We Hunt Together (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Episode #2.5 - full transcript
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We Hunt Together...
His ring
finger's missing.
Whoever did this,
clearly took pride
in their work.
And you think
Freddy's involved?
Three days ago,
Freddy posted that.
"I feel so
sorry for Shannon McBride.
Trapped in her own web of lies.
Someone should
really set her free."
Looks like someone did.
The ring finger, too.
Just like with James O'Neill.
This behavior is more consistent
with intimacy seeking.
It's love and
connection he wants
which is why he's so enraged
by the presence of a rival.
People who
get close to Freddy
have a habit of
dropping down dead.
And we've heard the
two of you are pretty close.
She was pretty close to
your sister, too, right?
What happened
to my sister?
They say she fell.
I say she jumped.
It's over.
I don't need you anymore.
Down by the banks
of the hanky panky
where the bullfrogs
leap from bank to banky.
With a hip, hop...
There's a paradise
On a plastic screen
The perfect life In
the perfect dream
The new horizon
The burning desire To be loved
There are untold joys
That wait for us all
The illusion cures Come
straight to your door
The clear horizon
A burning desire To be loved
I've got you something.
I asked the police
if I could have it
when it was all over.
But I think you should have it.
It's Frederica's.
This is the one she
was wearing when...
Mm-hmm.
We should do something
this weekend.
For her anniversary.
Oh, no.
I don't think I can.
Henry...
we need to say goodbye
to her together,
or we'll never move on.
Yeah, you're right.
I could call my mom and
see if the boat's free?
Do you remember it?
Yeah, of course.
We could drive up
today if you like?
Okay.
Perfect.
Hmm.
Hello.
Hello, Freddy.
Can we come up, please?
Uh, yeah...
Yeah, sure. Come on up!
Fuck!
Oh, no. No. No. No.
No. No. No.
No. No. No. No.
Oh, fuck!
Is Freddy there?
She's in the bathroom.
- Move.
- Hey!
We've got a warrant to
search the premises, mate,
if you could move
out the way, please?
Oh, this is ridiculous.
Just stop harassing her!
Freddy, open up.
Just one minute!
Open up right now,
or we'll break down the door.
Do you understand?
Freddy?
Lola, I'm so sorry,
just waking up, had a
bit of a late night.
Frederica Lane,
this is a warrant to
search the premises.
Ha, ha, ha, ha...
They're saying you
resisted arrest
and that you pushed him.
They grabbed me,
I put up a hand
to protect myself,
it was nothing.
Tripped.
The other officer supports
his version of events.
I'm sorry, Jackson,
it's out of my hands.
What is? Suspension?
Pending investigation.
Okay.
Okay.
I mean, why didn't
you just tell them
you were a police
officer, for God's sake?
Well, why should I?
- Looks like indentations.
- Right.
I'll get it down to
document analysis.
Interview
with Frederica Lane.
You're being interviewed
as a witness today, Freddy,
and are not the subject
of investigation.
Do you understand?
Can I have a glass
of water, please?
In a minute.
On the 29th of
June at 8:00 p.m.,
you posted this. Correct?
If that's
what it says.
Could you answer
yes or no, please?
Yes.
Why did you send it?
Shannon was telling
lies about me.
I have the right
to defend myself.
Are you okay?
I really need a glass of water.
I said in a minute.
Shannon McBride was also seen
visiting your shop
earlier that day.
What was the purpose
of her visit?
She was trying to get
me to go on her show.
I didn't want to, though.
Just bear with me
one moment, please.
We verified the
nuisance calls you reported
on these two occasions
over the last two months.
Have
you had any more calls?
Mm-mm.
Have you had any interaction
of this nature at all?
Could I use the
bathroom, please?
Can you answer the
question, please?
What kind of interaction
are you talking about?
Anonymous calls?
Knocks on your door?
Letters? Emails?
Anything?
She has no idea we
have the letter.
If she says no, we've got her.
Freddy? Can you
answer the question please?
Have you had any unwanted
communications at all?
Are you shaking your head?
I really need to
go to the bathroom.
Answer the question.
Do you want me to
be sick on you?
Ha, ha,
ha, ha, ha, ha...
She shook her head, right?
You saw her shake her head?
God, I am so sorry, guys.
That was embarrassing.
Basically, Henry and I did this
home buffet thing last night.
And I ate, like,
three times my body weight
in cheap finger food.
I was just asking you about
any unwanted correspondence
or communication of any nature
from any anonymous source.
Yes, I do, yeah.
I remember that.
So have you?
Erm...
have I?
Not that I can
really remember, no?
So that's a definite no, then?
Come to think of it,
- I did receive a letter.
- A letter?
