Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003): Season 1, Episode 1 - Part 1 - full transcript

Hey! Get back!

Come on!

Beckham. Owen.

Giggs. Ronaldo.

So who are you?

- Beckham.
- Owen.

- Giggs.
- Ronaldo.

Right.
Come on, boys.

Let's have you.

I want it dug out.

- Understand?
- Yeah.



And I want it taken down a foot.
Yeah?

And I don't want any...

Any injury to the
joints, muscles, back, or spine?

- No.
- Glandular fever?

- No.
- Any asthma or persistent cough?

No.

Have you been screened
for breast cancer

in the last two years?

Yeah.

In the past five years

have you had any cold sores
on the lips or face?

No.

In the past year,
any significant weight change?

No.



- Children?
- No.

Married or single?

Single.

Pregnant?

Are you taking HRT?

Yes.

How often do you exercise?

Not enough.

Have you been under increasing
amounts of stress recently?

No.

Units of alcohol
consumed in a week?

Mm...

Four to five.

And do you smoke?

No.

Inspector Finch.

"Inspector" was last week.

Chief inspector now.

And who knows
what he'll be next week.

Give us a hand here, will you?

Tick, tick, tick, tick,
tick in the box.

Tick, tick, tick, tick.

- Morning, governor.
- Gov.

Who's been inside?

Three men
who discovered the body

and two officers who verified
the call on SOCO team.

Mr. Anthony Vane
in the van there.

He discovered the body
7:20 of this morning

along with two of his employees.

Where are they?
Have you got names?

A Mr. Giggs and a Mr. Ronaldo

went with Mr. Vane
into the basement.

A Mr. Beckham and a Mr. Owen
were upstairs.

On discovery of the body,
the four employees legged it.

Mr. Vane thinks they might be
East European.

Although given the difficulty
he has with foreign names,

don't think we can rely on that.

All right, well,
get Mr. Vane's shoes bagged up

before he walks off
with any evidence.

Oh, that's all in hand, sir.

Good.
I'll have a talk later.

Cigarette burns.

And I think she left home
in a hurry.

What do you mean?

No knickers.

I do like a joke, you know?

Just doesn't extend
to degrading murder victims.

My case, my humor.
All right?

Sir.

Okay, we'll spend the money

and have her looked at here.

Who's on call?

Oh, the Plumber, sir.

I phoned for an ETA.
They're saying 8 to 10 hours.

You've completed
your 30-year service.

How did the medical go?

Fine.

So you are now...

I'm sorry, just remind us --
Your age?

I'm 54.

And you've had seven years
in your current position

as detective superintendent.

An outstanding achievement,
Jane. Outstanding.

Thank you.

That's a long time
to be in a very stressful job.

Must have taken its toll.

Well, I've memorized the name
of the current prime minister,

if that's of any help.

Jane, if we could just
run through some of the options.

You've got your 30 years,
so there's no financial penalty

attached to
taking retirement now.

If you choose to stay on,

there are a number
of new challenges --

I don't feel my age
compromises my ability.

I think my experience
is an asset.

I have three murder teams
under my command.

That's 80 officers
working 24 murder cases.

And I can give you a breakdown

on each and every case
if you so wish.

Superintendent, this review

isn't intended
to be confrontational.

It's entirely for your benefit.

We simply want you
to feel that you're

in the best possible position
within the Metropolitan Police.

Oh, well, good.
I'm glad were all agreed, then.

There's five urgent
on your desk, Jane,

and the first assessment
from DCI Finch

in the St. John's Wood incident.

So they'd worked
for you before.

These were faces you knew.
East European?

Possibly Serbian?
Maybe Albanian?

I keep saying it --

I don't know them,
I don't mix with them.

They just work for me.

They're all casuals.

I've no way of checking
whether they're legal or not.

- This is a murder investigation.

Illegal immigrants
and employment regulations

are not top of my list.

- Excuse me.
- Sir?

Hey, when can I get
my site back?

As soon as we run out of money.

Shouldn't take us too long.
Two, three days.

Boots might take a bit longer.

You were right, boss.
A year ago, almost to the day.

What about me van?

Might be a link, sir.
Punishment killing.

Albanian prostitute
dumped in a derelict church

200 yards down the road.

A "Lenessa" Val--

- Lenusya Valdanosi.
- Yes, sir.

It was chalked up
to the Albanians.

Still open.
No one was sheeted for it.

Lorna, I think you should think
very carefully

about whether the murder squad
is the right place for you.

Is there a specific complaint
against me?

No. No, no, no.
It's just that...

Well, I need officers
who can put the hours in.

I work all the hours.

I need more
than just the rule book.

I'm sorry,
but this is discrimination.

As the mother
of two small children,

I might occasionally
be at a disadvantage

compared to
a single, male officer.

But I think it's totally unfair

for me to be penalized
because of it.

I assure you
it is not discrimination.

It's just that the job requires
a level of commitment

that doesn't suit every officer.

- There's no shame in that.
- I am totally committed.

I have
an excellent attendance record.

And I would see any attempt

to force me out of the squad
as discrimination.

Right, well, you know,

perhaps it's something we'll
keep under review, all right?

Thanks. Thanks, Lorna.
Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

About time.

What have we got
from the door knockers?

- Nothing yet, gov.

Tell the coordinator
to extend the radius,

keep checking for CCTV.

Plumber's here, gov.

Let's use her correct name,
shall we?

So, first thoughts?

Well, she's definitely dead.

I was recently called
to someone who wasn't.

And if you push me,

I'll be able to say it probably
wasn't natural causes.

Was she killed here?

No.

Any idea of nationality?

No.

Lot of burn marks.

You noticed them.
That's very good.

Asphyxia due to
manual strangulation.

Look out.
Dead man walking.

Sorry -- dead person.

God, it really was
kick the dog.

She can be brutally honest.

She's always had it in for me.
Always.

I can't see why.
You're young, married.

Got a cute little househusband
looking after the kids.

Your whole career
stretched out before you.

I heard she had
her MOT this morning.

Perhaps she failed.

What's the etiquette on
retirement presents these days?

Does one ask?

She's not a set of golf clubs,
is she?

Jane Tennison can be
bloody difficult,

but she'd never demand anything
from one of us

that she wouldn't ask
of herself.

