Touching Evil (1997–1999): Season 3, Episode 3 - Fiery Death: Part 1 - full transcript
Probably the same reasons
as yours did, Philip.
There's a white
band on your finger
where your ring used to be.
One in three marriages in
this country end in divorce.
If that's an indication of
mental illness, god help us.
This isn't a battle, Dave.
You're not here
to prove anything.
I'm sorry.
I thought that was
precisely the point of this.
I simply need you to explain
to me why you want to go back
to a job that
wrecked your marriage
and gave you a
nervous breakdown.
When was the last
time you had promotion?
Hasn't made you quit, has it?
You get to a point in
your life and you think,
well, this is what I do best.
- This is who I am.
- No.
You're wrong about that.
I've separated those two out.
If I won the lottery tomorrow,
you wouldn't see me for dust.
Well, that's probably why
I do what I do better than you.
How do I know you won't
succumb to the pressure again?
I don't think you understand.
When was the last time a
friend of yours was murdered?
Some kids came in here messing
about, looking for a thrill.
Got more than they
bargained for.
No one around here heard or saw
anything unusual last night.
No one's report a fire.
We looked for the prints
outside but with this frost,
the ground's rock-hard.
It's a waste of time
looking for prints.
Body's been here
at least two weeks.
Now look, you've given your
permission for me to come back.
If there's any
doubt in your mind,
you could always ask
another junior officer
to compile a report on me.
Taylor was on her way to the
morgue when I spoke to her.
She may have hung on for you.
They offered me extended leave.
Didn't take it.
Long holidays bore me rigid.
How was the assessment?
As you'd expect.
Did you talk about Rivers?
Not a lot.
Two deaths within three
weeks of each other.
Both taken to a remote
spot and torched.
Scene of crime,
five miles apart.
In both cases no one
heard or saw anything.
Oh, so we're looking
for a pyromaniac sadist.
Well, at the minute,
we're just looking for an ID
on this body.
He was a big guy.
Over six foot.
About 12, 13 stone.
He had a way.
I could have told you that.
I do hope there's more.
From the amount
of decomposition,
I'd say been there
at least a fortnight.
But what about his teeth?
Estimate of age?
- Difficult to say.
- Come on, Max.
There must be something.
Between 25 and 45.
Without more information,
it's going to be virtually
impossible to identify him.
They find a replacement
for Rose yet?
Our mystery man was found here.
Hyndman House-- a
place for people
with psychiatric problems.
Was founded by a wealthy
philanthropist who objected
to the old Victorian asylums.
Burned down 989.
There'd have been an inquiry.
I'll check it out.
So what's the connection
between this body and--
And Jane Howard.
Well at the minute,
no obvious connection,
except in the way they died.
Jane Howard burned
to death a month ago.
Found in woodland a mile away
from her home in Muswell Hill.
Widow, retired florist,
pillar of the community,
bloody, bloody,
bloody, blah blah.
And the coroner's report
was assumed suicide?
Yet forensics didn't
find as much as a match
at the scene of the crime.
Excluding spontaneous
combustion,
there is no way she could
have done it herself.
And compared with our friend
here, interesting point--
there's very little
damage to the area
surrounding each of the--
Uh, OK.
Everyone, this is
Martin Simmons.
Just joined us.
I thought it might
be a good idea
if he sat in on this briefing.
Martin.
Very little damage to the area
surrounding each of the
bodies, so once these two
were set on fire, they
didn't try and run.
They just let it happen.
And no one heard anything.
No screaming.
No raised voices.
Did anything come
up in the tox report?
Oh, well, this
fellow was too badly
decomposed to test for drugs.
Jane Howard has
since been cremated.
Ironic, I know.
Any evidence of accelerant?
Well, they
weren't going to go about that
without some help, will they?
I was wondering if
the same accelerant
was used in both cases.
We're still
waiting on forensics.
What do Missing Persons say?
Nothing positive yet.
Looks like Jane Howard
was our first victim.
You'd better talk to the family.
Do you think your mother
might have committed suicide?
No, not really.
We know this is difficult,
but can you think of any reason
why someone might have
wanted to kill her?
Absolutely none.
She didn't have any money.
When was the
last time you saw her?
Not long before.
A week.
And there wasn't
anything troubling her?
Anything you thought odd?
No.
I could always tell if she
was keeping anything from me.
I've drawn up
something on arsonists' motives.
Financial reward, covering up
another crime, political
protest, mixed motives.
Arson committed by young
adults and children--
revenge.
Oh, and last but not
least, arson committed
as a means of deriving
sexual satisfaction,
which as far as I'm concerned,
is a lot about bollocks.
Anyway, who mentioned arson?
We would have appreciated
some warning, sir.
I'm sorry?
We didn't think you were going
to replace Rivers so quickly.
Simmons is here on a
transfer for six weeks.
He isn't working
for you exclusively.
Here's the report into the
89 on fire at Hyndman House.
All patient and staff records
were destroyed in the fire.
That's a good start.
A Josh Layton was injured--
suffered 40% burns.
He might give us something
useful if he's still alive.
The woman who used
to run that place--
Phillipa Edwards.
Dr. Philippa Edwards.
She works for the
Home Office now.
Yeah?
What's she like?
Clever, ambitious,
highly strung.
Jacques Dutronc.
1991, he was convicted of
the murder of five women,
so he set them on fire.
Where is he now?
High Security prison, Limoges.
But Dutronc, he used to
talk his victims into allowing
themselves to be burned.
I mean, fire as a
weapon of death is rare.
Then we should speak to him.
When can you go?
Eh-- he only talks to women.
Besides, your French is
much better than mine.
I'll go to the Home Office.
Uh, the investigation said
the fire at Hyndman House
was an accident.
Do you have any reason
to disagree with that?
If I had, I would have said
at the time of the inquiry.
Did any of the residents
have a history of fire-setting?
Fire-setting
isn't uncommon amongst those
with psychiatric disorders.
Uh, meaning--
Well, if you check their notes,
I'm sure you'd find several of
them have some such history.
Yeah, but I can't, because it
was all destroyed in the fire.
Of course.
Along with a couple of very
valuable prints of mine.
Oh, I'm sorry.
The man who was burned,
Josh Layton-- do
you know what happened to him?
Look, I'm sorry.
It's over 10 years ago.
All the residents were
transferred to other units.
I myself didn't take
up another post.
And why was that?
It was a traumatic experience
for us all, Inspector.
Right.
Does the name Jane Howard
mean anything to you?
No.
Was she a resident?
Thank you, Doctor.
You've been very helpful.
Control.
Creegan.
