1 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,420 I'll see you later. 2 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:02,470 Mrs Blake? 3 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,870 Cec. Have you seen Lucien? 4 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,190 No, ma'am. Do you want me to call him for you? 5 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,760 No. No. Thank you. Good evening. 6 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,190 Hello! 7 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,310 Anyone still here? 8 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,270 Hello? 9 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:43,120 Who's up there? 10 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,640 Charlie. 11 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,120 Found this in the deceased's pocket. 12 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:21,280 'I can no longer live with this secret.' 13 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,070 - Rod Drury. - Hm. 14 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:26,790 You knew him, didn't you, Doc? 15 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,000 Not personally, but... 16 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:32,580 Dear, oh, dear. 17 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,120 Oh, Rod. 18 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:50,200 - No-one's moved the body? - Well, not as far as we know. 19 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,390 You're quite sure, Charlie? 20 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,640 Yeah. Why? 21 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:04,150 - Any witnesses? Other firies perhaps? - No. 22 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,150 They were all at a fire in Brown Hill. 23 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,230 He must've known they were on a call. 24 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,870 That way there'd be no-one here to stop him. 25 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,720 Yes, perhaps. 26 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:24,880 Oh, who's this? 27 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,020 What the hell happened? 28 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,150 - Charlie? - It's Rod Drury. 29 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,390 Looks like he jumped. 30 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,390 - Bloody hell! - It's alright, mate, come on. 31 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,360 Come on. 32 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,190 I'm the station officer, Mick Lancaster. 33 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,980 Oh, yes, of course. Dr Lucien Blake. 34 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:56,230 I am sorry. Police surgeon. This is Sergeant Charlie Davis. 35 00:04:56,280 --> 00:04:59,350 Mr Lancaster, would you like me to take a look at those hands of yours? 36 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:00,830 No. No, thanks, I'll be fine, Doc. 37 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:02,600 Alright. 38 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,430 Should we ring the bell? 39 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,720 - Yeah. Yeah, if you could, Theo. - Thanks. 40 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,790 Charlie, that chap going off to ring the bell, he looks familiar to me. 41 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:15,350 Who is that? 42 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:19,790 Theodore Rowe, a local tailor. He made a suit for me last year. 43 00:05:19,840 --> 00:05:21,880 Right. 44 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:24,870 Lads, if you would? 45 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,110 Uh, before you take him away, do you mind... 46 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:32,000 Of course, by all means. 47 00:05:58,840 --> 00:06:01,920 Black residue under the nails on the left hand. 48 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,510 Yes. What is that all over the fingers? 49 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,390 Ink perhaps. 50 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,920 - Maybe newsprint. - Mm. 51 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,550 You know... 52 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,830 .. on the right hand there are six little marks 53 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,750 evenly spaced in sort of a circular pattern, 54 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,390 acquired recently by the looks of it. 55 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,430 - Something he fell against? - Yeah, possibly. 56 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,390 Whatever it was, it's punctured the skin. 57 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,710 There's bruising there of the left wrist. 58 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,160 Triangular in shape. 59 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,590 - Fractured, eh? - Re-fractured. 60 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,340 It was weak already. He probably did it in the fall. 61 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,190 His medical records. 62 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,830 The wrist was broken three months ago in an accident. 63 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:50,830 Ah. 64 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:56,840 He's got fractures in both ankles, compression spinal fractures... 65 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,760 .. and a ring fracture at the base of the skull. 66 00:07:02,840 --> 00:07:06,150 What exactly were you expecting to find? 67 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,070 Oh, Alice, it could be nothing, but... 68 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:11,830 .. his feet were quite near the building, 69 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,390 his head toward the street, of course. 70 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:19,110 If he'd jumped, you'd expect he would have landed 71 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,070 further away from the building, 72 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,950 and certainly wouldn't you expect to find him face-down? 73 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,630 - Mm. That's interesting. - Mm. 74 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,270 And tell me, what's that? 75 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:34,240 Ah... symbol of the fire service, given to him out of respect. 76 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,070 Can I help you? 77 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,190 Cec. 78 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,310 Thank you for calling, sir. 79 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,190 Uh, ma'am, please, no, don't. Don't cover him. 80 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,080 Rod's... he's my brother. 81 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:53,640 I'm sorry. 82 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,670 This is Kathleen, Rod's wife. 83 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:59,460 Yes, of course. 84 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,360 Oh, please, no! 85 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,560 What's this here? 86 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,430 Oh, yes. His hands. 87 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:17,440 The black is... 88 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:22,030 Well, at this point, we're not entirely sure what it is. 89 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,980 Rod gave me a bottle of whiskey last night at the club. 90 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,310 The box was filthy. 91 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:34,440 We thought it might be from... when he wrote the note. 92 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,870 No. Tell them he would never do that. 93 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:44,670 She's right, sir. 94 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,830 My little brother, he wouldn't kill himself. 95 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,420 I don't care what the note says. 96 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:57,710 Thanks for doing this. We just need another look, Dale. 97 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,560 I wasn't able to see much last night. 98 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:04,840 Please, allow me. 99 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:11,390 Thank you. 100 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,190 Did you want me to come up with you? 101 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,390 Why don't we leave the police to do their job? 102 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:18,110 It's Dale, isn't it? 103 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,110 Yes, sir. Dale Hardy. 