C.B. Strike (2017–…): Season 4, Episode 2 - Troubled Blood: Part 2 - full transcript
This programme contains
discriminatory language, some scenes
which some viewers may find
upsetting, and some strong language
I've taken on a missing person case.
Margot Bamborough missing since
1974. No-one proved Dennis Creed
killed Dr Margot Bamborough.
Mum was wearing her locket
the night she vanished.
You have to understand,
this is a very cold case.
At this point, it's my belief that
Dr Bamborough has been abducted.
Looks like Talbot based an
entire theory around the Zodiac.
Is that Margot?
There. Where have you seen that ring
before? Christmas party footage.
I don't care if it's been half
a century or half an hour,
that man has to pay
for what he did to her.
♪ You and me
♪ Me and you
♪ Somehow we made 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 blued
♪ Don't think about it
♪ Never doubt it
♪ I'll walk beside you. ♪
That's fine. We'll
stick with it.
OK, bye.
Oonagh doesn't remember a scarf.
Hi, Anna. I wanted to
ask you a question.
We're trying to find out if your
mum had any identifying marks
on her body.
Maybe a scar on her left side?
Have you found something?
We're not sure yet.
Is there any chance
you could ask your dad?
I don't think I could ask him
without risking him
getting very upset.
I could maybe ask Cynthia.
Whatever you can do.
Thank you. Bye.
Sam, how you getting
on with Gloria Conti?
Working my way through the list.
I've done the main registers,
now I'm moving on to the
ancestry sites. Saul?
Yep. Just... getting
through it, Chief.
Wrap it up this morning.
We need you back on
surveillance with Shifty.
PHONE RINGS
Hello? Strike's office.
So who have we got
who's still alive?
Not many.
Dr Brenner's dead.
That must be his wife.
There's Gloria Conti.
Oonagh we've spoken to.
What's Steve Douthwaite doing
at their Christmas party?
Friends with one of them?
He didn't mention that
in his police interview.
What do we know about him?
Carl Oakden wrote that trashy
book about Margot's case.
His big scoop was finding
Steve Douthwaite working
at a holiday camp called
Baxton's after Margot vanished.
He'd changed his
name to Steve Jacks.
I've searched the internet for
both of them, but there's nothing.
There's Janice Beattie
and Irene Hickson.
Irene, you were a
receptionist at St Johns
and, Janice, you were
a district nurse.
Can you tell us what you
remember about Margot?
Well, when Margot died, everybody
and his dog had a theory,
didn't they, Jane?
We don't know Margot's dead.
Well, yes, of course we do.
Now, now, you've
got to be realistic.
What kind of theories
did people have?
Oh, well, we had one nutter...
He was... What was
he called? Athorpe?
No, I think it was Applethorpe.
That's what it was.
It was Applethorpe.
Well, he went around saying
he killed her with magic.
Died himself under a bridge.
What was that one called?
It was on the tip of me tongue.
It was a wuh, wasn't it? A wuh?
Walter Street. Walter Street.
Yeah. That's what.
You had to do a home visit
to Applethorpe, didn't you?
Mm. Oh, you said it stank.
Well, I only went
once. That was plenty.
His wife and kid
had disabilities.
Looked like an hard life.
Thing is, like Irene said,
there were loads of people
reckoned it was this or that,
but she was in the papers.
Some people just want a bit
of attention, don't they?
IRENE FARTS
Excuse me. I'm so sorry.
We had a curry last night.
I told her it wasn't a good
idea with the state of her guts.
It's the London water.
It's no good for IBS.
Do either of you
remember Gloria Conti?
Yeah, I do.
She was... She was all right.
That girl was rough as anything.
She told me herself that
her family were all Mafia
and her brother sold drugs.
Maybe she was, but... Well, do
you remember when she put drugs
in the doctor's tea, just
because she hated him?
Dr Brenner could have died.
I was washing the mugs and
found an Amytal cap in his mug.
But to be fair to
Gloria, there's no proof.
No. Well, Jan did tell Margot,
but she didn't do anything,
and I can tell you why.
Gloria was her pet project.
What kind of project?
Women's lib.
Yes. Well, she was always having
a go at me about what I wore,
but I didn't care because
I liked men looking at me.
Most girls do.
Can I show you both a picture?
Do either of you
recognise the two men
that Gloria left your
Christmas party with?
IRENE FARTS
I've... I've never
seen either of them.
I think the young one was her
boyfriend. Used to meet her,
wait for her, outside work.
The other one could be his dad.
They are dressed
alike, aren't they?
Do you remember the name
of Gloria's boyfriend?
No.
She didn't introduce us, no,
not that I was really bothered.
The last thing - do either of
you know if Margot had a scar
on her abdomen?
Not that I know of.
Mind you, when was I
going to see her naked?
No, I think I know
what that might be.
I mean, she did
have an abortion.
That's not leaving
a scar like that.
That's gossip.
Well, I'm just
trying to be helpful.
It was about a month
before Margot disappeared.
I took a call from a clinic
confirming an
appointment for Margot
at this clinic in Bride Street.
But, of course, back then,
the only reason people went
to Bride Street was for...
..private abortions.
What we should say
is that Margot
was a good doctor.
She knew her stuff.
Oh, yeah, I suppose so.
She was good for
your Kev, wasn't she?
All I'm trying to say
is it's not fair to
bad mouth her now.
I didn't not like her.
I just thought she
was a bit of a snob.
I mean, she wouldn't let
us make cups of tea for her
because we made it too
milky, you know what I mean?
But she had me going out for
cakes if she felt her blood sugar
was lowering, or
ringing her husband,
or fetching nappies for her kid.
That is not my job.
So, er, how is that feminism?
ROBIN SIGHS HEAVILY
I once had to take cover in a
ditch next to a rotting sheep.
Better or worse
than those farts?
Very similar. Mm.
Really took me back.
Well, it's getting a
bit chilly, isn't it?
Yeah, yeah, it is.
Nice to see you
both, again. Bye.
Dr Gupta?
Ah, welcome!
Thank you for the Christmas
party footage and for meeting us.
This is Cormoran Strike.
Thank you. It's a pleasure.
I might have more home
movies of Margot in them.
I'll look for you. Thank you.
Do you recognise either
of these two men?
No.
And I've an excellent memory.
They all know me here.
So, we kept the
building, as landlords.
Makes more money than
medicine ever did.
We were hoping to
find Gloria Conti.
Oh, Margot adored Gloria.
But I haven't seen
her since she left.
Let me show you her old office.
That was my office.
That was Joseph Brenner's.
And this was Margot's.
Were you aware that Margot
was being sent threats?
The thing with Margot was
if you needed an abortion,
she just said yes.
No questions asked.
And it became common knowledge.
This used to be a Catholic area.
Lots of strong views
on the subject.
Do you know if Margot had
a scar on her abdomen?
No idea.
Why don't you ask her
husband, Roy Phipps?
Margot kept her name, of course,
but Roy's still alive.
When was the last
time you saw him?
In this room.
He came to collect Margot's
personal possessions.
I assume the police
had been in already.
Of course.
We kept the room
locked until Roy came.
In terms of Dr Brenner, we'd
heard that an Amytal capsule
had been found in his teacup.
Who said that?
Anything you say to
us is confidential.
Look, Joseph Brenner
was a good doctor,
but he was also an addict.
It's more common
than you'd think.
He wrote too many prescriptions
for benzodiazepine.
For himself?
Well, for cooperative patients.
Joseph stopped doing it
after one of them died.
That man...
..had a heart attack under
Warner Street Bridge.
Sorry, was that Warner Street?
Not Walter Street?
Warner Street.
And was the man's
name Applethorpe?
Athorn.
Thank you for your time, Dr
Gupta. That was very helpful.
Sorry, was that Athorn, A-T...
H-O-R-N. Yes.
Very best of luck.
Thank you.