Yes, Creegan.
You asked me to find you a
one male, name of Josh Layton.
Where is he?
He's in-- Middlesex
Hospital-- uh, Armitage Ward.
Do you know why?
Yes.
He's recovering from his tenth
operation for burns received
in the 1989 Hyndman House fire.
Jacque Dutronc?
If you don't mind, I'd
rather we spoke in English.
So you want to know
more about fire.
What does fire
make you think of?
Heat.
And?
Danger.
And?
Cleansing, purification,
creativity, life, death, power.
I know what's wrong, if
you find out, don't you?
You worry about their pain.
Suzanne, life is full of pain.
Being born is one of the most
painful of human experiences,
but who would deny us that?
Did you restrain you victims?
No.
Were they drugged?
No.
I seduced them.
Not entirely.
I don't get
that kind of satisfaction
from setting fire.
What kind of
satisfaction do you get?
Spiritual, of course.
After fire, we feel clean
again and [inaudible]
Not if you're dead, you don't.
How do you know?
You're probably a
very clever woman,
but even you don't know
how it feels to be dead.
Death by fire is the
purest way of dying.
That's why we say
consumed by fire.
That's why it was a special
punishment for heretics,
because ever since, we are
deemed so bad that only fire
could cleanse them completely.
The young women you killed
died agonizing deaths.
They'd already undergone
the process of her education.
Fire is a positive force in
nearly every primitive society.
That's why
missionaries always fed
to frighten the
native with a story
of hellfire and damnation.
There's no need to be afraid.
My girls were not
afraid in the end.
They were in ecstasy, not agony.
He didn't talk about you much.
Oh, yeah.
There's a-- an unwritten rule.
You know, keep work
and family apart.
Thought most of you
didn't have families.
Well, he worked
for the OSC, Hannah.
It was his choice.
Well, I just know he
didn't talk about you.
He said you were unpredictable,
brilliant, unique.
- Did he?
- Well.
He always was one to exaggerate.
I'm not really sure
why I'm here, Hannah.
Neither am I.
People keep telling
me it wasn't my fault.
You know, I know they're just
saying that to shut me up.
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't be telling you this.
I've lost my sense of
taste since it happened.
Isn't that strange?
You feel for them, don't you?
You worry about their pain.
There's no need.
The pain was short.
We're the ones you suffer.
But they don't care
about the living.
It's the living who
have to deal with pain.
Thanks very much.
Bye.
Hi.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Just want to go
through with you--
the case.
- Creegan, don't lurk.
- I wasn't lurking.
I hate it when you lurk.
So how was our
professor of anthropology?
Here.
Thanks.
Yeah, Pathology can't
identify the body.
Got two victims-- a
benign 65-year-old woman
and a man with no face.
I'm going to call Tom
Monroe, get him to do
a reconstruction job for us.
Yeah, good.
Yeah, thought so.
Creegan?
Insomnia is commonly
thought to be
feature of the disturbed mind.
Now since it's barely two days
since you passed your medical,
I think you should
go home, go to bed,
and at least pretend
to be a normal person.
Night, night.
Dear, what you want?
Well, I came to get the kids.
It's nearly half 11:00.
They're fast asleep.
Oh-- sorry, I'm--
Will well, can I just see them?
You're probably a
very clever woman,
but even you don't know
how it feels to be a creep.
Interesting.
Not entirely.
I don't get that kind of
satisfaction from setting fire.
What kind
of satisfaction do you get?
Sexual impulse--
with fire we feel clean again.
You see?
I told you they were fine.
Look at them, mum.
I don't care about
anything else.
Everyone else can go to hell.
What's wrong?
Andy will giving you grief?
Debbie, I can't
go on babysitting.
It's the third time this week.
I need a rest, myself.
Right, well, see
you tomorrow, then.
Creegan.
No!
I'll pack
it up for you, shall I?
Well, if it's any bother--
It's no bother.
How long is it going to take?
Well, I've got to
clean up the skull first,
you know, repair the damage.
And then, well, it depends.
On what?
On how inspired I'm feeling.
Any news on the accelerant used?
Petrol.
Talking of which, I
found something unusual--
traces of it in this guy's lung.
He inhaled it?
So we're calling it suicide.
Once a person has covered
themselves with petrol,
there's usually a pause before
they go through with it.
Sometimes the interval is
long enough for the fumes
to be absorbed into the lungs.
But this isn't suicide.
No, it's absolutely not.
Fast out somewhere at
the back of the body.
How big an interval?
10, 15 minutes.
Oh, he knows his
stuff, does our Max.
If there's something to do,
and it's hard to begin it,
set right about it.
Don't waste a minute.
Been in Brighton The wonders
of a classical education.
What was all that, back there?
Tom's wife left
him about six months ago.
She's now living with Max.
Can you imagine sleeping
with a pathologist?
No.
Control to Creegan.
Creegan.
Creegan.
We've got a report of
another burned body.
Where?
The same as before.
I know this place from the map.
We made three attempts at
clearing out the dealers.
Name's Debbie Lewis.
She lived on the estate.
Had two kids.
Look at these cuts, here.
Maybe she put up a fight?
I dunno.
Could be self-mutilation.
DI Creegan.
Taylor--
Lynn.
So when's it due?
April.
April 13th.
Should we come back later?
No.
No, I'm fine now.
Right.
Did Debbie say
where she was going?
After she dropped the
kids off last night?
No.
The club.
I don't remember the name.
I'm not into clubbing.
Yeah, I can't see you
raving with that, like.
She came back to
collect them at what time?
It was late.
About half 11.
She did things like
that, she wasn't with it.
You know she's an addict.
I felt sorry for the kids.
I thought if she leaves them
with me, at least they're safe.
I told her they were asleep.
I'd drop around to her
place in the morning.
So at what time did she leave?
I don't know.
She wasn't here long.
Midnight?
I watched her until
she got to the flat.
She was upset.
You actually saw her
go back to the flat?
I can see her
front door from here.
I saw her go out again later,
when I was on my way to bed.
Was she alone?
There was someone else?
This is completely
confidential, Lynn.
Hey.
Trust us.
Sit down.
DI Creegan and Taylor.
Never heard of you.
Are you funny?
This woman.
Her name is Jane Howard.
Ring any bells, Andy?
None whatsoever.
Well, maybe you'd like
to take a closer look.
Still never heard of her.
How long will you and
Debbie Lewis together?
- Six years.
- So what happened then?
Did you wake up one day and
think, this relationship
has broken down?
Or did you chalky out?
I left.
Do you know what it's
like living with a junkie?
I love addicts.
- Make surprisingly good mothers.