Now, we can get a good enough
photo of the victim's face,

get it enhanced tonight.

We'll push it out tomorrow
if she's not claimed.

Yes, gov.

Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick,
tick, tick, tick, tick.

Tick in the box.

Great.

The body was discovered
in a building

being renovated
into luxury apartments.

One of the interested buyers

was the shadow home secretary,
George Gibliin.

Obviously I'm not
going to comment

on this particular crime.

But if there is a link
to the Balkan mafia,

it really does underline what
I said in the House yesterday

about illegal immigrants.

We are being swamped --

and I will make no apologies
for using that word --

swamped by foreign criminals.

The police
are woefully underresourced,

and the present --

The cartilages of the larynx
are fractured.

So is the hyoid bone.

The assailant
used extreme force.

There's bruising
to the muscles of the neck,

the tongue,
the floor of the mouth.

You're not going to faint on us,
are you?

I knew it!

I should have sold tickets.

Oh, didn't know
you had an interest.

Royalty, is she?

Her hands and feet
were tied with wire.

Cigarette burns are evident
along the back and thighs.

But the face was untouched.

What nationality
do you think she is?

Possibly East European.

But I assumed Spanish
the other day,

and they turned out to be Irish.

She suffered fractures
in the past

which weren't properly healed.

Any connection?

I give you a theory,
you'll turn it into fact

and then come back
and haunt me with it.

We won't hold you to anything.

It's not just the fractures.

There's evidence
of deep tissue burns.

She was burnt
with cigarettes before.

And the old scars
are in the same pattern

as the present burns.

So she was tortured before?

Yes, I think she was.
Many years ago.

Well, she -- she would have been
quite young.

Yes.

She was beautiful.

Yes, she was.

Very beautiful indeed.

All right?

Yeah, yeah.
I was just thinking it through.

The same pattern of torture
10 years ago.

Simon, do you mind
if we have a word?

No, no.

Look, I'm very --

I'm very concerned
about this media coverage.

We got every front page
this morning.

It can only help us find out
who she is.

"Prostitute dead
in Giblin's penthouse."

She was in the basement.

Giblin hadn't even
put down a deposit.

They say she's an Albanian.

I mean, where do they get
this stuff?

I don't know.
Didn't get it from me.

It's -- It's a possibility
we're following up,

but it's not what I told them.

Simon, it's no reflection
on you,

but I'm taking over
this investigation.

Why?

Because of this media hysteria
and the way this case

is being linked to
asylum seekers and immigration.

I-I just think it needs
a more experienced,

more senior guiding hand.

Hang on a minute.
This is well within my rank.

And it's certainly
within my capabilities.

I said
it's no reflection on you.

And, of course,
considering the amount of work

you've already done on the case,

I'll keep you on
as my number two.

All right, well,
I'll -- I'll tell the squad

and I'll see you
back at the office, all right?

Lots of deep breaths.
keep drinking.

Simon!

- Simon!
- Come on!

'Yes!

Well played, sir.

Good shot.

Okay, come on.

All right, then.

- Michael, David.
- See you tomorrow.

Well played.

Larry, did you have
Jane Tennison replace me?

No.

But we did discuss it.

You're what, five days in?
No leads, no I.D.

An immigrant community
that isn't talking

and surrounded by politicians
that can't stop.

I think Jane's probably
realizing her mistake

'round about now, don't you?

This all about delivery.

And that's not what
you're gonna get out of this.

This has got all the ingredients
of a long, hard slog

and absolutely nothing to show
at the end of it.

And then, believe me,
the spotlight isn't so welcome

when everyone remembers
it's got your name all over it.

If you're worried
about how it makes you look

in front of your team, don't.

Remember, they don't shape
your career.

I don't know if you know this,
but, uh,

I used to work
for Jane Tennison.

Now she works for me.

- Night, Simon.
- Night, sir.

This it, boys?

We've got a name.
It looks solid, gov.

From a hotel cleaner.

Good. Tell Detective
Superintendent Tennison.

She's already mobile.
Asked for you to run the check.

Had my wedding anniversary here.

Very nice.
Very expensive.

Number-one or number-two wife?

Oh, this is wedding number one.

We're looking for a cleaner,
Stephen Abacha?

- Do you know him?
- No. No, I wouldn't.

And I haven't warned them
you were coming.

- Well, he telephoned us.
- Oh.

We've already been down here.

- Have we?
- Yeah.

Where are they all?

Oh!

Stephen Abacha?

- Stephen Abacha?
- Men's urinals.

Of course.
Urinals.

That's her.

Samira Blekic.

What nationality is she?

Bosnian.

Bosnian Muslim.

Oh.

Had she worked here long?

Years.

Most do not stick it out
more than a few months, eh.

She was too bright
and too intelligent for this.

But she said that
she felt safe here, underground.

There's no way she could have
got into trouble, eh.

She was working 12-hour shifts,
six days a week.

Did she have any relatives here?

A sister, Jasmina.

That's the reason why
I did not call you any earlier.

Jasmina came looking for her
on Sunday.

Samira did not return home
from work on Saturday.

When I saw the photo
in the newspaper,

I thought Jasmina
would go to the police.

It's only when I saw
the story again

I realized you still
did not know who she was.

When Jasmina came here
looking for her, how was she?

Anxious, you know?
They were close.

Jasmina was 10 years older
than her.

More like a mother figure.

She's a cleaner.
In a hospital.

Hospital?
Which hospital?

I-I don't know.

Well, do you have an address
or a phone number for Samira?

Ask the super.

But it Will be false.

There's no way
you're gonna find a ghost

giving out a real address.

A ghost?

We do not exist.

What's your story, Stephen?

How come you're cleaning
the men's urinals?

It's a punishment.
I upset the super.

I'm a student. Economics.
Close to finishing.

And then I will try my luck
back home.

And you and Samira
worked the same shift?

Midday to midnight.

How did she act that day?

Was she any different
from how she normally was?

She was difficult to read, eh.

I think she was
permanently troubled.

I left her here.
I went west. That way.

And she went south.
Down there.

Mm-hmm.
What time?

About 30 minutes after work.

So half past 12:00, eh.