There is an Athorn family
registered around the corner,
on Albemarle Way.
Janice mentioned
a wife and child.
Could be them.
This is the route Margot should have
taken to meet Oonagh in the pub.
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
That's where the witness
saw two people struggling.
BUZZER RINGS
Would you be free to come
round for dinner next week?
Yeah.
My flatmate's been cast as
a soldier in a new TV show.
He wants to study you.
As long as there's beer.
Thanks. Appreciate it.
Afternoon.
My name's Cormoran Strike.
This is my partner,
Robin Ellacott.
Hi. We were hoping to talk
to you about your dad.
My dad's dead. He's not here.
Go.
Hello.
My name's Robin. Can we talk
to you about your husband?
Gwilherm?
That's Dad then.
That's him now.
Put him down, Samhain.
Somebody told us he used to go
around saying he used magic.
Did he ever talk about a doctor?
A woman called Margot?
Yeah.
Can you tell me what he said?
He woke me up when he
was crying and he said
he killed her with his magic,
but he didn't mean to.
I told him he was dreaming.
He said it was a mistake,
but he did do it.
I heard him in here doing spells
to make her come back to life.
I'm having a hot
chocolate. Are you?
Thanks. That sounds great.
Why don't I give you a hand?
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
No hot chocolate for you.
I think this one goes there...
I know who really killed her.
But people don't
like it if you talk.
Was it someone you know?
Mm. That's really good.
The thing is, I'm a detective
and people have to
talk to us, so...
..it makes it OK.
It was Nico and his boys.
Who's Nico?
Nico Ricci.
He puts people in concrete.
Can I ask who told you that?
Beth did.
Who's Beth?
She's our social worker.
She said it wasn't Dad.
It was Nico Ricci.
STRIKE SIGHS
Did Gwilherm tell lots of
people that he killed Margot?
Do another piece.
Did Gwilherm know Dr Bamborough?
Was he a patient of hers?
He saw the other one.
The old man.
Everyone gets tummy ache,
but only Gwilherm died.
So, that was sad.
Do you recognise...
..either of these two men?
No. I don't like going out.
Do you recognise
any of those men?
Faces aren't that easy for me.
Sam was telling me
about Nico Ricci.
I only told him because you
have to tell a detective.
This girl's good at jigsaws.
Yeah, Robin's good
at everything.
Mrs Athorn, have you
ever heard of Nico Ricci?
He puts people in concrete.
Gwilherm said that, as well.
He said dying in
concrete is horrible.
Can you go away now?
Sorry? Can you go?
Of course.
Thank you for your time.
Oi. Are you from
social services?
Something I can help with? Yeah.
I still need paying for
what those two morons
have cost me hoarding all that
rubbish. My ceiling's caving in.
Flat looked clean to
me. Yeah, it is now,
only after I said I'd
take 'em to court.
There's still the
damage, though.
Oh, they might
come across like...
Don't do that.
Well, they ain't stupid though,
are they? They've mucked it out
so it looks like there
was never a problem,
and I'm stuck with the
bill. So, which is it?
Arseholes or morons?
Well, we can't all be both.
Cheeky bastard.
Who's your line manager?
So, who's Nico Ricci, then?
Sounds like a local gangster.
Time to consult the expert.
Oh, yes!
Best breakfast in the world.
Right...
Who's breaking? Me.
Bet's a fiver.
Done. Robin?
All right. Early
days. Don't get cocky.
We wanted to pick your brains
about Clerkenwell, back in the day.
Have you heard of Gloria Conti?
She a working girl?
Is that the only possibility?
Oi! This is me being helpful.
Have a look at this photo.
No, hang on. Hang on.
Robin's about to miss.
Lovely.
Do you know who
these two men are?
That's your foul. I
didn't do anything!
No, no. Fuck that. Because you two
are a team and he just put me off.
That's still my shot. I
take it you recognise them?
Yeah. What are you
doing with that picture?
I'm asking who they are.
And I'll be crystal
clear, Bunsen,
I ain't telling you till
I know why you're asking.
It's a missing person inquiry.
Yeah, I bet it is. Well, if you
recognise them, other people will,
too. We'll just ask around.
No, don't do that. That's
manipulation, Robin.
I expect that off him, but I
thought you'd be better than that.
The older one Nico Ricci?
Why are you asking me
if you already know?
I didn't know. I do now.
Right. OK. Enough
with the mind games.
Yes. That old boy, and he will
be old now, that is Nico Ricci.
"Mucky" Ricci. He come up doing
pimping in strip clubs and porn.
Now, the younger one,
that's his boy, Luca.
Luca does a bit of everything.
He got sent down for
sticking electrodes
on to this man's ball
sack. And get this -
the geezer that he did
it to, he told the jury
that he asked Luca to do it. You
know, like it was a sex game.
Like you'd want that!
Fuckin' 'ell, no.
Anyway, Luca's
done a bit of time,
but he's out now.
Don't go near them.
If Ricci's your answer,
don't ask that question.
Luca - he'd just shoot
him, bang, bye-bye, Bunsen.
But you do not want to be the woman
that Luca decides needs a lesson.
We'd be careful.
No.
I've seen how you are
with men like that.
And you've got balls. And nine
times out of ten, I respect that.
But this is that
one time in ten.
Stay away.
BALLS THWACK LOUDLY
I ran a search on
Nico's son, Luca Ricci.
His name comes up on
the fundraising page
of St Peter's Catholic
Nursing Home in Clerkenwell.
He donated £500 last summer.
Sounds like a wonderful guy.
The message with the donation says,
"Keep on keeping my old man happy".
If Nico's a resident there,
I could try talking to him.
He'd never talk.
As soon as you go sniffing around,
it risks putting us on Luca's radar.
But I wouldn't confront him.
I'd just try and find out
who he used to work with.
Get some of the names for
the men used in that film.
Robin, Shanker knows
what he's talking about.
We keep our distance.
KNOCK ON DOOR
Thanks, Pat.
I'm going to put a question mark
on the people we haven't found yet.
What happens when
you do find her?
What do you mean?
You'd have to scribble
out that question mark.
If you use a sticky note,
you won't have to do that.
Right. Well, we haven't
got any sticky notes, so...
Yes, we have. I've got a whole
block of 'em in my drawer.
OK.
Er, everyone says Margot
liked Gloria Conti.
Gloria was dating Luca.
His dad, Nico, was a
nasty piece of work.
So, how does Margot
fall foul of these two?
Why do you think that Athorn's
social worker said that
Nico killed Margo?
I've got her number. I'll give her
a call. For now, let's focus on
confirming Margot's scar.
Your sister called again.
She asked if you were in.
Said I didn't know.
Thanks.
Everything OK?
Lucy's used to getting her
own way, and Joan's tumour
isn't having any of it.
I might have to go down there.
Well, I can manage things here.
I can stay till the weekend.
No, you do whatever
you need to do.
I might have something on one
of these family tree websites.
There's a woman
called Trudy Mattison
who's listed a Gloria
Conti as a cousin.
Looks the right age. Great.
Hello. Are you Trudy Mattison?
Yes. My name's Venetia Hall.
I gather you're interested
in family trees?
How did you know that? Don't
worry, I'm not selling anything!
My clients are building a
new family tree search engine
and we're looking for
people to test it.
It will be free to
you after we launch.
Completely free?
Yes, completely free.
All I'd do is spend ten
minutes with you now
getting some information about your
relatives to populate our database.
It's just names, dates and places
of birth, current location.
PHONE LINE RINGS
Allo, c'est Mary.
Hello. Am I speaking
to Mary Jaubert?
Yes.
Hello, Mary. My name
is Robin Ellacott.
I'm a private investigator.
I've been hired to look
into the disappearance
of Margot Bamborough.
I think you knew Margot
back when you were
known as Gloria Conti?
How did you get my number?
It's what I do for a living.
I also know you
married a Frenchman,
you have three grown-up
children and you live in Nimes.