- Mm-hmm.
- What kind of letter?
It was this really weird story
about a bee and a spider.
Why didn't you report it?
Because it
wasn't addressed to me.
To be honest, I thought
it was a mistake.
Why? Is it important?
She must know
we have the letter.
How could
she possibly know?
She doesn't need to know
for sure, though does she?
She's smart enough to understand
that concealment of the letter
is more dangerous for her
than admitting she
received it by mistake.
She knew it was meant for her.
You can't prove that
though, can you?
Same as the post about
Shannon and her web of lies.
But you think she posted it
as a message to the killer?
I think it is very possible
that she was testing the water.
That it was an attempt at
communication with the bird man.
- Do you think they've met?
- Possibly.
Though I think it's unlikely
he'd reveal himself.
Why not?
Stalking usually
has a specific goal.
In this case, romantic,
emotional intimacy
with one particular person.
I don't think he'd be
willing to risk that goal
until he felt he'd
done enough to be sure
of Freddy's affection.
He's afraid of rejection?
To put it simply.
And if she
did reject him?
How would he react?
This person believes
that Freddy would love him
if only she knew him.
She is the only
person in the world
who will love him
for who he really is.
When that delusion of
intimacy is threatened,
particularly by Freddy herself,
I suspect they'll do anything
in their power to protect it.
Including
harming Freddy?
Absolutely.
Cor, I forgot how small it is.
I'm so glad we came.
Me, too.
I didn't know you'd renamed it?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
It was Mum's idea.
She cried when I told her
we were coming to stay.
Down by the banks of the hanky
- panky Where the...
Henry?
What is it?
Nothing I'm just...
really happy we're here.
Me, too.
Daniel...
why aren't you in school?
Is it true?
What Mum said?
Well...
What exactly has she told you?
I just hate her, Dad.
I hate her so much.
Come
here. That's okay.
- It's okay to feel that way.
Okay.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
I'm sorry.
I love you.
Your mum loves you, too.
Henry, I need... I need to tell
you the truth about your sister.
What I did to her.
I have to tell you because...
God, I need to tell
you because...
Because
I love you, Henry.
Henry?
Oi, oi.
Sneaking around?
Me and Frederica always
used to whittle sticks
like this, together.
I thought we could burn this
one in her honor tonight.
What do you think?
Are you okay?
Yeah... no, I'm
good. I'm good.
I'm just gonna take a shower.
All right. I'll start
cooking in a minute.
Freddy's phone.
Hi. I'm calling from
Elm Grove Hospice.
Is Freddy there?
No, but if it's about Sheila,
I'm her boyfriend so
I can take a message.
I'm
sorry to inform you,
but not long after
Freddy's visit on Tuesday,
- Sheila sadly passed away.
- Ah.
Fuck!
At least Freddy
got to see her before she died.
Hello.
Oh, sorry, yes. I'm still here.
Um, thank you. I'll
pass the message on.
Lola...
erm, I was just here
giving my statements.
Can we have a
quick word, please?
I'll just wait out
there for you when you're done.
- Thank you.
- Oh, and the...
report on the, um,
whatchamacallit came
through for you.
You know, the post-it
note from Freddy's flat.
Thank you, Ryan.
You go and have a little
lie down, now okay?
Okay.
Look, I told them...
that, I took the
photo of the letter
when Freddy was in the bathroom.
But thanks for covering for me.
I'd be the one in
trouble if it came out,
so just stick to
the story, okay?
I guess if...
you did end up arresting
her, that you...
You could tell Simon's family
that... that this helped, right?
She admitted to
receiving the letter.
So you didn't help at all.
Yeah, well...
may... maybe you could
help some other way.
Like Freddy trusts me.
We could use that maybe?
What do you mean "we?"
What do you think this is?!
Well, Lola, look I told you
what happened between us.
That had nothing
to do with this...
Yeah, I know, and good to know.
Thanks.
Good to know.
Is that where all the
bodies are buried, then?
Excuse me?
In CES... Camden Easy Store.
That's where I keep all my shit
after Jen kicked me out.
Camden Easy Store.
Look, can we get a
drink or something?
Promise it will
be just... Just be
you and me getting
to know each other.
- Lola?
- What, man?
Can't you see I'm working here?
Can you not see that
I'm tryna say sorry
for fuck's sake!
Sitting there in your
fucking fancy police chair
and I... I just, I don't
think know what it's like
to live with an addiction.
'Cause you know
everything that I do
it's... it's all
for my daughter.
I just... I want
her back in my life
and I don't think
you can understand
what any of that's like.
You think that's funny?
- You're laughing!
I'm a heroin addict, Liam.
- What?
- I'm a heroin addict.
