Original subtitles

♪ You and me ♪

♪ Me and you ♪

♪ Somehow we make it through ♪

♪ I may be gone ♪

♪ I may be far away ♪

♪ But I walk beside you ♪

♪ Every step of the way ♪

♪ When you're used ♪

♪ Bruised ♪

♪ Black and blue ♪

♪ Don't think about it ♪

♪ Never doubt it ♪

♪ I walk beside you ♪

-[general chatter] -[laughter]

You look beautiful.

Thanks.

You look... terrible. [laughs]

It's this jacket. It needs taking in. [sighs]

Anyway, I'm not staying. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry and...

And I want you back.

-What? -Come back.

To work. Have our job back.

Sorry. I haven't slept.

You didn't have to be so dramatic, you know.

Bursting into the church. You could have just called.

I did.

No, you didn't.

I've left four messages. I assumed you'd blocked me.

Why would I...

Cormoran? I just, uh...

It's a bit of a strange day to be...

Yeah, sorry. Go and mingle.

Will you stay though? I want to talk to you properly.

Promise me you'll stay?

I'll stay.

-[Matthew] Hi, beautiful. I was just saying-- -[Robin] We need to talk.

[people chattering]

[Robin's aunt] It's a devil to cut a cake like that and have it not fall apart,

but then I thought, well it's Robin's cake, she's always loved that cake,

and maybe what's needed is a different type of icing...

[voice fades away]

[guests chattering]

[man speaking indistinctly]

[guests laughing]

Ladies and gentlemen. Now, let's usher in the night as we gather next door

for the first dance!

[guests clapping, cheering]

♪ Been wondering ♪

♪ Who will be there To take my place ♪

♪ When I'm gone You'll need love ♪

♪ To light the shadows On your face ♪

♪ If a great wave shall fall ♪

♪ And fall upon us all ♪

♪ Then between the sand And stone ♪

♪ Could you make it On your own ♪

♪ If I could, then I would ♪

♪ I'll go wherever You will go ♪

♪ Way up high, or down low ♪

♪ I'll go wherever You will go ♪

♪ And maybe, I'll find out ♪

♪ A way to ♪

-What are you doing? -Just give me one minute.

♪ To watch you, to guide you ♪

[music continues faintly]

Cormoran?

Are you sure?

Yeah. I am.

Look. Across the day as a whole I'd say there was more good than bad.

Your job was to follow the taxi.

Yeah. And I did do that.

You don't think crashing a moped into the back of it might have tipped them off?

Do you think you'll need me again this week?

I think it's unlikely.

[door closes]

Take him off the list of subcontractors.

Sorry... do you want me to do that?

Hiyah.

[Cormoran] How's the dodgy doctor?

Oh, he played squash after work.

-Did you know who he's playing with? -[sighs] A man with a beard.

Don't think he'll be trading sex for a free boob job.

What's the name of my six o'clock?

Oh, no, he called this morning to rearrange.

The meeting I've just come all the way across London for?

-Hmmm. -[Cormoran] Well. See you both tomorrow.

-[Robin] See ya. -[Denise] Good night, Mr. Strike.

-Is the work mostly people cheating on each other? -Mostly.

It's not what I thought it would be.

Hello. Good day?

-Yeah, you? -Mm.

[panting]

It's like Tetris,

only the boxes don't vanish if you make a line.

-[chuckles] -How was your day?

Ah. The usual.

-[sighs] -[Matthew whispers indistinctly]

[sirens wailing in distance]

[sniffling]

[doorknob rattling]

[door opens]

[Robin] Hiya.

[Cormoran] Morning.

[door creaking]

[Cormoran] Don't touch anything.

Take pictures.

[camera shutter clicking]

[Billy] I seen a girl strangled.

[shudders] They strangled her up there.

[Cormoran] My name's Cormoran Strike.

-Do you wanna sit down? -[yelling] Don't ask me things!

Just...

I shouldn't even be talking. Just listen.

Okay, the girl, the girl I saw killed,

she's in the dell behind my dad's cottage.

He helped them bury her there.

[breath trembling] I can't go...

I can't go... I can't go...

[Cormoran] I'd like to help you. But please don't hurt yourself.