- Yeah.
And some of them stick
their finger in methadone
and let the baby suck on it.
Did Debbie ever cut herself?
What?
You know, self-abuse.
Nah, she wasn't like that.
She just gave in all the time.
She couldn't be bothered.
I left because I
got fed up waiting
for her to clean up her act.
We found this in
your flat, Andy.
So what?
I've got a car.
I don't like running
out of petrol.
It's prudent.
Why not keep it in your car?
Like most people.
I did not kill Debbie.
I hadn't even seen
her for two days.
Well, we've got
a witness who says
they saw you leave the flat,
with Debbie, in the early hours
of this morning.
The They can't have.
Who told you that?
This is DI Taylor closing
this interview at 12:45 AM.
The typical arsonist
is likely to have
problems forming relationships.
He probably lives alone
is separated or divorced.
He may have previous for
petty theft, criminal damage,
possibly fire setting.
Likely to have had a
relationship with the deceased.
It's not him.
It's not Carson.
We're talking about fire
as a weapon of death.
Not playing with matches.
He's got a motive.
For Debbie.
Not for the others.
We don't even know who that
body in the Hienman house
belongs to.
How can we assume there's
no connection with Carson?
Look.
This isn't some embittered
ex getting his own back.
Our killer's on a mission.
He's driven.
He's already killed three times,
targeting specific people,
and disposing of them
in a very specific way.
What did Detrunc say?
It's like purification.
Making the bad, good.
Debbie was a drug addict.
Maybe the killer thinks
he's burning away her sin?
Jane Howard.
Did she have a
drug problem, too?
He's got a point.
How many retired florist
heroin addicts do you know?
So.
What you going to
do with Carson?
We let him go.
We put a follow on him.
Apart from the obvious,
heroin, I found rohypnol.
Large dose.
Given about half an hour
before time of death.
That's why there's no sound.
No screaming.
No struggling.
First I thought
they were scratches,
that she'd try to
fight off her killer,
but the marks are too deliberate
it be part of a struggle.
They're letters.
That's a Y. An M and an F?
Or an E. Y M E.
Why me?
They're fresh.
An hour before death at most.
It's possible she them
herself, but unlikely.
No, Carson said she
never cut herself.
That the killer did this.
Y ME.
We won't know if it's
something he did to the others.
Jane Howard was cremated,
and the second body
was too badly burned.
Is he telling us
why he chose Debbie?
Be she deserved to die?
What kind of system
do you call this?
Well, I'm--
Creegan.
Facts from South Gate, CID.
What is it?
Suspected arson.
Four people in intensive care.
Well, the house was set on fire.
Yeah, I believe so.
It's nothing to do
with this case, sir.
Extreme arson the
Hineman house fire.
They want you to check it out.
One of the victims is conscious.
Please.
What, you are on your way out?
Josh Laton?
He's recovering from
his 10th operation?
What are you giving it me for?
Because it's a waste of time.
Just file it away.
The investigation at
the time of the fire
said it was a cigarette.
His name was Matt.
Matt van deTwist.
Not a name you forget easily.
You actually saw him do it?
As good as.
It wasn't his first go.
He tried it before.
Why wasn't this
mentioned at the inquiry?
I was too sick to talk.
Everyone else knew they
would be taken seriously.
Unreliable witnesses.
If this guy Matt might
set fire to Hineman house,
are you saying he
did it to harm you?
He hated me.
They all hated me.
This is very important, Josh.
Did he start the fire with
the intention of injuring you?
He knew I was in the next room.
He knew I'd have no
way of getting out.
He wanted to kill me.
Matt van deTwist.
Born 1963 in Dorset.
Dutch father who
died when he was six.
Referred to a child
Guidance Clinic at 8.
Next time it turns up, this
is in a psychiatric unit.
What happened straight
after the Hineman house fire?
1990.
He was recommitted.
Discharge 93.
Then nothing.
- Family?
- No.
Single.
No kids.
Mother says he turns
up about once a year.
Thinks he might be
living on the streets.
He might be a
victim, not a suspect.
And the body in Hineman
house might be him.
Well, the killer chose
fire for a reason.
If he sees these
people as sinful then
he has to cleanse
them of their sins.
And he wants us to know
why they need cleansing.
Why me, marked on the body.
If deTwist set this
fire, he caused
Josh's injuries, that gives
the killer enough reason
to punish deTwist.
Fight fire with fire.
Should I issue a description?
What is it?
Got another call
from southgate CID,
asking whether you interviewed
the guy in hospital.
His wife and three
children died.
I know, I know what
you're going to say.
Just do it.
Get them off my back.
Take Simmons with you.
He could do with some fresh air.
I don't remember anything
else, until I woke up
and the room was full of smoke.
I tried to wake
Sam, but I couldn't.
I picked up the baby.
Then I went into
the kids bedroom.
I carried Laura.
And then I tried to
carry Justin, too.
But I couldn't carry all three.
I kept falling over.
Do you have an idea of
who might have done it?
Had you had to
fight with someone?
Was anyone trying to
hurt you or your family?
If you remember anything
unusual, anything at all.
Are you sure you
didn't see someone?
Before the fire started?
There was someone.
A man.
Go on.
Running.
I was going to bed,
he was running.
How old would you say?
20?
30?
30, 35.
Unshaven.
Scruffy.
Light hair, I think.
It was dark.
I didn't really get
much of a look at him.
Fits your
description of deTwist.
It's got to be significant.
You asked him a
leading question.
We'll never know if he would
have volunteered that suspect
up without your prompt.
Are you married?
Yeah.
Kids?
Two.
So are you going
to follow it up?
Oh, we gotta follow it up now.
Hi, you've
reached Hannah and Mark,
I'm afraid we're
not here right now,
but please leave a message.
Hannah, it's Dave Creegan.
I'd much rather have a
conversation, not a monologue.
If you want to talk, I'm here.
And if I'm not here,
I'm on the mobile.
Bye.
We've got him.
Carson's left his flat.
He's heading towards his car.
Creegan?
Can you meet me over
at Lynn's Southy's flat?
Why?
Come on!
You told them something!
What did you say?
What?
Why'd you have to
tell them that?
Please don't hurt me,
please don't hurt my baby!
Hello!
The bitch set me up!
I'm losing my kids
'cause of you bastards!
Still think everyone's
against you, Andy?
Beating up a
pregnant woman is not
the correct response to stress.
She's a liar, she's a liar!
She doesn't seem too bad.
Just shaken, I got a doctor
to come out look at the baby.
What the hell were
you lot playing at?
She's a witness!
Hey?
Creegan.