She had about an hour's walk
in front of her.

Would she have told you
if she was meeting anyone?

No, no.

So did she always walk?

We cannot afford the rides.

So were there people sleeping
out here rough that night?

Yes.
They're always here.

Well, he's the last person

to have seen her alive
that we know of.

- Check him out.
- Yeah.

Let's get down
amongst the dossers, too.

Then I want to concentrate
on us finding that sister.

Strange she hasn't come forward.

Even though she's an illegal.

Could be looking
for another body, eh?

Don't.

Jules, I've got
a Jasmina Blekic -- K-I-C.

Yeah.
Linked to a Kasim lbrahimivic.

It lists her as his partner.

She's the one I'm interested in.

There's nothing marked
against her,

but Kasim is linked
to a set of undesirables

I'm told you're looking into.

Cigarette salesmen?

Hi.

How are you?

I'm fine.

It's good to see you.

Yeah, you too.

I saw the picture in the Times.

It was really great.

Thanks.

How long have you been back?

A while.

It's been hectic.

Mm.

- Fancy a drink?
- Yes, I do.

Putting together a calendar?

Well, it would sell better
than the book.

She was Croatian.
A sniper.

And a good one.
Fanatical about killing Serbs.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Oh, I saw your headlines
about the Bosnian girl.

Yeah.

Yeah, t-that's why I'm here,
actually.

Um...

I want your help.

Hello.

Yeah, uh, look,
I'm with someone.

Yeah, sure.
I'll call you back.

So how can I help?

The girl -- the victim --

she came over here
about 10 years ago

when she was about 12.

She's a Muslim.

She was tortured over there.

Who?

What do you think?
Any ideas?

Well, she could have run into
a Serbian paramilitary unit.

Although most of the units
I covered,

they moved on too quickly
to inflict sustained torture.

It was normally rape and murder.

So it was a Serb?

No, but it could have
been Croatian or --

I think she was tortured
over here as well.

And in the same way.

So it could have been
the same person.

Well, if there's a link,
if he is paramilitary,

there's one thing to remember --

He's been somewhere
you and I could never go.

Well, it was a war in which
the most unlikely characters --

I mean, they were just given

the power and freedom
to do as they pleased.

- Sorry.

Hello.

Oh, John, yeah.
I have it in front of me.

Yeah.

Yeah, what --
what are we talking about?

I'm off. Thanks.

No, no, no, no.
You're busy.

You're busy, really.

I'll call you.

Thanks very much.
Thanks.

Well, thanks anyway.
Bye.

We are dealing with ghosts.

Except when it comes
to handout time.

Then witness the sudden miracle
of flesh, blood,

and the spontaneous command
of the English language.

"Please help me.
I want to get some money.

You cannot --"

Stephen Abacha checks out, gov,
but Samira "Blekick's" --

Blekic.

...Blekic's phone and address
are both false.

Her sister doesn't exist either.

All the hospitals,

all the cleaning contractors
for the hospitals in London

have been contacted, and none
of them list a Jasmina Blekic.

Anything from the dossers?

Oh, we're still asking.

Anyone seen Simon Finch?

No, gov.

Gov?
I've got something on CCTV, gov.

- That one?
- Yeah.

There we go.

Right, it might be nothing,

but the security fence around
the site had a logo on it --

"OCB."

That OCB van passed a camera
around 300 yards

away from the site at 3:00 a.m.
Sunday morning.

Good. Good.
Mickey, you check up on that.

Keep looking, Lorna.

Have fun.

How long have you held back
this information?

I haven't held it back.

I just wanted to make sure
the information

was relevant and correct.

And now that I am sure of that,
I'm showing it to you.

I think Samira Blekic's murder
is linked to the Balkan mafia --

not prostitution,
but cigarette trafficking.

This is a Customs and Excise
surveillance.

Kasim lbrahimivic.

He's the sister's boyfriend.

He's a long way down
the food chain, but he's smart.

Customs think
he may have decided

to set up
his own import business --

something which his bosses
would violently discourage.

I think Samira was killed
to teach Kasim a lesson.

Now, she could have
been mistaken for Jasmina.

They might also have killed her.
Kasim, too, for that matter.

He hasn't been seen
since Samira's body was found.

These are criminals.

They're straight out of
a war zone.

They're running a multimillion-
dollar-a-year business.

So, what were
you hoping to do --

come back
with it all wrapped up?

My rank does permit
a certain amount of initiative

and latitude.

A simple phone call.

All right.

You know, it would be
a huge miscalculation

to try and undermine
my authority.

I don't see any need
for you to feel insecure.

My intention was to progress
the investigation.

And I think the key
is locating Kasim lbrahimivic.

Yeah, same registration.
That's our van.

The driver?

Duscan.
Duscan Zigic.

He's a nice man.
He's one of the best we've got.

He's been with us five years.

Very reliable.

Zigic.
Where's he from?

Yugoslavia. Bosnia.

Was he working
in the St. John's Wood area

that Saturday night,
Sunday morning?

No.
Nowhere near it.

Any reason for him

to be driving through there
first thing Sunday?

Not on company business, no.

Have you -- Have you got a photo
of him on file?

Yeah.

Where could we find him now?

Gov.

Wire.

And wire cutters.

Check out his van.

Hello?

Hello?

"Duzan Zijick"?

No.

Duscan Zigic.

Detective Superintendent
Jane Tennison.

I'd like to have
a few words with you, please.

Turn around.

Inside.

Why am I here?
I don't understand.

This is Duscan Zigic.

He's under arrest for suspicion
of murder of Samira Blekic.

- Has he been searched?
- Yes, he has.

Turn out your pockets

and put your property
on the desk, please.

And remove the belt.

Do you want a solicitor?

You can have one you know
or we can get one for you.

A lawyer, yes.
And I want interpreter.

Ha.
Don't we all.

The woman
from the community center --

She said to call
if we had trouble.

He's no trouble.
You're not sending him back?

Tell me, did he have
any friends or callers?

No, no.
None that I've seen.

He did mention something
about a Serbian center.

Nothing gets past me.

He's maybe rolled in drunk
maybe twice in five years.

He work 14 hours a day.
He comes back to sleep.

He's --
If they were all like him,

I tell you there would be
no problem at all.