You can tell me anything, okay.

We'll look after you.

[breath trembling] They buried her in a pink blanket.

[Billy] They didn't know I seen 'em, but I did, and...

They buried her.

Where's your dad's house?

No. I can't. I can't. I can't...

[growling]

[breathing heavily]

I start every investigation the same way.

My client writes down their name and address

so I can keep 'em updated.

[Cormoran] You came here to ask for our help.

We can help you.

You're one of our clients now.

So, please.

Yeah, but you'll tell the police, and you can't do that.

Him and his mates, they control the police.

Then he'll fi... He'll find out.

What's your name?

Billy.

Billy, this is Robin.

Hi, Billy.

We can move forward much quicker on this, if we know

how to get hold of you, so please.

[breath trembling]

[Billy crying softly]

[girl screaming]

He put her on, on the eye...

[shudders]

...and choked her.

And she pissed herself as she died. She wasn't... She wasn't big.

She was little and she had long... [trembling] brown hair.

And I can't not see it! [cries]

I can't hold it in and... [sobs]

-When was this? -Six. I was about six.

-[gasps] Oh, my days! -Who are you?

Err, would you like a cuppa tea, Billy?

I only did it so you'd know!

-I only did that so you would know! -[Cormoran] Billy...

Forget... Forget this. Forget this...

-You have to. -[Cormoran] Billy?

You have to.

-You all right? -I'm fine. Are you all right?

I want to get paid for the whole day, but I'm not coming back.

Okay.

[Denise's footsteps leaving]

Do you think he was suffering with psychosis or...

He's definitely ill. But it doesn't mean he's not telling the truth.

The pink blanket, the girl wetting herself. It's all very specific.

I believe him.

-That could be a five? -[Robin] Maybe an eight?

-I didn't know people still did this. -It's a classic.

I left my phone filming so I should have some good images of him.

And should we maybe call round psychiatric hospitals?

Their job will be a lot easier if we can give them a definite address.

-[Cormoran] Charlemont Road. -Should we maybe go there?

Can't hurt, can it?

Let's just see where this goes.

Check 218.

[knocking on door]

[sighs]

There's one toothbrush in the bathroom.

There's one bed made-up. There's lots of books on class warfare.

And in the wardrobe, there's a banner with the word "core"

written on it. And some porn.

-Horse. Skirting board. -[Robin] Oh.

Hair on the sleeping bag's the same length and color as Billy's.

If he has been staying here,

I don't think it's his permanent home.

The good news is, it's Tuesday.

What happens on Tuesday?

Tuesday's when whoever lives here

changes the world.

We've got a few hours to kill.

We could show the photos of Billy to the local shops.

Actually, I've got somewhere I should be.

Okay.

I could probably stay for a bit though.

No, I'll cover it.

Okay.

[camera shutter clicking]

[camera shutter clicking]

Community-Organized Resistance. It means taking back what is ours!

[crowd clapping]

There's ghost towers all over London.

Empty flats as an off-shore investment.

Call it "the West Bank strategy."

You build an illegal settlement, then cry racism

at the protestors.

Now, over there they enforce it with the IDF.

Here, they use property law, but it's all the same thing.

The people's land gets stolen out from under them.

[cheering, clapping]

For those of you who don't know me, my name's Jimmy Knight.

Come and say hello, get involved.

-[crowd cheering, clapping] -[Jimmy] Cheers.

-There you go, madam. -[speaks Polish]

-[speaks Polish] -Only a bit.

And mate, you need to stop calling people "Madam." It's deferential.

Sorry, I didn't understand all?

[Flick] Only speaking English is classic imperialism.

Just 'cause someone is English and it's not your first language

doesn't mean they are better than you.

Speaking three languages shows is you went to a very posh school.

Fuck off! And I'm not taking lectures on posh when you've

got me cleaning toilets and scrubbing sinks.

[Jimmy] That's hardly a job.

[Shanice] So feminism is what, now? A minor aspect of Communism?

What's absurd is saying Afghanistan was Dubya's

women's lib project!

I'm not sure even feminism justified an illegal war.

I was there. In the army.

The whole war was about equal pay and paternity leave.

