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-...wildcat once played an important

ecological role in the countryside,

the Devonshire Nature Trust is looking to recruit...

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[ Door creaks ]

-Laura?

Laura?

[ Indistinct broadcast on television ]

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-♪ One morning in the month of June ♪

♪ Down a rolling river ♪

♪ There a weary traveler chanced to stray ♪

♪ And he beheld his lover ♪

♪ Her cheeks were red, her eyes were brown ♪

♪ Her hair in ringlets hanging down ♪

♪ She'd a lovely face without a frown ♪

♪ Just as the tide was flowing ♪

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[ Somber music ]

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-♪ Wanderers this morning came by ♪

♪ Where do they go? ♪

♪ Graceful in the morning light ♪

♪ To banner fair ♪

-Morning. -♪ To follow you softly ♪

♪ In the cold mountain air ♪

♪ Through the forest, down your grave ♪

♪ Where the birds wait and the tall grasses wave ♪

♪ They do not know you anymore ♪

-Oh! -[ Exhales ]

Sorry.

I'll -- -Yeah, no.

-I left you to sleep.

-I need to get to the cafe, check on things.

-Um... -Open house night.

Drinks and canapes. -Yes, I forgot. Sorry.

-To get word out that we open tomorrow.

-Right.

I went for a walk.

I d-- [ Mobile ringing ]

Hello, Esther.

Um. No, no, I can meet you there.

Will you text me the address?

Okay. Okay, bye.

Work.

I could put it off.

-Why?

-I just thought...

It's been over a week. Maybe we could talk.

If you want to.

And if you wanted to -- -Can we just not do this?

Not now.

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[ Door opens, closes ]

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-Yeah. All right, then.

You do that, I'll do the same.

Yeah, all right.

Good. Yeah.

Thank you, Margo.

-All right, what have we got?

-Laura and Matthew Colbert and their two children --

Arlo, who's five, and three year old Cora,

seem to have disappeared.

-Disappeared? As in...

-As in disappeared.

-Right.

-Neighbor Dorothy Trowman came this morning just after 8:30

to pick up Laura Colbert to take her into town shopping

and found the house like this.

I've left everything exactly as it was found.

TV on, meals at the dining table half eaten,

seemingly abandoned;

lights left on, doors unlocked.

The oven was on, there's even an apple pie waiting to be put in;

car's in the drive.

-Nearest house. -Three miles.

-Mary Celeste. -Wasn't that a ship?

-Found off the Azores in 1822

in perfect working order,

but all the crew had simply disappeared.

Meals left half eaten just like this.

-Are you suggesting there might be a link, Sir?

-One that would be tenuous at best.

Have we checked with family and friends?

-The only family I found is Mr. Colbert's elderly mother.

She's in sheltered housing in Barbican.

She last saw her son two days ago.

The children were due at school,

and Mr. Colbert due at work this morning.

None of them arrived.

Her birthday maybe?

-No cards.

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-They can't have just vanished into thin air.

Mrs. Trowman said they would never have left

the place like this, everything on.

And Laura would always be on time.

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-I wonder what this is for.

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No shed... -Have no idea.

But as all the doors were left unlocked,

I'm not entirely sure it's relevant.

-Yes.

-Oh, wait, I forgot.

I bought you this.

-Oh, I usually just --

-Scribble on random bits of paper.

It makes my teeth itch.

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-Mobile phones?

-We've tried and calling both numbers,

they go straight to voicemail; I've asked for call logs

from the service providers.

-What happened here?

How does and entire family simply vanish?

This neighbor?

-Mrs. Trowman.

[ Hens clucking ]

-Uh, Mrs. Trowman? Detective Inspector Goodman.

-Well, this is a waste of time. -Is it?

-I told her what I saw. I watched her write it down.

-Yes. I just wanted to talk to you myself.

-Why? Can't you read or write?

-Oh, no. Yes, I can.

I just like to hear it first hand, as it were.

-You're new, aren't you? -Yes. Yes, I am.

-Thought you're a bit weird.

-So you were friends with Laura Colbert?

-Well, it depends what you mean by friends.

-You were going shopping together.

-Car sharing to buy groceries doesn't make us Ant and Dec.

-[ Screams ] -Oh, for God's sake, man,

they won't hurt you!

-No. Yes.

And where was the last time you saw the Colbert family?

-The weekend -- they brought the children over

to see the baby goats.