104 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,830 Yes, of course. Your father was a patient of mine. 105 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,150 This must all be a dreadful shock for you. 106 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:29,830 Yeah. 107 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,110 Rod does all the deliveries for Dad's bakery. 108 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,960 Well, my bakery now since Dad passed. 109 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,630 Rod's been helping me out. 110 00:09:38,680 --> 00:09:40,350 I see. 111 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:44,160 And tell me, anyone else been up the tower since last night? 112 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:46,750 No. 113 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:50,870 Bill... sorry, Sergeant Hobart, locked it all up last night. 114 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,640 Right. Thank you both. 115 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,460 - Alright, Charlie? - Yep. 116 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,120 Hell of a view. 117 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:14,870 I'll say. 118 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:19,310 So, Charlie, there's a call out to a fire. 119 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,310 Someone rings the bell, volunteers arrive, 120 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:26,790 they climb aboard the truck and in this case, head out to Brown Hill. 121 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:27,790 Mm-hmm. 122 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,040 Rod arrives late. 123 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:32,990 - Maybe. - Mm. 124 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,630 Why does he come up here? 125 00:10:35,680 --> 00:10:39,070 Well... to end it all. 126 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:44,150 Humour me, Charlie. It would've been quite dark, yes? 127 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,600 Doc! What are you doing? It's alright, Charlie. 128 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:54,440 Now, he would have been standing here. 129 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,350 No, that's not right. Hang on a minute. 130 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:01,920 Careful! 131 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,430 There! There, Charlie. 132 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:13,750 He was definitely facing this way. He was trying to hold on. 133 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,550 He fell and caught himself with one hand, 134 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,990 but he wouldn't have been able to hold on for very long. 135 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,430 And I think someone was applying pressure to his wrist, 136 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,220 perhaps even striking it repeatedly. 137 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,550 - Which would explain the bruising, yes? - Yes. 138 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:34,390 Yes, that sounds right. Doc. Just take it easy. 139 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:38,270 Charlie, look here. See here! 140 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,320 Yeah, I can see that. 141 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:42,870 Based on what we can see here, 142 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:46,070 these were not the actions of a man trying to kill himself. 143 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,230 No. But yours definitely are, Doc. 144 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:49,670 Charlie, I was... Oh! 145 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:52,550 Doc! 146 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,070 I got you! 147 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,440 Got you. 148 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,860 Thank you, Charlie. 149 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:16,910 Charlie, look. 150 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,310 There was definitely someone else on that ledge with Rod. 151 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:25,110 We found a second partial handprint under the railing. 152 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:28,230 - Looks like the same stains as Rod's prints. - Yes. 153 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,870 Right. Anything else from the examination of the body? 154 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:34,310 There was some kind of black residue under Rod's fingernails. 155 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,190 Dr Harvey should have the forensic results back shortly. 156 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:38,830 Well, this definitely wasn't suicide. 157 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:40,630 Somebody planted that note. 158 00:12:40,680 --> 00:12:43,030 Bill's been filling me in on Rod Drury. 159 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,750 Quite a colourful character. 160 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,030 Now, we have confirmed this is Rod's writing, 161 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,470 but take a look at this edge here. 162 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:54,670 Yes. It's been cut. Very... Very neatly, by the looks. 163 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,830 Mm. So, someone went to a fair bit of trouble here. 164 00:12:57,880 --> 00:12:59,990 Make sure all of this is going into the report. 165 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,750 Yes, sir. 166 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,990 Bill, just hold on one moment, would you? 167 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:07,040 - It's not finished... - I do apologise. 168 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:11,990 Frank? 169 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,550 I'd say that note was written on carbon-backed paper. 170 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,110 Do you think there might be a copy? 171 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:19,510 Rod ran a delivery business. 172 00:13:19,560 --> 00:13:21,990 Let's check all his receipt books and ledgers. 173 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,270 Find out all his movements in the last couple of days. 174 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:25,550 What about me, boss? 175 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,550 Me and the boys were going over to Rod's place. 176 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,270 I'll keep an eye out for what's there. 177 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:33,220 But I reckon most of the delivery books are in his van. 178 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,670 Oh, well done, Charlie. 179 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:40,310 - Ah, alcohol for the Colonists' Club. - Mm. 180 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,670 And a bread delivery for Dale's bakery, 181 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:45,390 done yesterday by the looks of it. 182 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,110 No receipt books. I'll check up the front. 183 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,470 And I'll check those boxes up the back there. 184 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:52,460 Thank you, Charlie. 185 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,590 Looks like someone else has been searching for a copy of the letter 186 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,040 as well. 187 00:14:15,680 --> 00:14:18,220 Ah! I think I've got something. 188 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:20,520 Yes, me too. 189 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:25,270 It's a list of debts. Small amounts, mostly. 190 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,790 But look here. 'N-K' 191 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:31,350 Whoever N-K is, they owed Rod £200. 192 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:32,630 Bloody hell. 193 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:33,990 What have you found? 194 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,230 That's a very good question, Charlie. 195 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:43,070 I found these in that last box up the far corner there. 196 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,240 Why would Rod hide those things in here? 197 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:48,910 I don't know. 198 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,670 But I do know where we might find an answer. 199 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,830 Oh, well, that's just it. Another chip-pan fire. 200 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:58,830 You don't hear a thing until it's almost too late. 201 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:00,430 It was lucky we got there in time. 202 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,990 You couldn't see more than 2ft in front of your own face... 203 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,790 The house is still standing, though. No-one got hurt. 204 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:07,470 You can't do much more than that, mate. 205 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:11,000 Leave those. I said, leave it! 206 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:17,110 They were from Rod. 207 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:21,550 - He gave them to me last week! - It's alright, love. It's alright. 