for your birthday.

No, this is nothing to do with your mum.

It is entirely my fault.

Hello, you still there?

Oh, yeah, no, sure, you call me back tomorrow.

That's fine, son, yeah, yeah.

And, stewie, are you having a party

for your birthday?

Hello?

So now, the bed is pushed

right up against the wall,

which means the only way out of it

is by crawling across,

which Fiona finds hilarious, of course.

She says we don't have to move anywhere now,

we can just live in the wardrobe.

I don't think it's funny at all.

You okay?

Yeah, sorry, I just thought stewie might have

called back by now.

I take it you've told him about the car.

Yeah, yeah.

Paid all my bills instead.

Now I can live like a king

for the rest of the month

on 27 pounds 64 pence, happy days.

Look, for what it's worth,

you're doing the right thing.

Then why do I feel so shite?

Yeah, to be honest, I've already got

three will and Kates on my books,

but, between you and me,

you are by far the best.

- Uncanny. - Thanks.

- Nice to meet you. - I'll be in touch.

Hello again.

- Oh, hi. - Dan gryphon.

Hello.

People can't get enough of the royals.

Those two could earn me a small fortune.

[Dan] What do you know about the relationship

between Jim Briggs and Mikey bishop?

I know Jim was caught nosying

around Mikey bishop's house,

but I don't know any more than that.

So you don't know that he hit Mikey?

Blimey, no, I didn't, no.

Like I say, I didn't see him much after that.

Because he stopped being a lookalike?

Well, to be honest, it was never really Jim

that wanted to be Mikey anyway.

I think he did it more for Anna.

What do you mean?

[Chuckling] Ooh, she loved Mikey bishop.

Huge fan. [Chuckling]

Yeah, we used to joke the only reason

she married Jim is 'cause he looked like him.

[Soft suspenseful music]

[Steve] So, Anna's with Jim because she had

a thing for Mikey.

[Dan] Not a recipe for a happy marriage.

Any sign of Dylan?

Not a sniff.

How did it go with the agent?

Turns out it was Anna Briggs, not Jim,

who was a big Mikey bishop fan.

Ah, so perhaps Jim was jealous.

Maybe that's why he hit Mikey that night.

Maybe, yeah.

[Motorcycle engine revving]

Hey, we're up here.

[Motorcycle engine revving]

Hasta la vista, baby.

That's not Bruce Willis, that's Arnie.

You really need

to start watching more TV, Danny.

I do wish people would stop saying that.

Why would Dylan Sykes do a runner like that?

Well, Jim was his mate.

Maybe he knew Jim had killed Anna,

and he's protecting him.

Or maybe he did it.

Yeah, and with Anna being

the big Mikey bishop fan,

what does that give us?

Well, it's a possibility

that Jim Briggs hit Mikey because he was jealous,

but it's a bit ott.

Yeah.

And what more do we have on Mikey bishop?

Oh, well, he was a good guy.

He's patron of the hopewood park school Swiss cottage.

He's donated so much money to their facilities

they've named a sports hall after him.

And he's done the same for the local sea scouts.

[Laughing] Seek and ye shall find.

This is one of the local travel agents

that's come back.

Evidently, Anna did book a weekend away, to Rome.

The hotel lafuga.

And look who else is booked on the flight.

Mikey bishop.

Looks like we've found our mystery man, boys.

[Chuckling]

So we don't think Jim Briggs

went to Mikey bishop's house

that night as a fan,

he went as a jealous husband,

and that's why he hit him?

Yeah, Mikey and Anna were having an affair,

and they were meeting that night

to talk about their dirty weekend in Rome.

So he must know something

about what happened to her.

That school that Mikey donates to, hopewood park.

They wear a grey blazer

and a blue and grey striped tie.

- So? - [Phone ringing]

So Lesley Carmichael's son

was wearing that uniform in his school photos.

He's right.

Well, that could just be a coincidence.

Ted case?

There was a picture of him in another uniform.

A sea scouts uniform.

What, so Mikey's given money

to Lesley's son's school,

and his scout club, why?

Because he's not Lesley's son.

Anna and Mikey had an affair, didn't they?

What, are you saying Mikey's Tom's father?

Is that why he keeps driving

by the house like that?

Mikey bishop's been knocked down

in a hit and run.

[Soft suspenseful music]

Any sign of the car?

No, just an old couple out driving

found him, and phoned the ambulance.

So, what do you think, foul play?

Well, only Mikey can tell us that,

and he's unconscious in hospital.

Why was he walking along a country Lane

late at night?

[Dan] The man's an ex-alcoholic, clearly troubled.

No.

There's more to it than that.