-[ Screams, groans ]

-[ Chuckling ] -It bit me.

And, um... And, um...

And you've no idea where they might be right now?

-Well, I didn't say that.

Well, didn't she tell you?

-A passing vagrant, probably from London,

broke in, murdered them all in their beds

and buried their bodies in nearby woodland.

-She watches a lot of true crime.

-You wonder how she sleeps at night.

You must have seen a man's leg before.

-It's blood. Makes me feel queasy.

Not mine, just other people's.

-Sorry. Just a scratch.

All done.

-If the car is still in the drive,

then they left the house on foot and someone must have seen 'em.

I've asked Margo to check taxi drivers,

delivery drivers, nearby properties,

anyone who might have been on this road last night.

-Although they may not have used the road.

Ask Kelby to pull out all maps of nearby footpaths

and bridleways.

-Will do. -Thank you.

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-But even if you can paint it in time,

it'll never be dry by this evening.

-So when you said come and lend your support,

is this what you had in mind?

-I'm being pragmatic, darling. -Well, don't!

It's not helping.

Besides which, I'm not painting.

-Ooh! Now, you asked me to invite

half of Shipton Abbott -- I have a right to be anxious.

Besides, being anxious is also how you feel

when you're excluded from things --

you tend to fear the worst.

-What? -Is Humphrey having an affair?

Like, I -- you two have been creeping around for days!

And I'm not stupid.

I know something's going on between you two.

If it's not that... What is it?

[ Bell tolling ]

-I just need to speak to Mr. Bromley

when he's up to it, if that's all right.

And I've got his phone and stuff we found from the scene,

so I can bring that into the hospital.

How's your mum? Say hello to her for me.

And if she's making any more of them apple cakes,

don't forget me.

Okay. Thanks, Lucy.

-No, luck? -She's making a batch

on the weekend.

-And Christopher Bromley?

-Oh, uh, the hit-and-run broke.

He's still in A&E.

They're doing more scans.

She's going to call me when he's done.

-You found 'em? -Nope.

How are you getting on with the family and friends?

-Reports on your desk. -Headlines?

-Well, that was a load of typing for nothing.

No family close by

apart from Matthew Colbert's mum.

They moved to Shipton about eight years ago.

He plays five a side football for The Weary Friar pub,

where Laura Colbert used to work as a barmaid.

She still covers the odd shift if they're short.

Oi!

-Thank you.

-Anything else come in?

-Hit-and-run on the Raleigh Estate.

-Bad? -As opposed to one of those good hit and runs, you mean?

-Oh, yes. Good point. -Victim is Christopher Bromley,

a 35 year old financial consultant.

He's been in A&E overnight,

but he's got a suspected leg fracture,

broken wrist, a few bumps and bruises.

-Driver of the car? -We got witnesses saying that

they heard the screech of tires and collision,

but no one actually saw anything.

I found broken plastic at the scene.

Looks like one of the headlights was smashed in.

-Okay. Let me know if you need anything.

Have we got the details from Mr. Colbert's employer?

-Why? -Well, I quite like to talk to him.

-What for? -I'm a detective.

-Well, he won't know anything.

He's mad as a barbed wire badger.

[ Scoffs ]

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Mm.

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-Thank you. Can we try the PNC,

see if we have anything at all on file

concerning our missing family?

Domestic neighbor disputes, criminal records,

anything we can find.

A family of four simply vanish

midway through their evening meal

without taking their car.

The question is, did they leave of their own accord?

Were they taken against their will?

-You went through all that without telling me?

-Without telling anyone.

-I'm not sure that makes it any better.

-We -- I -- just couldn't cope with the daily IVF updates.

"Has it worked yet?" "How are you feeling?"

"Are you pregnant?"

And then I had to deal with Humphrey's endless optimism

that every time we did it, this was the one.

And then every time the look on his face when it wasn't.

-You poor darling.

I can't begin to imagine how that must have felt.

And I wish I'd been there for you.

-Well, you couldn't have done anything.

Just this stupid body of mine.

-Will you try again?

-I don't know.

-But you do want children.

-I want to make Humphrey a dad!

And you a grandma -- -That's not what I asked.

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-So... How's life at the in-laws'?

-Oh, fine... Mostly.

-I'm surprised Martha isn't pulling her hair out.

Must feel like a step backwards for her,

moving back in with her mum.

-I never really thought of it like that.