We have a lot to discuss.
I could fly over, if you'd
rather talk face-to-face.
No, no, don't do that.
Look, I don't want
to discuss anything.
It was a long time ago.
I'm sorry, but please
don't contact me again.
No. No, you listen to me.
Everything I've heard about
Margot - she was a good person.
She left a hole
in a lot of lives.
And I don't care how
long ago it was, Gloria -
you cooperate now, or I
will drag you to court.
You and Luca Ricci.
PHONE LINE DISCONNECTS
SOFTLY: Oh, fuck...
STRIKE SIGHS HEAVILY
HE INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY
How are you doing?
How do I look?
Gorgeous, as ever.
You're not a very
convincing liar.
Once you start dying,
everyone lies to you.
They say they can
make you comfortable.
That's the big one.
Are you in pain?
Yes.
Is it going to get worse?
It might.
Thank you.
You're a sweet boy.
All those years
wanting children...
..and it's my
ovaries that kill me.
What kind of a joke is that?!
I do feel like I had children.
Lucy called me Mum right
from when she was little.
I didn't know that.
She didn't do it
in front of you.
She knew you didn't like it.
It's all right.
Oh, you loved Leda.
I know that made
nothing very easy.
I'd better help Ted
with the dinner.
Tell him not to put
salt on everything.
Is that causing you problems?
No...
..I just don't like it!
Ta.
Joanie wants to
plan the funeral.
Lucy thinks half the
battle's in the 'ead.
Well, you're not going to win
if you're planning your
own funeral, are ya?
She's sad...
..that she's never
going to meet your kids.
I'm not going to have kids.
Oh.
Well...
..that'll cheer
her up, won't it?
I will say this, though...
..my sister having you kids
was the best decision
she ever made.
We were bloody
glad she did that.
Sorry I'm late. Better
late than never.
Right, let's get started.
Um...
Pen? Yeah. Thanks.
OK, Sam.
It's early days, but I'm pretty
sure my target's having an affair.
Something about the way he keeps
shagging this girl he's not married
to. Keep using the same place,
though. I could probably bug it.
Let's try and get photos, first.
Saul? Another week and I can
get his PA to wear a wire.
Sorry? I've got his
PA all softened up.
She's going to be my
weapon of mass destruction.
I thought I said not
to approach anyone.
This is a surveillance job.
Yeah, but if you ring Strike...
I don't need to ring Strike.
I made that decision.
I told Strike about the PA.
I think he thought
it was a good idea.
Sorry, have I upset
ya? No, I'm not upset.
Yeah, well, you
seem a bit upset.
Well, we've got a new
job starting in Fulham.
I'm going to put you on
that. Pat'll brief you.
Just give me one
more week on Shifty.
I want to see the
job done properly.
One more week sounds reasonable.
Oi! Both of you.
Robin's the boss, yeah?
How's about we do whatever
the fuck she tells us, OK?
Rob's, for real,
one week, and I'll have
everything we need on Shifty.
I've told you what's happening.
To be honest, we're struggling
to find someone who can confirm
if your mum had a scar.
I mean, I hate to suggest it,
but Paul Satchwell might...
He's living in Greece, not
responding to our messages.
Is there a way you could ask
your dad without it blowing up?
I'll think about it.
Well, could it change things?
It's your decision.
But, honestly, yes,
it could be important.
I'll leave it with you.
OK.
Bye.
Diddy!
What are you doing here and
not telling your mates?!
We could have been
arseholed by now!
Maybe because he's meant to
be spending time with Joan.
How is she?
As expected.
How is she today, though?
Have you actually seen her?
You're in trouble, now.
Best of luck, mate.
You got time for
one, do you reckon?
Thanks so much for the lift.
Any time, Luce. And you...
..call me next time, yeah?
If you're done with your work
calls, shall we go and see Joan?
NORTH LONDON ACCENT: Hi. I'm
actually just going to St Peter's,
I'm from RG, the monitoring
agency? Have you got two mins
for a super-quick survey?
OK, OK. Thank you so much.
So, who have you
been to see, today?
My wife, Enid. Enid. And do you
feel she's being looked after?
You'd hope so, given the fees.
Fee levels, I'll make a note.
All right?
I'm here to see Enid. I think my
uncle's coming in, as well, today.
You just missed him.
SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYS
Thanks.
NICO SNORES SOFTLY
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
Mr Ricci?
I'd like to ask you a few
questions about Margot Bamborough.
HE SNUFFLES
Do you remember her?
Is that a yes?
HE MUMBLES
Don't you smile at
me, you piece of shit.
I know what you did.
What do you think
happens now, then, eh?
Am I going to tie a bag
over your head, too?
DOOR OPENS
Who are you? Are your family?
I'm his son.
I'm on my way out and he's
making these moaning noises.
There's no nurses around. I come in,
cos I thought he was dying. Yeah, he
moans a bit, don't mean
nothing, though, do it, Dad? Oh!
Well, I'll leave
you to it, then.
RICCI GROANS
That's it. That's what he was doing.
Like he's choking or something.
That's not what
choking sounds like.
What's your name? Ain't
seen you round 'ere before.
Vanessa.
Vanessa? Who you 'ere to see,
Vanessa? My great granny.
Oh, yeah, which one's
that, then? Sadie.
She's a few doors down
from your old man.
My mum usually comes, but
she's on holiday, so I thought
I'd bring some presents.
Oh, that's lovely, that, innit?
Family person!
I dunno, it's Christmas, innit?
Christmas. Yeah...
You know what he'd like
for Christmas?
No.
A kiss from a pretty girl!
ROBIN LAUGHS NERVOUSLY
Go on, then.
You're cheeky, aren't ya?!
Go on, give him a kiss. Yeah, all
right, mate. Enjoy your visit.
I'm glad your old
man's all right.
Not saying bye-bye to Sadie?
She'll be asleep, now.
You not staying with your dad?
Not much of a talker, my dad.
You forgot to sign out.
Oh, yeah.
Thanks.
Thought you were
here to see Sylvie?
Sadie.
I dropped off some
presents for Enid, as well.
What's with all the
questions, mate?
Just trying to be friendly.
You want a lift?
I'm all right. Thanks, though.
I'm going.
Oh, I'm coming down.
No, no, no. Don't come down.
I'll be back for Christmas.
It will be special.
Not special, just normal.
That's what I meant.
Sorry. I forgot to sign out.
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
Thanks.
PHONE NOTIFICATION
How was the trip?
Anna Phipps has decided
to let us talk to her dad.
Hopefully we'll get an
answer on that scar.
DOOR BUZZER Great.
Well, I've been busy.
Luca Ricci did write
that note to Margot.
Here's the proof. It's
open, come up the stairs.
It's the same handwriting. Look.
It's the same weird mix
of upper and lower case.
It's exactly the same.
Where did you get that?
Mucky Luca's nursing home?
Yeah.
When?
While you were away.
After I told you not to?
It needed doing. This is
proof that Luca was involved.
How long do you think it
would take Luka to find you?
I wore a disguise.
I used a fake name.
It will not come back to us.
Why don't you just say, "Well
done, this was good work."
It was. That's beside the point.
I don't want him to
throw acid in your face.
Or mine.
I think I'm done for the day.
I was careful.
You should have discussed
it with me first.
I'm Gloria Conti.
All right for me to go?
Thanks, Pat.
Come in, Miss Conti.
It's a long time since
someone called me that.
My children only know
me as Mary Jaubert.
How did you find us?
I spoke to Mrs Jaubert
a few days ago.
I wasn't expecting you to come.
Well, neither was I, but I...
Well, I read about you,
and then I thought
perhaps you're on the
side of the angels.
And then I really did have
to talk to you because
I think there's a
good chance that
Margot died...
..because of me.
Can I get you a drink?
Yeah. Something strong, please.
Come through.
No, my grandfather ran a
coffee shop. And my dad
worked for London Transport.