Listen, if they weren't
properly briefed,
that's our fault, not theirs.
Oh, well, that's going
to go on the report.
What report, what
are you talking about?
The one that Enright
asked us to compile.
Enright sent you back, Dave.
Show him he's made
the right decision.
It's all right, he's gone.
There's no need to
be frightened, OK?
I thought he was
going to kill me.
I thought it was going to
do me what he did to Debbie.
Well, we're not sure
he did kill Debbie.
I'm sorry, Lynn, I--
You're not responsible
for people like Andy.
'Course I am.
That's the whole point.
Look.
We can charge him with assault.
I don't have time.
It's been hard
dealing with Debbie.
Is Debbie your first death?
No.
I lost my mother
when I was small.
When my wife--
Well my ex-wife was
having her first,
her mother died three
weeks before the birth.
And she couldn't grieve,
because she thought
it was unfair to the child.
Children have a right to
happy parents, she said.
Is that why you
left your family?
No, that's a--
No, there were lots of reasons.
But you not being
happy was the main one.
No.
I was shot.
I died.
You mean you almost died.
No.
I was dead.
For a short while.
Well, when I came
out of hospital,
I could tell they'd all
been preparing for my death.
They were all getting
used to the fact
that I wasn't going to be there.
I know it sounds awful,
but it's the kids I feel for,
more than Debbie.
Yep.
I wish John was here.
My husband.
He's away working.
Creegan.
Tom and Rose are ready for us.
Take care of yourself.
And the baby.
Sorry about the ungodly
hour, but once I get going,
I don't stop till I finish.
I didn't even notice the time.
Don't worry.
Some of us don't
need much sleep.
Anyway.
It's over here.
Did Simmons fax you
the photo of van deTwist?
Oh, yeah, over there.
By the fax machine.
It's not him.
It's not deTwist.
We're appealing to the
public for any information.
Anything at all which may
help us to identify this man.
That's it.
Is it true that
three people have been burned
to death in the last few
weeks, and that you're
operating a news blackout?
Conferences Conference
is over, gentlemen.
Don't you think
the public deserve to know
what's going on?
It's a nice try, Sid.
We're as sure as we can be the
body didn't belong to deTwist.
Yeah we got a
whole set of dental records
to double check, but the
face is completely different.
Which now means you
have to consider
him as our main suspect.
He's our only suspect.
And has he previous for arson?
At the risk of repeating
myself, sir, this isn't arson.
It was a resident
of Hineman house,
so he knows the location.
10 years ago he allegedly
burnt the place down.
A victim of that fire believes
he did it with murder in mind.
It fits the profile.
He also fits Michael
Flynn's description.
Michael Flynn?
The survivor of
the southgate fire.
Can we talk about this later?
We're appealing to the
public for any information.
Anything at all which may
help us identify this man.
I've had two people
give the same name.
One woman wouldn't
leave her name,
she rang off pretty quick.
The other was his ex-wife.
Said she hadn't seen
him for a few months,
but that's nothing unusual.
Robert Wise.
He's come up on
line one, as well.
Robert Wise was a psychiatric
nurse between '83 and '89.
He worked at Hineman house.
How'd you know?
Just spoken to his ex-wife.
So, deTwist knew him.
That doesn't mean he killed him.
What it does mean is that Robert
Wise was killed in the
place where he used to work.
Well, what about Flynn?
How does he fit in?
He doesn't.
He never did.
Because Michael Flynn
burned down his own house.
Look, he said he saw your
man run away at, what, 10:00?
The neighbors raised
the alarm 11:15.
No one else reported
seeing anyone.
There was no accelerant on
the outside of the front door,
and there was no sign
of a forced entry.
He planned it, man.
This wasn't an insurance scam.
The house wasn't insured.
It was overcrowded.
Two adults, three children,
sharing a two bedroomed house?
They wanted a transfer.
They tried three times, but they
were turned down because they
owed too much background.
He made up the suspect, Martin.
I really can't see why
we needed to meet here.
Well, thanks for coming anyway.
I'm due at a select
committee in an hour.
We'll be five minutes.
We just need some help with
the layout of this place.
Oh, well, this used
to be the admin section.
The residents rooms
mostly on the first floor.
Can we start with your office?
The end of this corridor.
After you.
This was it.
It smelt a little better
when it was my office.
There are few things
as destructive as fire.
Depends on your
perspective, really.
Heard the Marys
believed that fire
was a gift from the
gods blind grandmother.
She drew it from her
fingernails by magic.
What was this room used for?
It was the main dining room.
Beautiful isn't it?
The man who founded the charity
insisted on things like that.
He said people who suffer
torment in their inner world
deserve to be
surrounded by beauty.
How long did Robert
Wise work here?
Who?
Oh, the man they found here.
I'm sorry.
It was so long ago.
Do you remember a resident
called Matt van deTwist?
I'm afraid not.
Well, her office might
smell better, but she stinks.
Investigations said the
fire started in the kitchen
Her office is at the
other side of the house.
Yep.
There's no way those
residents files
could have gone up in smoke.
Lucy Barnes.
She was one anonymous callers
that was identified Wise.
Why refuse to give your name
and then turn up in person?
Must have something on her mind.
At first I thought
somebody started
the rumor out of malice.
Very hard to believe
that a colleague, a nurse
could use his power to--
What we talking about?
Assault?
Rape.
Who?
How many?
I don't know for sure.
When people who are already in
a pretty fragile state of abuse
like that, they
don't usually talk.
Was it just women?
No.
I don't think so.
Did you tell Phillipa Edwards?
She didn't want to know.
I could see she
was more concerned
about any potential scandal.
I gave my notice
in, and three weeks
later, the place burned down.
Best thing that
could have happened.
I want a trace on all residents
and staff of Hienman house who
overlapped with Robert Wise.
Sure.
We've got a mother who wasn't
averse to giving her kids
methadone to keep them quiet.
And a nurse who abused
the trust of his patients.
Debbie, failed her kids.
Robert Wise, he failed the
vulnerable adults in his care.
If the killer was
assaulted by Robert Wise,
then the killer is a victim.
The me is the killer.
It's not the victim.
Y ME.
But if it's an act
of retribution by one
of Wise's victims, why wait
10 years to carry it out?
I don't know.
I should have rung first.
Is this a bad time?
No, of course not.
No.
Come in, come in, come in.
You're working.
I'm so sorry.
Believe me, it's fine.
So how have you--
It's very late.
I'm really imposing.
No, you're not.
You all right?
You're not coming down
with something, huh?
Hey.
I'm at Harmon House.
We have sighting of a man who
fits Der Twest's description.