208 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,430 - Kathleen, let's get you up. - Is everything alright, Kath? 209 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,230 We're alright, Mr Lancaster. 210 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,790 Sergeant Hobart told us the news, sir. 211 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,800 We knew it wasn't suicide. 212 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,470 It's alright, Cec. 213 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,710 If there's anything me or any of the other firies 214 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:41,630 can do to help, you just ask. 215 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,470 Well, as a matter of fact, Mr Lancaster, there is something. 216 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:46,990 Charlie, are you there? Thank you. 217 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:51,870 We, um... We found this in Rod's van. 218 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:56,470 Now, as far as you know, is it his? 219 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:58,990 Rod only ever wore a suede coat. 220 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,590 He had a coat at the station for call-outs, but that's not it. 221 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:03,550 Right. 222 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,870 Then I'm wondering, 223 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:09,230 why would he effectively keep it hidden in his van? 224 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,590 Perhaps it didn't belong to him, or... 225 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:13,510 I'm not sure what you're getting at, mate, 226 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:15,390 but now's not the time or the place. 227 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:19,040 - We're all here to pay our respects. - Of course. 228 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,870 Kathleen, please forgive me. I... 229 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,630 It's alright. I extend that to you too, of course, Mr Lancaster. 230 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,230 - No, I'm fine, Doc. Just look after Kath. - Yes. 231 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:35,150 Davis, I've got those books for you in the spare room. 232 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,390 I'll go and just pop the kettle on. 233 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,180 Very good, Cec. 234 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:46,830 My Rod, he had a finger in a lot of pies. But he wasn't a crook. 235 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,440 He was a good man. 236 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:52,520 He loved me. 237 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,040 Still bringing me flowers after all these years. 238 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:01,830 Oh, come here. 239 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,430 Doc. Rod's receipt books. 240 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,990 Sergeant, listen, it could be nothing, 241 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,990 but you might want to check out Neil Kirby's movements last night. 242 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:14,630 The publican at the Red Hand. 243 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:16,430 - Neil Kirby. - N-K. 244 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,430 Rod had a bit of a blue with Neil a while back outside the RSL. 245 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,030 Some army bloke had to break it up. 246 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:24,470 Neil wouldn't let it go, said he'd get Rod back. 247 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,060 I don't know. Maybe he meant it. 248 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:29,390 Found out he'd been ripping me off. 249 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:33,390 Is that what your fight was about at the RSL? 250 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,350 When was the last time you saw Rod? 251 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:39,110 Yesterday, about three. He came in for a drink. 252 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:40,750 I thought you'd had a falling out? 253 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,390 - He wanted to smooth things over. - I see. 254 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:44,870 And where were you last night 255 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:46,830 between the hours of nine and ten o'clock? 256 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,320 I was here, cleaning up. Why? 257 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:54,590 - Can anyone vouch for that? - No. I was here alone. 258 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:59,190 Look, I'm sorry that Rod jumped, but it had nothing to do with me. 259 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:02,440 He didn't jump. He was pushed. 260 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,720 You owed Rod £200. 261 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:09,630 You didn't think to mention that? 262 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:13,790 It's not what you think. I can prove it. 263 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:17,240 If you just let me go upstairs and get my books. 264 00:18:19,360 --> 00:18:20,790 Charlie, I might head to the hospital. 265 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:24,270 Start running tests on those items we found in Rod's van. 266 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,790 Sure thing, Doc. I can handle this. 267 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,240 Mm. Good man. 268 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,550 It could be the same residue we found on the victim's hands 269 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:36,310 and under his nails, 270 00:18:36,360 --> 00:18:39,270 but I won't know for sure until I get the test results back. 271 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:40,590 Quite. 272 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,190 Alice, what do you make of these fragments 273 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,580 I found in his coat pockets? 274 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,630 Hmm. It's not bone. 275 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:50,550 - Similar texture, though. - Mm. 276 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,670 Maybe from a china cup? 277 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:54,390 Well, maybe. 278 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:58,670 And look, here on the, um... on the lapel. 279 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,390 Now, something was pinned there at some point, 280 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,510 a badge or a medal or something. 281 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,710 You think all of this might have something to do with 282 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:07,990 why Mr Drury was murdered? 283 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:13,030 Right now the only thing I am certain of is that he had a secret. 284 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,430 Wait! Where are you taking that? 285 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:19,870 Um, a few more tests I want to run myself. 286 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,630 What, and you can't do them here? 287 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:24,360 Best not. 288 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:42,790 Heading off, Mr Kirby? 289 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:44,310 I've got deliveries to make. 290 00:19:44,360 --> 00:19:48,460 I can't spend all day standing around talking to you lot. 291 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,880 Out of the car. Don't! 292 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,880 Let's start with that £200. 293 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,470 Must be a weight off your shoulders now Rod's dead. 294 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,350 What was it really, Mr Kirby? 295 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,710 Rod lend you the money, then held it over you, 296 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,670 so you attack him outside the RSL. 297 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:19,430 Sound right? Or maybe... 298 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:21,190 Maybe it wasn't about the money. 299 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:24,720 Maybe it was about Rod revealing your secret. 