-Yeah, of course you didn't -- you're a man.

-Marvelous Harris? -Yes, I am.

Unless I owe you money -- then I'm Robert Johnson.

-That's quite a name, "Marvelous."

I'm Detective Inspector Goodman. This is DS Williams.

-You're the new fellow at Shipton Station

everyone's talking about, are you?

-Yes. Yes, I am -- uh, so what are they saying?

-A bit odd.

So you work wit' Margo Martin?

-Yes, we do.

-In that case, I confess.

Take me in.

-Confess What? -Anything you like,

as long as Margo frisks me when I get there.

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-You -- You know Margo?

-Know 'er? I've been lusting after her nigh on 60 years,

ever since she showed me her knickers in the Wendy house

at St. Vincent's when we were seven.

Oi, Picasso!

Keep it below the waterline, ya gurt noodle.

Last I looked, barnacles were under the water,

not swimming on the top.

Always thought I'd marry her, but Jamie Martins beat me to it.

Broke my heart. Night they got married,

I sat in the old snug at Kitty J's

listening to "One Man Band" on the jukebox.

-Leo Sayer.

-Sang it dressed as a clown, he did.

Maybe that was just in my head.

-Right. Well, we'll pass on your regards to Margo.

Now, can we ask you about Matthew Colbert?

-You had any news? -No, not yet.

Was he at work yesterday? -Yeah.

Finished off a refit on the Mighty Flynn.

Got his bonus, went home happy as Larry.

-And while he was here, he didn't seem preoccupied,

worried about anything? -Not that I noticed.

-And is it unlike him to take a day off work

without telling you? -Matty's a good lad.

Never late, not afraid of hard work.

Lives for his family.

Even looks after his old mum, too, he does.

If he could've called me, let me know,

he would have done.

Something's wrong.

-Sir? -Hmm?

-Is there anything else? -N-no, I don't think so.

-Beauty, ain't she? Came in last week.

Needs a lick of paint and a bit of a refit inside.

But she's solid enough, though.

-Can I? -You be my guest.

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-Five minutes! -Just be a bit careful, you know?

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-I heard there's a new bloke up there -- from London.

-That's right. -[Laughs] God help us all.

-Ah, he's all right, as it goes.

For a grockle.

-[ Laughs ]

What's that?

-It was a headlight.

-Why ya showin' it to me?

-I thought you could tell me what make o' car it came from.

There's been a hit and run.

-Are you going up the doctor's later?

That's a pee sample I did, half hour ago.

Me working out what car them bits of glass came from

is a bit like givin' that to the hospital

and askin' what my shoe size is.

To work out what car it came from,

you'd have to see the shape it was.

Not much shape there, is there?

-We know it's a worrying time for you,

but we're doing everything we can.

-I just can't think what's happened!

And what about those little 'uns?

-Is there anything that might help us?

Problems within the family? Money worries?

Issues between Matthew and Laura?

-No! Nothing like that.

Oh, don't get me wrong, they don't have much.

But Matthew dotes on Laura and the kids.

-Is there anything that's happened recently?

Circumstances changed in any way?

-Not that I can think of.

-Ah-ah-ah.

Um, you last saw Matthew two days ago, is that right?

-After he finished work,

he brought me in some fish and chips.

-And he seemed okay to you?

-Fine! He didn't stay long.

He wanted to get home,

see the children before they went to bed.

-And the last time you saw him before that?

-The weekend, I had a fall.

They came out to check I was all right.

-Oh, dear. -Next door's cat.

I let it in sometimes.

Stupid thing got under my feet.

I went flyin'.

-Can you -- can you -- can you think of

where they might go -- anywhere at all?

-I know my Matthew...

There's nowhere he'd go without telling me.

-Okay. Well, I think that's all for now, Mrs. Colbert,

we'll let you know as soon as we hear anything.

But for now, we'll leave you in peace.

-Finish your cake first.

-Oh...

I believe her when she said that Matthew wouldn't go anywhere

without telling her. -Yes, I agree.

Two children out there somewhere,

and we've no way of knowing if they're safe.

So I think we need to escalate this -- call HQ,

let's get people out looking. [ Mobile ringing ]

Hello?

Uh, no, we're out and about.

What?

Oh, uh, 10 minutes.

Okay. Okay, love you.

Bye-bye. Esther?

Could you drop me off?

Need to pop in and see Martha.