You think this is connected

to the Briggs case?

Well, he was Anna Briggs' lover,

the lover she was supposed

to be meeting that night.

But then, of course, she went and died.

He's gotta know something.

And now he's been knocked down

by a hit and run.

Yeah, well, if it was deliberate,

I'd have my money on Dylan Sykes.

He's up to his eyes in this, I just know it.

Well, I checked with intel.

There's not a sniff of him anywhere.

Don't worry.

He's gotta come up for air sooner or later.

There is another option.

What if Mikey killed the Briggs,

and couldn't stand the guilt?

Maybe he wanted to die.

And then he's knocked down by accident

by a driver who panics, and then drives off.

Well, either way, he's still a suspect.

We need to know exactly where he was

the night Jim and Anna died.

[Dan] Any change with Mikey?

No, he's still unconscious.

And the police have only just left.

I've answered everything I know,

which is nothing,

because I didn't even know

he'd left the house last night.

Now, really, please, I must get back

to the hospital.

We didn't come about that, mrs bishop.

We wanna speak to you about the Briggs case.

Oh, for god's sake, really?

We've told you everything we know about that,

there's nothing else to say.

We realise this is a difficult time,

but we do need to ask you a few more questions.

Do you realise that this is your fault?

I told you that I did not want Mikey thinking

about the past,

I told you to direct your questions

to me, and you didn't listen.

He's a very, very fragile man.

He's a fragile, stupid man.

What was he thinking,

walking down that Lane in the dark?

I'm really sorry.

- I have to go. - There's been a development.

There's no easy way to tell you this.

Your husband and Anna Briggs,

it looks likely they had an affair.

And I'm sorry to say,

we think that Mikey fathered her child.

[Laughing] That is not true!

Well, I'm afraid it's looking that way.

He was meant to be meeting her

the night she died.

[Laughing] I can't believe this is happening.

Did you know anything about this?

Of course I bloody didn't.

Do you think I'd still be married to him

if I did?

Clara, we just need to know where he was

the night Jim and Anna Briggs died.

[Clara sobbing]

I know exactly where he was.

[Sobbing] He was in hospital.

Earlier that night, he'd been in a fight,

in some pub, and, he was very badly beaten up.

And the next day,

I was at his bedside when I read the news

about Anna Briggs.

And I was feeling so sorry for her,

and all the time she was having an affair

with my husband?

[Laughing] It's almost funny.

[Sobbing] No, I've gotta go.

[Soft eerie music]

The pub where he was beaten up, where was it?

I've no idea.

But then, I never knew where he was.

Now, do you mind?

[Soft eerie music]

I've asked the ambulance service

to find out which pub

they picked Mikey bishop up from that night,

help us with our timings.

This might be nothing, but it seems to me

the paparazzi stories on Mikey dried up

around the time he was beaten up,

which also is about when he started

to become a recluse.

Yeah, well, that's not so strange.

The man was beaten to a pulp.

Be enough to put anyone off going out.

It'd certainly scare someone

into giving up the booze.

There's someone else we're missing here.

Yeah.

Speaking of that, what about Dylan Sykes?

Well, he could certainly have been involved

in the deaths of Jim and Anna.

And maybe he got scared

Mikey was gonna say something,

and tried to kill him, too.

What about Lesley Carmichael?

We could lean on her

for more on Dylan Sykes.

She may know where he's hiding.

She's lied to us consistently, hasn't she?

She knew Mikey was driving

by the house but didn't tell the police

because she must have known he was Tom's father.

So it's a fair bet she lied

about why Dylan came to see her.

Yeah.

Let's get her in, eh,

see what she gotta say for herself?

I'm meant to be on a course, Alex.

You can't just stroll into reception

and get them to pull me out.

Hello, Alex.

How's uni?

You going back soon?

Yeah, no rush.

What you doing here, Alex?

I've come to say sorry about last night.

Right.

I should have stayed home with you and studied.

I know you were only trying to help.

[Sasha] So, you've come to say you're sorry.

And to borrow some money.

I'm meant to be going paintballing

this afternoon with my mates.

What about your project?

You're meant to be on study leave.

I'll start tomorrow, I promise.

[Door slamming]

Oh, no, this isn't good.

Are the next two words going to be, look, Alex?

Look, Alex, you know that I love you,

and I've loved having you around,

but it's time you went back to uni.

I told you, mum, I'm on study leave.

And it's time you stopped lying.

Tell the truth.

Why haven't you gone back?

Okay, but you've got to promise not to go mad.

I'm not gonna promise that,

but I will promise that whatever you tell me,

I will remain calm.

I failed my year and I've been kicked out.

Kicked out?