Who are you?

My name's Cormoran.

Any of you know Billy?

Why?

He gave me one of these, encouraged me to come along.

I liked him. I thought I might run into him.

-Where'd you see him? -Is he a friend of yours?

He's his brother.

[Cormoran] Has anyone got a phone number for him?

Email?

I'd like to know he's okay.

No need. I look after him.

That's not really what I asked.

Yeah, I heard what you asked.

Another time then, comrades?

[car starts]

All I could do was try not to pass out.

[inhales]

I need to be better than that. [exhales]

My job depends on me being better than that and I don't think this is helping.

No, the behavioral therapy was useful.

And getting a bike instead of taking the tube, that was good, but this part.

I just...

[therapist] Last week you talked about Matthew blocking your phone,

and how you chose to still go on the honeymoon.

Perhaps, we could explore that a little further?

[waves splashing]

-[sighs] -[Matthew] Oh.

The water's amazing. It's like a bath.

You can't go in at all?

You know I can't.

That's a shame.

I suppose it's the price you pay.

For what?

For working for him.

What for?

For catching a murderer?

For putting a child-abuser in prison?

What exactly do you mean, Matt?

Well, it's the price I pay, for being happy.

And are you?

With work, I am. Yeah.

What do you mean by that?

I mean, you know I love my job, or I thought you did.

I literally... I can't say anything, can I?

Every time I come out of here, I go home feeling wrung out.

[inhales] And then my husband does the same thing.

Pushing me. And my mum on the phone.

And I... [scoffs]

The only person who isn't at me all the time

is my work partner.

Mr. Strike.

Yeah.

But have you told him about the acute anxiety you're experiencing?

The panic attacks?

[exhales]

Erm, I've moved to a new place now, so that'll help.

New start. New memories.

This is going to be my last one.

[Chiswell] Mr. Strike. Could I have a word?

Why does nobody in your office pick up the phone?

I called twice this morning, well within office hours.

We've been a bit short-staffed. Sorry, who are you?

Don't play games.

I'm Jasper Chiswell, as you very well know.

The Minister?

I'm not gonna yammer in the street. Get in.

-Can I ask-- -We'll talk at my club.

Sturges, call ahead and have them find a jacket for my guest.

A large one.

[Chiswell] So...

Do you work like a solicitor?

As in, you can't ever be hired by both sides of the dispute?

My clients trust me. My reputation depends on that.

I have to say, I looked you up yesterday and I thought, Christ,

he is one who actually looks like he could do a number on somebody.

-Thanks. -And nobody's ever approached you concerning me?

In any capacity?

No. Was there maybe a job you'd like to discuss?

Follow me. [clears throat]

[Cormoran] Could I have some mustard?

[Georgina] Yes. Of course, sir.

-Any for you, sir? -No. My taste buds are shot.

Just make things look yellow. [laughs]

[Cormoran] Couple more potatoes wouldn't hurt.

[grunts, inhales]

I am being blackmailed by two men.

I haven't paid them anything, yet. I assumed it would only encourage them.

That's often how it goes. Have you gone to the police?

No, and I shan't be doing that.

Only takes one bent copper to flog it to a newspaper.

And besides, one of the men is intent on destroying me.

I doubt he'd be deterred.

What they blackmailing you over?

My conscience is clear,

that's all you need know about that.

I'd thought it would be fine... but, er,

apparently now there are pictures.

And once they get hold of those...

I need something I can use against them.

The threat of "an eye for an eye," do you see?

So that everybody has something to lose.

So who are the two men?

Geraint Winn. He runs the office for his wife Della, the MP.

She's blind, isn't she? She's done some work with veterans.

Never bloody shuts up about it.

Listening to her, you'd think that playing a game with

a full set of limbs is a kind of cheating.

The other man's a very different fish. He's hard-left.

One of those people whose against everything.

His name's Jimmy Knight.

Minister, can I ask you, how you knew I've been looking for Billy Knight,

-his brother? -Billy?

I shan't go into any of that.

Your assignment is to protect me.

You don't need to know my business.

Well in that case, thank you for the lunch.

I wish you the very best of luck--

You can't just leave me with this thing.