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-There she is, the most beautiful restaurateur

in Shipton Abbott.

-The bank have refused my overdraft.

-I thought they said it was a formality.

-It's because our savings have dropped so drastically,

it's thrown their risk assessment out or something.

-They haven't dropped that much.

-23,000, three rounds of IVF, moving here.

Without the overdraft I can't pay the contractors.

I think I need to use the house deposit.

-Ah.

-You bought a boat?

-A houseboat. -It's still a boat.

-It's our new home.

It's our own space.

Still be close to your mum.

Don't worry, it moves.

-Well, was I asleep or drunk?

-Sorry? -When we discussed it.

-Well, we didn't, not exactly.

-Define "not exactly." -We didn't.

Think about it, though.

It's...

It's our new home, out in the fresh air,

on the water.

It'll be the most amazing.

...and yet worst decision of my life.

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I-I'll send it back.

It was a stupid idea.

-Yes, it was.

But it's also very beautiful.

Very... you.

-Us. Us.

-Ugh -- let me talk to the bank again.

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-Colberts have been missing all night.

Spread out, be looking for any traces.

[ Helicopter whirring ]

-Anything new come in? -HQ have been on,

moaning about how much manpower we're using.

-Oh. -And I checked the PNC

like the inspector asked, nothing from

any of the Colbert family, not even a parking ticket.

-Okay. What are you doing?

-I'm trying to glue this headlight back together.

-Why?

-I need to know what shape it was

so I know what make of car it came from.

-But if the hit and run car was damaged,

what about garages, body repair shops?

-I tried them all. Nothing. This is my last chance.

-All right. What about the victim, Chris Bromley?

Do we know anything else about him?

-One of the neighbors said that they heard an argument

between him and his wife,

which is why he might not have been looking where he was going.

-Ah, the course of true love.

Talking of which,

we had an interesting conversation

with Mr. Harris, Margo.

Sounds like he's holding a bit of a candle for you.

And something about the Wendy house

at St. Vincent's?

-He's not right in the 'ead.

Never 'as been.

-Anything from the search teams?

-Nothing yet, but HQ have been on/

-Oh? -Five search teams

covered a three-mile radius of countryside

around the Colbert house, including all footpaths

and bridleways, but found nothing.

Chief Superintendent Woods called to ask

if we know how much a helicopter costs.

-Charlie Woods is a bit of a stickler.

Doesn't like smaller stations using divisional resources.

-We've got two missing children out there somewhere.

Any sign of those phone records for Matthew and Laura?

-Uh, still waiting on the network provider, Sir.

-Oh, hello. It's Martha Lloyd again.

Is Mr. Gissing out to his meeting yet?

It is rather urgent.

No, I understand.

Okay. Yes.

That would be great. Thank you.

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-Hello, stranger.

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-Yay! What have you got there, baby girl?

-Sand castle! -Sand castle!

I love sand castles.

[ Laughter ]

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Rubbish!

Here we are...

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Show me, show me, show me.

-Right, let's go, go, go!

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Ready, three, two, one!

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-Yesterday evening, Matthew Colbert returned home

from work and the family sat down together,

as they usually did, to eat their evening meal.

At some point, Matthew even presented his wife with a gift,

a necklace.

And yet, before they finished eating,

all four of them got up from the table,

left the house and disappeared without a trace.

No signs of a struggle, no notes left behind,

and haven't contacted anyone since.

Questions. Questions.

How did they leave the house: on foot or by car?

If on foot, why did no one see them?

If by car, then whose car? There's is still at the house.

If they did leave of their own free will,

why would Mr. Colbert not contact his employer

or his elderly mother, who he knows relies heavily upon him?

Why would Mrs. Colbert not inform the school

that the children wouldn't be in?

-It can't be kidnap, they're not rich.

-We must be missing something.

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This is amazing!

All my notes... in the order I made them.

-I know, right?

-It's a revelation.

-Welcome to 21st century policing.

-[ Chuckles ]

[ Sighs ] We must be missing something.

At the house. -You want to go back?

-Do you mind? -It's not like we're knee deep

in other leads.

-I just...

need to make a couple of stops on the way.

-That's great, thank you.

Humphrey! What are you doing here?

-My fiancee works here.

So I bring good news.

I went to see Marvelous.

-Marvelous? -Marvelous Harris.

The local boatbuilder. You'll love him.

Mad as a box of rocks.