Turn your bloody
phone on, Creegan.
as yours did, Philip.
There's a white
band on your finger
where your ring used to be.
One in three marriages in
this country end in divorce.
If that's an indication of
mental illness, god help us.
This isn't a battle, Dave.
You're not here
to prove anything.
I'm sorry.
I thought that was
precisely the point of this.
I simply need you to explain
to me why you want to go back
to a job that
wrecked your marriage
and gave you a
nervous breakdown.
When was the last
time you had promotion?
Hasn't made you quit, has it?
You get to a point in
your life and you think,
well, this is what I do best.
- This is who I am.
- No.
You're wrong about that.
I've separated those two out.
If I won the lottery tomorrow,
you wouldn't see me for dust.
Well, that's probably why
I do what I do better than you.
How do I know you won't
succumb to the pressure again?
I don't think you understand.
When was the last time a
friend of yours was murdered?
Some kids came in here messing
about, looking for a thrill.
Got more than they
bargained for.
No one around here heard or saw
anything unusual last night.
No one's report a fire.
We looked for the prints
outside but with this frost,
the ground's rock-hard.
It's a waste of time
looking for prints.
Body's been here
at least two weeks.
Now look, you've given your
permission for me to come back.
If there's any
doubt in your mind,
you could always ask
another junior officer
to compile a report on me.
Taylor was on her way to the
morgue when I spoke to her.
She may have hung on for you.
They offered me extended leave.
Didn't take it.
Long holidays bore me rigid.
How was the assessment?
As you'd expect.
Did you talk about Rivers?
Not a lot.
Two deaths within three
weeks of each other.
Both taken to a remote
spot and torched.
Scene of crime,
five miles apart.
In both cases no one
heard or saw anything.
Oh, so we're looking
for a pyromaniac sadist.
Well, at the minute,
we're just looking for an ID
on this body.
He was a big guy.
Over six foot.
About 12, 13 stone.
He had a way.
I could have told you that.
I do hope there's more.
From the amount
of decomposition,
I'd say been there
at least a fortnight.
But what about his teeth?
Estimate of age?
- Difficult to say.
- Come on, Max.
There must be something.
Between 25 and 45.
Without more information,
it's going to be virtually
impossible to identify him.
They find a replacement
for Rose yet?
Our mystery man was found here.
Hyndman House-- a
place for people
with psychiatric problems.
Was founded by a wealthy
philanthropist who objected
to the old Victorian asylums.
Burned down 989.
There'd have been an inquiry.
I'll check it out.
So what's the connection
between this body and--
And Jane Howard.
Well at the minute,
no obvious connection,
except in the way they died.
Jane Howard burned
to death a month ago.
Found in woodland a mile away
from her home in Muswell Hill.
Widow, retired florist,
pillar of the community,
bloody, bloody,
bloody, blah blah.
And the coroner's report
was assumed suicide?
Yet forensics didn't
find as much as a match
at the scene of the crime.
Excluding spontaneous
combustion,
there is no way she could
have done it herself.
And compared with our friend
here, interesting point--
there's very little
damage to the area
surrounding each of the--
Uh, OK.
Everyone, this is
Martin Simmons.
Just joined us.
I thought it might
be a good idea
if he sat in on this briefing.
Martin.
Very little damage to the area
surrounding each of the
bodies, so once these two
were set on fire, they
didn't try and run.
They just let it happen.
And no one heard anything.
No screaming.
No raised voices.
Did anything come
up in the tox report?
Oh, well, this
fellow was too badly
decomposed to test for drugs.
Jane Howard has
since been cremated.
Ironic, I know.
Any evidence of accelerant?
Well, they
weren't going to go about that
without some help, will they?
I was wondering if
the same accelerant
was used in both cases.
We're still
waiting on forensics.
What do Missing Persons say?
Nothing positive yet.
Looks like Jane Howard
was our first victim.
You'd better talk to the family.
Do you think your mother
might have committed suicide?
No, not really.
We know this is difficult,
but can you think of any reason
why someone might have
wanted to kill her?
Absolutely none.
She didn't have any money.
When was the
last time you saw her?
Not long before.
A week.
And there wasn't
anything troubling her?
Anything you thought odd?
No.
I could always tell if she
was keeping anything from me.
I've drawn up
something on arsonists' motives.
Financial reward, covering up
another crime, political
protest, mixed motives.
Arson committed by young
adults and children--
revenge.
Oh, and last but not
least, arson committed
as a means of deriving
sexual satisfaction,
which as far as I'm concerned,
is a lot about bollocks.
Anyway, who mentioned arson?
We would have appreciated
some warning, sir.
I'm sorry?
We didn't think you were going
to replace Rivers so quickly.
Simmons is here on a
transfer for six weeks.
He isn't working
for you exclusively.
Here's the report into the
89 on fire at Hyndman House.
All patient and staff records
were destroyed in the fire.
That's a good start.
A Josh Layton was injured--
suffered 40% burns.
He might give us something
useful if he's still alive.
The woman who used
to run that place--
Phillipa Edwards.
Dr. Philippa Edwards.
She works for the
Home Office now.
Yeah?
What's she like?
Clever, ambitious,
highly strung.
Jacques Dutronc.
1991, he was convicted of
the murder of five women,
so he set them on fire.
Where is he now?
High Security prison, Limoges.
But Dutronc, he used to
talk his victims into allowing
themselves to be burned.
I mean, fire as a
weapon of death is rare.
Then we should speak to him.
When can you go?
Eh-- he only talks to women.
Besides, your French is
much better than mine.
I'll go to the Home Office.
Uh, the investigation said
the fire at Hyndman House
was an accident.
Do you have any reason
to disagree with that?
If I had, I would have said
at the time of the inquiry.
Did any of the residents
have a history of fire-setting?
Fire-setting
isn't uncommon amongst those
with psychiatric disorders.
Uh, meaning--
Well, if you check their notes,
I'm sure you'd find several of
them have some such history.
Yeah, but I can't, because it
was all destroyed in the fire.
Of course.
Along with a couple of very
valuable prints of mine.
Oh, I'm sorry.
The man who was burned,
Josh Layton-- do
you know what happened to him?
Look, I'm sorry.
It's over 10 years ago.
All the residents were
transferred to other units.
I myself didn't take
up another post.
And why was that?
It was a traumatic experience
for us all, Inspector.
Right.
Does the name Jane Howard
mean anything to you?
No.
Was she a resident?
Thank you, Doctor.
You've been very helpful.
Control.
Creegan.
Yes, Creegan.
You asked me to find you a
one male, name of Josh Layton.