[snaps fingers] Sit.

Will you please sit?

I've got a policeman watching Jimmy Knight.

I said that he'd threatened to disrupt Wimbledon,

so they kept an eye on him.

He identified you at Knight's house.

If you take the job, I can let that man go.

I'd be glad to do that. He's a waste of public funds.

I'll pay whatever it takes.

Just begin, would you. I need haste.

No phone calls, no emails.

I know what we're capable of in that regard.

We'll discuss things in person.

Are you hired?

So you stayed in the Army after you lost your leg?

-[Cormoran] I was SIB. -[Chiswell] Yes, I know.

You investigated my son's death.

I remember you from the report. You've an unusual name.

Freddie went into my old regiment.

Well, it was the Queen's Royal Hussars by the time he joined.

[inhales] He had so much promise.

He'd be running the family estate by now.

We made him a coffin from one of our oaks.

Cut from the woods where he used to play.

I'm very sorry.

He was your eldest child, wasn't he?

Yes eldest of four.

I've got two girls,

and then there's the other boy, Raphael.

He's had problems all his bloody life.

Can't stick with anything.

My friend here, Drummond is giving him a chance.

But he'll squander it.

My wife thinks he's a lost cause.

Jasper. Hello.

-[Chiswell] I'll be with you in a moment Henry. -Of course.

You really never knew Freddie?

It's a shame. He was one hell of a boy.

[Robin] Cormoran, that's amazing!

A government minister for a client!

We might even be able to afford a new lock for the door.

You know who his son is, don't you?

Yeah, I did the investigation into Freddie's death.

He was a shit.

Never had so many people ask me if an officer had been killed by his own men.

[Robin chuckling]

[Robin] No, I actually meant the younger one, Raphael.

Chiswell mentioned he's had trouble settling down?

That's one way of putting it.

He got high and ran over a young mother. Killed her.

He got a really light sentence.

I expect his dad helped with that.

Mmm-hmm.

I'm not sure how we'll cover all this.

Chiswell's job needs two people undercover.

Dodgy Doc is a full-time job as well.

-Well, couldn't we put Emerson? -I fired him. He was rubbish.

Oh...

It's all right though. I know a few ex squaddie's...

The other thing is, the Chiswell job's gonna

require the operative's to do something that I'm not sure you'd--

Anything you'd do, I'd do--

Hear me out, before you decide that.

You'd be posing as the Minister's goddaughter doing an internship.

And under that cover,

you'd bug the office of one of the blackmailers.

-Geraint Winn. -What's the legal situation?

It's a grey area.

The Minister will get the bugs in using his Red Box.

That's never searched. But you don't want to get caught placing 'em.

I'd do it, but my face has been in the papers.

Not sure I'd make a convincing goddaughter either.

I'll do it. I'm in.

Okay.

Are you gonna cover Dodgy Doc?

Yeah. But I'm mainly gonna be looking for Billy.

Pretty sure Chiswell knows who Billy is.

I could see it on his face...

Didn't ask him about the strangled girl.

We'll tread carefully on this one.

[shuddering]

[snorting]

Uh...

Are they gonna find me?

They won't. Not here.

Just do what I tell you and then I'll look after you.

All right?

Do it!

[doorbell ringing]

-What is it? -Delivery for your husband.

I'm afraid he has to sign for it.

Jasper! Work.

If my partner gets caught planting these,

she'll deny you had anything to do with it.

You can say she fooled you, claiming to be an old friend's daughter.

Yes.

Of course, if she does get caught,

I hope you'd do everything in your power to make the problem go away.

The girl's competent, isn't she?

Extremely.

Shouldn't be an issue then, should it? Good night.

-Woo. -[gasping] Fuck!

What have you done?

It's for work.

Thank God for that.

Because it knocks you down to a B-plus.

Hey, I'm kidding!

Listen, that's a compliment!

Means you're normally way up there.

[chuckling]

You're an A Plus, Rob. You always have been.

[sighs heavily]

[scanner beeping]

Thank you.

Hello.

Hello, I'm Venetia Hall.

Oh, I like the choice of name. It's very pretty.

-Thank you... -I'm Izzy.

This is a bit... incredible.

