1 00:00:55,380 --> 00:00:57,320 I'll see you later. 2 00:00:59,740 --> 00:01:01,370 Mrs Blake? 3 00:01:01,420 --> 00:01:04,770 Cec. Have you seen Lucien? 4 00:01:04,820 --> 00:01:08,090 No, ma'am. Do you want me to call him for you? 5 00:01:08,140 --> 00:01:11,660 No. No. Thank you. Good evening. 6 00:01:21,820 --> 00:01:23,090 Hello! 7 00:01:25,340 --> 00:01:27,210 Anyone still here? 8 00:01:37,180 --> 00:01:39,170 Hello? 9 00:01:39,220 --> 00:01:42,020 Who's up there? 10 00:03:06,140 --> 00:03:07,540 Charlie. 11 00:03:09,220 --> 00:03:12,020 Found this in the deceased's pocket. 12 00:03:15,340 --> 00:03:20,180 'I can no longer live with this secret.' 13 00:03:21,980 --> 00:03:23,970 - Rod Drury. - Hm. 14 00:03:24,020 --> 00:03:25,690 You knew him, didn't you, Doc? 15 00:03:25,740 --> 00:03:27,900 Not personally, but... 16 00:03:29,740 --> 00:03:31,480 Dear, oh, dear. 17 00:03:38,260 --> 00:03:40,020 Oh, Rod. 18 00:03:45,420 --> 00:03:49,100 - No-one's moved the body? - Well, not as far as we know. 19 00:03:50,460 --> 00:03:52,290 You're quite sure, Charlie? 20 00:03:52,340 --> 00:03:54,540 Yeah. Why? 21 00:03:59,300 --> 00:04:03,050 - Any witnesses? Other firies perhaps? - No. 22 00:04:03,100 --> 00:04:06,050 They were all at a fire in Brown Hill. 23 00:04:06,100 --> 00:04:09,130 He must've known they were on a call. 24 00:04:09,180 --> 00:04:11,770 That way there'd be no-one here to stop him. 25 00:04:11,820 --> 00:04:13,620 Yes, perhaps. 26 00:04:21,940 --> 00:04:23,780 Oh, who's this? 27 00:04:26,780 --> 00:04:28,920 What the hell happened? 28 00:04:30,380 --> 00:04:33,050 - Charlie? - It's Rod Drury. 29 00:04:33,100 --> 00:04:35,290 Looks like he jumped. 30 00:04:35,340 --> 00:04:39,290 - Bloody hell! - It's alright, mate, come on. 31 00:04:39,340 --> 00:04:41,260 Come on. 32 00:04:45,780 --> 00:04:48,090 I'm the station officer, Mick Lancaster. 33 00:04:48,140 --> 00:04:50,880 Oh, yes, of course. Dr Lucien Blake. 34 00:04:51,460 --> 00:04:55,130 I am sorry. Police surgeon. This is Sergeant Charlie Davis. 35 00:04:55,180 --> 00:04:58,250 Mr Lancaster, would you like me to take a look at those hands of yours? 36 00:04:58,300 --> 00:04:59,730 No. No, thanks, I'll be fine, Doc. 37 00:04:59,780 --> 00:05:01,500 Alright. 38 00:05:02,700 --> 00:05:04,330 Should we ring the bell? 39 00:05:04,380 --> 00:05:07,620 - Yeah. Yeah, if you could, Theo. - Thanks. 40 00:05:09,260 --> 00:05:12,690 Charlie, that chap going off to ring the bell, he looks familiar to me. 41 00:05:12,740 --> 00:05:14,250 Who is that? 42 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:18,690 Theodore Rowe, a local tailor. He made a suit for me last year. 43 00:05:18,740 --> 00:05:20,780 Right. 44 00:05:22,340 --> 00:05:23,770 Lads, if you would? 45 00:05:23,820 --> 00:05:27,010 Uh, before you take him away, do you mind... 46 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:30,900 Of course, by all means. 47 00:05:57,740 --> 00:06:00,820 Black residue under the nails on the left hand. 48 00:06:02,260 --> 00:06:05,410 Yes. What is that all over the fingers? 49 00:06:05,460 --> 00:06:07,290 Ink perhaps. 50 00:06:07,340 --> 00:06:09,820 - Maybe newsprint. - Mm. 51 00:06:13,060 --> 00:06:15,450 You know... 52 00:06:15,500 --> 00:06:19,730 .. on the right hand there are six little marks 53 00:06:19,780 --> 00:06:22,650 evenly spaced in sort of a circular pattern, 54 00:06:22,700 --> 00:06:25,290 acquired recently by the looks of it. 55 00:06:25,340 --> 00:06:28,330 - Something he fell against? - Yeah, possibly. 56 00:06:28,380 --> 00:06:31,290 Whatever it was, it's punctured the skin. 57 00:06:31,340 --> 00:06:33,610 There's bruising there of the left wrist. 58 00:06:33,660 --> 00:06:36,060 Triangular in shape. 59 00:06:38,300 --> 00:06:40,490 - Fractured, eh? - Re-fractured. 60 00:06:40,540 --> 00:06:44,240 It was weak already. He probably did it in the fall. 61 00:06:44,300 --> 00:06:46,090 His medical records. 62 00:06:46,140 --> 00:06:48,730 The wrist was broken three months ago in an accident. 63 00:06:48,780 --> 00:06:49,730 Ah. 64 00:06:49,780 --> 00:06:55,740 He's got fractures in both ankles, compression spinal fractures... 