None of them were criminals!
But I was shy and
I hated being shy.
I wanted to look tough.
I had my surname, Conti,
and The Godfather
had just come out.
So I thought, "Oh, that's
what I could become".
I'm still so ashamed.
We're not here to judge.
That's what Margot
would have said.
She always saw right through me.
She wanted me to
go back to school,
but I was set on being
Michael Corleone's wife.
And what I ended up with was...
..Luca Ricci.
Kept me waiting.
I had to lock up.
Said you'd be done by six.
I said six is when we close. I
can't go to anyone else has gone.
Do you think I'm stupid?
Now, I've been waiting
here 15 minutes.
No patients coming
out. No sign of anyone.
And then a Paki slips out and
you come out a minute after.
So, what's that about?
That's Dr Gupta.
He's finishing his paperwork.
He's my boss. I can't just...
Do you think I don't
know what you are?!
You fucking whore.
How you buying that coat?!
I saved up!
If that's the way you
want to make money,
I can put you to work.
What are you...? I was hoping
someone would still be here.
I need to get back into the
building. Yeah, well, she's not...
If you're still here when we're
done, I'll call the police.
Get out now, Gloria, please.
Go and open up. I'll be
with you in a minute.
Start your car and drive away.
You've got no idea
who you're talking to.
I know what kind of
man I'm talking to.
I've treated women with men
like you in their lives,
and I've given evidence
on their behalf in court.
And I'll do it again.
So, why don't you fuck off
and stay away from her?
Tell Gloria I'll see her later.
GLORIA'S BREATH SHUDDERS
He's not always like that.
I don't care about him.
I see so much potential in you.
You're cleverer than you let on.
Men like him, when they find that
out, they'll punish you for it.
There's nothing they hate more
than a woman who sees who they are.
But I let it happen.
We aren't our mistakes.
It's what we do about our
mistakes that shows who we are.
Well, I didn't end it.
I tried to, but...
..I kept making
the same mistakes.
My ex-husband cheated on me
three times with the same woman.
It took me a long
time to see it.
Did you blame yourself?
Yeah.
Finally, I did do it.
I told Luca it was over.
Thanks, Gloria.
And then he turns up
at our Christmas party
with his dad.
I was terrified
at making a scene.
I'll be two seconds.
You don't have to go.
I do, Dr Bamborough.
You're a nice girl, Gloria.
My son likes you.
You don't want to upset him.
And then I got pregnant.
I thought that was the end. I
thought I'd have to marry him.
Margot helped you get
an abortion, didn't she?
She booked it
under her own name.
Yeah, and she stayed
with me afterwards.
She saved my life.
You were there on her last day.
Could you talk us through that?
Well, I was there on my own.
And then this girl comes in.
Take a seat...
Theo? Theodora, maybe.
Yep?
There's a girl just come
in, asking to be seen.
She has to come back tomorrow.
She's in a lot of pain.
OK, can you grab me my
doughnut from the fridge?
You all right to stay a
little bit longer? Yeah.
I can open these for you, if
you like. Er, leave those alone,
please.
OK.
Well, the girl had an ectopic
pregnancy, and if Margot hadn't seen
her then, she could have died.
Did Margot leave before you?
I'm going to be so
late for Oonagh.
It's horrible out there. Mm.
He'll kill you, Gloria.
You know that, don't you?
With men like that, it
never, ever gets better.
Goodnight, then.
Night, Dr Bamborough.
I was there another ten
minutes after she left,
just turning out lights,
things like that.
How does any of that make you
responsible for what happened?
I think Luca abducted her.
Not him, personally, because
I was with him by seven,
but maybe a cousin.
He knew she wanted
me to leave him.
He said if I ever left him,
he'd have her killed.
He said his dad once killed a girl
called Kara for informing on them.
And he showed me photos of a
man having his teeth pulled out,
so I believed him.
And I should have gone to
the police and told them
as soon as she disappeared,
but Lucas said they had
detectives on the payroll.
When I realised Margot...
..wasn't ever coming back...
..I went to France.
Been there ever since.
It's the first time I've
been back in London.
It's changed.
CAR HORN TOOTS
The only other person who knows
about the abortion is my husband.
It won't go further than us.
No.
What I really want to say is,
if you find something
that proves that Luca did
it, I will go to court.
I'll tell them
everything I've told you.
I owe Margot that and more.
She was the bravest, kindest
person I've ever known.
She saved me.
You did bloody well finding her.
You've done bloody
well with everything.
I'm sorry I'm such a prick.
No problem.
I'll see you at Roy
Phipps' house tomorrow?
HE SIGHS
Anna tells me you might have
information about Margot.
We're hoping you might be able
to help with some questions.
I'm sorry, did you or did
you not approach my daughter,
promising new information?
We did.
What might really help us now
is to know if Margot had a scar.
Dr Bamborough.
If Dr Bamborough had a scar
on this part of her body.
No, she didn't.
A couple of moles.
No more than that.
Do you have any photographs?
Of my wife naked for
you to take home?
Who is this man?
He's just trying to
help your daughter, Roy.
That's all this is.
Hmm.
Cynthia, would you?
Holidays.
Our last one, summer of 1974.
France. It's towards the back.
It's not her.
Why didn't you tell
me you had these?
They've been sitting
there for half a century.
I thought those
were medical books.
Why didn't you tell me you
had photos of Mum here?
I have two photos of
Mum and me together.
Two!
You don't remember her.
We chose to give
you a living home
rather than a mausoleum.
You lied to me.
We never meant to.
And you wonder why
I never trusted you.
Treating her existence
like a guilty secret.
I hired these people to
find out what happened.
They're detectives.
So, you lied to me.
You're a coward.
You thought she was
seeing someone else.
A Paul Satchwell?
When all the time I had evidence
that she might even still be alive.
That necklace wasn't hers.
And everything you've done
since confirms that I did
the right thing for
you, you stupid girl.
That's bullshit.
I met other men whose
women had gone missing
and it destroyed them.
Brian Tucker,
losing his marriage
over his obsession
with finding his daughter.
He almost had me roped in,
sitting in a pub with him and...
And Terry Wolfson. Oh, Terry
drinking himself to death
over his sister, Kara.
And Brian wanting to
dig up half of London!
It was madness.
There wasn't even any proof
that Creed had killed
any of our women.
They were simply... gone.
And that's all we had in common.
I didn't forget
your mother, Anna.
I tried not to
let it destroy us.
I tried to give you happiness
instead of what I had,
which was pain.
HE GROANS IN PAIN
Dad?
Oh, no, Dad.
Dad.
Oh, no, stop!
If he dies...
Don't.
No, he's right.
This has brought nothing but
pain. I'm sorry. I just...
I can't go on with it any more.
We understand. But,
Anna, I want to find her.
Robin. All I'm asking
for is your permission
to keep looking for Margot.
We'll talk next week. Please
let us know how Mr Phipps does.
Come on.
The girl in the film
is Kara Wolfson.
She worked at The
Carnival Club in Soho.
She went missing after work less
than a year before Margot vanished.
This is some pornographic work
Kara did. You can see the scar.
We'll bring the film in
to Scotland Yard tomorrow.
The Met can take it from there.
We've got all the pieces that
you need. We know who the woman
in the film is. We know
Nico Ricci killed her.
There's no statute of
limitation for murder.
Is he competent to stand trial?
He can't talk.
But, I mean, he
understands questions.
Well, it's not just him. There
are the men he had attacking her.
Got any names for 'em?
He will go down
for this, won't he?
So, Nico Ricci gets
chocolates for Christmas,
Luca Ricci drives around
in his Aston Martin
and there's not even
a grave for Kara
and we're meant to accept that?
I'm sorry. Just being realistic.
Thanks, George.
I'm going to get off.
It's been a long week.
Oh, Mr Strike?
Mr Strike?
I'm Brian Tucker.