I know.

It's the heart of the capital. Along with Selfridges!

We do have a lot of mice, so it's not all glamour.

Quite a few rats.

And far too many Labor MPs.

Can't seem to get rid of them!

Actually some of them are lovely.

I know it's a bit tragic,

forty and still working for your father,

but... anyway, here we are. Our humble parliamentary abode.

Oh, Papa left some things on your desk for you. You're expecting them, no?

Della and Geraint's office is just a few doors down. Okay?

-[distant phone ringing] -Okay.

-You can sit there. -Thank you.

You're very calm, I must say.

Cool as the proverbial concombre.

[exhaling deeply]

[indistinct conversation]

-[Barclay] Here he is. -[Cormoran] Afternoon, Barclay. Pint?

[Barclay] Can't hurt, can it?

[Cormoran] Pair of the usual, please, Steve.

-Still smoking? -I'm vapin' it now.

Me and the wife had a baby, so... health kick.

So, if you're looking to score,

sorry, but I'm not your man.

I was gonna offer you a job.

-Doing detective stuff? -Hmm.

I'm not vaping every night.

I could knock it on the head if I had to.

I'd start you on 30 hours a week.

You'll bill me as a freelancer.

What's the gig?

That's Jimmy Knight.

He leads a housing activist group called CORe.

I need you to get in with him.

You'll have to admit to being ex-army. You look like a squaddie.

Yeah, no problem.

I'll be the poor wee lad who never knew what he was getting himself in to.

They love that shite.

Let 'em patronize me.

Say you've been drifting since you left the army

and you're looking for a new cause.

Well, it shouldn't be too hard to convince him there.

-So you gonna tell me what he's done then? -Nope.

You're gonna tell me that.

Another thing, he's got a brother called Billy.

If Billy turns up, drop everything and call me.

And stay with him until I get there.

Is that what you've being paid to do then? Find Billy Knight?

Can you start today?

Ugh.

I mean, it's just been ghastly for Papa these last few months.

He's under so much strain. Well, we all are--

Oh. Oh... oh. Thanks!

Raff's being helping out a bit when he's not at the gallery

chasing Henry's assistants, which is not what

his Art History degree was meant for, but there we are.

Anyway, I'm thrilled you're here.

You'll sort things out, won't you?

We'll do our best.

Oh, I have to tell you.

I had a total crush on Cormoran when we were younger.

[gasping]

I didn't know you knew him.

Hmm. Met him at Oxford when he was dating Charlie.

He was just so unapologetic.

He obviously never gave a toss what people thought.

Thought about what?

Well, him and Charlotte.

I mean, she could have had anyone,

but he acted like he was definitely good enough for her.

It was very sexy.

What can you tell me about Geraint Winn?

Horrible little man.

Him and Della have always been off with us.

I think they're bitter.

See we were a big family and...

Well, their only child died.

She committed suicide, didn't she? I read about that.

It must have been awful for them.

But it does a tiny bit make you wonder how they were as parents.

I should go and introduce myself.

Mmm.

[exhales heavily]

-[knocking on door] -Come.

Hello! So sorry to interrupt,

I have no idea how to use the phone system.

I really wanted to introduce myself. Is that okay?

-Yes of course! Err but... -So...

I've got an internship here. But I also was thinking

maybe I want a career in the third sector charity world.

And everyone said, you have to talk to Geraint Winn,

because he does both really brilliantly,

running her office and their charity, and I thought, get over it,

just chuck yourself in there, Vee! Is that totally awful?

Mm.

Charity and politics. It's a juggle, I won't lie.

Aamir, look after our guest?

Cup of tea?

Lovely! Would you mind awfully if I had Earl Grey with soy milk?

I'm not sure they're gonna have that.

He'll track some down.

So, what was your name?

Venetia. A bit like the blinds.

-Oh, God! shit, I'm so sorry. -Why?

Because of Della being blind.

[laughing]

Oh, we've got tougher skins than that!

Would you mind if I charge my phone?

It's about to die. I'll be in trouble if they can't reach me.

-Go for your life. -Thank you.

Thank you.

Need a hand?

No. No. I'm erm. Just erm...

It's, just a bit... you know I think I've bent my charger.