Anyway, he's agreed to take the boat back.

-Oh! -I thought you'd be pleased.

-You love that boat. I could tell.

-But I love you more.

And I know how important this is for you.

-Well, that's the thing, you see, when I got back,

the owner of the local vineyard

that I'll be buying my wine from

came in to say hello, and it turns out he's an old friend.

-That's amazing! -Isn't it?

-Anyway, we got chatting and I was complaining about the bank.

And then Archie... that's his name.

-Uh, the friend. -Yeah.

Well, Archie suggested a solution,

which means you won't have to sell the boat after all.

Yay!

-Well, what kind of solution? -He supplies all my wine

as well as locally sourced cheese

from the shop in his vineyard at cost --

and a bit of cash --

and becomes a junior partner in the café.

-Partner? -Junior.

I doubt he'll even need to be here much, if at all.

-Oh, that's great.

Let someone else take on some of the worry.

Ease the pressure bit. Yes. Yes.

-Ah, Archie, we were just talking about you.

-Good, I hope.

-Humphrey, this is Archie Hughes.

-So, you're the lucky man. -Yes, I am.

Oh, wow, that's quite a grip.

-Oh, sorry.

-I may never play the accordion again.

-He's never played the accordion.

-Yes.

-So, uh, howdy, partner.

-She's told you that? -Yes.

Yes, I think it's a wonderful idea.

Yeah, our problem shared, two heads and all that.

-Well, I'll only be a small cog in the wheel,

but it seemed like too good an opportunity to miss.

-Right. Well, best get on.

-So, were you two at school together?

-Oh, heavens, no. So, anyway, lots to do.

I've got people arriving in two hours.

-How do you know each other?

-Family friends. -We were engaged.

-Our parents are friends,

which is...

how we met and...

got engaged.

Didn't I say that?

-No.

-It was a very long time ago.

-Very long. -Yeah.

-A lifetime. -Can hardly remember.

-[ Stammers ] Well, look, this, uh..

l-lovely.

Uh... Oh, well, I'm actually working.

I'm just on my way to do an interview with a, um,

a house.

Sorry, I better dash.

Well, it was great to meet you, uh, Archie.

-Absolutely. -And, uh, yeah. Yeah.

Oh, well, congratulations. Uh...

Yes, bye! -Um, can't you stay?

Have a coffee or something? -No, no. You've got lots to do.

I-I'll see you at the drinks party later.

-7:00 sharp. Don't be late.

-I won't.

-Love you. -I love you.

-Well, he seems lovely.

-It doesn't make sense.

What would possess someone to just get up

and leave halfway through their evening meal?

Something happened to Laura and Archie Colbert last night,

but what? -Matthew.

-Hmm? -You said Laura and Archie.

-Did I?

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-Margo, do we have a magnifying glass anywhere?

-No. The station used to have one,

but we left it somewhere --

like the 1890s.

-Ah. -Have you tried your phone?

-No, no, no. I've got a picture. I just need to see it better.

-It'll have a magnifier app. -Will it?

-Yeah! -So it has!

That's extraordinary! -[ Groans ]

What is that?

"Mum's"?

-Keys to his mum's sheltered housing?

-Yes. To have somewhere in hand

in case they needed it in an emergency.

-Didn't his mum say that Matty was there at the weekend

because she had a fall?

Maybe he just didn't put 'em back.

-How does that help us?

-I-it doesn't.

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[ Ringtone plays ]

Hi, Kelby.

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-So, I put the headlight

from the hit-and-run car together.

-What, you actually did?

-It was imperfect, to be honest.

Didn't even look like a headlight.

But I did enough to see some markings.

Those markings showed that it belonged to a Kia Sportage.

-That's amazing work, Kelby, well done.

-Thank you, sir.

-And? -And it's not that common.

So, I tracked down only eight registered vehicles

to addresses in a five-mile radius.

Seven I've accounted for;

the last owner can't account for the car's whereabouts

because he lent it to a mate of his.

-Yes, this is all very good, Kelby,

but I'm not sure I'm following why we're here.

-Guess who the mate was.

-You lent Matthew Colbert your car?

-There's no law against that, is there?

Me and Matty play footie together.

Pub five-a-side.

Anyway, said he was waiting for a part for his old heap

and was stuck without a motor to get to work,

so I lent him mine.

Actually, we were doing each other a favor --

little bit of a dodgy handbrake,

said he'd take a look at it for me.