I have proof of who
killed Margot Bamborough.
I have a written confession.
discriminatory language, some scenes
which some viewers may find
upsetting, and some strong language
I've taken on a missing person case.
Margot Bamborough missing since
1974. No-one proved Dennis Creed
killed Dr Margot Bamborough.
Mum was wearing her locket
the night she vanished.
You have to understand,
this is a very cold case.
At this point, it's my belief that
Dr Bamborough has been abducted.
Looks like Talbot based an
entire theory around the Zodiac.
Is that Margot?
There. Where have you seen that ring
before? Christmas party footage.
I don't care if it's been half
a century or half an hour,
that man has to pay
for what he did to her.
♪ You and me
♪ Me and you
♪ Somehow we made 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 blued
♪ Don't think about it
♪ Never doubt it
♪ I'll walk beside you. ♪
That's fine. We'll
stick with it.
OK, bye.
Oonagh doesn't remember a scarf.
Hi, Anna. I wanted to
ask you a question.
We're trying to find out if your
mum had any identifying marks
on her body.
Maybe a scar on her left side?
Have you found something?
We're not sure yet.
Is there any chance
you could ask your dad?
I don't think I could ask him
without risking him
getting very upset.
I could maybe ask Cynthia.
Whatever you can do.
Thank you. Bye.
Sam, how you getting
on with Gloria Conti?
Working my way through the list.
I've done the main registers,
now I'm moving on to the
ancestry sites. Saul?
Yep. Just... getting
through it, Chief.
Wrap it up this morning.
We need you back on
surveillance with Shifty.
PHONE RINGS
Hello? Strike's office.
So who have we got
who's still alive?
Not many.
Dr Brenner's dead.
That must be his wife.
There's Gloria Conti.
Oonagh we've spoken to.
What's Steve Douthwaite doing
at their Christmas party?
Friends with one of them?
He didn't mention that
in his police interview.
What do we know about him?
Carl Oakden wrote that trashy
book about Margot's case.
His big scoop was finding
Steve Douthwaite working
at a holiday camp called
Baxton's after Margot vanished.
He'd changed his
name to Steve Jacks.
I've searched the internet for
both of them, but there's nothing.
There's Janice Beattie
and Irene Hickson.
Irene, you were a
receptionist at St Johns
and, Janice, you were
a district nurse.
Can you tell us what you
remember about Margot?
Well, when Margot died, everybody
and his dog had a theory,
didn't they, Jane?
We don't know Margot's dead.
Well, yes, of course we do.
Now, now, you've
got to be realistic.
What kind of theories
did people have?
Oh, well, we had one nutter...
He was... What was
he called? Athorpe?
No, I think it was Applethorpe.
That's what it was.
It was Applethorpe.
Well, he went around saying
he killed her with magic.
Died himself under a bridge.
What was that one called?
It was on the tip of me tongue.
It was a wuh, wasn't it? A wuh?
Walter Street. Walter Street.
Yeah. That's what.
You had to do a home visit
to Applethorpe, didn't you?
Mm. Oh, you said it stank.
Well, I only went
once. That was plenty.
His wife and kid
had disabilities.
Looked like an hard life.
Thing is, like Irene said,
there were loads of people
reckoned it was this or that,
but she was in the papers.
Some people just want a bit
of attention, don't they?
IRENE FARTS
Excuse me. I'm so sorry.
We had a curry last night.
I told her it wasn't a good
idea with the state of her guts.
It's the London water.
It's no good for IBS.
Do either of you
remember Gloria Conti?
Yeah, I do.
She was... She was all right.
That girl was rough as anything.
She told me herself that
her family were all Mafia
and her brother sold drugs.
Maybe she was, but... Well, do
you remember when she put drugs
in the doctor's tea, just
because she hated him?
Dr Brenner could have died.
I was washing the mugs and
found an Amytal cap in his mug.
But to be fair to
Gloria, there's no proof.
No. Well, Jan did tell Margot,
but she didn't do anything,
and I can tell you why.
Gloria was her pet project.
What kind of project?
Women's lib.
Yes. Well, she was always having
a go at me about what I wore,
but I didn't care because
I liked men looking at me.
Most girls do.
Can I show you both a picture?
Do either of you
recognise the two men
that Gloria left your
Christmas party with?
IRENE FARTS
I've... I've never
seen either of them.
I think the young one was her
boyfriend. Used to meet her,
wait for her, outside work.
The other one could be his dad.
They are dressed
alike, aren't they?
Do you remember the name
of Gloria's boyfriend?
No.
She didn't introduce us, no,
not that I was really bothered.
The last thing - do either of
you know if Margot had a scar
on her abdomen?
Not that I know of.
Mind you, when was I
going to see her naked?
No, I think I know
what that might be.
I mean, she did
have an abortion.
That's not leaving
a scar like that.
That's gossip.
Well, I'm just
trying to be helpful.
It was about a month
before Margot disappeared.
I took a call from a clinic
confirming an
appointment for Margot
at this clinic in Bride Street.
But, of course, back then,
the only reason people went
to Bride Street was for...
..private abortions.
What we should say
is that Margot
was a good doctor.
She knew her stuff.
Oh, yeah, I suppose so.
She was good for
your Kev, wasn't she?
All I'm trying to say
is it's not fair to
bad mouth her now.
I didn't not like her.
I just thought she
was a bit of a snob.
I mean, she wouldn't let
us make cups of tea for her
because we made it too
milky, you know what I mean?
But she had me going out for
cakes if she felt her blood sugar
was lowering, or
ringing her husband,
or fetching nappies for her kid.
That is not my job.
So, er, how is that feminism?
ROBIN SIGHS HEAVILY
I once had to take cover in a
ditch next to a rotting sheep.
Better or worse
than those farts?
Very similar. Mm.
Really took me back.
Well, it's getting a
bit chilly, isn't it?
Yeah, yeah, it is.
Nice to see you
both, again. Bye.
Dr Gupta?
Ah, welcome!
Thank you for the Christmas
party footage and for meeting us.
This is Cormoran Strike.
Thank you. It's a pleasure.
I might have more home
movies of Margot in them.
I'll look for you. Thank you.
Do you recognise either
of these two men?
No.
And I've an excellent memory.
They all know me here.
So, we kept the
building, as landlords.
Makes more money than
medicine ever did.
We were hoping to
find Gloria Conti.
Oh, Margot adored Gloria.
But I haven't seen
her since she left.
Let me show you her old office.
That was my office.
That was Joseph Brenner's.
And this was Margot's.
Were you aware that Margot
was being sent threats?
The thing with Margot was
if you needed an abortion,
she just said yes.
No questions asked.
And it became common knowledge.
This used to be a Catholic area.
Lots of strong views
on the subject.
Do you know if Margot had
a scar on her abdomen?
No idea.
Why don't you ask her
husband, Roy Phipps?
Margot kept her name, of course,
but Roy's still alive.
When was the last
time you saw him?
In this room.
He came to collect Margot's
personal possessions.
I assume the police
had been in already.
Of course.
We kept the room
locked until Roy came.
In terms of Dr Brenner, we'd
heard that an Amytal capsule
had been found in his teacup.
Who said that?
Anything you say to
us is confidential.
Look, Joseph Brenner
was a good doctor,
but he was also an addict.
It's more common
than you'd think.
He wrote too many prescriptions
for benzodiazepine.
For himself?
Well, for cooperative patients.
Joseph stopped doing it
after one of them died.
That man...
..had a heart attack under
Warner Street Bridge.
Sorry, was that Warner Street?
Not Walter Street?
Warner Street.
And was the man's
name Applethorpe?
Athorn.
Thank you for your time, Dr
Gupta. That was very helpful.
Sorry, was that Athorn, A-T...
H-O-R-N. Yes.
Very best of luck.
Thank you.
There is an Athorn family
registered around the corner,
on Albemarle Way.
Janice mentioned
a wife and child.