I crashed a car,
two people died,
that's how I dealt with it.
I'm ten months into recovery
and I'm just taking
it a day at a time.
So I go running a lot.
That's how it is.
And what's so fancy
about this chair anyway?
It's only shitty Ikea.
Jesus Lola, I'm
sorry... I'm sorry...
No, you don't have to apologize
and you don't have to pretend
you still want to
go for that drink.
In fact, I'm gonna make this
really, really easy for you.
I'm gonna turn around and
you could just walk away.
How about that?
Just remember Lola.
Look,
Henry. It's me again.
Can you answer your phone?
I'm really worried.
Just call me back, okay?
The code's for this locker here.
Okay then?
Well, I'm obviously not
gonna let you in, am I?
There is such a thing as
customer privacy, yeah?
You... uh, you said on
the phone that the locker
had been accessed
three days ago.
Did you look at the
footage like I asked?
Yeah, it was a woman.
Young? Old?
I don't know, do I?
Well, can you send me
the footage then please?
Obviously, I can. It's a
communal area, isn't it?
Thank you.
Ah, one final question.
How was the locker paid for?
Debit card. What's
this all about anyway?
Who's debit card was it?
Is it important?
Can you
answer the question?
I only ask because I recognized
the name on the card.
I see him on the news sometimes.
What name was it?
Please.
Chief Superintendent
Lester Price.
Four days ago, Freddy
accessed a storage locker
at the Camden Easy Store.
We don't know what she
took but we do know
that the locker was
hired by Lester Price.
He used his own debit card.
Well, Freddy knew that
Lester bought those tapes.
She probably arranged to
have them handed back.
So, uh, what does Lester say?
No idea. He's disappeared.
Nobodies seen him or his wife
since yesterday afternoon.
Their phones are off
and their car's at home.
You shouldn't be
telling me this.
Hey, what are you doing?
So the neighbors
across from Lester
have got cameras that
just about capture
the front of his gates.
Okay these.
These are from the night of
Shannon McBride's murder.
Yeah, I can't look at
those. You need to leave.
Okay, Lester gets
home around six.
Then this unknown car
arrives at 7:00 p.m.
Then the car leaves
again with Samantha
and the mystery
man still driving.
No sign of Lester.
And no one else comes
or goes until midnight
when this car
returns with Samantha
and this man still inside.
Samantha lied to us.
She said they were
home all night
but there was a five-hour window
when Lester was
alone in the house
- between seven and midnight.
- Mm-hmm.
He could have snuck out
the back couldn't he,
where there are no cameras?
And Shannon McBride got murdered
between eight and half past.
Okay. Great work.
But what do you think?!
It's not currently my job
to have an opinion on this.
Oh, come on, man, this is all
gonna get cleared up all right.
You know, you're acting like
you're never coming back!
Cut it out! We've
got a job to do here.
And what is our job, Lola?
Well, I ask because when Susan
told me about my suspension
I just felt this
wonderful wave of relief.
- I know you're upset...
- I'm not upset.
I'm asking you a
simple question.
What is our job?
Is it to prevent crime?
To punish criminals?
- Justice.
- For who?
- For the victims of crime.
- Well, there you go.
I can't think of a
worse group of people
- to build a system around.
- What are you talking about, man? Come on.
The victims
of crime are angry.
They have every right to be.
We can't expect them to stop
and think about why someone
behaved in a way that has
caused them so much pain.
The system has no
right to be angry.
It has no right
to feel or ignore
the complexity of
criminal behavior
but that's what we do every day.
We come to work and we
willfully remove nuance
and ignore evidence.
I'm not talking about
fingerprints or DNA
I'm talking about
mitigating facts
and circumstances that
we ignore every day
in pursuit of a child's
vision of justice.
Yeah, and I'm trying to
catch a serial killer so...
Today you are.
But what do we do for
the rest of the year?
Huh?
Lock away young boys
who don't have a chance in life
and we pretend that it's
because they made a choice.
I thought I can
make a difference,
thought I could change
things, even a little...
but I can't.
And what if we all quit
tomorrow then Jackson, huh?
You know what,
maybe you're right,
I don't fucking know.
Some days I get home from work
I feel like I've done more harm
than good, sometimes I don't.
But today, I know that
I do have a job to do
and it would be a hell of a
lot easier with your help.
That seems quite simple to me.
People are dying, Jackson.
No.
Whatever, man.
You do what the fuck you like.
Hey.
Didn't hear you come
back last night.
Oh, well.
You know what
hospitals are like.
It took all night.
Had to turn my phone
off, too, so, sorry.
Um, listen, I'm gonna
go for a quick run
and then, um...
then I think we should
take it a bit easy today.