65 00:06:57,260 --> 00:07:00,660 .. and a ring fracture at the base of the skull. 66 00:07:01,740 --> 00:07:05,050 What exactly were you expecting to find? 67 00:07:05,100 --> 00:07:07,970 Oh, Alice, it could be nothing, but... 68 00:07:08,500 --> 00:07:10,730 .. his feet were quite near the building, 69 00:07:10,780 --> 00:07:14,290 his head toward the street, of course. 70 00:07:14,340 --> 00:07:18,010 If he'd jumped, you'd expect he would have landed 71 00:07:18,060 --> 00:07:19,970 further away from the building, 72 00:07:20,020 --> 00:07:23,850 and certainly wouldn't you expect to find him face-down? 73 00:07:23,900 --> 00:07:25,530 - Mm. That's interesting. - Mm. 74 00:07:25,580 --> 00:07:28,170 And tell me, what's that? 75 00:07:28,220 --> 00:07:33,140 Ah... symbol of the fire service, given to him out of respect. 76 00:07:35,820 --> 00:07:37,970 Can I help you? 77 00:07:38,020 --> 00:07:40,090 Cec. 78 00:07:40,140 --> 00:07:42,210 Thank you for calling, sir. 79 00:07:42,260 --> 00:07:46,090 Uh, ma'am, please, no, don't. Don't cover him. 80 00:07:46,140 --> 00:07:48,980 Rod's... he's my brother. 81 00:07:50,940 --> 00:07:52,540 I'm sorry. 82 00:07:53,780 --> 00:07:56,570 This is Kathleen, Rod's wife. 83 00:07:56,620 --> 00:07:58,360 Yes, of course. 84 00:08:01,620 --> 00:08:04,260 Oh, please, no! 85 00:08:06,780 --> 00:08:09,460 What's this here? 86 00:08:10,820 --> 00:08:14,330 Oh, yes. His hands. 87 00:08:14,380 --> 00:08:16,340 The black is... 88 00:08:17,380 --> 00:08:20,930 Well, at this point, we're not entirely sure what it is. 89 00:08:20,980 --> 00:08:24,880 Rod gave me a bottle of whiskey last night at the club. 90 00:08:26,300 --> 00:08:29,210 The box was filthy. 91 00:08:29,260 --> 00:08:33,340 We thought it might be from... when he wrote the note. 92 00:08:38,100 --> 00:08:41,770 No. Tell them he would never do that. 93 00:08:41,820 --> 00:08:43,570 She's right, sir. 94 00:08:43,620 --> 00:08:46,730 My little brother, he wouldn't kill himself. 95 00:08:46,780 --> 00:08:49,320 I don't care what the note says. 96 00:08:52,140 --> 00:08:56,610 Thanks for doing this. We just need another look, Dale. 97 00:08:56,660 --> 00:08:59,460 I wasn't able to see much last night. 98 00:09:01,820 --> 00:09:03,740 Please, allow me. 99 00:09:08,700 --> 00:09:10,290 Thank you. 100 00:09:10,340 --> 00:09:12,090 Did you want me to come up with you? 101 00:09:12,140 --> 00:09:15,290 Why don't we leave the police to do their job? 102 00:09:15,340 --> 00:09:17,010 It's Dale, isn't it? 103 00:09:17,060 --> 00:09:20,010 Yes, sir. Dale Hardy. 104 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:23,730 Yes, of course. Your father was a patient of mine. 105 00:09:23,780 --> 00:09:27,050 This must all be a dreadful shock for you. 106 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:28,730 Yeah. 107 00:09:28,780 --> 00:09:32,010 Rod does all the deliveries for Dad's bakery. 108 00:09:32,060 --> 00:09:34,860 Well, my bakery now since Dad passed. 109 00:09:35,940 --> 00:09:37,530 Rod's been helping me out. 110 00:09:37,580 --> 00:09:39,250 I see. 111 00:09:39,300 --> 00:09:43,060 And tell me, anyone else been up the tower since last night? 112 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:45,650 No. 113 00:09:45,700 --> 00:09:49,770 Bill... sorry, Sergeant Hobart, locked it all up last night. 114 00:09:49,820 --> 00:09:52,540 Right. Thank you both. 115 00:10:02,020 --> 00:10:04,360 - Alright, Charlie? - Yep. 116 00:10:07,620 --> 00:10:11,020 Hell of a view. 117 00:10:12,300 --> 00:10:13,770 I'll say. 118 00:10:14,700 --> 00:10:18,210 So, Charlie, there's a call out to a fire. 119 00:10:18,260 --> 00:10:21,210 Someone rings the bell, volunteers arrive, 120 00:10:21,260 --> 00:10:25,690 they climb aboard the truck and in this case, head out to Brown Hill. 121 00:10:25,740 --> 00:10:26,690 Mm-hmm. 122 00:10:26,740 --> 00:10:28,940 Rod arrives late. 123 00:10:30,380 --> 00:10:31,890 - Maybe. - Mm. 124 00:10:31,940 --> 00:10:34,530 Why does he come up here? 125 00:10:34,580 --> 00:10:37,970 Well... to end it all. 126 00:10:38,020 --> 00:10:43,050 Humour me, Charlie. It would've been quite dark, yes? 127 00:10:43,100 --> 00:10:46,500 Doc! What are you doing? It's alright, Charlie. 