Could be them.
This is the route Margot should have
taken to meet Oonagh in the pub.
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
That's where the witness
saw two people struggling.
BUZZER RINGS
Would you be free to come
round for dinner next week?
Yeah.
My flatmate's been cast as
a soldier in a new TV show.
He wants to study you.
As long as there's beer.
Thanks. Appreciate it.
Afternoon.
My name's Cormoran Strike.
This is my partner,
Robin Ellacott.
Hi. We were hoping to talk
to you about your dad.
My dad's dead. He's not here.
Go.
Hello.
My name's Robin. Can we talk
to you about your husband?
Gwilherm?
That's Dad then.
That's him now.
Put him down, Samhain.
Somebody told us he used to go
around saying he used magic.
Did he ever talk about a doctor?
A woman called Margot?
Yeah.
Can you tell me what he said?
He woke me up when he
was crying and he said
he killed her with his magic,
but he didn't mean to.
I told him he was dreaming.
He said it was a mistake,
but he did do it.
I heard him in here doing spells
to make her come back to life.
I'm having a hot
chocolate. Are you?
Thanks. That sounds great.
Why don't I give you a hand?
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
No hot chocolate for you.
I think this one goes there...
I know who really killed her.
But people don't
like it if you talk.
Was it someone you know?
Mm. That's really good.
The thing is, I'm a detective
and people have to
talk to us, so...
..it makes it OK.
It was Nico and his boys.
Who's Nico?
Nico Ricci.
He puts people in concrete.
Can I ask who told you that?
Beth did.
Who's Beth?
She's our social worker.
She said it wasn't Dad.
It was Nico Ricci.
STRIKE SIGHS
Did Gwilherm tell lots of
people that he killed Margot?
Do another piece.
Did Gwilherm know Dr Bamborough?
Was he a patient of hers?
He saw the other one.
The old man.
Everyone gets tummy ache,
but only Gwilherm died.
So, that was sad.
Do you recognise...
..either of these two men?
No. I don't like going out.
Do you recognise
any of those men?
Faces aren't that easy for me.
Sam was telling me
about Nico Ricci.
I only told him because you
have to tell a detective.
This girl's good at jigsaws.
Yeah, Robin's good
at everything.
Mrs Athorn, have you
ever heard of Nico Ricci?
He puts people in concrete.
Gwilherm said that, as well.
He said dying in
concrete is horrible.
Can you go away now?
Sorry? Can you go?
Of course.
Thank you for your time.
Oi. Are you from
social services?
Something I can help with? Yeah.
I still need paying for
what those two morons
have cost me hoarding all that
rubbish. My ceiling's caving in.
Flat looked clean to
me. Yeah, it is now,
only after I said I'd
take 'em to court.
There's still the
damage, though.
Oh, they might
come across like...
Don't do that.
Well, they ain't stupid though,
are they? They've mucked it out
so it looks like there
was never a problem,
and I'm stuck with the
bill. So, which is it?
Arseholes or morons?
Well, we can't all be both.
Cheeky bastard.
Who's your line manager?
So, who's Nico Ricci, then?
Sounds like a local gangster.
Time to consult the expert.
Oh, yes!
Best breakfast in the world.
Right...
Who's breaking? Me.
Bet's a fiver.
Done. Robin?
All right. Early
days. Don't get cocky.
We wanted to pick your brains
about Clerkenwell, back in the day.
Have you heard of Gloria Conti?
She a working girl?
Is that the only possibility?
Oi! This is me being helpful.
Have a look at this photo.
No, hang on. Hang on.
Robin's about to miss.
Lovely.
Do you know who
these two men are?
That's your foul. I
didn't do anything!
No, no. Fuck that. Because you two
are a team and he just put me off.
That's still my shot. I
take it you recognise them?
Yeah. What are you
doing with that picture?
I'm asking who they are.
And I'll be crystal
clear, Bunsen,
I ain't telling you till
I know why you're asking.
It's a missing person inquiry.
Yeah, I bet it is. Well, if you
recognise them, other people will,
too. We'll just ask around.
No, don't do that. That's
manipulation, Robin.
I expect that off him, but I
thought you'd be better than that.
The older one Nico Ricci?
Why are you asking me
if you already know?
I didn't know. I do now.
Right. OK. Enough
with the mind games.
Yes. That old boy, and he will
be old now, that is Nico Ricci.
"Mucky" Ricci. He come up doing
pimping in strip clubs and porn.
Now, the younger one,
that's his boy, Luca.
Luca does a bit of everything.
He got sent down for
sticking electrodes
on to this man's ball
sack. And get this -
the geezer that he did
it to, he told the jury
that he asked Luca to do it. You
know, like it was a sex game.
Like you'd want that!
Fuckin' 'ell, no.
Anyway, Luca's
done a bit of time,
but he's out now.
Don't go near them.
If Ricci's your answer,
don't ask that question.
Luca - he'd just shoot
him, bang, bye-bye, Bunsen.
But you do not want to be the woman
that Luca decides needs a lesson.
We'd be careful.
No.
I've seen how you are
with men like that.
And you've got balls. And nine
times out of ten, I respect that.
But this is that
one time in ten.
Stay away.
BALLS THWACK LOUDLY
I ran a search on
Nico's son, Luca Ricci.
His name comes up on
the fundraising page
of St Peter's Catholic
Nursing Home in Clerkenwell.
He donated £500 last summer.
Sounds like a wonderful guy.
The message with the donation says,
"Keep on keeping my old man happy".
If Nico's a resident there,
I could try talking to him.
He'd never talk.
As soon as you go sniffing around,
it risks putting us on Luca's radar.
But I wouldn't confront him.
I'd just try and find out
who he used to work with.
Get some of the names for
the men used in that film.
Robin, Shanker knows
what he's talking about.
We keep our distance.
KNOCK ON DOOR
Thanks, Pat.
I'm going to put a question mark
on the people we haven't found yet.
What happens when
you do find her?
What do you mean?
You'd have to scribble
out that question mark.
If you use a sticky note,
you won't have to do that.
Right. Well, we haven't
got any sticky notes, so...
Yes, we have. I've got a whole
block of 'em in my drawer.
OK.
Er, everyone says Margot
liked Gloria Conti.
Gloria was dating Luca.
His dad, Nico, was a
nasty piece of work.
So, how does Margot
fall foul of these two?
Why do you think that Athorn's
social worker said that
Nico killed Margo?
I've got her number. I'll give her
a call. For now, let's focus on
confirming Margot's scar.
Your sister called again.
She asked if you were in.
Said I didn't know.
Thanks.
Everything OK?
Lucy's used to getting her
own way, and Joan's tumour
isn't having any of it.
I might have to go down there.
Well, I can manage things here.
I can stay till the weekend.
No, you do whatever
you need to do.
I might have something on one
of these family tree websites.
There's a woman
called Trudy Mattison
who's listed a Gloria
Conti as a cousin.
Looks the right age. Great.
Hello. Are you Trudy Mattison?
Yes. My name's Venetia Hall.
I gather you're interested
in family trees?
How did you know that? Don't
worry, I'm not selling anything!
My clients are building a
new family tree search engine
and we're looking for
people to test it.
It will be free to
you after we launch.
Completely free?
Yes, completely free.
All I'd do is spend ten
minutes with you now
getting some information about your
relatives to populate our database.
It's just names, dates and places
of birth, current location.
PHONE LINE RINGS
Allo, c'est Mary.
Hello. Am I speaking
to Mary Jaubert?
Yes.
Hello, Mary. My name
is Robin Ellacott.
I'm a private investigator.
I've been hired to look
into the disappearance
of Margot Bamborough.
I think you knew Margot
back when you were
known as Gloria Conti?
How did you get my number?
It's what I do for a living.
I also know you
married a Frenchman,
you have three grown-up
children and you live in Nimes.
We have a lot to discuss.