Thought we could carve out
some proper time this evening.
For Frederica.
By the way, um,
did you see anyone
when you got back to
the boat last night?
No.
I thought
I heard something,
guess it was nothing.
All right.
I'll see you in about
20 minutes then.
Excuse me, are you the
Price's housekeeper?
- Yes.
- I wonder if I could ask you
a few quick questions?
Where have you been, Sarge?
Everyone's looking for you.
This car is registered to
a Mr. Angelo Ferrentini.
I've been trying to
find him all morning.
I need you to go and sit
outside his house, okay?
- The address is on the back.
- Yeah, okay, but...
Okay, but what?
Jesus, Lola, where the
fuck have you been?
Find him!
- Ma'am?
- Lester has a second home
- in Gloucestershire.
- Shit, let's go.
Local police already raided it.
"We won't
live in a cage.
Time for us to fly
away together now.
It's been fun. Tweet Tweet.
Love Lester. X."
Handwritten analysis
from the crime scene
confirm it's a match.
I don't understand. Why
would he kill himself?
The link to Lester as a suspect
was leaked to the press.
Oh, that fucking twat
from the storage place.
He knew we were coming for him.
He did what he had to.
Lester just doesn't
fit the profile, Ma'am.
None of this... none of
this feels right at all.
Lester was the Birdman and
Samantha covered for him.
We're done.
What's that?
It's a bird hide.
You can only access it by boat.
Mum used to bring us here
and me and Frederica,
we spent hours in
there trying to spot
all the different types of bird.
We were pretty cool
kids as you know.
The four of us
used to come here.
Mom, Frederica, me and Cian.
Cian, as in our old teacher?
Yeah.
Mom and him were
seeing each other.
Frederica didn't know.
She thought they
were just mates.
But it was pretty obvious to me.
Are you sure?
Well, I saw them fucking
once so, yeah, pretty sure.
They thought that me and
Fred had gone into the woods
to make a den but I was stood
in the bird hide, watching.
She sucked him off right
where you're sitting.
It's really gross, right?
I didn't know Mum had it in her.
That's not funny, Henry.
Yeah, I fucking know.
Makes me laugh
though.
Well, that's what
they do, don't they?
Predators, they
befriend the adult
so they can get
close to the child.
Yeah. Didn't seem like
that to me to be honest.
It seemed like he was
just being nice to us
because he liked my mom.
Yeah, well,
you were just a kid so...
Yeah.
We came here the weekend
before she died, you know.
Me and Frederica sat in
that bird hide all morning.
We used to tell each
other everything.
Like absolutely everything.
She seemed so happy.
Then two days later,
she kills herself.
Why wouldn't she tell me
if Cian was abusing her?
Yeah, well...
I guess you never really
know what's going on
in someone's head.
Yeah. I guess so.
You're not
buying it, are you?
Double suicide, really?
You've showered.
I went to speak to
Lester's housekeeper.
I just thought it was strange
that he'd use his own debit card
to hire that locker space.
We'll have to say that
you spoke to her, not me.
What did she say?
He keeps a spare debit card
in his desk drawer.
I asked her to check for me.
Missing?
He also keeps spare keys to his
holiday home in the same drawer.
They were missing too.
You think someone else
was at that house?
Don't you?
Water's freezing.
I was just looking for a charger
and I found this in your bag.
Oh, I was gonna inappropriately
scare you with that.
It was gonna be hilarious!
Or maybe you really
are the Birdman?
In which case, I should
probably tie you up
before the police get here.
That would certainly
seem sensible.
What do you think?
Does it suit me?
Hands.
For my own safety, of course.
Of course.
I'm sure you understand.
You're forgetting
something though.
Yeah.
What exactly is that?
If I was
the real Birdman
I'd put up a fight, wouldn't I?
No.
You'd do as I say, wouldn't you?
Freddy?
You know I'm joking, right?
Of course.
Look.
I know I've been acting weird.
It's just so strange
for me, coming here,
because of my sister.
I just want you to know...
you could tell me anything
in the world about yourself.
And I'd love you just the same.
I mean it.
Freddy.
Anything at all.
I just want to love you
the way I can't love her.
the hanky panky...
- Give it here.
- No.
Bank to banky, With a hip...
- Give it!
- No!
Henry,
I think I heard something.
Henry?
Henry?
It's all
right, go back to bed.
Someone was shining a
torch into the boat.
I'm just gonna go
and have a look.
Let's just...
- Leave it.
- I'll be two minutes.
Henry, come back.
Henry!
I'm so sorry.
It was an accident.
Henry, I didn't
mean to push her.
We were arguing.
But I didn't mean it.
If I'd told you? Would
you have forgiven me?