We're not Immigration.

We're not interested whether
he should be here or not.

Okay? Thanks for your help.
Thanks very much.

Okay.

We'll see you downstairs, then.

Thanks.

Right.

They've run a check
on the premises

he was guarding that night.

No CCTV.
No time clocks.

He can't prove he was there.

It's neat.
Clean.

Lonely.

Homesick.

What?

No porn.

No magazines, no videos.

No secrets.

Perhaps he'd done a tidy-up,

worried we might
pay him a visit.

No, no.
This wasn't the killing scene.

But Forensics will check it out.

And then we have to check
every building site

he had access to
as a security guard.

God. Nightmare.

Rosemary Henderson
to represent Duscan Zigic.

This is Mr. Milan Lukic,
who will act as interpreter.

Right.

Mister...

Lukic.

I'm an approved
police interpreter.

Have you got the card, sir?

Thank you very much.
That'll do nicely.

Miss Henderson, thank you.

Thank you.
I don't know what they want.

Don't worry.
I will look after you.

- Thank you.
- Right.

This is Mr. Lukic.
He will be your interpreter.

Any words or phrases you don't
understand, you ask him.

He was shitting himself.

He's terrified.

Yeah, well, where he comes from,

visit to the police station
is a very different experience.

Guess the wrong answer
and you get a good hiding.

You get seven kinds of shite
knocked out of you.

- That's if you --
- Gov.

Uh, hey, Prince.

Here we go.

Can you tell me
what you were doing

on the morning
of Sunday the 21st

between midnight and 6:00 a.m.?

I was at work.

Where were you working?

A warehouse in Cricklewood.

My boss will tell you.

Did you drive your van
along Wellington Road

about 3:00 that morning?

I don't know Wellington Road.

It runs through an area
called St. John's Wood.

It's about three or four miles

from where you say
you were working.

Oh, yes.

I make mistake.
I'm not supposed to leave work.

But I drive to petrol station.

Not for petrol --
to buy lottery ticket.

Mr. Zigic has a habit.

Every Sunday morning he goes to
his lucky petrol station

to buy a lottery ticket.

I buy a ticket there once.

And I won.

£100.

So I go back.

Get the name and the location
of the petrol station.

They'll have CCTV,
and we'll check it out.

Oh, and then ask him about
the wire in his toolbox.

I use wire to tie up doors.

It's wrong for me to have it?

What doors do you --

Forensic have had
a first look at his van,

and it's been scrubbed out
very carefully.

Neat and tidy.
Just like his flat.

You scrubbed it out
very thoroughly.

Why?

I have just explained

the meaning of the word
"thoroughly" to Mr. Zigic.

One of the dog had taken shit
in the back.

So I cleaned it up.

The whole van had been
scrubbed out -- the whole van.

Yeah, but you cleaned
all the van.

You scrubbed it out.

It was a bad smell.

It stank.

"Stank."
That's okay, yes?

Yes.

Duscan Zigic.

- Is that a Muslim name?
- No.

Serbian.

What are your views on Muslims?

Live and let live.

Were you in the army?

No.

I don't fight.

There's CCTV of him
going into the petrol station

and buying his lucky ticket.

It's timed at 3:17.

It fits his story.

Okay.
Let him go for now.

Let's save some PACE time.

Okay.

Meet back at the office.
Half an hour, all right?

So Forensics have had a look
at the wire in his van,

and it turns out it's
the same type and gauge of wire

that was used on her wrists
and ankles

but there is
no actual forensic link.

They've also had a first look
at his room,

and they don't think
it's the killing scene.

- Oh.
- Wonderful.

Okay, well, let's just
go back to the neighbors.

Talk to that landlord.
He's a nosy geezer.

You might get something
out of him.

Go to the Serbian center.
We need a full profile.

And how are we doing on those
building sites he has access to?

Oh, yeah, we've set up a team
to crunch through the list.

It's a long old list.

Okay.

Simon, I want you
on top of that, please.

Make sure they put in
the hours, okay?

Do you think he's worth it?

Yeah. Obviously.

I didn't pick anything up.
He drove past the crime site.

- He cleaned his van.

I think I'd be better used
finding the sister

through Kasim lbrahimivic.

Yeah?

I've had a look
at those files you gave me.

That information
is over a year old.

- Brilliant.
- Simon.

I want Zigic ruled in or out.

Jasmina Blekic -- We've traced
her address through Kasim.

- Yes!
- Fantastic.

Good tick.
Big tick.

- I'll just go get her.

Mom! Telephone!

Good evening, I'm...

Sorry to disturb you.
I'm a police officer.

We're looking for
a Jasmina Blekic.

Good evening. I'm Detective
Chief Inspector Simon Finch.

I'm looking for Jasmina Blekic.

D.S. Simms.
I'm looking for a Kasim...

Do they live in this building?

- Do you speak English?
- Thank you.

English?

Hello.

No "poli' man"!

"Poli' man, poli' man."

- Who lives here?
- Mrs. Manduko.

Where are we going?

There's someone else lives here.

Ah, and who lives here?

Samira, Jasmina, and Kasim.

Did you see them today?

Did you see them yesterday?

No.

All right.
Thanks very much, Haweeya.

Go back to your mum now.
You've been a great help.

Thank you.

Jasmina?

I don't like this.

Ah, she's on the beach
in Llandudno.

All right.
Let's get in there.

Pop the lock?

Jasmina?

Taff, find the light switch.

Okay.

No juice.

Maybe there's
a meter somewhere, Taff.

Yeah, find it, will you.

Hello?

- Nothing in the cupboard.
- No one in the bathroom.

I've got the meter.

No sign of a struggle.

Kitchen's clear.

Nice lot of duty-free.

Can't get those
in the high street.

Okay, you two go and check
with the houses on either side.

Talk to the neighbors.
And across the way as well.

See if they've seen anything.

Okay.

Shit.

It's all right.
I-It's all right.

I -- I -- I'm a police officer.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

It's Jasmina, is it?
Jasmina?

Jasmina,
just put the knife down.

Put the knife down.

Just stay there.
I'll put the light on.

All right?

Just -- Just stay there.

We've been looking for you
for quite a while.