I could fly over, if you'd
rather talk face-to-face.
No, no, don't do that.
Look, I don't want
to discuss anything.
It was a long time ago.
I'm sorry, but please
don't contact me again.
No. No, you listen to me.
Everything I've heard about
Margot - she was a good person.
She left a hole
in a lot of lives.
And I don't care how
long ago it was, Gloria -
you cooperate now, or I
will drag you to court.
You and Luca Ricci.
PHONE LINE DISCONNECTS
SOFTLY: Oh, fuck...
STRIKE SIGHS HEAVILY
HE INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY
How are you doing?
How do I look?
Gorgeous, as ever.
You're not a very
convincing liar.
Once you start dying,
everyone lies to you.
They say they can
make you comfortable.
That's the big one.
Are you in pain?
Yes.
Is it going to get worse?
It might.
Thank you.
You're a sweet boy.
All those years
wanting children...
..and it's my
ovaries that kill me.
What kind of a joke is that?!
I do feel like I had children.
Lucy called me Mum right
from when she was little.
I didn't know that.
She didn't do it
in front of you.
She knew you didn't like it.
It's all right.
Oh, you loved Leda.
I know that made
nothing very easy.
I'd better help Ted
with the dinner.
Tell him not to put
salt on everything.
Is that causing you problems?
No...
..I just don't like it!
Ta.
Joanie wants to
plan the funeral.
Lucy thinks half the
battle's in the 'ead.
Well, you're not going to win
if you're planning your
own funeral, are ya?
She's sad...
..that she's never
going to meet your kids.
I'm not going to have kids.
Oh.
Well...
..that'll cheer
her up, won't it?
I will say this, though...
..my sister having you kids
was the best decision
she ever made.
We were bloody
glad she did that.
Sorry I'm late. Better
late than never.
Right, let's get started.
Um...
Pen? Yeah. Thanks.
OK, Sam.
It's early days, but I'm pretty
sure my target's having an affair.
Something about the way he keeps
shagging this girl he's not married
to. Keep using the same place,
though. I could probably bug it.
Let's try and get photos, first.
Saul? Another week and I can
get his PA to wear a wire.
Sorry? I've got his
PA all softened up.
She's going to be my
weapon of mass destruction.
I thought I said not
to approach anyone.
This is a surveillance job.
Yeah, but if you ring Strike...
I don't need to ring Strike.
I made that decision.
I told Strike about the PA.
I think he thought
it was a good idea.
Sorry, have I upset
ya? No, I'm not upset.
Yeah, well, you
seem a bit upset.
Well, we've got a new
job starting in Fulham.
I'm going to put you on
that. Pat'll brief you.
Just give me one
more week on Shifty.
I want to see the
job done properly.
One more week sounds reasonable.
Oi! Both of you.
Robin's the boss, yeah?
How's about we do whatever
the fuck she tells us, OK?
Rob's, for real,
one week, and I'll have
everything we need on Shifty.
I've told you what's happening.
To be honest, we're struggling
to find someone who can confirm
if your mum had a scar.
I mean, I hate to suggest it,
but Paul Satchwell might...
He's living in Greece, not
responding to our messages.
Is there a way you could ask
your dad without it blowing up?
I'll think about it.
Well, could it change things?
It's your decision.
But, honestly, yes,
it could be important.
I'll leave it with you.
OK.
Bye.
Diddy!
What are you doing here and
not telling your mates?!
We could have been
arseholed by now!
Maybe because he's meant to
be spending time with Joan.
How is she?
As expected.
How is she today, though?
Have you actually seen her?
You're in trouble, now.
Best of luck, mate.
You got time for
one, do you reckon?
Thanks so much for the lift.
Any time, Luce. And you...
..call me next time, yeah?
If you're done with your work
calls, shall we go and see Joan?
NORTH LONDON ACCENT: Hi. I'm
actually just going to St Peter's,
I'm from RG, the monitoring
agency? Have you got two mins
for a super-quick survey?
OK, OK. Thank you so much.
So, who have you
been to see, today?
My wife, Enid. Enid. And do you
feel she's being looked after?
You'd hope so, given the fees.
Fee levels, I'll make a note.
All right?
I'm here to see Enid. I think my
uncle's coming in, as well, today.
You just missed him.
SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYS
Thanks.
NICO SNORES SOFTLY
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
Mr Ricci?
I'd like to ask you a few
questions about Margot Bamborough.
HE SNUFFLES
Do you remember her?
Is that a yes?
HE MUMBLES
Don't you smile at
me, you piece of shit.
I know what you did.
What do you think
happens now, then, eh?
Am I going to tie a bag
over your head, too?
DOOR OPENS
Who are you? Are your family?
I'm his son.
I'm on my way out and he's
making these moaning noises.
There's no nurses around. I come in,
cos I thought he was dying. Yeah, he
moans a bit, don't mean
nothing, though, do it, Dad? Oh!
Well, I'll leave
you to it, then.
RICCI GROANS
That's it. That's what he was doing.
Like he's choking or something.
That's not what
choking sounds like.
What's your name? Ain't
seen you round 'ere before.
Vanessa.
Vanessa? Who you 'ere to see,
Vanessa? My great granny.
Oh, yeah, which one's
that, then? Sadie.
She's a few doors down
from your old man.
My mum usually comes, but
she's on holiday, so I thought
I'd bring some presents.
Oh, that's lovely, that, innit?
Family person!
I dunno, it's Christmas, innit?
Christmas. Yeah...
You know what he'd like
for Christmas?
No.
A kiss from a pretty girl!
ROBIN LAUGHS NERVOUSLY
Go on, then.
You're cheeky, aren't ya?!
Go on, give him a kiss. Yeah, all
right, mate. Enjoy your visit.
I'm glad your old
man's all right.
Not saying bye-bye to Sadie?
She'll be asleep, now.
You not staying with your dad?
Not much of a talker, my dad.
You forgot to sign out.
Oh, yeah.
Thanks.
Thought you were
here to see Sylvie?
Sadie.
I dropped off some
presents for Enid, as well.
What's with all the
questions, mate?
Just trying to be friendly.
You want a lift?
I'm all right. Thanks, though.
I'm going.
Oh, I'm coming down.
No, no, no. Don't come down.
I'll be back for Christmas.
It will be special.
Not special, just normal.
That's what I meant.
Sorry. I forgot to sign out.
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
Thanks.
PHONE NOTIFICATION
How was the trip?
Anna Phipps has decided
to let us talk to her dad.
Hopefully we'll get an
answer on that scar.
DOOR BUZZER Great.
Well, I've been busy.
Luca Ricci did write
that note to Margot.
Here's the proof. It's
open, come up the stairs.
It's the same handwriting. Look.
It's the same weird mix
of upper and lower case.
It's exactly the same.
Where did you get that?
Mucky Luca's nursing home?
Yeah.
When?
While you were away.
After I told you not to?
It needed doing. This is
proof that Luca was involved.
How long do you think it
would take Luka to find you?
I wore a disguise.
I used a fake name.
It will not come back to us.
Why don't you just say, "Well
done, this was good work."
It was. That's beside the point.
I don't want him to
throw acid in your face.
Or mine.
I think I'm done for the day.
I was careful.
You should have discussed
it with me first.
I'm Gloria Conti.
All right for me to go?
Thanks, Pat.
Come in, Miss Conti.
It's a long time since
someone called me that.
My children only know
me as Mary Jaubert.
How did you find us?
I spoke to Mrs Jaubert
a few days ago.
I wasn't expecting you to come.
Well, neither was I, but I...
Well, I read about you,
and then I thought
perhaps you're on the
side of the angels.
And then I really did have
to talk to you because
I think there's a
good chance that
Margot died...
..because of me.
Can I get you a drink?
Yeah. Something strong, please.
Come through.
No, my grandfather ran a
coffee shop. And my dad
worked for London Transport.
None of them were criminals!