I still do.
We Hunt Together...
His ring
finger's missing.
Whoever did this,
clearly took pride
in their work.
And you think
Freddy's involved?
Three days ago,
Freddy posted that.
"I feel so
sorry for Shannon McBride.
Trapped in her own web of lies.
Someone should
really set her free."
Looks like someone did.
The ring finger, too.
Just like with James O'Neill.
This behavior is more consistent
with intimacy seeking.
It's love and
connection he wants
which is why he's so enraged
by the presence of a rival.
People who
get close to Freddy
have a habit of
dropping down dead.
And we've heard the
two of you are pretty close.
She was pretty close to
your sister, too, right?
What happened
to my sister?
They say she fell.
I say she jumped.
It's over.
I don't need you anymore.
Down by the banks
of the hanky panky
where the bullfrogs
leap from bank to banky.
With a hip, hop...
There's a paradise
On a plastic screen
The perfect life In
the perfect dream
The new horizon
The burning desire To be loved
There are untold joys
That wait for us all
The illusion cures Come
straight to your door
The clear horizon
A burning desire To be loved
I've got you something.
I asked the police
if I could have it
when it was all over.
But I think you should have it.
It's Frederica's.
This is the one she
was wearing when...
Mm-hmm.
We should do something
this weekend.
For her anniversary.
Oh, no.
I don't think I can.
Henry...
we need to say goodbye
to her together,
or we'll never move on.
Yeah, you're right.
I could call my mom and
see if the boat's free?
Do you remember it?
Yeah, of course.
We could drive up
today if you like?
Okay.
Perfect.
Hmm.
Hello.
Hello, Freddy.
Can we come up, please?
Uh, yeah...
Yeah, sure. Come on up!
Fuck!
Oh, no. No. No. No.
No. No. No.
No. No. No. No.
Oh, fuck!
Is Freddy there?
She's in the bathroom.
- Move.
- Hey!
We've got a warrant to
search the premises, mate,
if you could move
out the way, please?
Oh, this is ridiculous.
Just stop harassing her!
Freddy, open up.
Just one minute!
Open up right now,
or we'll break down the door.
Do you understand?
Freddy?
Lola, I'm so sorry,
just waking up, had a
bit of a late night.
Frederica Lane,
this is a warrant to
search the premises.
Ha, ha, ha, ha...
They're saying you
resisted arrest
and that you pushed him.
They grabbed me,
I put up a hand
to protect myself,
it was nothing.
Tripped.
The other officer supports
his version of events.
I'm sorry, Jackson,
it's out of my hands.
What is? Suspension?
Pending investigation.
Okay.
Okay.
I mean, why didn't
you just tell them
you were a police
officer, for God's sake?
Well, why should I?
- Looks like indentations.
- Right.
I'll get it down to
document analysis.
Interview
with Frederica Lane.
You're being interviewed
as a witness today, Freddy,
and are not the subject
of investigation.
Do you understand?
Can I have a glass
of water, please?
In a minute.
On the 29th of
June at 8:00 p.m.,
you posted this. Correct?
If that's
what it says.
Could you answer
yes or no, please?
Yes.
Why did you send it?
Shannon was telling
lies about me.
I have the right
to defend myself.
Are you okay?
I really need a glass of water.
I said in a minute.
Shannon McBride was also seen
visiting your shop
earlier that day.
What was the purpose
of her visit?
She was trying to get
me to go on her show.
I didn't want to, though.
Just bear with me
one moment, please.
We verified the
nuisance calls you reported
on these two occasions
over the last two months.
Have
you had any more calls?
Mm-mm.
Have you had any interaction
of this nature at all?
Could I use the
bathroom, please?
Can you answer the
question, please?
What kind of interaction
are you talking about?
Anonymous calls?
Knocks on your door?
Letters? Emails?
Anything?
She has no idea we
have the letter.
If she says no, we've got her.
Freddy? Can you
answer the question please?
Have you had any unwanted
communications at all?
Are you shaking your head?
I really need to
go to the bathroom.
Answer the question.
Do you want me to
be sick on you?
Ha, ha,
ha, ha, ha, ha...
She shook her head, right?
You saw her shake her head?
God, I am so sorry, guys.
That was embarrassing.
Basically, Henry and I did this
home buffet thing last night.
And I ate, like,
three times my body weight
in cheap finger food.
I was just asking you about
any unwanted correspondence
or communication of any nature
from any anonymous source.
Yes, I do, yeah.
I remember that.
So have you?
Erm...
have I?
Not that I can
really remember, no?
So that's a definite no, then?
Come to think of it,
- I did receive a letter.
- A letter?
- Mm-hmm.