Where is he?
He's in-- Middlesex
Hospital-- uh, Armitage Ward.
Do you know why?
Yes.
He's recovering from his tenth
operation for burns received
in the 1989 Hyndman House fire.
Jacque Dutronc?
If you don't mind, I'd
rather we spoke in English.
So you want to know
more about fire.
What does fire
make you think of?
Heat.
And?
Danger.
And?
Cleansing, purification,
creativity, life, death, power.
I know what's wrong, if
you find out, don't you?
You worry about their pain.
Suzanne, life is full of pain.
Being born is one of the most
painful of human experiences,
but who would deny us that?
Did you restrain you victims?
No.
Were they drugged?
No.
I seduced them.
Not entirely.
I don't get
that kind of satisfaction
from setting fire.
What kind of
satisfaction do you get?
Spiritual, of course.
After fire, we feel clean
again and [inaudible]
Not if you're dead, you don't.
How do you know?
You're probably a
very clever woman,
but even you don't know
how it feels to be dead.
Death by fire is the
purest way of dying.
That's why we say
consumed by fire.
That's why it was a special
punishment for heretics,
because ever since, we are
deemed so bad that only fire
could cleanse them completely.
The young women you killed
died agonizing deaths.
They'd already undergone
the process of her education.
Fire is a positive force in
nearly every primitive society.
That's why
missionaries always fed
to frighten the
native with a story
of hellfire and damnation.
There's no need to be afraid.
My girls were not
afraid in the end.
They were in ecstasy, not agony.
He didn't talk about you much.
Oh, yeah.
There's a-- an unwritten rule.
You know, keep work
and family apart.
Thought most of you
didn't have families.
Well, he worked
for the OSC, Hannah.
It was his choice.
Well, I just know he
didn't talk about you.
He said you were unpredictable,
brilliant, unique.
- Did he?
- Well.
He always was one to exaggerate.
I'm not really sure
why I'm here, Hannah.
Neither am I.
People keep telling
me it wasn't my fault.
You know, I know they're just
saying that to shut me up.
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't be telling you this.
I've lost my sense of
taste since it happened.
Isn't that strange?
You feel for them, don't you?
You worry about their pain.
There's no need.
The pain was short.
We're the ones you suffer.
But they don't care
about the living.
It's the living who
have to deal with pain.
Thanks very much.
Bye.
Hi.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Just want to go
through with you--
the case.
- Creegan, don't lurk.
- I wasn't lurking.
I hate it when you lurk.
So how was our
professor of anthropology?
Here.
Thanks.
Yeah, Pathology can't
identify the body.
Got two victims-- a
benign 65-year-old woman
and a man with no face.
I'm going to call Tom
Monroe, get him to do
a reconstruction job for us.
Yeah, good.
Yeah, thought so.
Creegan?
Insomnia is commonly
thought to be
feature of the disturbed mind.
Now since it's barely two days
since you passed your medical,
I think you should
go home, go to bed,
and at least pretend
to be a normal person.
Night, night.
Dear, what you want?
Well, I came to get the kids.
It's nearly half 11:00.
They're fast asleep.
Oh-- sorry, I'm--
Will well, can I just see them?
You're probably a
very clever woman,
but even you don't know
how it feels to be a creep.
Interesting.
Not entirely.
I don't get that kind of
satisfaction from setting fire.
What kind
of satisfaction do you get?
Sexual impulse--
with fire we feel clean again.
You see?
I told you they were fine.
Look at them, mum.
I don't care about
anything else.
Everyone else can go to hell.
What's wrong?
Andy will giving you grief?
Debbie, I can't
go on babysitting.
It's the third time this week.
I need a rest, myself.
Right, well, see
you tomorrow, then.
Creegan.
No!
I'll pack
it up for you, shall I?
Well, if it's any bother--
It's no bother.
How long is it going to take?
Well, I've got to
clean up the skull first,
you know, repair the damage.
And then, well, it depends.
On what?
On how inspired I'm feeling.
Any news on the accelerant used?
Petrol.
Talking of which, I
found something unusual--
traces of it in this guy's lung.
He inhaled it?
So we're calling it suicide.
Once a person has covered
themselves with petrol,
there's usually a pause before
they go through with it.
Sometimes the interval is
long enough for the fumes
to be absorbed into the lungs.
But this isn't suicide.
No, it's absolutely not.
Fast out somewhere at
the back of the body.
How big an interval?
10, 15 minutes.
Oh, he knows his
stuff, does our Max.
If there's something to do,
and it's hard to begin it,
set right about it.
Don't waste a minute.
Been in Brighton The wonders
of a classical education.
What was all that, back there?
Tom's wife left
him about six months ago.
She's now living with Max.
Can you imagine sleeping
with a pathologist?
No.
Control to Creegan.
Creegan.
Creegan.
We've got a report of
another burned body.
Where?
The same as before.
I know this place from the map.
We made three attempts at
clearing out the dealers.
Name's Debbie Lewis.
She lived on the estate.
Had two kids.
Look at these cuts, here.
Maybe she put up a fight?
I dunno.
Could be self-mutilation.
DI Creegan.
Taylor--
Lynn.
So when's it due?
April.
April 13th.
Should we come back later?
No.
No, I'm fine now.
Right.
Did Debbie say
where she was going?
After she dropped the
kids off last night?
No.
The club.
I don't remember the name.
I'm not into clubbing.
Yeah, I can't see you
raving with that, like.
She came back to
collect them at what time?
It was late.
About half 11.
She did things like
that, she wasn't with it.
You know she's an addict.
I felt sorry for the kids.
I thought if she leaves them
with me, at least they're safe.
I told her they were asleep.
I'd drop around to her
place in the morning.
So at what time did she leave?
I don't know.
She wasn't here long.
Midnight?
I watched her until
she got to the flat.
She was upset.
You actually saw her
go back to the flat?
I can see her
front door from here.
I saw her go out again later,
when I was on my way to bed.
Was she alone?
There was someone else?
This is completely
confidential, Lynn.
Hey.
Trust us.
Sit down.
DI Creegan and Taylor.
Never heard of you.
Are you funny?
This woman.
Her name is Jane Howard.
Ring any bells, Andy?
None whatsoever.
Well, maybe you'd like
to take a closer look.
Still never heard of her.
How long will you and
Debbie Lewis together?
- Six years.
- So what happened then?
Did you wake up one day and
think, this relationship
has broken down?
Or did you chalky out?
I left.
Do you know what it's
like living with a junkie?
I love addicts.
- Make surprisingly good mothers.
- Yeah.
And some of them stick
their finger in methadone
and let the baby suck on it.