But I was shy and
I hated being shy.
I wanted to look tough.
I had my surname, Conti,
and The Godfather
had just come out.
So I thought, "Oh, that's
what I could become".
I'm still so ashamed.
We're not here to judge.
That's what Margot
would have said.
She always saw right through me.
She wanted me to
go back to school,
but I was set on being
Michael Corleone's wife.
And what I ended up with was...
..Luca Ricci.
Kept me waiting.
I had to lock up.
Said you'd be done by six.
I said six is when we close. I
can't go to anyone else has gone.
Do you think I'm stupid?
Now, I've been waiting
here 15 minutes.
No patients coming
out. No sign of anyone.
And then a Paki slips out and
you come out a minute after.
So, what's that about?
That's Dr Gupta.
He's finishing his paperwork.
He's my boss. I can't just...
Do you think I don't
know what you are?!
You fucking whore.
How you buying that coat?!
I saved up!
If that's the way you
want to make money,
I can put you to work.
What are you...? I was hoping
someone would still be here.
I need to get back into the
building. Yeah, well, she's not...
If you're still here when we're
done, I'll call the police.
Get out now, Gloria, please.
Go and open up. I'll be
with you in a minute.
Start your car and drive away.
You've got no idea
who you're talking to.
I know what kind of
man I'm talking to.
I've treated women with men
like you in their lives,
and I've given evidence
on their behalf in court.
And I'll do it again.
So, why don't you fuck off
and stay away from her?
Tell Gloria I'll see her later.
GLORIA'S BREATH SHUDDERS
He's not always like that.
I don't care about him.
I see so much potential in you.
You're cleverer than you let on.
Men like him, when they find that
out, they'll punish you for it.
There's nothing they hate more
than a woman who sees who they are.
But I let it happen.
We aren't our mistakes.
It's what we do about our
mistakes that shows who we are.
Well, I didn't end it.
I tried to, but...
..I kept making
the same mistakes.
My ex-husband cheated on me
three times with the same woman.
It took me a long
time to see it.
Did you blame yourself?
Yeah.
Finally, I did do it.
I told Luca it was over.
Thanks, Gloria.
And then he turns up
at our Christmas party
with his dad.
I was terrified
at making a scene.
I'll be two seconds.
You don't have to go.
I do, Dr Bamborough.
You're a nice girl, Gloria.
My son likes you.
You don't want to upset him.
And then I got pregnant.
I thought that was the end. I
thought I'd have to marry him.
Margot helped you get
an abortion, didn't she?
She booked it
under her own name.
Yeah, and she stayed
with me afterwards.
She saved my life.
You were there on her last day.
Could you talk us through that?
Well, I was there on my own.
And then this girl comes in.
Take a seat...
Theo? Theodora, maybe.
Yep?
There's a girl just come
in, asking to be seen.
She has to come back tomorrow.
She's in a lot of pain.
OK, can you grab me my
doughnut from the fridge?
You all right to stay a
little bit longer? Yeah.
I can open these for you, if
you like. Er, leave those alone,
please.
OK.
Well, the girl had an ectopic
pregnancy, and if Margot hadn't seen
her then, she could have died.
Did Margot leave before you?
I'm going to be so
late for Oonagh.
It's horrible out there. Mm.
He'll kill you, Gloria.
You know that, don't you?
With men like that, it
never, ever gets better.
Goodnight, then.
Night, Dr Bamborough.
I was there another ten
minutes after she left,
just turning out lights,
things like that.
How does any of that make you
responsible for what happened?
I think Luca abducted her.
Not him, personally, because
I was with him by seven,
but maybe a cousin.
He knew she wanted
me to leave him.
He said if I ever left him,
he'd have her killed.
He said his dad once killed a girl
called Kara for informing on them.
And he showed me photos of a
man having his teeth pulled out,
so I believed him.
And I should have gone to
the police and told them
as soon as she disappeared,
but Lucas said they had
detectives on the payroll.
When I realised Margot...
..wasn't ever coming back...
..I went to France.
Been there ever since.
It's the first time I've
been back in London.
It's changed.
CAR HORN TOOTS
The only other person who knows
about the abortion is my husband.
It won't go further than us.
No.
What I really want to say is,
if you find something
that proves that Luca did
it, I will go to court.
I'll tell them
everything I've told you.
I owe Margot that and more.
She was the bravest, kindest
person I've ever known.
She saved me.
You did bloody well finding her.
You've done bloody
well with everything.
I'm sorry I'm such a prick.
No problem.
I'll see you at Roy
Phipps' house tomorrow?
HE SIGHS
Anna tells me you might have
information about Margot.
We're hoping you might be able
to help with some questions.
I'm sorry, did you or did
you not approach my daughter,
promising new information?
We did.
What might really help us now
is to know if Margot had a scar.
Dr Bamborough.
If Dr Bamborough had a scar
on this part of her body.
No, she didn't.
A couple of moles.
No more than that.
Do you have any photographs?
Of my wife naked for
you to take home?
Who is this man?
He's just trying to
help your daughter, Roy.
That's all this is.
Hmm.
Cynthia, would you?
Holidays.
Our last one, summer of 1974.
France. It's towards the back.
It's not her.
Why didn't you tell
me you had these?
They've been sitting
there for half a century.
I thought those
were medical books.
Why didn't you tell me you
had photos of Mum here?
I have two photos of
Mum and me together.
Two!
You don't remember her.
We chose to give
you a living home
rather than a mausoleum.
You lied to me.
We never meant to.
And you wonder why
I never trusted you.
Treating her existence
like a guilty secret.
I hired these people to
find out what happened.
They're detectives.
So, you lied to me.
You're a coward.
You thought she was
seeing someone else.
A Paul Satchwell?
When all the time I had evidence
that she might even still be alive.
That necklace wasn't hers.
And everything you've done
since confirms that I did
the right thing for
you, you stupid girl.
That's bullshit.
I met other men whose
women had gone missing
and it destroyed them.
Brian Tucker,
losing his marriage
over his obsession
with finding his daughter.
He almost had me roped in,
sitting in a pub with him and...
And Terry Wolfson. Oh, Terry
drinking himself to death
over his sister, Kara.
And Brian wanting to
dig up half of London!
It was madness.
There wasn't even any proof
that Creed had killed
any of our women.
They were simply... gone.
And that's all we had in common.
I didn't forget
your mother, Anna.
I tried not to
let it destroy us.
I tried to give you happiness
instead of what I had,
which was pain.
HE GROANS IN PAIN
Dad?
Oh, no, Dad.
Dad.
Oh, no, stop!
If he dies...
Don't.
No, he's right.
This has brought nothing but
pain. I'm sorry. I just...
I can't go on with it any more.
We understand. But,
Anna, I want to find her.
Robin. All I'm asking
for is your permission
to keep looking for Margot.
We'll talk next week. Please
let us know how Mr Phipps does.
Come on.
The girl in the film
is Kara Wolfson.
She worked at The
Carnival Club in Soho.
She went missing after work less
than a year before Margot vanished.
This is some pornographic work
Kara did. You can see the scar.
We'll bring the film in
to Scotland Yard tomorrow.
The Met can take it from there.
We've got all the pieces that
you need. We know who the woman
in the film is. We know
Nico Ricci killed her.
There's no statute of
limitation for murder.
Is he competent to stand trial?
He can't talk.
But, I mean, he
understands questions.
Well, it's not just him. There
are the men he had attacking her.
Got any names for 'em?
He will go down
for this, won't he?
So, Nico Ricci gets
chocolates for Christmas,
Luca Ricci drives around
in his Aston Martin
and there's not even
a grave for Kara
and we're meant to accept that?
I'm sorry. Just being realistic.
Thanks, George.
I'm going to get off.
It's been a long week.
Oh, Mr Strike?
Mr Strike?
I'm Brian Tucker.
I have proof of who
killed Margot Bamborough.
I have a written confession.