300 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:30,030 I don't have any bloody secrets. Not in this town. 301 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,790 Everyone knows I lost half of everything in the divorce. 302 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,390 Oh. Must have stung. 303 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,120 Yes. Rod bailed me out. 304 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,070 And then he goes to the RSL behind my back, 305 00:20:42,120 --> 00:20:45,230 cuts me off supplying them their booze until I paid him back. 306 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,790 Doing all this for me, making himself out to be 307 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:49,870 some sort of big man, while he's ripping me off. 308 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,590 So, he deserved to die? 309 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:56,470 Is that what you told yourself when you lured him up to that tower? 310 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,990 By the way, you've got some boot polish on your collar, Mr Kirby. 311 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:01,710 I noticed it at the pub. 312 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,560 Been using it in your hair, have you? 313 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:09,390 You know, we found a black substance under Rod's fingernails? 314 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,470 Did he grab at your hair 315 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:15,320 while he was trying to save himself up on that ledge? 316 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,030 According to this, since the divorce, 317 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:21,160 you've been staying at the pub in the room upstairs. 318 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:26,560 Well, that's one street away from the fire station, isn't it? 319 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,390 Get his prints. Take him downstairs to the lockup. 320 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:39,040 - I'll let the boss know what he has to say. - OK. 321 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,830 So, Neil Kirby's contracts to supply alcohol to the club 322 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,110 - are now in Rod Drury's name? - Yes, sir. 323 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,390 It was signed over to him two months ago with some special conditions. 324 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,790 Right. And do you mind if I see those contracts? 325 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:55,840 - Might take me a while to find them, sir. - I can wait. 326 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,630 Oh, just another thing -- apparently there was a fight here 327 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,630 between the two men a few months back. 328 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,870 - Was that over the contract? - I'm not sure, sir. 329 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:07,790 I understand one of your members broke up that fight. 330 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,080 Is he here now, or...? 331 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:12,670 Mr Carlyle. 332 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,460 Major Alderton. 333 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,310 Well, are you here for a drink, Frank, 334 00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:19,110 or would you like a tip on the horses? 335 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:22,870 Thank you, no. I'm looking into the murder of Rod Drury. 336 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:24,430 Should I know him? 337 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,830 Well, apparently, you broke up a fight between he and Neil Kirby 338 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,230 - a few months back. - Kirby I do know. 339 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:30,950 He served with me, didn't he, Sergeant? 340 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,190 Yes. Terrible temper, but a good soldier. 341 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:35,750 He gave the other bloke quite a hiding 342 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:37,310 then they shook hands at the end. 343 00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:38,990 - Oh, they shook hands? - Oh, well, 344 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,630 just a couple of blokes letting off some steam, sir, nothing more. 345 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,680 Here's your contract, sir. And those special conditions. 346 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:47,550 Well, thank you, Major. Sergeant. 347 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,640 Chief Superintendent. 348 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,270 Lucien, what on earth are you doing?! 349 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:50,230 It smells like moth balls in here. Cec is here to see you. 350 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,680 - I've made some tea. - Tea. 351 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:55,960 Lovely, thank you, Jean. 352 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:04,200 Lucien... Cec hasn't been able to sleep. 353 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:08,390 I was hoping you could give me something to help, sir, 354 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:09,710 if it's not too much trouble. 355 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,110 Of course. 356 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:14,560 Of course, I'll write a prescription up for you. 357 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,380 Now, Cec, forgive me... 358 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,230 .. I do need to ask... 359 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,080 Thank you, Jean. 360 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:28,150 Last night, Rod was at the Colonists', making a delivery, yes? 361 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,870 Yes, sir. Once a week. Same time. 362 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,830 And then we'd have a drink at the office out the back, 363 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:37,820 just the two of us. 364 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:40,960 It was our time. 365 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:43,230 Yes. 366 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,670 But last night, he was called to the fire station. 367 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:49,110 Well, no, not exactly, sir. 368 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,750 He was with me when he heard the first bell. 369 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:53,150 Eight rings. 370 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,710 Eight rings? That's Brown Hill. 371 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,670 Yes... Then the bell sounded again. 372 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,390 Rod thought it was probably a false alarm. 373 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,780 He said he'd be right back. 374 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,160 But he never came back. 375 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:07,630 Right. 376 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,070 And what time was the second bell, would you say? 377 00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:12,310 Quarter-to-ten. 378 00:25:12,360 --> 00:25:14,670 Hm. That's very precise. 379 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:20,120 Well, I checked my watch when I... when I saw Mrs Blake on the street. 380 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:22,800 Mei Lin? 381 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:25,590 What was she doing? 382 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,790 I don't know, sir. She was... She was looking for you. 383 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:33,640 We spoke briefly, then she went off in the same direction as Rod. 384 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:42,670 That was 'Mrs Hewitt', with two 'T's? 385 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,260 And that's a rare spider orchid? 386 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,110 Do you mind if I take another couple of photos? 387 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:50,270 Ladies and gentlemen, 388 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,550 would you please gather round for the prize-giving? 389 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,540 Please take a seat. 390 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:57,430 This year's flower competition 391 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,430 has been of a particularly high standard, 392 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,020 making the job of the judges... 