-Ooh. -Anyway. Thanks though. Thank you.

No. Wait, wait... Come here...

Come, come and take a seat

and let me show you what we've just done.

-Our new campaign video... -Thank you.

Here we go.

Most sports test the human body.

So... this is who we are, Venetia.

[Elspeth] But the ways in which Marcus has been tested

make his achievements all the more remarkable.

[Marcus] ...five months after my accident...

Lovely chap.

[thudding]

Yes.

[inaudible]

-So what do you think? -[gasping]

I... I have somewhere I need to be.

-So sorry. Thank you. -What about your tea?

[Robin] Thank you so much.

[breathing heavily]

[gasping]

It's okay! Sorry!

Are you...

[Robin breathing heavily]

[steward] Are you alright, dear?

Asthma...

[steward] Got an inhaler?

I'll be fine. I just need a second.

You take your time.

[exhaling deeply]

[Chiswell] Women don't just take off and leave like that for no bloody reason.

I'm no a fool, and I won't be taken for one!

[Raff] Stop shouting. She just freaked out.

I barely even said hello.

[Chiswell] I mean, can't you do something useful

with your pathetic little life? Hmm?

-What'd he do to you? -Sorry?

I saw you belt out of the room. Did he make a pass?

-Dad, I'm not-- -Be quiet, boy!

Oh, no. I had no idea he was in here.

I got a shock and then I needed the loo. He didn't do anything.

[Kinvara] First time for everything, I suppose.

What are you doing here anyway? You're not due for another hour.

I thought you valued punctuality?

Being early is not punctual. Being on time is punctual.

Give him something to do, will you.

And who are you?

Venetia Hall. I'm interning.

Are you?

She's my goddaughter. Robert's girl. Before your time.

These, erm, these wheelchair athlete-chaps.

Err, Miller wants to know, do we have a ramp on every bloody staircase?

Not on the main flight, no.

No, if you went down that in a wheelchair you'd take off.

It'd be like a ski ramp! But there is a lift.

So long as we don't have civil servants giving them a piggyback.

Kinvara, come on. Jump to it.

[Kinvara tapping]

I hope you learn a lot.

[door closing]

So... This is Raffy.

I'm so sorry. I completely over-reacted.

No it's okay. Erm, for the record, not a sex-offender.

[chuckling]

Although, I have been an offender.

-You don't have to-- -No, I prefer people know it.

Erm, I messed up.

I knocked someone down when I was high. I did that.

And I have to hope that people believe in the possibility of redemption.

I think everyone makes mistakes.

Thank you. That's very nice of you.

Anyway, what's your story? It's Venetia, isn't it?

Some people call me Vee, but I've never really liked that.

In our family, that'd see you called Vee for the rest of your life!

We're merciless.

Come to supper this week?

That'd be a joy.

Maybe we can invite Vee to join us?

[Izzy] Hm. Maybe.

Off you go then.

Take these to the Ministry.

I'm so sorry.

It's like he can't speak words without flirting.

Italian mother.

Not to be racist, but I honestly think it's a factor.

[Cormoran] The company directors are Jasper Chiswell and Jack Knight,

nature of the business is listed as "general exporting."

Do you have any more detail, or is it just what's on the website?

[crunching crisps]

Yeah, two brothers. Jimmy and Billy Knight.

I doubt they'd have been there together. There's a big age gap.

Do you happen to have their old address?

Wear the grey one.

It think it makes me look pale.

I like you pale.

All right. I'll wear the grey one.

[indistinct conversation]

[laughter]

You look nice, Sarah.

Do you mean the earrings?

Engagement present. A bit OTT.

TOM: I'm going to be a kept bloke.

Sarah's about to auction a Constable.

Stubbs. Should go for at least twenty mil if the market holds.

ROBIN: Cheese?

All right Corm, mate, come on in.

Welcome to the new gaff.

[Cormoran] Thanks. This is Lorelei. Lorelei, Matthew.

Hi. Gorgeous road.

-[general chatter] -[laughter]

What have we have here then?

Chorizo and manchego.

Classic double-act. Guys, dig in. Thank you, darling.

So nice to finally meet you.