128 00:10:48,700 --> 00:10:53,340 Now, he would have been standing here. 129 00:10:57,340 --> 00:10:59,250 No, that's not right. Hang on a minute. 130 00:10:59,300 --> 00:11:00,820 Careful! 131 00:11:03,060 --> 00:11:05,330 There! There, Charlie. 132 00:11:07,900 --> 00:11:12,650 He was definitely facing this way. He was trying to hold on. 133 00:11:12,700 --> 00:11:15,450 He fell and caught himself with one hand, 134 00:11:15,500 --> 00:11:17,890 but he wouldn't have been able to hold on for very long. 135 00:11:17,940 --> 00:11:21,330 And I think someone was applying pressure to his wrist, 136 00:11:21,380 --> 00:11:24,120 perhaps even striking it repeatedly. 137 00:11:26,940 --> 00:11:29,450 - Which would explain the bruising, yes? - Yes. 138 00:11:29,500 --> 00:11:33,290 Yes, that sounds right. Doc. Just take it easy. 139 00:11:33,340 --> 00:11:37,170 Charlie, look here. See here! 140 00:11:37,220 --> 00:11:39,220 Yeah, I can see that. 141 00:11:39,620 --> 00:11:41,770 Based on what we can see here, 142 00:11:41,820 --> 00:11:44,970 these were not the actions of a man trying to kill himself. 143 00:11:45,020 --> 00:11:47,130 No. But yours definitely are, Doc. 144 00:11:47,180 --> 00:11:48,570 Charlie, I was... Oh! 145 00:11:48,620 --> 00:11:51,450 Doc! 146 00:11:51,500 --> 00:11:52,970 I got you! 147 00:11:56,260 --> 00:11:59,340 Got you. 148 00:12:06,820 --> 00:12:08,760 Thank you, Charlie. 149 00:12:14,140 --> 00:12:15,810 Charlie, look. 150 00:12:17,220 --> 00:12:20,210 There was definitely someone else on that ledge with Rod. 151 00:12:20,260 --> 00:12:24,010 We found a second partial handprint under the railing. 152 00:12:24,060 --> 00:12:27,130 - Looks like the same stains as Rod's prints. - Yes. 153 00:12:27,180 --> 00:12:29,770 Right. Anything else from the examination of the body? 154 00:12:29,820 --> 00:12:33,210 There was some kind of black residue under Rod's fingernails. 155 00:12:33,260 --> 00:12:36,090 Dr Harvey should have the forensic results back shortly. 156 00:12:36,140 --> 00:12:37,730 Well, this definitely wasn't suicide. 157 00:12:37,780 --> 00:12:39,530 Somebody planted that note. 158 00:12:39,580 --> 00:12:41,930 Bill's been filling me in on Rod Drury. 159 00:12:41,980 --> 00:12:43,650 Quite a colourful character. 160 00:12:43,700 --> 00:12:45,930 Now, we have confirmed this is Rod's writing, 161 00:12:45,980 --> 00:12:48,370 but take a look at this edge here. 162 00:12:48,420 --> 00:12:53,570 Yes. It's been cut. Very... Very neatly, by the looks. 163 00:12:53,620 --> 00:12:56,730 Mm. So, someone went to a fair bit of trouble here. 164 00:12:56,780 --> 00:12:58,890 Make sure all of this is going into the report. 165 00:12:58,940 --> 00:13:00,650 Yes, sir. 166 00:13:00,700 --> 00:13:02,890 Bill, just hold on one moment, would you? 167 00:13:02,940 --> 00:13:05,940 - It's not finished... - I do apologise. 168 00:13:09,260 --> 00:13:10,890 Frank? 169 00:13:10,940 --> 00:13:14,450 I'd say that note was written on carbon-backed paper. 170 00:13:14,500 --> 00:13:17,010 Do you think there might be a copy? 171 00:13:17,060 --> 00:13:18,410 Rod ran a delivery business. 172 00:13:18,460 --> 00:13:20,890 Let's check all his receipt books and ledgers. 173 00:13:20,940 --> 00:13:23,170 Find out all his movements in the last couple of days. 174 00:13:23,220 --> 00:13:24,450 What about me, boss? 175 00:13:24,500 --> 00:13:26,450 Me and the boys were going over to Rod's place. 176 00:13:26,500 --> 00:13:28,170 I'll keep an eye out for what's there. 177 00:13:28,220 --> 00:13:32,120 But I reckon most of the delivery books are in his van. 178 00:13:32,420 --> 00:13:34,570 Oh, well done, Charlie. 179 00:13:34,620 --> 00:13:39,210 - Ah, alcohol for the Colonists' Club. - Mm. 180 00:13:39,260 --> 00:13:42,570 And a bread delivery for Dale's bakery, 181 00:13:42,620 --> 00:13:44,290 done yesterday by the looks of it. 182 00:13:44,340 --> 00:13:47,010 No receipt books. I'll check up the front. 