-Have you heard from him since he took the car?

-No.

I said he could have it till the end of the week.

What's all this about?

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-I thought he'd moved away with Sally and James.

-He moved back last year, apparently.

Now he owns three vineyards.

-Rich and ridiculously handsome.

Can't imagine what you saw in him.

-It's purely a business arrangement.

-Of course! And you said that Humphrey's fine with it.

-Well, why wouldn't he be?

-Hey.

-I honestly can't imagine.

-Is this for outside?

-Oh, yes, please.

Oh! Oh! Hey.

I've got balloons for it.

-Okay.

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-Now we have the car registration.

See if HQ have access to ANPR units, check those too.

Okay. Thank you. Bye, Margo.

We're on our way back now.

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-Exactly as I remember you.

-What?

-All about the detail.

-Oh, if a job's worth doing.

-It wasn't a criticism. -I should hope not,

Mister "Can't it wait until the morning?"

-Ouch! Though I'm not quite that guy anymore.

-Really? -Yeah. Maybe I was listening

more than you thought.

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-Ooh, he's cute!

Who's he?

-Martha's business partner.

-Seven balloons, yellow and white.

-Do you want to stop?

-No, let's find this car.

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-Yep. Got them.

I'll print them up. Thanks, Kate!

-Anything? -No. We've got everyone looking

and IT have gone through CCTV.

But the phone providers have finally come through

with call logs for their mobile phones.

-After I threatened them with a warrant.

[ Telephone ringing ] -Well done, team.

-All right, nothing after 6:00 p.m. from Matthew.

-Hello, Shipton Abbott -- -What about her?

-Yes! My hit-and-run guy!

Chris Bromley's gone up on the ward!

-Oh, one call here. 6:49-6:53.

-Around the time we think they sat down for their evening meal.

What's the number?

-07700-960-721.

-960 -- -721.

-I'll take Bromley his stuff.

[ Mobile ringing ]

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[ Ringing continues ]

Whose phone is that?

-She said she was going to leave him.

Last night.

We agreed, we --

Planned it for weeks.

-You and Laura Colbert were having an affair?

-Nearly two years now.

Last night was the night we were finally going to get together.

I'd told Suze and...

Laura was finally going to tell Matthew.

-Suze? -My wife.

-And once you told your wife about leaving her,

you called Laura to see if she kept her part of the bargain.

-Yeah.

She'd said she'd tell Matt when he got home from work.

Call me when it was done. -She didn't call?

-No.

And then when I didn't hear anything, I started

to get worried. -So you called her?

-I just needed to know that she told him.

-And.

-[ Scoffs ] She bottled it.

I said, "If you're not at my place in a half hour,

I would come over there and we'll tell him together."

And the line went dead. I waited,

but she never showed up.

I'm still furious, to be honest.

I grabbed my car keys and I went out.

I -- I wasn't looking, and I ran across the road.

Next thing you know, I'm here.

-You didn't see who was driving the car?

-No.

Been calling Laura from the pay phone

in the waiting room all day.

Her phone's switched off.

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-Shipton Abbott sparkling white. -Thanks.

-Lovely to see you. Enjoy the wine.

-Yeah. Enjoy. Hi, how are you?

-We're a bit tired with the work --

-It looks brilliant. -Aw, thank you.

Where's Humphrey?

-He'll be here.

-Ah, lovely. Come on in.

-So, is that it?

Laura Colbert told her husband about that affair,

he drove over to confront Chris, saw him standing in the road.

Ah! You've torn the pages out, haven't you?

-Yes. Sorry.

As great as it was having everything in order,

my brain doesn't really work like that.

It jumps around a bit.

-Yeah, no kidding.

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-I think I know what happened.

Laura promised Christopher Bromley

that she'd tell her husband, Matthew,

about their affair and she was leaving him.

Matthew, unaware of all that,

had just got a bonus from the boat yard

and used it to buy Laura a present.

Now, I have no way of knowing what Laura was thinking

in this very moment.

My guess is that she was already having doubts

about leaving her family, and this,

this simple gift at exactly the right moment,

just confirmed that for her.

As the saying goes,

you don't know what you've got until it's gone.

You don't actually have to leave someone.

Sometimes it's enough to just...

just look at them.

Wonder what your life would be without them.

I think that's what happened to Laura Colbert.