[Scoffing] No, from now on,

you are sorting out your own problems.

You can call the Dean yourself.

I'm not sure me speaking to him's gonna cut it.

You've done something else, haven't you?

There might have been a small,

very small fire

that I accidentally started

in my halls of residence.

From the Chinese lanterns we were lighting.

No, I'm not getting involved.

This is the only way you'll learn.

I'm not doing this for you, Alex.

- I know, mum. - I mean it.

I know you do.

This is the very last time.

Why did you lie?

You've known all along

that Mikey and your sister had an affair.

You also knew that Mikey was Tom's father,

otherwise you would have called the police

when you saw he kept driving past.

If you don't start telling me

the truth, you're going to be arrested

for conspiring to pervert the course of justice.

Anna always had a thing for Mikey bishop.

She used to go to the clubs

where he'd hang out, hoping to talk to him.

They ended up having a fling.

Then, over the years,

I've seen Mikey outside our house,

and the penny dropped.

He was Tom's father.

I didn't report him,

because I was scared that if it all came out,

then Mikey would make a claim over Tom.

Then, when the investigation was reopened

and you guys were so keen

to find the man

that Anna had been having the affair with,

I started to really worry.

What if he'd done something to my sister?

Tell us something useful, Lesley.

I went to speak to Mikey,

but his wife wouldn't let me see him.

Sent me away.

She was so rude.

Why did she think you'd come?

She didn't know about the affair or Tom.

She knew everything.

That's why Dylan came to see me.

He threatened me,

to keep my mouth shut about the affair.

He said if I didn't,

then Mikey would start legal proceedings

to get visitation rights to see Tom.

Dylan Sykes was working for Clara bishop.

[Soft eerie music]

Ted, Clara bishop knew all along

that Mikey had an affair

with Anna Briggs, and fathered her child.

Dylan Sykes was employed as her heavy,

and he threatened Lesley, to keep her mouth shut.

Yeah but what doesn't make sense

is why Dylan Sykes would work for them.

He was Jim Briggs' mate.

Jim hated Mikey bishop,

so where's their connection?

I think I might have the answer to that.

The ambulance report has just come through.

Mikey bishop was picked up from a pub

called the hog's head.

The police were called to the disturbance,

and they kept this cctv footage on file.

[Upbeat suspenseful music]

[Steve] God, he's hurt.

Yeah.

Now, the hog's head used to have another name

before they gave it a makeover.

It was the eagle.

[Upbeat suspenseful music]

[Steve] Christ, he's really going for it.

[Dan] Dylan Sykes.

So, Dylan Sykes puts Mikey bishop in hospital,

but Mikey doesn't press charges.

And a few years later,

Dylan's working for him.

And you don't usually employ somebody

that's beaten you to a pulp, do you?

Yeah, and Sykes was probably working

for them back then, too, but, [chuckling]

Why would Mikey want

- to be beaten up? - [Phone ringing]

What's he gonna gain from that?

Dan gryphon.

I've got the medical report here for Mikey.

He evidently sustained a fractured cheekbone,

a broken nose, and a fractured jawbone.

There's no trace of alcohol in his blood.

He was stone cold sober?

Why would he act drunk?

Yep, thank you.

That was the hospital. [Sighing]

Mikey bishop's regained consciousness.

Let's go and see what he has to say.

[Soft eerie music]

That's not Mikey bishop.

It's Jim Briggs.

[Soft eerie music]

My husband's too weak to talk.

He's not your husband, is he?

[Clara] What do you mean?

He's Jim Briggs.

[Chuckling] Don't be ridiculous.

You are Jim Briggs, aren't you, hm?

- Stop saying that. - Aren't you?

Yes, I am.

Keep your mouth shut!

You killed your wife Anna,

and the real Mikey bishop,

and then you swapped lives with him, didn't you?

[Soft eerie music]

Yes, we did.

- Shut up, Mikey! - I'm not Mikey!

It's over, Clara.

It's over.

[Soft eerie music]

[Ted] So, Mikey bishop was

sleeping with your wife.

And that's why you hit Mikey.

I hated him.

That's what we always used to talk about,

wasn't it, how much we hated Mikey?

And then we fell in love.

So you killed your husband and Anna

with a bottle of poisoned champagne,

and replaced your husband with Jim.

Mikey used to humiliate me constantly.

Women, and booze.

Anna always had a bottle of champagne

in the fridge, and, we pushed a syringe

full of liquid valium through the cork.

Jim going out fishing with Dylan,

it was just a ploy.

I knew as soon as he left

that Mikey would come round.

And where does Dylan Sykes fit into all this?

Yeah, he'd have done anything for money.