183 00:13:47,060 --> 00:13:49,370 And I'll check those boxes up the back there. 184 00:13:49,420 --> 00:13:51,360 Thank you, Charlie. 185 00:14:00,780 --> 00:14:03,490 Looks like someone else has been searching for a copy of the letter 186 00:14:03,540 --> 00:14:04,940 as well. 187 00:14:14,580 --> 00:14:17,120 Ah! I think I've got something. 188 00:14:17,500 --> 00:14:19,420 Yes, me too. 189 00:14:21,140 --> 00:14:24,170 It's a list of debts. Small amounts, mostly. 190 00:14:24,220 --> 00:14:26,690 But look here. 'N-K' 191 00:14:26,740 --> 00:14:30,250 Whoever N-K is, they owed Rod £200. 192 00:14:30,300 --> 00:14:31,530 Bloody hell. 193 00:14:31,580 --> 00:14:32,890 What have you found? 194 00:14:32,940 --> 00:14:35,130 That's a very good question, Charlie. 195 00:14:35,180 --> 00:14:41,970 I found these in that last box up the far corner there. 196 00:14:42,020 --> 00:14:45,140 Why would Rod hide those things in here? 197 00:14:46,140 --> 00:14:47,810 I don't know. 198 00:14:49,180 --> 00:14:51,570 But I do know where we might find an answer. 199 00:14:51,620 --> 00:14:55,730 Oh, well, that's just it. Another chip-pan fire. 200 00:14:55,780 --> 00:14:57,730 You don't hear a thing until it's almost too late. 201 00:14:57,780 --> 00:14:59,330 It was lucky we got there in time. 202 00:14:59,380 --> 00:15:01,890 You couldn't see more than 2ft in front of your own face... 203 00:15:01,940 --> 00:15:04,690 The house is still standing, though. No-one got hurt. 204 00:15:04,740 --> 00:15:06,370 You can't do much more than that, mate. 205 00:15:06,420 --> 00:15:09,900 Leave those. I said, leave it! 206 00:15:12,340 --> 00:15:16,010 They were from Rod. 207 00:15:16,060 --> 00:15:20,450 - He gave them to me last week! - It's alright, love. It's alright. 208 00:15:20,500 --> 00:15:24,330 - Kathleen, let's get you up. - Is everything alright, Kath? 209 00:15:24,380 --> 00:15:27,130 We're alright, Mr Lancaster. 210 00:15:27,180 --> 00:15:29,690 Sergeant Hobart told us the news, sir. 211 00:15:29,740 --> 00:15:32,700 We knew it wasn't suicide. 212 00:15:33,820 --> 00:15:36,370 It's alright, Cec. 213 00:15:36,420 --> 00:15:38,610 If there's anything me or any of the other firies 214 00:15:38,660 --> 00:15:40,530 can do to help, you just ask. 215 00:15:40,580 --> 00:15:43,370 Well, as a matter of fact, Mr Lancaster, there is something. 216 00:15:43,420 --> 00:15:45,890 Charlie, are you there? Thank you. 217 00:15:45,940 --> 00:15:50,770 We, um... We found this in Rod's van. 218 00:15:50,820 --> 00:15:55,370 Now, as far as you know, is it his? 219 00:15:55,420 --> 00:15:57,890 Rod only ever wore a suede coat. 220 00:15:57,940 --> 00:16:00,490 He had a coat at the station for call-outs, but that's not it. 221 00:16:00,540 --> 00:16:02,450 Right. 222 00:16:02,500 --> 00:16:04,770 Then I'm wondering, 223 00:16:04,820 --> 00:16:08,130 why would he effectively keep it hidden in his van? 224 00:16:08,180 --> 00:16:10,490 Perhaps it didn't belong to him, or... 225 00:16:10,540 --> 00:16:12,410 I'm not sure what you're getting at, mate, 226 00:16:12,460 --> 00:16:14,290 but now's not the time or the place. 227 00:16:14,340 --> 00:16:17,940 - We're all here to pay our respects. - Of course. 228 00:16:21,780 --> 00:16:25,770 Kathleen, please forgive me. I... 229 00:16:25,820 --> 00:16:28,530 It's alright. I extend that to you too, of course, Mr Lancaster. 230 00:16:28,580 --> 00:16:31,130 - No, I'm fine, Doc. Just look after Kath. - Yes. 231 00:16:31,180 --> 00:16:34,050 Davis, I've got those books for you in the spare room. 232 00:16:34,100 --> 00:16:36,290 I'll go and just pop the kettle on. 233 00:16:36,340 --> 00:16:38,080 Very good, Cec. 234 00:16:41,340 --> 00:16:45,730 My Rod, he had a finger in a lot of pies. But he wasn't a crook. 235 00:16:45,780 --> 00:16:48,340 He was a good man. 236 00:16:49,740 --> 00:16:51,420 He loved me. 237 00:16:52,820 --> 00:16:55,940 Still bringing me flowers after all these years. 238 00:16:59,060 --> 00:17:00,730 Oh, come here. 239 00:17:02,940 --> 00:17:06,330 Doc. Rod's receipt books. 