393 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:05,950 Special mention should go to Mrs Elizabeth Collins 394 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,070 for her outstanding... 395 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,070 - Charlie, you're home early. - I hope I'm not intruding. 396 00:26:14,120 --> 00:26:17,320 No, not at all. Would you like a cup of tea? 397 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:26,270 Rose phoned me today. She has something you should probably see. 398 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:27,720 Really? 399 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:34,720 I took some photographs this morning and I got these by pure accident. 400 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,150 Is that Mrs Blake with Major Alderton? 401 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:42,710 Yes. 402 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,030 I don't know what any of this means, 403 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:47,750 but I think Dr Blake should see them. 404 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,140 Have you shown anyone else? 405 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:52,550 They clearly know one another. 406 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,920 She hasn't mentioned any of this to the Doc. 407 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,120 I didn't know what to do. 408 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,360 Just leave them with me for now. Thank you, Rose. 409 00:28:20,670 --> 00:28:21,670 Lucien. 410 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:23,230 Mei Lin. 411 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:29,390 Um, that lovely young lady downstairs, Iris, let me in. 412 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:30,950 You don't mind, do you? 413 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:32,670 Of course not. 414 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:35,310 Where have you been? 415 00:28:35,360 --> 00:28:39,430 Oh, out, walking. I needed some fresh air. 416 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,220 Yes, of course. 417 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:46,680 Do you know, I've never asked you where you go during the days. 418 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:51,020 Lucien, why are you being like this? 419 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:58,440 I need to know where you were at 9:45 last night. 420 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,560 I was here, in bed, reading. 421 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:16,950 You have no right to go through my things. 422 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:18,950 Mei Lin, where did you get it? 423 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:22,030 I will not be interrogated by my husband. 424 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:26,110 You were seen last night outside the Colonists' Club 425 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:28,590 at a quarter-to-ten. 426 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:32,190 Not long after, only three streets away, a man fell to his death. 427 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,350 This Star of David, as far as we can tell, belonged to him. 428 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:40,150 Now you have to tell me what you know. 429 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,880 Mei Lin, please tell the Chief Superintendent what you told me. 430 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:47,950 I heard voices. Shouting. 431 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,750 And a heavy thud. 432 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,600 And I saw a body fall from the tower. 433 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:57,110 And did you see anyone else, up the tower, maybe? 434 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:58,300 No. 435 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:04,390 And this? Where was this? 436 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:07,470 I put my hand on his wrist to check his pulse. 437 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:09,470 It fell out of his hand. 438 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:10,990 And you just took it with you? 439 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:14,360 I didn't even realise I still had it until I got back to the hotel. 440 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:19,110 Mrs Blake, why would you not call for the police or run for help? 441 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:21,710 - I was scared. - Scared of what? 442 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:25,520 That you'd have me arrested or deported. 443 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,470 Mei Lin, why didn't you come to me with all of this? 444 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:34,670 I'm a Chinese national in a small town 445 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:36,830 with a husband who keeps me in a hotel 446 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:38,590 while he lives with his housekeeper. 447 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:41,440 Why would I come to you for anything? 448 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:45,750 And is there anything else you may have seen? 449 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:49,870 A car, it came out from behind the fire station. 450 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:51,600 A car? 451 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,550 - Well, did it stop? - I don't know. 452 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:57,270 - I don't think so. - Can you describe the vehicle for me? 453 00:30:57,320 --> 00:31:01,430 I couldn't really see. The lights were too bright in my face. 454 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:05,080 But there's a chance the driver may have seen you? 455 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:12,790 So, we still have a missing letter. 456 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:16,230 We have a car at the scene, but no make, model or colour, 457 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:18,390 and a Star of David, but no real suspects. 458 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:19,590 What about Kirby? 459 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,350 I've got a copy of Rod's agreement with the RSL. 460 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:24,270 Seems he's true to his word. 461 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,030 He'd only taken the RSL contract 462 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:28,110 until the £200 that Kirby owed him was paid back, 463 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,510 and there was only one more payment left to make. 464 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:33,830 Only thing that might connect the two, though, 465 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:36,150 is the black residue under Rod's fingernails. 466 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:43,030 Well, initial testing suggests, whatever it is, it isn't oil-based. 467 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:45,510 So, in other words, it's not boot polish. 468 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:49,550 In that case we can't hold Kirby, so let him go. 469 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,480 Uh, Frank. 470 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:55,190 - 'Our local heroes. - 'Yes, I know where you're going with this. 471 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:58,390 I've already had Bill and Charlie talk to the lot of them last night. 472 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:01,590 Six firefighters, all at the blaze at Brown Hill 473 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:03,150 when Rod fell to his death. 474 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,590 Alright. 475 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:09,870 Lucien, if the killer did see your wife, 476 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:13,120 they may think that she could identify them. 477 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,710 Yes, that thought had crossed my mind. 478 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:35,510 Now, there'll be a man out here tonight to make sure you're safe. 479 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:38,030 And where will you be, Lucien? 480 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:44,230 If you really wanted me to be safe, we could leave this place. 481 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:49,240 We could go anywhere. Start again. 482 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:52,870 I know the army would take you back... 483 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:55,880 It's not that simple, Mei Lin. 484 00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:01,640 I can't just... I can't just leave. Mei Lin... 485 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:11,840 Dale, I have a few more questions for you. 486 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,790 You said last night you were the first volunteer to the station 487 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:19,310 after the call went out. 488 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,150 Yeah, that's right. 