Jasmina, I have to ask you
some questions.

You know about your sister?

We've been trying to find out
about you and Samira.

You were training
to be a doctor?

I was studying in Bosnia.

- Who are you?
- I'm a police officer.

You broke in.

I was concerned
when we didn't get an answer,

so I had the door forced, yes.

You just smashed your way in!

I have a warrant
to search these premises

in connection with the murder
of Samira Blekic.

- Who are you?
- Fuck you.

Oi! Language.

You want better language?

I have to formally ask you.

Yes.

It is my sister.

Samira went to work
and didn't come back home.

That's all we know.

So when Samira went to work,

was she any different
from how she usually was?

She was fine.
Happy-

There is no reason
for anyone to have done this.

No reason.

Jasmina, could there have been
a part of her life

that you didn't know
anything about?

Was she a prostitute?

Like you said she was
in the papers?

No.
She was not.

Yes, she was young
and she was beautiful.

But she was hardworking,
and she was honest.

She was 13 when we came here.

From the war.

We lost our parents
and our house.

And we came here
because we thought it was safe.

And in 10 years she has
not taken a penny from you.

I know how you despise us,

how you think
we are less than you

because we do the filthy jobs.

But we are not.

Jasmina,
when she didn't come home,

you were worried about her,
right?

You went to the hotel
to try and find her.

So when her photo
was in the newspapers,

why didn't you contact us?

Why didn't you call the police?

I was afraid you send me back.

Well, the hiding place
under the floorboards.

I mean, what did
you want to hide from?

It was there when we moved in.
It has nothing to do with us.

All right.
Um...

Well, Jasmina,
would you mind

looking at some photographs,
please,

and just tell us
if you recognize any of the men?

Thank you, Simon.

Why are you doing this to her?

Why are you putting her
through this?

It's all right.
It won't take very long.

Jasmina, would you like a break?

Hmm? Why don't you have a break?
Come with me.

It's all right.

It's all right.
I'll take her.

Do you want another coffee?
Tea?

Jasmina, I think you recognized

one of those men
in those photographs.

Did you?

Where was he from?

Was he from Bosnia?

He didn't kill us.

He was going to.

But he didn't.

You can smoke if you want.

I know you like a smoke

because we found these
at your place.

Never seen them before.

I think you have.

These and thousands like them.

Kasim, I can help you
get out of the mess you're in.

You see, I know a lot about you.

You're smart.

Now, I'd prefer
an informal chat,

and I think that would be
to your advantage, too.

How you call this --
tea or coffee?

We were stopped by Serbs.

They took over the bus
that we were in.

They were wearing hoods.

And they drove us away.

Then they ordered us out.
And then they took men away.

And about 20 minutes later,
we heard shots.

He...

He took me and Samira
into a building.

Like a factory.

He was not wearing a hood.

And then we saw on the floor...

...the bodies of the men.

And he ordered us
to stand next to the...

And he was going to shoot us.

And then he fired
into the wall...

...and pointed at the bodies.

And I understood what he meant.

So we tried to hide
in between them and under them,

but they were -- they were heavy

and Samira was screaming and...

And they were all the people
that we knew.

They were our friends.

Our neighbors.

My uncle.

We managed to stay,

to pretend dead
until it was dark.

And then we crept away.

10 years ago is a long time.
Are you sure it's the same man?

Oh, yes.

I remember I kept thinking,

"This is the last person
I will ever see."

He was my age.

He didn't look cruel.

He was handsome.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
It is the same man.

Do you know his name?

No.

Somebody called him vodnik
It means "sergeant. "

That dugout
under the floorboards --

I think you built it.

And it's not for people, is it?
It's for cigarettes.

You could store, what,
10,000, 20,000 down there, hmm?

We're in pain.
We're grieving.

We need to bury Samira,
and we need to bury her now.

I think you know
why Samira was killed.

She was killed because of you.

As a warning, as a punishment
for getting out of line

with the thugs you work for.

Samira looks like Jasmina.

Those men who tortured
and murdered her,

did they make a mistake, eh?

Did they get the wrong sister,

thinking she was
your girlfriend?

Where is Jasmina?

Samira was very, very frightened
when we came here.

She couldn't go out.

So we built this place
under the floor

because it gave her
something to do.

She was doing something.
She was protecting herself.

Kasim doesn't know about it.
He wasn't lying.

Jasmina, before this sergeant
brought you to the building,

had anything happened
to you and Samira?

To Samira?

- Jasmina!
- Hey!

Jasmina!
Jasmina!

Don't say a thing!
It's all a trick!

- Calm down, will you?
- Where is she?

- Where is she?
- Want to get off?

Calm down.

Behave yourself
or it's Immigration

and a plane ticket home.

Dumb-wit, I'm a British citizen!

You treat us like citizens.

What the fuck do you think
you're playing at?

We needed them!

I asked them
to be kept on board.

He manufactured the argument
as a distraction.

He was worried about
what she might be telling you.

She's identified Duscan Zigic
as someone she knew from Bosnia.

Do you believe her?

Listen.

I want this investigation --
and you --

to focus on Duscan Zigic.

I want you to get in touch
with the war crimes unit

and find out if an atrocity
occurred in June of 1992.

Can we still at least
keep looking at Kasim?

No.
I want Duscan Zigic rearrested.

And send in D.S. Simms.

Look, I don't know what kind
of limited ideas you may hold

about the community we serve.

But they'd better expand

to include Kasim lbrahimivic
and Jasmina Blekic.

Yes, gov.

You know, there is
a 12-week residential course

I could send you on
that is specially designed

to help you appreciate
cultural sensitivities.

I'd prefer amputation.

Yeah, well, that's not
what you need cutting off.

Go on.
Piss off.

- Yes, gov.

Mr. Zigic,
I'd like you to come with me

to answer some more questions.

No.
I have to go to work.

If I come with you now,
I'll lose my job.

Don't worry.

You can call your employer,
explain the situation.

No.

Mr. Zigic, I'm arresting you

on suspicion of the murder
of Samira Blekic.

You don't have to say anything,

but it may harm your defense
if you do not...

It means "Only unity
can save the Serbs."

Well, what does that tell me
about him?

That he's proud of his country.

And?