240 00:17:06,380 --> 00:17:08,890 Sergeant, listen, it could be nothing, 241 00:17:08,940 --> 00:17:11,890 but you might want to check out Neil Kirby's movements last night. 242 00:17:11,940 --> 00:17:13,530 The publican at the Red Hand. 243 00:17:13,580 --> 00:17:15,330 - Neil Kirby. - N-K. 244 00:17:15,380 --> 00:17:18,330 Rod had a bit of a blue with Neil a while back outside the RSL. 245 00:17:18,380 --> 00:17:20,930 Some army bloke had to break it up. 246 00:17:20,980 --> 00:17:23,370 Neil wouldn't let it go, said he'd get Rod back. 247 00:17:23,420 --> 00:17:25,960 I don't know. Maybe he meant it. 248 00:17:26,660 --> 00:17:28,290 Found out he'd been ripping me off. 249 00:17:28,340 --> 00:17:32,290 Is that what your fight was about at the RSL? 250 00:17:32,340 --> 00:17:34,250 When was the last time you saw Rod? 251 00:17:34,300 --> 00:17:38,010 Yesterday, about three. He came in for a drink. 252 00:17:38,060 --> 00:17:39,650 I thought you'd had a falling out? 253 00:17:39,700 --> 00:17:42,290 - He wanted to smooth things over. - I see. 254 00:17:42,340 --> 00:17:43,770 And where were you last night 255 00:17:43,820 --> 00:17:45,730 between the hours of nine and ten o'clock? 256 00:17:45,780 --> 00:17:49,220 I was here, cleaning up. Why? 257 00:17:50,380 --> 00:17:53,490 - Can anyone vouch for that? - No. I was here alone. 258 00:17:53,540 --> 00:17:58,090 Look, I'm sorry that Rod jumped, but it had nothing to do with me. 259 00:17:58,140 --> 00:18:01,340 He didn't jump. He was pushed. 260 00:18:02,540 --> 00:18:05,620 You owed Rod £200. 261 00:18:06,700 --> 00:18:08,530 You didn't think to mention that? 262 00:18:08,580 --> 00:18:12,690 It's not what you think. I can prove it. 263 00:18:12,740 --> 00:18:16,140 If you just let me go upstairs and get my books. 264 00:18:18,260 --> 00:18:19,690 Charlie, I might head to the hospital. 265 00:18:19,740 --> 00:18:23,170 Start running tests on those items we found in Rod's van. 266 00:18:23,220 --> 00:18:25,690 Sure thing, Doc. I can handle this. 267 00:18:25,740 --> 00:18:28,140 Mm. Good man. 268 00:18:30,660 --> 00:18:33,450 It could be the same residue we found on the victim's hands 269 00:18:33,500 --> 00:18:35,210 and under his nails, 270 00:18:35,260 --> 00:18:38,170 but I won't know for sure until I get the test results back. 271 00:18:38,220 --> 00:18:39,490 Quite. 272 00:18:39,540 --> 00:18:42,090 Alice, what do you make of these fragments 273 00:18:42,140 --> 00:18:44,480 I found in his coat pockets? 274 00:18:45,060 --> 00:18:47,530 Hmm. It's not bone. 275 00:18:47,580 --> 00:18:49,450 - Similar texture, though. - Mm. 276 00:18:49,500 --> 00:18:51,570 Maybe from a china cup? 277 00:18:51,620 --> 00:18:53,290 Well, maybe. 278 00:18:53,340 --> 00:18:57,570 And look, here on the, um... on the lapel. 279 00:18:57,620 --> 00:19:00,290 Now, something was pinned there at some point, 280 00:19:00,340 --> 00:19:02,410 a badge or a medal or something. 281 00:19:02,460 --> 00:19:04,610 You think all of this might have something to do with 282 00:19:04,660 --> 00:19:06,890 why Mr Drury was murdered? 283 00:19:06,940 --> 00:19:11,930 Right now the only thing I am certain of is that he had a secret. 284 00:19:11,980 --> 00:19:14,330 Wait! Where are you taking that? 285 00:19:14,380 --> 00:19:18,770 Um, a few more tests I want to run myself. 286 00:19:18,820 --> 00:19:21,530 What, and you can't do them here? 287 00:19:21,580 --> 00:19:23,260 Best not. 288 00:19:40,220 --> 00:19:41,690 Heading off, Mr Kirby? 289 00:19:41,740 --> 00:19:43,210 I've got deliveries to make. 290 00:19:43,260 --> 00:19:47,360 I can't spend all day standing around talking to you lot. 291 00:19:48,220 --> 00:19:51,780 Out of the car. Don't! 292 00:19:58,420 --> 00:20:00,780 Let's start with that £200. 293 00:20:03,180 --> 00:20:05,370 Must be a weight off your shoulders now Rod's dead. 294 00:20:05,420 --> 00:20:08,250 What was it really, Mr Kirby? 295 00:20:08,300 --> 00:20:11,610 Rod lend you the money, then held it over you, 296 00:20:11,660 --> 00:20:14,570 so you attack him outside the RSL. 297 00:20:14,620 --> 00:20:18,330 Sound right? Or maybe... 