489 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:25,870 And when did you decide to call The Courier to tell them about the fire? 490 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:28,550 It was you that made the call, wasn't it? 491 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:31,430 From the station. I was just following orders, you know? 492 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:33,950 So, it wasn't your idea? 493 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,270 Mr Lancaster probably told you to call the paper? 494 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:40,120 No, we called the captain at his home, so he could meet us there. 495 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,740 - It was Mr Rowe. - I see. 496 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:46,230 Did you find it odd? 497 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:49,440 In all the chaos, that you were asked to notify the press? 498 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:56,430 Mate... Mate... 499 00:33:56,480 --> 00:34:01,180 .. if there's something you need to say, now's the time to say it. 500 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:04,870 You know how Rod hurt himself in a big warehouse fire 501 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,390 about three months ago? 502 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:11,240 Copped a pretty decent whack to the head. Broke his wrist. 503 00:34:12,240 --> 00:34:15,240 After he got out of hospital, he changed. 504 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,670 I reckon the accident did his head in. 505 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:21,360 That's why he jumped. 506 00:34:21,720 --> 00:34:25,550 Dale, Rod didn't take his own life. 507 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:28,340 Someone forced him from that tower. 508 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:32,960 - I thought he jumped. - Who told you he jumped? 509 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:55,440 Alright, now, you think you can give me a big breath? 510 00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:59,360 That's good. And again. 511 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:02,350 Alright. 512 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:04,510 So kind of you to come and check on us, Doctor. 513 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:08,350 Oh, not at all. I promised the fire brigade I'd call in on you. 514 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,630 You are a champion, aren't you? Lungs are clear. 515 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:13,750 I'll just put this away. 516 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:16,480 - He loves fire engines. - Yes. 517 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:19,760 Here we go, sweetie. 518 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:25,750 Just lie down. There's a good boy. Be a good boy for Mummy? 519 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:30,040 Oh, yes you are. 520 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:41,390 - Come on. Come here, come here. - Patricia? 521 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:42,430 Yes? 522 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:44,710 Any idea how the fire started? 523 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:49,870 Uh... I was sure the stove was off when I put the children to bed. 524 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,030 And then there was this loud bang, 525 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:54,270 and suddenly there was this man pounding on our front door, 526 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:55,710 telling us all to get out. 527 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:57,230 Right. A neighbour? 528 00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:01,270 Uh, no, no. Uh... a fireman. Captain Lancaster. 529 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:03,790 We could have lost everything. 530 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:09,710 So, just to be clear, you didn't call the fire station? 531 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:13,120 No. Uh, no, we don't have a phone. 532 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:15,950 Right. 533 00:36:18,390 --> 00:36:19,390 Doctor? 534 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,390 - Rose. Just here for, um... - A follow-up story. 535 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:25,190 - Yes, just got some quotes from the neighbours. - Right. 536 00:36:25,240 --> 00:36:27,390 They're very lucky someone spotted the blaze 537 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:29,550 and the firies got here as quickly as they did. 538 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,310 I'm sure the family connection probably helped. 539 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:34,640 Family connection? 540 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:43,070 Doc, Mr Rowe here is just clarifying some points 541 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:45,590 from his statement last night about the fire. 542 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:47,590 Yes, the one at his cousin's house. 543 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:51,750 Patricia, isn't it? Lovely girl. Two gorgeous kiddies. 544 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:54,030 Very lucky no-one was hurt. 545 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:56,270 Where were you when the fire was reported? 546 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:57,830 I was at the fire station. 547 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:00,750 I've been covering night shifts, 6pm to 8am. 548 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:02,750 I took the call at the station house. 549 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:05,790 I phoned the captain, then I sounded the bell. Eight rings. 550 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:07,190 For Brown Hill? 551 00:37:07,240 --> 00:37:09,390 So, the volunteers who couldn't make it to the fire station 552 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:10,750 could meet us there. 553 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:14,190 We didn't have a lot of time. I made as many calls as I could. 554 00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:17,870 More volunteers arrived, then we headed out. 555 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:19,710 Now, if that's answered all your questions, 556 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:21,030 I should get back to work. 557 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:23,420 Uh, one last thing, Mr Rowe. 558 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:28,510 Dale Hardy mentioned Rod hurt himself in a warehouse fire 559 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:29,710 three months back. 560 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:31,710 Or had that slipped your mind as well? 561 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,030 - Meaning my warehouse? - Yes. 562 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:35,830 I lost everything in that fire. 563 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:37,830 My whole business burnt to the ground. 564 00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:40,070 And Rod Drury almost lost his life. 565 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,110 He did. A falling beam hit him. 566 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:45,200 We barely managed to get him out before the whole thing collapsed. 567 00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:52,240 You think this is about the insurance payout, don't you? 568 00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:55,240 Something like that, yes. 569 00:37:56,720 --> 00:38:01,630 Look... I don't like to speak ill of the dead... 570 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:03,750 .. but Rod believed I lit that fire. 571 00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:05,990 Demanded I give him some of the insurance money 572 00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:07,830 or he'd go to the police. 573 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,350 I refused to give him a penny. 574 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,870 You asked. What happens now? 575 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:17,750 Now we're going to take your fingerprints. 576 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:19,990 And you'd better hope they don't match the partials we found 577 00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:21,430 at the scene of the crime. 578 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:23,520 Are we clear? 579 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:29,360 Ah, that's a bugger. 580 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:34,430 Mr Rowe's prints don't match the ones we found at the crime scene. 581 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:35,990 Are you sure? 582 00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:38,430 Well, maybe we can bring Dale in for questioning. 