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Pronto?

Si.

Si.

OK.

Capisco. Grazie.

Grazie, risentiamo. Grazie.

Well, what did they say?

I won't spend another night here.

The prosecutor has given permission for you

to find alternative accommodation.

But they won't pay for it.

PHONE RINGS

Hello? It's Phil.

Hi.

Hello? Yeah, sorry... Sorry.

Sorry, I'm here.

Have you settled in all right?

Yeah.

Thanks for organising this.

Do you know why they won't let me come home yet?

I'm sure it's just formalities.

I've reached out to your local MP and the Foreign Office...

..asked them to put pressure on the Italian authorities.

They've arrested someone, right? You're safe now.

WHISPERING: Chloe?

I want you.

I want to be with you.

Chloe?

Hey. It's me.

AMBER: How are you? Are you OK?

Barely spoken to anyone for days.

I thought that woman at the embassy

was supposed to be looking after you.

She is, but I feel so bad.

She's working so hard on my case and then I keep interrupting her

because I can barely go out and buy a sandwich on my own.

Locking yourself away is only making you feel worse.

But I owe them money.

Black Death.

The people who took me.

So I said I'd pay them to let me go...

..and now he's arrested, and...

..and he can't help me.

I don't understand.

So I promised I...

I promised I wouldn't get him in trouble - if he let me go.

He liked me.

And I...erm...

..I pretended I liked him too.

What do you mean pretended? Did you...?

No.

He wanted to.

He tried.

He made me share his bed.

Chlo...

VOICE BREAKING: I was so scared.

You have to get me home - it's been nearly a week now.

Over the last few days, I've spoken at length with

the Italian prosecutor in order to expedite your return to the UK.

The quickest option we have is a pre-trial,

where you give your evidence now, in court.

I already told them everything the day I got released.

Well, this time, you tell the prosecutor in front of a judge.

And, of course, Lukasz.

Lukasz?

Is it MD's real name?

I know, I know he let me go,

but I spent a week thinking that he could kill me at any minute.

And now I have to be in the same room as him?

Um...we can ask for a screen around you.

So you don't have to see him.

There is one more thing.

In order to provide sufficient evidence, they have requested

you return to the farmhouse and give a verbal statement to camera.

No, I can't... I can't go back there.

The sooner you sign this document...

..the sooner we can book a court date and get you home.

Sorry.

WHISPERING: Chloe?

SHE PANTS

Can I? Yeah, of course. Thank you.

How can I go back there?

Nobody except you knows what happened in that house.

That's why it's so important you do the pre-trial.

They won't understand.

When I gave my first statement about the shoes...

..I didn't mean to lie - I was just scared that they would think

it was my fault or that, like, I should've run,

and then I'd be in trouble with the police.

So stand up in court and make them understand this.

What if they don't believe me?

We're all on your side.

He's the one on trial.

You have to do all you can to make sure the men who took you

go to prison.

I don't want that responsibility.

I know.

But you have it anyway.

THEY WHISPER

So, Chloe, you understand now

Prosecutor Storari will ask you some questions about your statement.

Then the defence will cross-examine you.

All right?

And don't worry.

He won't be able to see you.

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

The preliminary hearing is in session.

I invite the witness to be sworn in.

Aware of the moral and legal responsibility that

I assume in making my statement,

I promise to tell the whole truth and not to conceal anything.

You can hear what Miss Ayling is saying?

No.

Your Honour.

May I suggest Mr Herba be moved close enough to hear Miss Ayling?

Si metta una sedia vicino alla tenda.

SHE SCREAMS

Miss Ayling,

when you were held captive,

did Lukasz refer to any organisation?

Yeah.

Black Death.

And what role did Lukasz have?

He killed for them.

Miss Ayling, I wanted to know if the person under investigation

told you that he'd be willing to pay all the ransom for your release?

Yes.

Did you and Lukasz ever leave the house?

On the Sunday, we went to the village to buy a pair of shoes.

And did my client tell you he had found a solution for your situation?

He offered to pay everything including the part that

I was supposed to pay, but Black Death wouldn't allow it.

Since you enjoyed a bit of freedom, why didn't you ask someone for help?

I was told if I was to rebel that I'd be killed.

I understand.

Miss Ayling...

..are you still afraid of this Black Death?

Yes.

And when you were kidnapped, what substance did they inject you with?

He told me it was ketamine.

And who took the photos of you unconscious in the studio?

I don't know.