On the day she was supposed to leave her husband,

start a new life with Christopher Bromley,

she suddenly realized she may be making

the biggest mistake of her life.

-So she changed her mind. -Exactly.

And then the phone rang.

[ Ringing ] -Just leave it.

-Might be work.

-But it was Christopher telling her that he just told his wife,

Susan, about the affair.

-I'm not coming. I've changed my mind.

No, no one's told me to say anything!

I just don't want to do this anymore.

No, I can't leave him. I love him.

No, it is me talkin'!

-She thought everything could got back to how it was,

but she was wrong.

-Don't you dare. You leave us alone.

-A furious Christopher just told her

he was about to come over himself

and tell her husband about the affair.

-Everything alright? -Her lover would soon be

banging on the door, demanding to be heard.

Then she had an idea.

She knew she couldn't stop Chris Bromley coming to the house,

but maybe she could get Matthew out before he got there.

-It was the warden. It's your mum.

She's fallen again and he's really worried.

It sounds pretty bad. So come on.

We need to go. -I'll call her.

-No, no, she's not in any fit state to talk,

so let's just get there. Come on, sweetie.

♪♪

-Now, it got them out of the house,

but now her options were limited --

she'd just painted herself into a corner.

She couldn't let him continue to the sheltered housing,

knowing they'd find mum fit and well.

And they couldn't go home, 'cause she thought that

Chris Bromley would be there any minute.

She was trapped by her own lies.

And she knew that Chris had already told his wife.

So ultimately, she had no choice.

She had to tell Matthew the truth.

-Matt, just stop the car!

Just stop the car, pull over now.

-What? Why? -Because I need to talk to you.

♪♪

-She had to tell him the truth.

[ Inaudible ]

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-You got all of that from a key hook?

-Well, that was the starting point.

-So, once she told him about the affair?

-See, I think, in his fury,

Matthew drove over to Chris Bromley's house,

who, having waited half an hour as promised,

was now setting off for Laura's house --

-I love you and I want -- -When...

[ Thud, tires screech ]

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-[ Gasps ]

-I di-- I di-- I didn't see him.

-We have to help him.

Matt! Matt, we have to help him!

-No. -Matt, no!

Matty, no!

-Only Matthew knows whether he could have avoided him or not.

-So where do they go?

-We have no way of knowing.

There's nothing more we can do now.

But, you know, thanks to Kelby,

we now have the details of the car

and every police officer in Devon looking for them.

So we have to hope that tomorrow will bring us some answers.

And I'm very late.

♪♪

See you tomorrow.

♪♪

Can I have a lift? -Yeah.

-All right, come on, let's go.

♪♪

Come along, Sergeant!

-Thank you. -This is lovely!

-Very glad you like it.

♪♪

-[ Exhales, clears throat ]

-Maybe you should make a short speech.

-I'll wait for Humphrey.

♪♪

-Better late than never. -Yes.

-Kelby here!

We found the car! -Where?

-It was parked up in the woodlands.

When two of our lot approached it, it took off.

There was a chase, it's now cornered off at Castle Peak.

-You go. I can do it. -How far?

-Three miles.

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-If you're going to say something, darling,

you ought to do it now because people are leaving.

♪♪

-Uh -- [ Clears throat ] Um -- [ Tapping glass ]

-Hello, everyone. I just wanted to say thank you

for coming to see what we're all about.

Even though I'm sure Mum twisted a few arms to get you here.

So, welcome to the Ten Mile Kitchen --

so called because all of our ingredients,

everything we use here,

will be sourced within ten miles of Shipton Abbott --

including our wine.

So, I'd just like to thank a few people

as today's been a bit of a team effort.

♪♪

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-They chased him up here. They're all still in the car.

But every time we go near him, he threatens to...

drive off the cliff.

-'Kay, thanks.

♪♪

-[ Sobbing ] Matty! Matty!

Please don't do this! Please!

-Shut up.

I'm thinking.

[ Laura sobbing ]

-We can't get near 'em.

♪♪

[ Engine idling ]

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[ Stops engine ]

-How many times have I got to say it?

If you lot come near me, I'll drive us all over the edge.

-We both know you don't want to do that.

You've got your children in the back.

-Didn't mean to hit 'im.

-I believe you.

-How is he? -He's all right.

It's a couple of broken bones.

Look, Matty,

at least let us take the children,

give you two time for a proper chat.

Okay?