- What kind of letter?
It was this really weird story
about a bee and a spider.
Why didn't you report it?
Because it
wasn't addressed to me.
To be honest, I thought
it was a mistake.
Why? Is it important?
She must know
we have the letter.
How could
she possibly know?
She doesn't need to know
for sure, though does she?
She's smart enough to understand
that concealment of the letter
is more dangerous for her
than admitting she
received it by mistake.
She knew it was meant for her.
You can't prove that
though, can you?
Same as the post about
Shannon and her web of lies.
But you think she posted it
as a message to the killer?
I think it is very possible
that she was testing the water.
That it was an attempt at
communication with the bird man.
- Do you think they've met?
- Possibly.
Though I think it's unlikely
he'd reveal himself.
Why not?
Stalking usually
has a specific goal.
In this case, romantic,
emotional intimacy
with one particular person.
I don't think he'd be
willing to risk that goal
until he felt he'd
done enough to be sure
of Freddy's affection.
He's afraid of rejection?
To put it simply.
And if she
did reject him?
How would he react?
This person believes
that Freddy would love him
if only she knew him.
She is the only
person in the world
who will love him
for who he really is.
When that delusion of
intimacy is threatened,
particularly by Freddy herself,
I suspect they'll do anything
in their power to protect it.
Including
harming Freddy?
Absolutely.
Cor, I forgot how small it is.
I'm so glad we came.
Me, too.
I didn't know you'd renamed it?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
It was Mum's idea.
She cried when I told her
we were coming to stay.
Down by the banks of the hanky
- panky Where the...
Henry?
What is it?
Nothing I'm just...
really happy we're here.
Me, too.
Daniel...
why aren't you in school?
Is it true?
What Mum said?
Well...
What exactly has she told you?
I just hate her, Dad.
I hate her so much.
Come
here. That's okay.
- It's okay to feel that way.
Okay.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
I'm sorry.
I love you.
Your mum loves you, too.
Henry, I need... I need to tell
you the truth about your sister.
What I did to her.
I have to tell you because...
God, I need to tell
you because...
Because
I love you, Henry.
Henry?
Oi, oi.
Sneaking around?
Me and Frederica always
used to whittle sticks
like this, together.
I thought we could burn this
one in her honor tonight.
What do you think?
Are you okay?
Yeah... no, I'm
good. I'm good.
I'm just gonna take a shower.
All right. I'll start
cooking in a minute.
Freddy's phone.
Hi. I'm calling from
Elm Grove Hospice.
Is Freddy there?
No, but if it's about Sheila,
I'm her boyfriend so
I can take a message.
I'm
sorry to inform you,
but not long after
Freddy's visit on Tuesday,
- Sheila sadly passed away.
- Ah.
Fuck!
At least Freddy
got to see her before she died.
Hello.
Oh, sorry, yes. I'm still here.
Um, thank you. I'll
pass the message on.
Lola...
erm, I was just here
giving my statements.
Can we have a
quick word, please?
I'll just wait out
there for you when you're done.
- Thank you.
- Oh, and the...
report on the, um,
whatchamacallit came
through for you.
You know, the post-it
note from Freddy's flat.
Thank you, Ryan.
You go and have a little
lie down, now okay?
Okay.
Look, I told them...
that, I took the
photo of the letter
when Freddy was in the bathroom.
But thanks for covering for me.
I'd be the one in
trouble if it came out,
so just stick to
the story, okay?
I guess if...
you did end up arresting
her, that you...
You could tell Simon's family
that... that this helped, right?
She admitted to
receiving the letter.
So you didn't help at all.
Yeah, well...
may... maybe you could
help some other way.
Like Freddy trusts me.
We could use that maybe?
What do you mean "we?"
What do you think this is?!
Well, Lola, look I told you
what happened between us.
That had nothing
to do with this...
Yeah, I know, and good to know.
Thanks.
Good to know.
Is that where all the
bodies are buried, then?
Excuse me?
In CES... Camden Easy Store.
That's where I keep all my shit
after Jen kicked me out.
Camden Easy Store.
Look, can we get a
drink or something?
Promise it will
be just... Just be
you and me getting
to know each other.
- Lola?
- What, man?
Can't you see I'm working here?
Can you not see that
I'm tryna say sorry
for fuck's sake!
Sitting there in your
fucking fancy police chair
and I... I just, I don't
think know what it's like
to live with an addiction.
'Cause you know
everything that I do
it's... it's all
for my daughter.
I just... I want
her back in my life
and I don't think
you can understand
what any of that's like.
You think that's funny?
- You're laughing!
I'm a heroin addict, Liam.
- What?
- I'm a heroin addict.