Well, it's not paramilitary,
if that's what you're thinking.

Well he did lie about being
in a paramilitary unit.

Well, that doesn't mean much.

No Serb over here is gonna
put his hand up to that.

Okay, well, I've got
our war crimes unit

investigating an atrocity
in Bosnia.

Can you use your contacts,
as well?

That's the details,
the time and the place.

My whole case rests on it.

I've got no proof
that it ever happened.

I'll see what I can do.

Thanks.

Jane, do you remember
that phone call the other night?

Yeah.

It -- It was
the end of something.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well, actually, that was just
an excuse to come and see you.

Not a very good idea

because I'm not very good
company at the moment.

How come?

You know,
I -- I stole this investigation

from a junior officer.

I mean, how pathetic is that?

Maybe you were at a loose end,
not enough to do.

Well...

You know, in a few more years
I won't have anything to do.

Sooner, if some people
get their way.

I'm sure you'll find some way
to fill the time.

Swearing at strangers,
most likely.

Yeah, that sounds like fun.

Thanks.

Oh.
My scarf.

I'm sorry. We have a problem
with the interpreter.

He's gonna be
a few minutes late.

Aren't you interviewing Zigic,
gov?

No.
How's the CCTV going?

Finished.

All 120 hours of it.

120 hours, eh?

Well, perhaps she'll have a look
at it just to make sure, eh?

Delegation, delegation,
delegation.

I am so sorry
for keeping you waiting.

For the benefit of the DVD,

Mr. Milan Lukic
has just entered the room.

- Hiya.
- Lorna.

It's Starsky and Hutch.

You -- You said
you didn't fight in the war.

- Is that correct?
- Yes. I didn't fight.

We have now spoken to a witness,

who I don't propose
to identify at this time,

who said they met you in Bosnia

and you were with
a paramilitary unit.

No. No.

The witness has identified you
from a photographic lineup.

Who is this person?

Well, were you in Bosnia
during the war?

Yes.

Could you explain to me

the meaning of the tattoo
on your arm?

"Only unity saves the Serbs."

And you didn't fight
for your country?

For the benefit of the video,

I am showing Mr. Zigic
a photograph of a farmhouse

that we took from his room.

Would you tell me
about this photo, please?

It was my home.

It's very beautiful.

Does your family
still live there?

No.

Oh, w-was it sold?

Lost in the war?

To a Muslim family.

What's the relevance of this?

And you didn't fight
for your country?

I think you did.

- May I?
- Yes, please.

There is confusion.

Mr. Zigic says that he assumed
you meant a fighting soldier.

He was in the army, but he was
a cook in a logistical unit.

- He didn't fight.
- I didn't understand.

Could you tell me, please,
where you were in June of 1992?

A long time ago.

I would like to know
the relevance of these questions

to the crime
under investigation.

They're relevant
because the victim

is from the same country
as your client.

I'm trying to establish
whether there was

a past connection
between the two.

So, um, the witness has said

that you were a sergeant
in the paramilitary unit.

I was a cook.

They said they saw you
with a gun.

Not a gun.

A saucepan.

Did you take part in a massacre
of Muslim men and boys

in June of 1992?

This is a fishing trip.

It has no relevance to the crime
under investigation.

What does it mean?

I have just explained
to Mr. Zigic

the meaning of
you being on a "fishing trip."

At least I think I have.

Thank you.

Would you take a look
at this photo, please?

Do you know her?

Well, that is a photograph
of the victim.

I think you met her
on June 12, 1992.

Her name is Samira Blekic.

She knew you were involved
in that massacre,

and that is the reason you
tortured and then murdered her.

Listen.

I was only cook.

But I was proud
to serve my country.

The army I was in
did not kill women or children.

The stories
are always the same, huh?

Always how Serbs are bad.

Never Muslims.

Never Croatians.

Always the Serbs.

Yes.

Superintendent, I strongly
object to the inference of guilt

because my client is Serbian
and the victim is Muslim.

God, this isn't a question of
"Serbian bad, Muslim good."

There were atrocities
on both sides.

Miss Henderson,
I don't need a history lesson.

10 years ago
he saved their lives,

so why torture...

Mr. Zigic...

Zigic.

Mr. Zigic.

Why did you leave your country,

the country you love so much,
you're so proud of?

Well, I think you left
because you had to,

because you were involved
in that massacre.

I have nothing to do with this.
Nothing.

All right.
Let's start from the beginning.

All right.
Thanks.

All the buildings he had access
to have been checked out.

We don't have a killing scene.

And we'd never
take a jury with us.

I mean, look, 10 years on.

She picks him
out of a photo lineup

with nothing to back it up.

Can't we hold him
on what we've got?

No. I wouldn't.

I'm terminating this
interview. The time is 1430.

Your client will be held
for further questioning.

Thank you very much, Mr. Zigic.

Superintendent.

I hope you don't
think it inappropriate.

I'm an optician --
I couldn't help noticing.

I think you need
a new prescription.

Yes, you're probably right.

Yes, thank you very much,
Mr. Lukic.

Think you're in there, gov.

Oh, we may have
a possible eyewitness

to Samira leaving work
Saturday night.

He's a dosser.

Should be able to find him easy
enough tonight, roosting time.

Okay, good.

- Late night for someone, then.
- Yeah.

Well, it was dark.

I'm sure I wouldn't
have seen much.

I heard them, I saw them,

and then she ran past me
in tears.

You're sure about the time?

They woke me up.
I was pissed off.

I looked at my watch.

Now, I wouldn't want to
put anyone in a pigeonhole,

but, um, rough sleepers
are generally not known

for carrying watches.

Tell you what.

I'll shave, shower,

put on the suit I used to wear,
then you ask me again.

Called on to testify...

...you might have to
get that suit cleaned.

Hello, gov.

Think I got something here
on that tramp.

I left her here.

I went that way.
She went down there.

Well, how was she?

Well, after 12 in hours
in that place,

the same as everyone --
exhausted.

So how did you part?

What do you mean?

Well, was it a friendly goodbye?

Yes.

Stephen, we have an eyewitness

who saw a white woman
of Samira's description

and a black male
of your description

having an argument.

She ran off,
and he shouted threats at her.

Well, I-I didn't think
it was important.