So after I left,

Mikey and Anna went to the pub

where Dylan worked, and, I pretended to be drunk,

and we paid him to beat me up.

Because Jim had to become

Mikey bishop that night.

Even though they looked so very similar,

Jim had a slightly different nose.

So we used the fight to explain it,

and no one was any the wiser.

[Steve] Was this your idea, or Clara's?

She was gonna launch me as Mikey,

give me his career.

She never did.

I was waiting for the right time.

Yeah, but it never was the right time,

was it, Clara?

[Scoffing]

I gave up my son for nothing.

And that is how you have screwed us up!

Trying to see that bloody boy!

And the hit and run?

Was that you, Clara?

After I stepped out of line,

just like Mikey used to, she tried to kill me.

Because you were going to the police,

and I had to stop you.

I didn't mean to hurt you.

No, you meant to kill me!

I was trying to talk to you,

to reason with you.

You left me for dead, Clara!

I know.

And I'm sorry.

I do love you.

You're incapable of love.

We were happy once.

Don't kid yourself, Clara.

We were both pretending.

[Soft sorrowful music]

Still no word from your boy?

No.

He'll come around.

Yeah.

Dylan Sykes has just been picked up.

Apparently, he's blaming everything

on the bishops.

Said he's crying like a baby.

Not very Bruce Willis, is it?

No!

So, let's just give him a nice night's sleep

in a draughty cell and talk to him in the morning.

Do you fancy a drink?

I'd love one.

Ted?

Yeah, I'll see you there.

Oh, Sasha!

Do you fancy a drink?

Can't.

Gotta go home, do some studying.

The European convention on policing and human rights

won't read itself.

You still on that?

It's a very long book.

So Alex has been kicked out of uni?

Not anymore.

He rang the Dean to apologise.

Oh, yeah.

[Sasha] What?

I know you rang the Dean.

How?

'Cause you're a lovely mum.

That, and there's no way you could put up with Alex

for one more week.

He was going back to uni come hell or high water.

Let me guess.

You played the,

I'm the desperately worried mother card.

Actually, I played the,

I'm a detective chief inspector card.

I told Alex that is the last time

I clean up his mess.

Course it is.

Night, boss.

Night, Ted.

Imagine killing so you can be someone else.

Mind you, imagine being a lookalike.

Just as horrific.

Aren't we all just pretending

to be other people?

Don't you think that's part of human nature?

I think we all have dual personalities, Steve.

Parts of ourselves that clash with each other.

Introvert versus extrovert,

child versus parent.

Yeah!

No, I wasn't talking about you.

No, I know you weren't, but maybe it's time

I stopped playing at being a parent

and just started taking it seriously.

Hang on a minute.

What are you doing?

[Car engines roaring]

Won't be long.

[Dan] You can't buy stewie a car from here.

Look at the prices!

Bear with me.

Steve!

I can't believe you just did that.

It's for the best.

Oh, yes, this is much better than driving.

Even so, Steve, selling your car,

it's a bit extreme.

I made a promise to my boy.

Now he can get himself a set of wheels

and I can sleep at night.

Enough's enough, Danny.

It's time I bloody well grew up.

And I'm selling the flat, as well.

You know, change can be a good thing.

The future is a curious creature.

Now, don't go all optimistic on me.

There's just so much a poor scotsman can handle

in one day.

[Car roaring]

Ah, you took your time!

Don't ask.

Hi, Fiona, hiya.

Lovely to see you, Steve.

You know, you may not have to sell your flat,

there may be another option.

You see, you could rent it out,

downsize, and move somewhere cheap.

And when you say cheap?

Well, somewhere where the landlord

will just charge you enough

to cover his mortgage,

you know, somewhere like, I don't know, here.

You serious?

Well that's cosy.

Well, I won't be here, you see.

Well, where are you gonna be?

Living with you, on the yorke road.

Oh, Danny!

[Laughing] Wow!

I do love this old place,

but I suppose it's time to let go of the past,

find somewhere with a bit more room.

Or at least, find somewhere

where I can actually get out of bed.

I knew there'd be a logical reason

behind it somewhere.

Are you sure?

Absolutely.

Oh, Danny, I mean, that's fantastic.

I really appreciate it.

Enough to help me move house?

Yeah, well, yeah, maybe not that much, no.

♪ It's all right, it's okay ♪

♪ doesn't really matter if you're old and grey ♪

♪ it's all right, I say it's okay ♪

♪ listen to what I say ♪

♪ it's all right, doing fine ♪

♪ doesn't really matter if the sun don't shine ♪

♪ it's all right, I say it's okay ♪

♪ we're getting to the end of the day ♪

[Upbeat music]