Did Debbie ever cut herself?
What?
You know, self-abuse.
Nah, she wasn't like that.
She just gave in all the time.
She couldn't be bothered.
I left because I
got fed up waiting
for her to clean up her act.
We found this in
your flat, Andy.
So what?
I've got a car.
I don't like running
out of petrol.
It's prudent.
Why not keep it in your car?
Like most people.
I did not kill Debbie.
I hadn't even seen
her for two days.
Well, we've got
a witness who says
they saw you leave the flat,
with Debbie, in the early hours
of this morning.
The They can't have.
Who told you that?
This is DI Taylor closing
this interview at 12:45 AM.
The typical arsonist
is likely to have
problems forming relationships.
He probably lives alone
is separated or divorced.
He may have previous for
petty theft, criminal damage,
possibly fire setting.
Likely to have had a
relationship with the deceased.
It's not him.
It's not Carson.
We're talking about fire
as a weapon of death.
Not playing with matches.
He's got a motive.
For Debbie.
Not for the others.
We don't even know who that
body in the Hienman house
belongs to.
How can we assume there's
no connection with Carson?
Look.
This isn't some embittered
ex getting his own back.
Our killer's on a mission.
He's driven.
He's already killed three times,
targeting specific people,
and disposing of them
in a very specific way.
What did Detrunc say?
It's like purification.
Making the bad, good.
Debbie was a drug addict.
Maybe the killer thinks
he's burning away her sin?
Jane Howard.
Did she have a
drug problem, too?
He's got a point.
How many retired florist
heroin addicts do you know?
So.
What you going to
do with Carson?
We let him go.
We put a follow on him.
Apart from the obvious,
heroin, I found rohypnol.
Large dose.
Given about half an hour
before time of death.
That's why there's no sound.
No screaming.
No struggling.
First I thought
they were scratches,
that she'd try to
fight off her killer,
but the marks are too deliberate
it be part of a struggle.
They're letters.
That's a Y. An M and an F?
Or an E. Y M E.
Why me?
They're fresh.
An hour before death at most.
It's possible she them
herself, but unlikely.
No, Carson said she
never cut herself.
That the killer did this.
Y ME.
We won't know if it's
something he did to the others.
Jane Howard was cremated,
and the second body
was too badly burned.
Is he telling us
why he chose Debbie?
Be she deserved to die?
What kind of system
do you call this?
Well, I'm--
Creegan.
Facts from South Gate, CID.
What is it?
Suspected arson.
Four people in intensive care.
Well, the house was set on fire.
Yeah, I believe so.
It's nothing to do
with this case, sir.
Extreme arson the
Hineman house fire.
They want you to check it out.
One of the victims is conscious.
Please.
What, you are on your way out?
Josh Laton?
He's recovering from
his 10th operation?
What are you giving it me for?
Because it's a waste of time.
Just file it away.
The investigation at
the time of the fire
said it was a cigarette.
His name was Matt.
Matt van deTwist.
Not a name you forget easily.
You actually saw him do it?
As good as.
It wasn't his first go.
He tried it before.
Why wasn't this
mentioned at the inquiry?
I was too sick to talk.
Everyone else knew they
would be taken seriously.
Unreliable witnesses.
If this guy Matt might
set fire to Hineman house,
are you saying he
did it to harm you?
He hated me.
They all hated me.
This is very important, Josh.
Did he start the fire with
the intention of injuring you?
He knew I was in the next room.
He knew I'd have no
way of getting out.
He wanted to kill me.
Matt van deTwist.
Born 1963 in Dorset.
Dutch father who
died when he was six.
Referred to a child
Guidance Clinic at 8.
Next time it turns up, this
is in a psychiatric unit.
What happened straight
after the Hineman house fire?
1990.
He was recommitted.
Discharge 93.
Then nothing.
- Family?
- No.
Single.
No kids.
Mother says he turns
up about once a year.
Thinks he might be
living on the streets.
He might be a
victim, not a suspect.
And the body in Hineman
house might be him.
Well, the killer chose
fire for a reason.
If he sees these
people as sinful then
he has to cleanse
them of their sins.
And he wants us to know
why they need cleansing.
Why me, marked on the body.
If deTwist set this
fire, he caused
Josh's injuries, that gives
the killer enough reason
to punish deTwist.
Fight fire with fire.
Should I issue a description?
What is it?
Got another call
from southgate CID,
asking whether you interviewed
the guy in hospital.
His wife and three
children died.
I know, I know what
you're going to say.
Just do it.
Get them off my back.
Take Simmons with you.
He could do with some fresh air.
I don't remember anything
else, until I woke up
and the room was full of smoke.
I tried to wake
Sam, but I couldn't.
I picked up the baby.
Then I went into
the kids bedroom.
I carried Laura.
And then I tried to
carry Justin, too.
But I couldn't carry all three.
I kept falling over.
Do you have an idea of
who might have done it?
Had you had to
fight with someone?
Was anyone trying to
hurt you or your family?
If you remember anything
unusual, anything at all.
Are you sure you
didn't see someone?
Before the fire started?
There was someone.
A man.
Go on.
Running.
I was going to bed,
he was running.
How old would you say?
20?
30?
30, 35.
Unshaven.
Scruffy.
Light hair, I think.
It was dark.
I didn't really get
much of a look at him.
Fits your
description of deTwist.
It's got to be significant.
You asked him a
leading question.
We'll never know if he would
have volunteered that suspect
up without your prompt.
Are you married?
Yeah.
Kids?
Two.
So are you going
to follow it up?
Oh, we gotta follow it up now.
Hi, you've
reached Hannah and Mark,
I'm afraid we're
not here right now,
but please leave a message.
Hannah, it's Dave Creegan.
I'd much rather have a
conversation, not a monologue.
If you want to talk, I'm here.
And if I'm not here,
I'm on the mobile.
Bye.
We've got him.
Carson's left his flat.
He's heading towards his car.
Creegan?
Can you meet me over
at Lynn's Southy's flat?
Why?
Come on!
You told them something!
What did you say?
What?
Why'd you have to
tell them that?
Please don't hurt me,
please don't hurt my baby!
Hello!
The bitch set me up!
I'm losing my kids
'cause of you bastards!
Still think everyone's
against you, Andy?
Beating up a
pregnant woman is not
the correct response to stress.
She's a liar, she's a liar!
She doesn't seem too bad.
Just shaken, I got a doctor
to come out look at the baby.
What the hell were
you lot playing at?
She's a witness!
Hey?
Creegan.
Listen, if they weren't
properly briefed,
that's our fault, not theirs.