583 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:41,670 - He knows more than he's letting on, I can tell you that. - Why? 584 00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:44,230 Neither of them were at the fire station when Rod died. 585 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,710 They were in Brown bloody Hill, same as me. 586 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:50,950 Yes, but look, that house is barely ten minutes from the fire station. 587 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,750 Now, someone could have slipped away in all the confusion... 588 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,110 Lucien, they have six men, including my Sergeant, 589 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:58,270 the family and the bloody Courier to back them up. 590 00:38:58,320 --> 00:38:59,470 We have nothing. 591 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:01,310 Which is why we need to release Mr Rowe. 592 00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:02,670 Right. 593 00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:03,870 First thing tomorrow, 594 00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:06,390 I want every record we have on the warehouse fire. 595 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:08,710 Police, fire, insurance reports. 596 00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:10,950 And I want our men out at the Brown Hill house, 597 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:14,070 interviewing family, neighbours, anyone who was there. 598 00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:16,110 Yes, sir. 599 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:19,510 Ah... Mr Lancaster. 600 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:21,300 Superintendent. 601 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:24,710 Some of the boys told me that you're questioning Theodore Rowe? 602 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:27,270 Yes, it's just due process, I'm afraid. 603 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:28,710 Yes. 604 00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:32,390 Speaking of which, Mr Lancaster, would you mind terribly 605 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:34,550 giving us a set of your fingerprints? 606 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:38,190 - We only need the right hand. - Lucien. 607 00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:39,920 You can try. 608 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:42,910 Thank you. 609 00:39:43,720 --> 00:39:46,920 I trust this isn't too uncomfortable for you. 610 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:49,830 Goodness me. 611 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:51,350 I am sorry, Mick. 612 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:54,600 Oh, no, it's fine. I understand due process. 613 00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:58,260 I might wait outside, if that's alright. 614 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:04,440 No, it was worth a try. 615 00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:16,270 Jean, are you awake? 616 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:17,680 Lucien. 617 00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:27,710 Um, I was wondering if I could, um, ask you something. 618 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:29,070 Of course. 619 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:31,990 Earlier when you came to see me in my study, 620 00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:34,110 what did you say about the smell? 621 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:36,430 It smelled like mothballs. 622 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:39,670 Bloody mothballs, of course. 623 00:41:39,720 --> 00:41:41,470 - Naphthalene dust. - Oh. 624 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:44,230 Jean... thank you. 625 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:46,870 Oh, Lucien, Alice left a message earlier. 626 00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:48,510 She has results back from the lab. 627 00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:50,390 You need to return her call, in the morning. 628 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:51,710 Right. 629 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:55,550 Well, thank you. 630 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:57,110 Goodnight. 631 00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:58,360 Yes. 632 00:42:29,120 --> 00:42:31,670 I don't take kindly to these kinds of threats! 633 00:42:31,720 --> 00:42:34,060 I've been more than patient. 634 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:37,470 It does not have anything to do with me! 635 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:39,470 You agreed to the terms. 636 00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:42,560 If you don't bring him in, we both know what happens next. 637 00:42:45,080 --> 00:42:48,030 Fine. I'll try one more time. 638 00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:49,480 Tonight. 639 00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:52,750 And he stays. 640 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:55,190 Until morning. 641 00:42:56,200 --> 00:42:58,000 I'll be watching. 642 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:21,550 What are we looking for, Doc? 643 00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:25,000 Theodore Rowe's warehouse fire was over three months ago. 644 00:43:48,360 --> 00:43:50,630 There's nothing here, Doc. 645 00:43:59,080 --> 00:44:01,870 He's still bringing me flowers after all these years. 646 00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:03,590 Rod was here. 647 00:44:04,440 --> 00:44:07,440 And not that long ago by the looks of it. 648 00:44:10,280 --> 00:44:12,620 Laying flowers for the dead. 649 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:17,320 The ash we found in his van came from here. 650 00:44:18,760 --> 00:44:21,670 And those small... fragments 651 00:44:21,720 --> 00:44:25,390 of what we thought might have been china or porcelain? 652 00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:29,790 Part of a tooth from an old-fashioned set of porcelain dentures. 653 00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:32,580 Not combustible. Impossible to burn. 654 00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:36,270 So, the coat... the Star of David. 655 00:44:36,320 --> 00:44:39,470 You think somebody died in the fire and Rod knew about it? 656 00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:42,990 Yes! The secret he could no longer live with. 657 00:44:43,040 --> 00:44:45,580 I know somewhere we need to go. 658 00:44:56,830 --> 00:44:57,830 What's all this? 659 00:44:57,880 --> 00:44:59,510 Eli Rosen. 660 00:44:59,560 --> 00:45:02,070 Russian-Jewish immigrant. He'd been sleeping rough. 661 00:45:02,120 --> 00:45:04,790 In fact, he'd been camping out at the warehouse on Eureka Street. 662 00:45:04,840 --> 00:45:08,350 Curiously, no-one has seen him since the fire. 663 00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:10,950 Rod had been doing his own investigation with the fire. 664 00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:13,510 He told one of the old hobos that just before he got hit 665 00:45:13,560 --> 00:45:17,350 by an overhead beam, he saw a body in the flames. 666 00:45:17,400 --> 00:45:21,390 What's more, the hobo told us that Rod bought Eli's old jacket off him. 667 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:22,640 Yes. 668 00:45:23,560 --> 00:45:25,790 Rod's colleagues weren't remotely interested in what he had to say. 669 00:45:25,840 --> 00:45:27,350 He was going to blow the whistle. 670 00:45:27,400 --> 00:45:29,790 He was going to go to the police with all the evidence, 671 00:45:29,840 --> 00:45:32,940 and he was killed before he had the chance. 672 00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:34,390 Well, it's a hell of a story, 673 00:45:34,440 --> 00:45:36,670 but none of it helps us catch Rod Drury's killer. 674 00:45:36,720 --> 00:45:39,590 Kirby's clean and all of our suspects have watertight alibis. 675 00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:41,590 It's all there. 676 00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:45,870 Mr Rowe on the hose, Bill and Dale behind him, 677 00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:48,590 then Lancaster on the head inside. 678 00:45:49,320 --> 00:45:51,310 Rose, you were right there until the very end, yes? 679 00:45:51,360 --> 00:45:54,190 Yes, until just after 11. Then they all headed back to the station. 680 00:45:54,240 --> 00:45:56,270 Rowe may have had every reason to want Rod dead, 681 00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:59,190 but he didn't push him off that tower. 682 00:46:00,520 --> 00:46:02,870 No doubt about it... 683 00:46:02,920 --> 00:46:05,660 .. your brother knew a good whiskey. 684 00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:08,470 He certainly did, sir. 685 00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:13,380 Just a pity that he didn't get to drink it. 686 00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:17,900 To Rod. 687 00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:32,230 Oh, Cec, my dear friend. 