298 00:20:18,380 --> 00:20:20,090 Maybe it wasn't about the money. 299 00:20:20,140 --> 00:20:23,620 Maybe it was about Rod revealing your secret. 300 00:20:24,700 --> 00:20:28,930 I don't have any bloody secrets. Not in this town. 301 00:20:28,980 --> 00:20:31,690 Everyone knows I lost half of everything in the divorce. 302 00:20:31,740 --> 00:20:34,290 Oh. Must have stung. 303 00:20:34,340 --> 00:20:37,020 Yes. Rod bailed me out. 304 00:20:38,500 --> 00:20:40,970 And then he goes to the RSL behind my back, 305 00:20:41,020 --> 00:20:44,130 cuts me off supplying them their booze until I paid him back. 306 00:20:44,180 --> 00:20:46,690 Doing all this for me, making himself out to be 307 00:20:46,740 --> 00:20:48,770 some sort of big man, while he's ripping me off. 308 00:20:48,820 --> 00:20:51,490 So, he deserved to die? 309 00:20:51,540 --> 00:20:55,370 Is that what you told yourself when you lured him up to that tower? 310 00:20:55,420 --> 00:20:58,890 By the way, you've got some boot polish on your collar, Mr Kirby. 311 00:20:58,940 --> 00:21:00,610 I noticed it at the pub. 312 00:21:00,660 --> 00:21:03,460 Been using it in your hair, have you? 313 00:21:04,140 --> 00:21:08,290 You know, we found a black substance under Rod's fingernails? 314 00:21:08,340 --> 00:21:10,370 Did he grab at your hair 315 00:21:10,420 --> 00:21:14,220 while he was trying to save himself up on that ledge? 316 00:21:14,380 --> 00:21:16,930 According to this, since the divorce, 317 00:21:16,980 --> 00:21:20,060 you've been staying at the pub in the room upstairs. 318 00:21:21,060 --> 00:21:25,460 Well, that's one street away from the fire station, isn't it? 319 00:21:31,340 --> 00:21:34,290 Get his prints. Take him downstairs to the lockup. 320 00:21:34,340 --> 00:21:37,940 - I'll let the boss know what he has to say. - OK. 321 00:21:38,660 --> 00:21:41,730 So, Neil Kirby's contracts to supply alcohol to the club 322 00:21:41,780 --> 00:21:44,010 - are now in Rod Drury's name? - Yes, sir. 323 00:21:44,060 --> 00:21:47,290 It was signed over to him two months ago with some special conditions. 324 00:21:47,340 --> 00:21:50,690 Right. And do you mind if I see those contracts? 325 00:21:50,740 --> 00:21:54,740 - Might take me a while to find them, sir. - I can wait. 326 00:21:56,380 --> 00:21:59,530 Oh, just another thing -- apparently there was a fight here 327 00:21:59,580 --> 00:22:01,530 between the two men a few months back. 328 00:22:01,580 --> 00:22:03,770 - Was that over the contract? - I'm not sure, sir. 329 00:22:03,820 --> 00:22:06,690 I understand one of your members broke up that fight. 330 00:22:06,740 --> 00:22:08,980 Is he here now, or...? 331 00:22:10,180 --> 00:22:11,570 Mr Carlyle. 332 00:22:11,620 --> 00:22:13,360 Major Alderton. 333 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:16,210 Well, are you here for a drink, Frank, 334 00:22:16,260 --> 00:22:18,010 or would you like a tip on the horses? 335 00:22:18,060 --> 00:22:21,770 Thank you, no. I'm looking into the murder of Rod Drury. 336 00:22:21,820 --> 00:22:23,330 Should I know him? 337 00:22:23,380 --> 00:22:25,730 Well, apparently, you broke up a fight between he and Neil Kirby 338 00:22:25,780 --> 00:22:28,130 - a few months back. - Kirby I do know. 339 00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:29,850 He served with me, didn't he, Sergeant? 340 00:22:29,900 --> 00:22:33,090 Yes. Terrible temper, but a good soldier. 341 00:22:33,140 --> 00:22:34,650 He gave the other bloke quite a hiding 342 00:22:34,700 --> 00:22:36,210 then they shook hands at the end. 343 00:22:36,260 --> 00:22:37,890 - Oh, they shook hands? - Oh, well, 344 00:22:37,940 --> 00:22:40,530 just a couple of blokes letting off some steam, sir, nothing more. 345 00:22:40,580 --> 00:22:44,580 Here's your contract, sir. And those special conditions. 346 00:22:44,740 --> 00:22:46,450 Well, thank you, Major. Sergeant. 347 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:48,540 Chief Superintendent. 348 00:23:44,580 --> 00:23:46,170 Lucien, what on earth are you doing?! 