Oh, well, that's going
to go on the report.
What report, what
are you talking about?
The one that Enright
asked us to compile.
Enright sent you back, Dave.
Show him he's made
the right decision.
It's all right, he's gone.
There's no need to
be frightened, OK?
I thought he was
going to kill me.
I thought it was going to
do me what he did to Debbie.
Well, we're not sure
he did kill Debbie.
I'm sorry, Lynn, I--
You're not responsible
for people like Andy.
'Course I am.
That's the whole point.
Look.
We can charge him with assault.
I don't have time.
It's been hard
dealing with Debbie.
Is Debbie your first death?
No.
I lost my mother
when I was small.
When my wife--
Well my ex-wife was
having her first,
her mother died three
weeks before the birth.
And she couldn't grieve,
because she thought
it was unfair to the child.
Children have a right to
happy parents, she said.
Is that why you
left your family?
No, that's a--
No, there were lots of reasons.
But you not being
happy was the main one.
No.
I was shot.
I died.
You mean you almost died.
No.
I was dead.
For a short while.
Well, when I came
out of hospital,
I could tell they'd all
been preparing for my death.
They were all getting
used to the fact
that I wasn't going to be there.
I know it sounds awful,
but it's the kids I feel for,
more than Debbie.
Yep.
I wish John was here.
My husband.
He's away working.
Creegan.
Tom and Rose are ready for us.
Take care of yourself.
And the baby.
Sorry about the ungodly
hour, but once I get going,
I don't stop till I finish.
I didn't even notice the time.
Don't worry.
Some of us don't
need much sleep.
Anyway.
It's over here.
Did Simmons fax you
the photo of van deTwist?
Oh, yeah, over there.
By the fax machine.
It's not him.
It's not deTwist.
We're appealing to the
public for any information.
Anything at all which may
help us to identify this man.
That's it.
Is it true that
three people have been burned
to death in the last few
weeks, and that you're
operating a news blackout?
Conferences Conference
is over, gentlemen.
Don't you think
the public deserve to know
what's going on?
It's a nice try, Sid.
We're as sure as we can be the
body didn't belong to deTwist.
Yeah we got a
whole set of dental records
to double check, but the
face is completely different.
Which now means you
have to consider
him as our main suspect.
He's our only suspect.
And has he previous for arson?
At the risk of repeating
myself, sir, this isn't arson.
It was a resident
of Hineman house,
so he knows the location.
10 years ago he allegedly
burnt the place down.
A victim of that fire believes
he did it with murder in mind.
It fits the profile.
He also fits Michael
Flynn's description.
Michael Flynn?
The survivor of
the southgate fire.
Can we talk about this later?
We're appealing to the
public for any information.
Anything at all which may
help us identify this man.
I've had two people
give the same name.
One woman wouldn't
leave her name,
she rang off pretty quick.
The other was his ex-wife.
Said she hadn't seen
him for a few months,
but that's nothing unusual.
Robert Wise.
He's come up on
line one, as well.
Robert Wise was a psychiatric
nurse between '83 and '89.
He worked at Hineman house.
How'd you know?
Just spoken to his ex-wife.
So, deTwist knew him.
That doesn't mean he killed him.
What it does mean is that Robert
Wise was killed in the
place where he used to work.
Well, what about Flynn?
How does he fit in?
He doesn't.
He never did.
Because Michael Flynn
burned down his own house.
Look, he said he saw your
man run away at, what, 10:00?
The neighbors raised
the alarm 11:15.
No one else reported
seeing anyone.
There was no accelerant on
the outside of the front door,
and there was no sign
of a forced entry.
He planned it, man.
This wasn't an insurance scam.
The house wasn't insured.
It was overcrowded.
Two adults, three children,
sharing a two bedroomed house?
They wanted a transfer.
They tried three times, but they
were turned down because they
owed too much background.
He made up the suspect, Martin.
I really can't see why
we needed to meet here.
Well, thanks for coming anyway.
I'm due at a select
committee in an hour.
We'll be five minutes.
We just need some help with
the layout of this place.
Oh, well, this used
to be the admin section.
The residents rooms
mostly on the first floor.
Can we start with your office?
The end of this corridor.
After you.
This was it.
It smelt a little better
when it was my office.
There are few things
as destructive as fire.
Depends on your
perspective, really.
Heard the Marys
believed that fire
was a gift from the
gods blind grandmother.
She drew it from her
fingernails by magic.
What was this room used for?
It was the main dining room.
Beautiful isn't it?
The man who founded the charity
insisted on things like that.
He said people who suffer
torment in their inner world
deserve to be
surrounded by beauty.
How long did Robert
Wise work here?
Who?
Oh, the man they found here.
I'm sorry.
It was so long ago.
Do you remember a resident
called Matt van deTwist?
I'm afraid not.
Well, her office might
smell better, but she stinks.
Investigations said the
fire started in the kitchen
Her office is at the
other side of the house.
Yep.
There's no way those
residents files
could have gone up in smoke.
Lucy Barnes.
She was one anonymous callers
that was identified Wise.
Why refuse to give your name
and then turn up in person?
Must have something on her mind.
At first I thought
somebody started
the rumor out of malice.
Very hard to believe
that a colleague, a nurse
could use his power to--
What we talking about?
Assault?
Rape.
Who?
How many?
I don't know for sure.
When people who are already in
a pretty fragile state of abuse
like that, they
don't usually talk.
Was it just women?
No.
I don't think so.
Did you tell Phillipa Edwards?
She didn't want to know.
I could see she
was more concerned
about any potential scandal.
I gave my notice
in, and three weeks
later, the place burned down.
Best thing that
could have happened.
I want a trace on all residents
and staff of Hienman house who
overlapped with Robert Wise.
Sure.
We've got a mother who wasn't
averse to giving her kids
methadone to keep them quiet.
And a nurse who abused
the trust of his patients.
Debbie, failed her kids.
Robert Wise, he failed the
vulnerable adults in his care.
If the killer was
assaulted by Robert Wise,
then the killer is a victim.
The me is the killer.
It's not the victim.
Y ME.
But if it's an act
of retribution by one
of Wise's victims, why wait
10 years to carry it out?
I don't know.
I should have rung first.
Is this a bad time?
No, of course not.
No.
Come in, come in, come in.
You're working.
I'm so sorry.
Believe me, it's fine.
So how have you--
It's very late.
I'm really imposing.
No, you're not.
You all right?
You're not coming down
with something, huh?
Hey.
I'm at Harmon House.
We have sighting of a man who
fits Der Twest's description.
Turn your bloody
phone on, Creegan.