I crashed a car,
two people died,
that's how I dealt with it.
I'm ten months into recovery
and I'm just taking
it a day at a time.
So I go running a lot.
That's how it is.
And what's so fancy
about this chair anyway?
It's only shitty Ikea.
Jesus Lola, I'm
sorry... I'm sorry...
No, you don't have to apologize
and you don't have to pretend
you still want to
go for that drink.
In fact, I'm gonna make this
really, really easy for you.
I'm gonna turn around and
you could just walk away.
How about that?
Just remember Lola.
Look,
Henry. It's me again.
Can you answer your phone?
I'm really worried.
Just call me back, okay?
The code's for this locker here.
Okay then?
Well, I'm obviously not
gonna let you in, am I?
There is such a thing as
customer privacy, yeah?
You... uh, you said on
the phone that the locker
had been accessed
three days ago.
Did you look at the
footage like I asked?
Yeah, it was a woman.
Young? Old?
I don't know, do I?
Well, can you send me
the footage then please?
Obviously, I can. It's a
communal area, isn't it?
Thank you.
Ah, one final question.
How was the locker paid for?
Debit card. What's
this all about anyway?
Who's debit card was it?
Is it important?
Can you
answer the question?
I only ask because I recognized
the name on the card.
I see him on the news sometimes.
What name was it?
Please.
Chief Superintendent
Lester Price.
Four days ago, Freddy
accessed a storage locker
at the Camden Easy Store.
We don't know what she
took but we do know
that the locker was
hired by Lester Price.
He used his own debit card.
Well, Freddy knew that
Lester bought those tapes.
She probably arranged to
have them handed back.
So, uh, what does Lester say?
No idea. He's disappeared.
Nobodies seen him or his wife
since yesterday afternoon.
Their phones are off
and their car's at home.
You shouldn't be
telling me this.
Hey, what are you doing?
So the neighbors
across from Lester
have got cameras that
just about capture
the front of his gates.
Okay these.
These are from the night of
Shannon McBride's murder.
Yeah, I can't look at
those. You need to leave.
Okay, Lester gets
home around six.
Then this unknown car
arrives at 7:00 p.m.
Then the car leaves
again with Samantha
and the mystery
man still driving.
No sign of Lester.
And no one else comes
or goes until midnight
when this car
returns with Samantha
and this man still inside.
Samantha lied to us.
She said they were
home all night
but there was a five-hour window
when Lester was
alone in the house
- between seven and midnight.
- Mm-hmm.
He could have snuck out
the back couldn't he,
where there are no cameras?
And Shannon McBride got murdered
between eight and half past.
Okay. Great work.
But what do you think?!
It's not currently my job
to have an opinion on this.
Oh, come on, man, this is all
gonna get cleared up all right.
You know, you're acting like
you're never coming back!
Cut it out! We've
got a job to do here.
And what is our job, Lola?
Well, I ask because when Susan
told me about my suspension
I just felt this
wonderful wave of relief.
- I know you're upset...
- I'm not upset.
I'm asking you a
simple question.
What is our job?
Is it to prevent crime?
To punish criminals?
- Justice.
- For who?
- For the victims of crime.
- Well, there you go.
I can't think of a
worse group of people
- to build a system around.
- What are you talking about, man? Come on.
The victims
of crime are angry.
They have every right to be.
We can't expect them to stop
and think about why someone
behaved in a way that has
caused them so much pain.
The system has no
right to be angry.
It has no right
to feel or ignore
the complexity of
criminal behavior
but that's what we do every day.
We come to work and we
willfully remove nuance
and ignore evidence.
I'm not talking about
fingerprints or DNA
I'm talking about
mitigating facts
and circumstances that
we ignore every day
in pursuit of a child's
vision of justice.
Yeah, and I'm trying to
catch a serial killer so...
Today you are.
But what do we do for
the rest of the year?
Huh?
Lock away young boys
who don't have a chance in life
and we pretend that it's
because they made a choice.
I thought I can
make a difference,
thought I could change
things, even a little...
but I can't.
And what if we all quit
tomorrow then Jackson, huh?
You know what,
maybe you're right,
I don't fucking know.
Some days I get home from work
I feel like I've done more harm
than good, sometimes I don't.
But today, I know that
I do have a job to do
and it would be a hell of a
lot easier with your help.
That seems quite simple to me.
People are dying, Jackson.
No.
Whatever, man.
You do what the fuck you like.
Hey.
Didn't hear you come
back last night.
Oh, well.
You know what
hospitals are like.
It took all night.
Had to turn my phone
off, too, so, sorry.
Um, listen, I'm gonna
go for a quick run
and then, um...
then I think we should
take it a bit easy today.