349 00:23:46,220 --> 00:23:49,130 It smells like moth balls in here. Cec is here to see you. 350 00:23:49,180 --> 00:23:51,580 - I've made some tea. - Tea. 351 00:23:52,660 --> 00:23:54,860 Lovely, thank you, Jean. 352 00:23:59,140 --> 00:24:03,100 Lucien... Cec hasn't been able to sleep. 353 00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:07,290 I was hoping you could give me something to help, sir, 354 00:24:07,340 --> 00:24:08,610 if it's not too much trouble. 355 00:24:08,660 --> 00:24:10,010 Of course. 356 00:24:10,060 --> 00:24:13,460 Of course, I'll write a prescription up for you. 357 00:24:14,140 --> 00:24:16,280 Now, Cec, forgive me... 358 00:24:17,580 --> 00:24:20,130 .. I do need to ask... 359 00:24:20,180 --> 00:24:21,980 Thank you, Jean. 360 00:24:22,940 --> 00:24:27,050 Last night, Rod was at the Colonists', making a delivery, yes? 361 00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:30,770 Yes, sir. Once a week. Same time. 362 00:24:30,820 --> 00:24:34,730 And then we'd have a drink at the office out the back, 363 00:24:34,780 --> 00:24:36,720 just the two of us. 364 00:24:38,060 --> 00:24:39,860 It was our time. 365 00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:42,130 Yes. 366 00:24:42,180 --> 00:24:44,570 But last night, he was called to the fire station. 367 00:24:44,620 --> 00:24:48,010 Well, no, not exactly, sir. 368 00:24:48,060 --> 00:24:50,650 He was with me when he heard the first bell. 369 00:24:50,700 --> 00:24:52,050 Eight rings. 370 00:24:52,100 --> 00:24:54,610 Eight rings? That's Brown Hill. 371 00:24:54,660 --> 00:24:56,570 Yes... Then the bell sounded again. 372 00:24:56,620 --> 00:24:59,290 Rod thought it was probably a false alarm. 373 00:24:59,340 --> 00:25:01,680 He said he'd be right back. 374 00:25:01,820 --> 00:25:04,060 But he never came back. 375 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:06,530 Right. 376 00:25:06,580 --> 00:25:08,970 And what time was the second bell, would you say? 377 00:25:09,020 --> 00:25:11,210 Quarter-to-ten. 378 00:25:11,260 --> 00:25:13,570 Hm. That's very precise. 379 00:25:13,620 --> 00:25:19,020 Well, I checked my watch when I... when I saw Mrs Blake on the street. 380 00:25:20,300 --> 00:25:21,700 Mei Lin? 381 00:25:23,220 --> 00:25:24,490 What was she doing? 382 00:25:24,540 --> 00:25:26,690 I don't know, sir. She was... She was looking for you. 383 00:25:26,740 --> 00:25:32,540 We spoke briefly, then she went off in the same direction as Rod. 384 00:25:37,220 --> 00:25:41,570 That was 'Mrs Hewitt', with two 'T's? 385 00:25:41,620 --> 00:25:44,160 And that's a rare spider orchid? 386 00:25:45,340 --> 00:25:48,010 Do you mind if I take another couple of photos? 387 00:25:48,060 --> 00:25:49,170 Ladies and gentlemen, 388 00:25:49,220 --> 00:25:51,450 would you please gather round for the prize-giving? 389 00:25:51,500 --> 00:25:53,440 Please take a seat. 390 00:25:54,660 --> 00:25:56,330 This year's flower competition 391 00:25:56,380 --> 00:25:58,330 has been of a particularly high standard, 392 00:25:58,380 --> 00:26:00,920 making the job of the judges... 393 00:26:01,420 --> 00:26:04,850 Special mention should go to Mrs Elizabeth Collins 394 00:26:04,900 --> 00:26:06,970 for her outstanding... 395 00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:12,970 - Charlie, you're home early. - I hope I'm not intruding. 396 00:26:13,020 --> 00:26:16,220 No, not at all. Would you like a cup of tea? 397 00:26:20,460 --> 00:26:25,170 Rose phoned me today. She has something you should probably see. 398 00:26:25,220 --> 00:26:26,620 Really? 399 00:26:28,700 --> 00:26:33,620 I took some photographs this morning and I got these by pure accident. 400 00:26:37,780 --> 00:26:40,050 Is that Mrs Blake with Major Alderton? 401 00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:41,610 Yes. 402 00:26:41,660 --> 00:26:43,930 I don't know what any of this means, 403 00:26:43,980 --> 00:26:46,650 but I think Dr Blake should see them. 404 00:26:46,700 --> 00:26:49,040 Have you shown anyone else? 405 00:26:49,740 --> 00:26:51,450 They clearly know one another. 