-When I drove over there, I wanted to kill him.

Coulda done.

He's always had everything. I didn't,

always better at everything.

Money, flash cars,

nice holidays.

And now...

he's got my wife.

-No! No, he hasn't!

All right? I love you. I told you that.

It was a mistake! -A mistake?!

-Yes! -Look, this is what you need,

isn't it, okay, just sort things out,

just the two of you; how 'bout we get the children

somewhere safe? -I need you to leave us alone.

-I spoke to your mum.

She's really worried about you.

When she finds out where you are...

Okay? What do you think she'd say, Matt?

If she was here.

I think she'd say, let the little ones out the car.

I-I mean, if that's all right, then.

Come on, Matthew.

Let's get the kids out.

Shall we? -Please?

-'Kay, I'm just gonna open the back door now.

Okay?

♪♪

Can you just let the lock off for me?

♪♪

[ Revs engine ]

♪♪

Come on, Matthew.

Can you take the lock off for me?

♪♪

Matt?

♪♪

Matt?!

♪♪

[ Locks disengage ]

Okay.

-Come on, kids. Okay.

You go with the nice lady. -We'll just a minute.

-And Mummy will there in a minute, okay?

Okay.

♪♪

♪♪

-Look, I know you're upset.

No, no, I understand. I really do.

I do.

But this isn't helping anyone. -You married?

-Well, no.

Um, no, no, I'm not, I'm not,

but I'm engaged. -What would you do if you

found out she was seeing someone else behind your back.

-I'd be angry, I suppose, just like you are.

I'd talk to her.

Let her explain.

-We've been talking for hours.

Just saying the same thing.

Him and her.

-I love you. -Get out!

♪♪

-Everyone's safe.

Let's get you all together.

Okay? Sit down and work things out.

Come on. Come on. Come and be with your family.

-I need you to leave me alone. -I am here to help you.

-I don't need your help. I just need to think.

-Okay. All right. I'll just stay here then

while you're thinking. -Get away from me.

-Okay. O-okay. I'll just step back a bit.

Just -- just for a minute. Matthew? Matt?

Matt!

Matt?

-They've sent for a Land Rover with a winch.

They say they can hook it to the back of the car to secure it

then rush him. -Let's give him two minutes

and then try again.

The family safe? -Yeah, they're back there.

-Matthew! No!

-Oh, my God!

Matthew! Matt!

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[ Crashing ]

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-Didn't get time to fix the hand brake.

-Matthew!

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[ Sobbing ]

♪♪

-Okay?

[ Indistinct chatter ]

-That'd be better, wouldn't it?

Yeah? Wanna go 'ome?

What'd you like, chocolate?

-♪ Do you know me? ♪

-Vanilla?! -♪ Do you know my name? ♪

♪ Am I crazy? ♪

♪ Am I killing time? ♪

♪♪

♪ I'm killin' time ♪

♪♪

♪ Could you hold me? ♪

♪ Could you hold me tight? ♪

♪ Can you save me ♪

♪ But please don't say you're mine ♪

-Bad day? -No. Great.

Just watched a man's life fall apart in front of me.

-I know.

Esther called me.

Told me how you saved those children.

-How was your party?

-[ Laughs ] Well, I pressed a lot of flesh

and listened to a lot of nonsense.

But I made a speech -- you'd have been proud of me.

-I already am.

-I talked about teamwork.

'Bout how my amazing husband-to-be

trusted me and loved me enough

to follow me all the way back to Devon to open a cafe.

-He sounds amazing. -He is.

Almost perfect, in fact. -Almost?

-He spent all our savings on a houseboat.

-Ah. Yeah.

You hate it, don't you? [ Both laughing ]

-Actually, I've become quite fond of it in the last hour.

So I thought we should christen it.

-Well, don't you need a champagne bottle

on a piece of ribbon?

-I actually had something else in mind.

Missed you. -I'm sorry.

-No, I'm not talking about the cafe.

Talking about us.

I've missed you.

-Missed you too.

-♪ If we hold on, hold on ♪ -♪ Hold on, won't be long ♪

♪ Now ♪

♪ The only way is up ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ For you and me now ♪ [ Quack ]

-What was that? -♪ The only way is up ♪

-Oh! It came with a duck.

[ Quacking ] -Oh, excellent.

-♪ You and me now ♪

♪ The only way is up ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ For you and me now ♪

♪ The only way is up ♪

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