Thought we could carve out
some proper time this evening.
For Frederica.
By the way, um,
did you see anyone
when you got back to
the boat last night?
No.
I thought
I heard something,
guess it was nothing.
All right.
I'll see you in about
20 minutes then.
Excuse me, are you the
Price's housekeeper?
- Yes.
- I wonder if I could ask you
a few quick questions?
Where have you been, Sarge?
Everyone's looking for you.
This car is registered to
a Mr. Angelo Ferrentini.
I've been trying to
find him all morning.
I need you to go and sit
outside his house, okay?
- The address is on the back.
- Yeah, okay, but...
Okay, but what?
Jesus, Lola, where the
fuck have you been?
Find him!
- Ma'am?
- Lester has a second home
- in Gloucestershire.
- Shit, let's go.
Local police already raided it.
"We won't
live in a cage.
Time for us to fly
away together now.
It's been fun. Tweet Tweet.
Love Lester. X."
Handwritten analysis
from the crime scene
confirm it's a match.
I don't understand. Why
would he kill himself?
The link to Lester as a suspect
was leaked to the press.
Oh, that fucking twat
from the storage place.
He knew we were coming for him.
He did what he had to.
Lester just doesn't
fit the profile, Ma'am.
None of this... none of
this feels right at all.
Lester was the Birdman and
Samantha covered for him.
We're done.
What's that?
It's a bird hide.
You can only access it by boat.
Mum used to bring us here
and me and Frederica,
we spent hours in
there trying to spot
all the different types of bird.
We were pretty cool
kids as you know.
The four of us
used to come here.
Mom, Frederica, me and Cian.
Cian, as in our old teacher?
Yeah.
Mom and him were
seeing each other.
Frederica didn't know.
She thought they
were just mates.
But it was pretty obvious to me.
Are you sure?
Well, I saw them fucking
once so, yeah, pretty sure.
They thought that me and
Fred had gone into the woods
to make a den but I was stood
in the bird hide, watching.
She sucked him off right
where you're sitting.
It's really gross, right?
I didn't know Mum had it in her.
That's not funny, Henry.
Yeah, I fucking know.
Makes me laugh
though.
Well, that's what
they do, don't they?
Predators, they
befriend the adult
so they can get
close to the child.
Yeah. Didn't seem like
that to me to be honest.
It seemed like he was
just being nice to us
because he liked my mom.
Yeah, well,
you were just a kid so...
Yeah.
We came here the weekend
before she died, you know.
Me and Frederica sat in
that bird hide all morning.
We used to tell each
other everything.
Like absolutely everything.
She seemed so happy.
Then two days later,
she kills herself.
Why wouldn't she tell me
if Cian was abusing her?
Yeah, well...
I guess you never really
know what's going on
in someone's head.
Yeah. I guess so.
You're not
buying it, are you?
Double suicide, really?
You've showered.
I went to speak to
Lester's housekeeper.
I just thought it was strange
that he'd use his own debit card
to hire that locker space.
We'll have to say that
you spoke to her, not me.
What did she say?
He keeps a spare debit card
in his desk drawer.
I asked her to check for me.
Missing?
He also keeps spare keys to his
holiday home in the same drawer.
They were missing too.
You think someone else
was at that house?
Don't you?
Water's freezing.
I was just looking for a charger
and I found this in your bag.
Oh, I was gonna inappropriately
scare you with that.
It was gonna be hilarious!
Or maybe you really
are the Birdman?
In which case, I should
probably tie you up
before the police get here.
That would certainly
seem sensible.
What do you think?
Does it suit me?
Hands.
For my own safety, of course.
Of course.
I'm sure you understand.
You're forgetting
something though.
Yeah.
What exactly is that?
If I was
the real Birdman
I'd put up a fight, wouldn't I?
No.
You'd do as I say, wouldn't you?
Freddy?
You know I'm joking, right?
Of course.
Look.
I know I've been acting weird.
It's just so strange
for me, coming here,
because of my sister.
I just want you to know...
you could tell me anything
in the world about yourself.
And I'd love you just the same.
I mean it.
Freddy.
Anything at all.
I just want to love you
the way I can't love her.
the hanky panky...
- Give it here.
- No.
Bank to banky, With a hip...
- Give it!
- No!
Henry,
I think I heard something.
Henry?
Henry?
It's all
right, go back to bed.
Someone was shining a
torch into the boat.
I'm just gonna go
and have a look.
Let's just...
- Leave it.
- I'll be two minutes.
Henry, come back.
Henry!
I'm so sorry.
It was an accident.
Henry, I didn't
mean to push her.
We were arguing.
But I didn't mean it.
If I'd told you? Would
you have forgiven me?
I still do.