You're the last person
who saw her alive.

You have a public shouting
match, and she ends up dead.

You don't think
that was important?

This is the exact reason
I didn't want to say anything.

I came forward because I thought
it was the right thing to do.

Yeah, it was.
It was the right thing to do.

But now you need
to tell me everything.

Samira, came into work upset.
Okay?

Very upset.

She didn't
want to talk about it.

She asked me to walk her home.

It wasn't anywhere
where I lived.

I'd just done a 12-hour shift.
I was dead on my feet.

When we got here, I said to her
I'd like to sleep at her house.

She took it the wrong way,
started shouting at me.

I got angry
at the misunderstanding.

We argued. She walked off.
I thought, "Fuck you, lady."

And you said it, too.

Yes, I said it!
And then I went home!

How do you think I feel now, eh?

Uh, we checked the phone
that you called us from.

And that night
there were six calls made

to the hospital
where Samira's sister worked.

And then there were five calls
made to the communal phone

where Samira
and her sister lived.

That was from your phone.

No, no.

I didn't make these calls.

No. I don't --
I don't know these numbers.

They were made from your phone,
sonny Jim.

I keep my phone in my jacket.

It's left in the canteen.

She might --
Samira might have borrowed it.

Jasmina?

Best not
break it down twice, eh?

No.
No one's seen them all day.

- Hello.
- Hello?

Hello, Haweeya.

- Hello.
- It's the police lady here.

- Hello.
- Will you speak to me again?

Yeah.

Shall I meet you
on the stairs, then?

Okay.

- Bye.
- Bye.

And this was
on the Saturday night?

What did you and Samira
talk about on the telephone?

She wanted to talk to Jasmina.

Was it important?

Did she -- Did she leave
a message for Jasmina?

And, um...

Well, what was the message?

Haweeya, you won't
get into trouble.

You're my special detective.

She said bad things.

What sort of bad things?

Was she sad?

Very sad.
She was crying.

She said I had to tell Jasmina.

But I didn't.
I was afraid.

Why were you afraid?

Haweeya, what was the message?

Samira had seen...

...the devil.

The devil?

Did she say where she saw him?

Will he come after me, too?

No.

No, because I'm gonna find him,
and I'm gonna lock him away,

and he's never coming out.

Please take a seat, sir.

- Will that be all, ma'am?
- Yes, thank you, George.

Obrenovic.

Where is interpreter?

Mr. Obrenovic is an interpreter.

Why not the other man?

There appears to be some urgency

about the questions
the police wanted to ask you.

It seems they thought
it would take too long

for Mr. Lukic to get here.

Mr. Zigic.

Please.

We've been asking you questions
about last weekend.

Now I want you to tell me
exactly where you were

on Saturday morning
until midday.

So you understand.
You don't need a translation.

Saturday morning.

I was at work.

But you work nights.

Were you moonlighting?

I did a double shift.

- Where did you work?
- An office near the airport.

- Heathrow?
- No. City Airport.

Ask the OCB.

All right.
That's it.

Thank you very much for
coming in at such short notice.

It appears that
you weren't needed after all.

All right.
Thanks.

Zigic's alibi checks out.

Two independent witnesses
put him in an office building

between 6:00 that morning
and 3:00 in the afternoon.

There's also time-coded CCTV
footage of him in the building.

If Samira did see the devil
on her way to work that morning,

it wasn't Duscan Zigic.

We're gonna have to let him go.

So where does that leave us?

Looking for another devil.

The war crimes unit don't have
a record of the atrocity

Jasmina claims to have been
caught up in.

Perhaps she made it up.

We're still looking
for the illegals

Vane had working for him,

just in case
there's a connection there.

Good of you to join us, Lorna.

Gov.
I've located Jasmina Blekic.

Good.
At least we've got something.

Thanks, Mickey.
Good work.

I'm sorry I'm late. It's Amy.
It's a thing with her throat.

It's fine.

She should cut down on the fags.

- Oh, shut up, Taff.

Yeah.

Subject getting into
a blue Volkswagen Beetle.

The driver is a woman believed
to be Rosemary Henderson.

Jasmina?

I've spoken to someone
who took a message for you --

from Samira the night she died.

The message was
that she'd seen the devil.

You know him, don't you?

This devil.

Who is he?

You're frightened.
I know.

Y-Y-You -- Please don't tell me
you understand.

You wake up every morning
for 10 years, terrified,

then you can tell me that.

Is he the reason you built the
hiding place under the floor?

If you help us,
I can make you safe.

- This isn't Bosnia.
- Samira wasn't safe.

But you can be
because I promise you

I will find the man
who did this.

You saved her life.

You mended her
as best you could.

And now you have to do
one more thing --

for your brave, your courageous,
your beautiful sister.

You have to tell me
who this man is.

Who is the devil?

When they took us off the bus,

he was the one
giving the orders.

I -- I thought it might be
even all right.

He was...

...smiling.

Charming.

Welcoming us.

We were made to stand in a line.

And he walked along and made
everyone shake hands with him.

Then I understood.

He was playing God.

"You will live.

You will die.

You would...

...amuse my soldiers."

He picked us out for himself.

He kept us for days.

Did he burn you or Samira
with cigarettes?

If I was slow

or he thought I wasn't
"enjoying myself" enough...

But only her.

He only burnt her.

I begged him to burn me.

I begged him.

Then when, um...

When we were
just blood and rags,

he ordered that sergeant
to take us away.

But, uh...

We applied for asylum, but...

I couldn't put Samira
through the questions.

We were so ashamed.

That's why they rape you.

So you are
always, always, always ashamed.

Do you know his name?

He was "kind,"
he was "charming."

"Smiling," you said.

You see,
we have to get a picture

of what this man was like.

Will you work
with a sketch artist for us?

It will be a woman.

Kasim is here to take me home.

Journalists came today.

If they write about me,
I will lose my job.

No, no. I'll make sure
that doesn't happen.

Tomorrow I will
help you to draw the picture.

This is Mr. Lukic.
He will be your interpreter.

Any words or phrases you don't
understand, you ask him.

Obrenovic.

Where is interpreter?

Mr. Obrenovic
is an interpreter.

Why not the other man?

There appears to be
some urgency...