It must have been one of the guys in balaclavas.

Because we discovered they were taken with one of Lukasz's phones.

No, you don't understand. MD...

..I mean Lukasz, wasn't at the studio.

How do you know he wasn't there?

Because he told me.

What did he tell you?

He told me there were two guys and one of them had to go on to

another job and then another one joined on the journey.

Can you describe this person?

He was tall, short hair, dark blond hair.

And...

..35.

Are you sure this person wasn't Lukasz?

Yeah.

But...

..did he look like Lukasz?

Yeah, he did slightly.

Could they be...

..brothers?

Did you know that, in June, Lukasz asked his brother,

Michal, to buy a large black bag online?

I don't know anything about that.

In May this year, did you know that Lukasz ordered...

..two black balaclavas online?

No.

Thank you.

It was bullshit, all of it.

There was no Black Death.

Just him and his brother.

AMBER: His brother? Has he been arrested?

The Italian police are investigating him.

Babe, that's great. You don't need to be scared.

You don't owe anyone any money.

I still have to go back there tomorrow.

Just focus on the wild welcome-home bash I'm going to throw you when you get back.

No!

I would die if anyone found out what had happened to me.

Babe, you can't come back and act like everything's OK.

Yes, I can.

You'd better not tell anyone.

Chloe, you've been through a living nightmare.

I don't want anyone to know, OK?

I've told Phil the same - and he agrees.

Yeah, of course he does.

What does that mean?

He doesn't want anyone to know.

He was supposed to be looking out for you.

It's his job to protect you from all the stalkers

and the weirdos, isn't it?

Babe, I'm so sorry, I have to go.

But I'm going to see you in a couple of days, OK?

MD: Remember, Black Death will be watching.

Make sure you stay close to me.

I need to get out.

Chloe, we wouldn't be going back there if it wasn't safe.

Speak clearly to the camera.

If you get upset and they don't understand you,

they will make you repeat it, and it will take longer.

OK?

DOGS BARK

Sono le 13:12...

..e procediamo con la rimozione dei sigilli.

Did you ever think that I might be lying?

That I'm not going to release you?

This is where they put the bag when I first arrived.

Qui e dove hanno messo la borsa quando sono arrivata all'inizio.

Mm-hm.

Did I told you that you are not any more in Italy?

You are in the middle of nowhere.

You belongs to Black Death now.

They're like mafia.

Guns.

Drugs.

Trafficking.

This was where the sleeping bag was placed.

Qui avevano messo il sacco a pelo.

You have already been advertised.

In five days, you will be put up for auction.

And then the same on this side, the handcuffs were around here.

And my feet were there.

SHE SOBS

E qui ho trascorso il primo giorno, la prima notte,

fino al pomeriggio del giorno successivo.

That's part of our job.

Tell your family.

If you run...

..they can be punished.

I also offered to pay the ransom quantity.

The guys who took you left all your stuff in the studio.

So, if you don't pay,

I won't be able to protect you.

Or your family.

I slept on this side.

I will do anything to help you, and then we can be together.

..and Lukasz slept on this side.

Tomorrow, I will take you out.

As long as you stay close to me...

..everything will be fine.

You trust me?

Yeah.

Good.

Possiamo considerare conclusa la ricognizione dei luoghi

alle 13:18 del 5th Agosto.

It's over now.

CHATTER

CAMERAS CLICK

BIRDSONG

Thank you so much for all the work you've done.

Listen, while we've been out of Milan,

the prosecutor held a press conference.

It's protocol in cases like this, it's in the public interest.

But I didn't want anyone to know.

Your name wasn't released,

just the details of the case relating to a British model.

OK.

Can I definitely leave tomorrow?

Yeah.

Your passport is waiting at the station

for when we get back to the city tonight.

I can't wait to get back.

MUSIC: Is It Light Where You Are by Art School Girlfriend

MOTHER SOBS

It's OK.

It's OK. I'm safe.

MOTHER SOBS

I'm OK.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

PRESS CLAMOURS OUTSIDE

I'm here now.

More details are emerging in the case of the British model

who claims she was drugged and held captive for nearly a week.

..huge media attention and made headlines around the world...

The very confusing and baffling kidnap of 20-year-old...

Whilst Chloe is now recovering here at home,

it's understood investigations are continuing...

Today, at her mother's home in South London,

it seems she will soon reveal all.

# Lost my head there for a minute

# I found my way back, I realigned

# Now we're left with something else

# Won't you look back on me... #