688 00:46:32,280 --> 00:46:34,550 I am so sorry, I feel like I've let you down. 689 00:46:34,600 --> 00:46:37,390 No, not at all sir. 690 00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:40,110 I just feel better knowing that... 691 00:46:41,840 --> 00:46:44,840 .. Rod died trying to do the right thing. 692 00:46:45,400 --> 00:46:50,200 That was him. Never one to follow blindly. 693 00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:55,470 He was always his own man. 694 00:46:57,320 --> 00:46:59,270 Right to the end. 695 00:46:59,320 --> 00:47:00,840 Excuse me. 696 00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:12,640 Never one to just blindly follow. 697 00:47:23,760 --> 00:47:28,830 Stop! Stop! Everyone calm down. Who took the call? 698 00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:33,270 I'm sorry. I do beg your pardon. That was me. False alarm. 699 00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:35,150 What the hell are you playing at? 700 00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:36,390 I'm just... 701 00:47:36,440 --> 00:47:41,190 I'm just testing a theory, Mick, in relation to that Brown Hill fire, 702 00:47:41,240 --> 00:47:43,510 and I think I've worked it out. 703 00:47:43,560 --> 00:47:48,790 You see, first of all, someone deliberately set that fire 704 00:47:48,840 --> 00:47:52,430 using naphthalene dust as an accelerant. 705 00:47:52,480 --> 00:47:54,190 It's made from mothballs. 706 00:47:54,240 --> 00:48:00,350 And then -- I love this bit -- smoke bombs. 707 00:48:00,400 --> 00:48:02,510 Look at those. 708 00:48:02,560 --> 00:48:07,190 Easy enough to make. Saltpetre and sugar mostly. 709 00:48:07,240 --> 00:48:11,350 It's how you create enough smoke to maintain the illusion 710 00:48:11,400 --> 00:48:13,630 that no-one ever left the scene. 711 00:48:13,680 --> 00:48:15,990 OK, lads, let's go, show's over. 712 00:48:16,040 --> 00:48:17,550 What's the matter, Mr Rowe? 713 00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:20,110 You don't want your men to hear about the insurance job 714 00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:23,030 you and Mick pulled that killed a homeless man. 715 00:48:23,080 --> 00:48:26,110 And Rod Drury knew, and he had the evidence to prove it. 716 00:48:26,160 --> 00:48:29,790 He had the dead man's coat, partial remains, 717 00:48:29,840 --> 00:48:32,230 and he put it all in a letter. 718 00:48:32,280 --> 00:48:34,030 Didn't he, Mick? 719 00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:38,270 Local hero. Imagine. 720 00:48:38,320 --> 00:48:44,310 Imagine if word got out, people found out what you and Mr Rowe had done. 721 00:48:44,360 --> 00:48:48,790 'Hero'! All that would go away, wouldn't it? 722 00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:50,710 You'd be ruined. 723 00:48:50,760 --> 00:48:53,470 But the night Rod died, we were at the Brown Hill fire, 724 00:48:53,520 --> 00:48:56,150 risking our lives for people like you. 725 00:48:56,200 --> 00:48:58,350 Yes. 726 00:48:58,400 --> 00:49:01,470 Yes, Mick taking charge at the head of the hose. 727 00:49:01,520 --> 00:49:04,060 You, Mr Rowe, right behind him. 728 00:49:04,420 --> 00:49:07,950 And where were you, Dale? Inside the house? 729 00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:09,390 No. 730 00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:11,670 Bill Hobart and I were feeding the hose at the door. 731 00:49:11,720 --> 00:49:13,710 I see. 732 00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:17,430 Anyone else actually go inside? 733 00:49:17,480 --> 00:49:19,880 No. There was too much smoke. 734 00:49:20,680 --> 00:49:22,420 Too much smoke. 735 00:49:24,560 --> 00:49:28,550 You went back to the fire station, you sounded that bell a second time 736 00:49:28,600 --> 00:49:30,310 and you murdered Rod Drury, 737 00:49:30,360 --> 00:49:34,390 and then returned to the fire without anyone even realising you'd gone. 738 00:49:34,440 --> 00:49:37,590 And Rod tried to hold onto you, didn't he, 739 00:49:37,640 --> 00:49:39,310 to stop himself from falling. 740 00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:43,310 That's how he got the naphthalene on his hands and under his fingernails. 741 00:49:47,720 --> 00:49:51,510 And speaking of hands, Mick, your hands? 742 00:49:51,560 --> 00:49:54,590 Last night at the police station, I didn't expect them to be burnt. 743 00:49:54,640 --> 00:49:57,320 Well, certainly not so severely. 744 00:49:58,560 --> 00:50:01,630 You burnt them yourself, didn't you? 745 00:50:01,680 --> 00:50:06,480 After you realised you left that partial set of prints in the tower! 746 00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:10,750 He's lying. 747 00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:13,870 I've always done the right thing by my men, by my community. 748 00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:15,880 Yes, of course. 749 00:50:18,360 --> 00:50:22,590 You doctored Rod's letter to look like a suicide note 750 00:50:22,640 --> 00:50:24,310 and you left it in his pocket. 751 00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:27,470 Now, there was a carbon copy of the original letter -- 752 00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:30,720 I'm sure you've dealt with that -- however... 753 00:50:32,120 --> 00:50:37,240 .. it looks like you didn't think to deal with the carbon paper itself. 754 00:50:39,400 --> 00:50:41,400 You're no hero, Mick. 755 00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:46,080 No. Rod Drury was the hero. 756 00:50:47,440 --> 00:50:51,680 He was never one to just blindly follow, but he trusted you... 757 00:50:52,880 --> 00:50:57,000 .. just like all of these men trusted you, and you betrayed him. 758 00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:01,280 And you betrayed all of them. 759 00:51:02,880 --> 00:51:04,150 Bill. 760 00:51:22,040 --> 00:51:25,320 Lucien. Can I pour you a drink? 761 00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:27,980 Please. 762 00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:35,390 Thank you. 763 00:51:36,840 --> 00:51:38,390 - Jean, we need to talk. - Lucien... 764 00:51:38,440 --> 00:51:40,110 Please let me. 765 00:51:42,520 --> 00:51:46,480 I should have told you... honestly how I feel. 766 00:51:48,440 --> 00:51:49,510 That I'm... 767 00:51:49,560 --> 00:51:54,320 That I'm ready to... to let go of my... 768 00:51:55,640 --> 00:52:00,000 .. stubborn sense of duty, and that the past is just that -- it's... 769 00:52:01,760 --> 00:52:02,790 .. it's past. 770 00:52:02,840 --> 00:52:05,040 I should have told you... 771 00:52:06,120 --> 00:52:09,150 I should have told you that I'm finally ready to follow my heart. 772 00:52:10,440 --> 00:52:12,510 Please don't get that. 773 00:52:17,760 --> 00:52:19,440 Yes, Dr Lu... 774 00:52:22,720 --> 00:52:24,120 Alright. 775 00:52:25,440 --> 00:52:27,580 Alright, I'm on my way. 776 00:52:33,710 --> 00:52:34,710 Something's happened... 777 00:52:34,760 --> 00:52:36,310 Lucien, I have something to tell you. 778 00:52:36,360 --> 00:52:38,390 I'll be back as quickly as I can, 779 00:52:38,440 --> 00:52:40,790 and we'll finish this as soon as I get home, I promise. 780 00:52:40,840 --> 00:52:42,440 I promise. 781 00:53:08,600 --> 00:53:12,110 Now, Mei Lin, when we spoke on the telephone, 782 00:53:12,160 --> 00:53:14,700 you said someone threatened you. 783 00:53:16,840 --> 00:53:19,080 Sit down. Please. 784 00:53:21,600 --> 00:53:23,070 Thank you. 785 00:53:24,520 --> 00:53:28,220 I need to tell you about what happened in Hong Kong. 786 00:53:29,720 --> 00:53:34,840 When I arrived by boat, when I was put into that camp... 787 00:53:36,240 --> 00:53:38,310 Mei Lin, please don't. 788 00:53:38,840 --> 00:53:42,400 You need to see what they did to women like me. 789 00:53:52,560 --> 00:53:54,230 Oh, dear God. 790 00:53:56,120 --> 00:53:58,260 Mei Lin, I am so sorry. 791 00:54:05,320 --> 00:54:07,630 - Please. - Lucien. 792 00:54:07,680 --> 00:54:09,880 - We mustn't. - Lucien. 793 00:54:14,080 --> 00:54:16,750 Our daughter's life depends on it! 794 00:54:17,800 --> 00:54:20,440 Lee? What do you mean? 795 00:54:21,680 --> 00:54:23,550 Mei Lin? 796 00:54:23,600 --> 00:54:27,360 Derek Alderton found me over a year ago. 797 00:54:29,400 --> 00:54:31,550 He offered to get me out of the camp, 798 00:54:31,600 --> 00:54:35,200 to bring me here, to you... 799 00:54:36,920 --> 00:54:39,260 .. if I agreed to help him. 800 00:54:40,560 --> 00:54:43,390 He never told me anything. 801 00:54:43,440 --> 00:54:48,320 He never even told me that Lee was still alive, not until later. 802 00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:52,200 Not until it suited him. 803 00:54:56,040 --> 00:54:58,910 There's so much that you need to know. 804 00:55:26,560 --> 00:55:29,500 I should have given these to you sooner. 805 00:55:38,440 --> 00:55:40,190 She's been meeting with him behind your back. 806 00:55:40,240 --> 00:55:42,710 I didn't know how to tell you. 807 00:55:43,280 --> 00:55:45,220 It's alright, Jean. 808 00:55:46,520 --> 00:55:48,520 It's alright, I know. 809 00:55:51,680 --> 00:55:53,280 She told me. 810 00:55:55,240 --> 00:55:57,510 Alderton's been using her. 811 00:55:58,440 --> 00:56:00,710 Blackmailing her, threatening my family. 812 00:56:00,760 --> 00:56:03,040 All to get to you? 813 00:56:04,200 --> 00:56:06,140 I promise you this. 814 00:56:08,280 --> 00:56:11,840 I promise you, I will make things right.