...take too long
for Mr. Lukic to get here.

Ah, fuck!

Mr. Milan Lukic
has just entered the room

Good evening, Superintendent.

Good of you to see me
at such short notice.

Come through.

Best part of the day.

Nice and quiet.

They've all gone home.

I can see a few changes
in your blood vessels.

Are you under any stress
at the moment?

No.

I'm just putting some dye
in your eye.

It's completely harmless.

Chin on the bar, please.

- Did you train in Serbia?
- No, here.

- London?
- Manchester.

Keep still, please.

Look into my eye.

If you relax, you'll stay
in the right position.

Unlock your knees.
Legs a little apart.

A few broken blood vessels.

A slight dryness.

Otherwise very healthy.
Good.

Keep still now.

I'm going to look
under your eyelid.

It might be
a little uncomfortable.

No dark secrets there.

That is uncomfortable.

The bottom line.

K. Z.

Zero.

Um...

O. H.

Letter-perfect.

But it's the reading
that you have problems with.

The aging process.

Another chink in the armor.

The middle section.

"Every afternoon, as they were
coming home from school,

the children used to go and play
in the Giant's garden.

A lovely place,
with soft green grass."

Oscar Wilde.

My children helped me
choose the pieces.

Try the bottom piece.

I can't read that.

Now...

...look at me.

What do you see?

Am I sharp or fuzzy?

Sharp.

Country's sinking
under the weight of them.

Door should have been shut,

bolted, and painted over
a long time ago.

And I don't think we're getting
the best of Mr. Vane,

regarding finding
Beckham and co.

We'll let him load up,

follow him back to his site,
ruin his day.

Perhaps he'll give us
his full attention.

Lukic.

Yes, he is on the approved list
of interpreters, ma'am.

Yeah, but why
did you choose him?

Well, I didn't.

It was the suspect's solicitor,
Henderson.

She brought him in.
It was her idea.

We were busy.
She helped us out.

But he is
on the approved list, ma'am.

- Look, it's his details here.
- Yeah.

Thank you.

They get vetted.
Thoroughly vetted.

Yes, they do.
I know.

You know, I'm tempted.

I need the garden wall rebuilt.

I wonder just how cheap
they are.

It's OCB.

This building wasn't on the list
they gave us.

If Zigic had access to it and if
someone was holding it back...

Good.
I'll see you there.

Half an hour.
Depending on the traffic.

Bye.

- Lorna.
- Yes, gov.

Lorna, I want you
to bring in Jasmina, okay?

She's expecting to work
with a sketch artist.

I want her to look
at a tape first.

Oh.
What's it a tape of?

Look, just bring her in.

And don't bring in
her boyfriend, Kasim.

But softly, softly.

- Simon.
- Yeah?

Simon...

We might have a killing scene.

Check it out with me.
I'll see you downstairs.

See?
There's nothing here.

Nothing.

It was a completion race.

If they couldn't have
moved in tomorrow,

it would have cost me thousands.

I didn't want your lot scaring
off any more of my workers,

holding things up.

That's the only reason
I asked the security firm

to hold back on it.

And it was empty that
Saturday night, Sunday morning?

I locked up about 6:00
Saturday evening.

I had them start again
Sunday morning about 8:00.

- Don't stand on the floor!
- Boss.

Zigic was last assigned

to look after this building
three weeks ago.

He knew
the main-entrance access codes.

The builders keep a key
to this apartment

behind a fire extinguisher.

He could have known about it.

Watch where you walk, love.
That varnish needs 24 hours.

- Has this floor been down long?
- Since yesterday.

We started last Sunday.

It's reclaimed pine.
Now, do you want to get off it?

- What's it laid on?
- Four-inch joists.

Now, get off.

It'll have to come up.

You can't do that.
You can't just rip it up.

You can't fucking do this to me!

Anthony Vane,
I'm arresting you on suspicion

of perverting
the course of justice.

It's about three-quarters
of the way.

Did you have a starter?

All right.
Cheers, Graham. Bye.

- Simon.
- Hello, sir.

- How's things?
- Good, thanks. Yeah.

Still all right for Tuesday?

The grudge match?
Oh, yes. Come on.

Good.

What's Mr. Zigic been up to?

Uh, he went home,

he went out,

he caught a bus
to a community center,

he had lunch,
and he went home again.

How many officers?

12 in all, sir.

Expensive lunch.

Yeah.

Hello, Jane.

Sir.

Gov, I just got this
from Customs Intelligence.

It seems Kasim
did go against his bosses.

There's a price on his head.

His immediate family and friends
could be at risk, too.

Another possible lead?

Yes.

We've got wire.
And we've got blood.

Forensics have promised us
a site match

with the roll from his toolbox
and his wire cutters.

Sounds good.

Yeah. Yeah, it is good.
Yeah.

Jasmina!

Jasmina, are you there?

Anyone?

- Anything?
- No.

Can you check under
the floorboard, please?

Yeah, sure.

Anything?

No. Nothing.

Gov, there's no one here.

I got to go
back to the hospital.

They got it wrong
about her not being at work.

It's total confusion there.

Lorna, I want her here.

Yeah, yeah.
It's coming through now.

Yeah, thank you.
Guys, here we go.

The wire found in his toolbox

and the wire
found under the floor

have an identical signature cut.

The same pair of wire cutters
was used.

'Yes!
'Yes!

Right. And the blood match
will seal it.

Let's bring him in.

Good luck.
Good luck.

Open the door, Mr. Zigic.
Police officers.

Bollocks.

Shit!

Zigic can't be found
at his flat.

Okay, when was he last seen?

When he went inside
about two hours ago.

There was that article
about Jasmina

in the newspaper this morning.

Cheadle.

I think he's gone
to the hospital.

I think he's gone to find her.
No, wait.

Let's see if Lorna's got her.

Lorna?
You got her?

They're telling me
she could be anywhere.

Get over there.

Jane, look.

Oh!

Jasmina?

Looking for a Jasmina Blekic.
A cleaner.

Do you know her?

Jasmina?

Jasmina?

Sorry. Sorry.

Sorry.

Jasmina Blekic.
Cleaning staff. Blonde.

- Can I help you?
- Oh. Sorry.