-Cheese? -Yes, please. Thank you.

-Hi. Hi, Lorelei. -Hi.

I've heard so much about you.

Oh, I'm confident he doesn't

actually talk about either of us.

Got you a bottle of wine and a present.

Thank you.

It's a nice house. You pleased?

Err, any luck with Billy?

I didn't find him. But I found out where he grew up.

Their dad had a worker's cottage

on the Chiswell family estate.

Oh, so, the cottage with the dell and the girl?

Yeah. Jack Knight ran an export business with Jasper Chiswell.

I'm going to go up there tomorrow. See what I can find.

Right, I'll drive.

What about House of Commons?

Err, equipment's all in place.

Okay.

Man-che-go! Robin, we've got the need, the need for cheese.

Well, I better take these around.

And we should meet your friends.

Oh, no, they're not mine.

I mean, they're mostly Matt's colleagues from work.

Do you want us not to talk to them?

No. No. No. I mean... Enjoy yourself.

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Cheese?

♪ And then Change your number ♪

♪ I guess that I don't need that though ♪

♪ Now you're just somebody That I used to know ♪

♪ Somebody ♪

[sighs]

Hi, Cormoran. I've made a mistake. I think I want...

[woman over phone] Sorry, this isn't Cormoran.

I can wake him up, if it's urgent.

Hello?

Matt, are you awake?

[Matthew] Hmm.

This has got nothing to do with anyone else,

but I've been going over it all, and I can't...

I think we need to go back.

I want to tell our parents that we're separating.

Mum! Mum!

Matt? Matt?

I don't feel well.

Oh, God.

Hi. We need to send for a doctor.

And tell him bring antibiotics.

It's urgent. Yeah. Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Matt? Matt?

Please don't leave me.

I won't. I won't.

And she bakes.

[sight softly]

Did you have an all right night?

You can make it up to me now.

I've got to get through today.

Yes. I know.

I'll call you. As soon as I can.

[operator] Your call has been forwarded.

[sighs heavily]

-[woman] Hello? -Hello, can I speak to Robin, please?

She's on her honeymoon.

She went?

Of course, she went!

You weren't expecting her to work, were you?

Sorry, I got my dates wrong.

Don't tell her I called.

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♪ At the end of the day ♪

♪ You're all that I need ♪

♪ You came into my life ♪

♪ I fall on my knees ♪

♪ Before you ♪

♪ Before you ♪

♪ Before you ♪

♪ Before ♪

I thought Lorelei seemed lovely.

Jack Knight's business address is part of the Chiswell Estate.

Billy more or less grew up here.

[Robin] What did the business do?

[Cormoran] I can't find anything about that.

Got an address for deliveries to his workshop, and that's it.

Look. Up there.

Have you got the bit with Billy talking about the eye?

Yeah.

He put her on, on the eye...

[shudders]

...and choked her.

A girl was strangled here, and a six-year-old boy witnesses it.

Were they brought here specifically?

Was it some sort of ritual?

[Robin] Hmm.

The girl I saw killed, she's in the dell behind my dad's cottage.

He helped them bury her there.

They buried her in a pink blanket.

They didn't know I seen 'em. But I did. They buried her.

When Billy says helped "them." Could he mean the Chiswell family?

Do we know who we're working for?

Chiswell estate's that way.

[Robin] The tracks overgrown.

[Cormoran] Probably hasn't been used since he died.

What we want is old paperwork. Anything with an address for the cottage.

Cormoran?

Cormoran. Round here.

[rattling]

[grunts]

Maybe they made furniture?

[Cormoran] Billy's been carving those for a long time.

There's a cottage marked here.

It's on the Chiswell estate.

Buried her behind the cottage.

It's got to be it.

What do you think?

[Robin] This must be the dell.

-[Cormoran] Argh. My fucking leg. -Oh. You all right?

[Cormoran] I can't fucking feel it when it catches something!

[Robin sighs]

-[Robin] Let me go. -Yeah?

[Robin] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, I'm fine.

[Robin exclaims]

[Cormoran] Robin!

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine.

[Robin grunts]

[Robin panting]

[Cormoran] I can see it.

Cormoran.

I can see bones.

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