406 00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:54,820 She hasn't mentioned any of this to the Doc. 407 00:26:55,820 --> 00:26:58,020 I didn't know what to do. 408 00:27:00,060 --> 00:27:03,260 Just leave them with me for now. Thank you, Rose. 409 00:28:19,570 --> 00:28:20,570 Lucien. 410 00:28:20,620 --> 00:28:22,130 Mei Lin. 411 00:28:22,180 --> 00:28:28,290 Um, that lovely young lady downstairs, Iris, let me in. 412 00:28:28,340 --> 00:28:29,850 You don't mind, do you? 413 00:28:29,900 --> 00:28:31,570 Of course not. 414 00:28:32,580 --> 00:28:34,210 Where have you been? 415 00:28:34,260 --> 00:28:38,330 Oh, out, walking. I needed some fresh air. 416 00:28:38,380 --> 00:28:40,120 Yes, of course. 417 00:28:41,100 --> 00:28:45,580 Do you know, I've never asked you where you go during the days. 418 00:28:47,180 --> 00:28:49,920 Lucien, why are you being like this? 419 00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:57,340 I need to know where you were at 9:45 last night. 420 00:28:58,740 --> 00:29:01,460 I was here, in bed, reading. 421 00:29:13,220 --> 00:29:15,850 You have no right to go through my things. 422 00:29:15,900 --> 00:29:17,850 Mei Lin, where did you get it? 423 00:29:17,900 --> 00:29:20,930 I will not be interrogated by my husband. 424 00:29:20,980 --> 00:29:25,010 You were seen last night outside the Colonists' Club 425 00:29:25,060 --> 00:29:27,490 at a quarter-to-ten. 426 00:29:27,540 --> 00:29:31,090 Not long after, only three streets away, a man fell to his death. 427 00:29:31,140 --> 00:29:34,250 This Star of David, as far as we can tell, belonged to him. 428 00:29:34,300 --> 00:29:39,050 Now you have to tell me what you know. 429 00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:42,780 Mei Lin, please tell the Chief Superintendent what you told me. 430 00:29:44,580 --> 00:29:46,850 I heard voices. Shouting. 431 00:29:46,900 --> 00:29:48,650 And a heavy thud. 432 00:29:48,700 --> 00:29:51,500 And I saw a body fall from the tower. 433 00:29:52,340 --> 00:29:56,010 And did you see anyone else, up the tower, maybe? 434 00:29:56,060 --> 00:29:57,200 No. 435 00:29:59,460 --> 00:30:03,290 And this? Where was this? 436 00:30:03,340 --> 00:30:06,370 I put my hand on his wrist to check his pulse. 437 00:30:06,420 --> 00:30:08,370 It fell out of his hand. 438 00:30:08,420 --> 00:30:09,890 And you just took it with you? 439 00:30:09,940 --> 00:30:13,260 I didn't even realise I still had it until I got back to the hotel. 440 00:30:14,340 --> 00:30:18,010 Mrs Blake, why would you not call for the police or run for help? 441 00:30:18,060 --> 00:30:20,610 - I was scared. - Scared of what? 442 00:30:20,660 --> 00:30:24,420 That you'd have me arrested or deported. 443 00:30:26,420 --> 00:30:29,370 Mei Lin, why didn't you come to me with all of this? 444 00:30:29,420 --> 00:30:33,570 I'm a Chinese national in a small town 445 00:30:33,620 --> 00:30:35,730 with a husband who keeps me in a hotel 446 00:30:35,780 --> 00:30:37,490 while he lives with his housekeeper. 447 00:30:37,540 --> 00:30:40,340 Why would I come to you for anything? 448 00:30:42,260 --> 00:30:44,650 And is there anything else you may have seen? 449 00:30:44,700 --> 00:30:48,770 A car, it came out from behind the fire station. 450 00:30:48,820 --> 00:30:50,500 A car? 451 00:30:51,500 --> 00:30:53,450 - Well, did it stop? - I don't know. 452 00:30:53,500 --> 00:30:56,170 - I don't think so. - Can you describe the vehicle for me? 453 00:30:56,220 --> 00:31:00,330 I couldn't really see. The lights were too bright in my face. 454 00:31:00,380 --> 00:31:03,980 But there's a chance the driver may have seen you? 455 00:31:08,540 --> 00:31:11,690 So, we still have a missing letter. 456 00:31:11,740 --> 00:31:15,130 We have a car at the scene, but no make, model or colour, 457 00:31:15,180 --> 00:31:17,290 and a Star of David, but no real suspects. 458 00:31:17,340 --> 00:31:18,490 What about Kirby? 459 00:31:18,540 --> 00:31:21,250 I've got a copy of Rod's agreement with the RSL. 460 00:31:21,300 --> 00:31:23,170 Seems he's true to his word. 461 00:31:23,220 --> 00:31:24,930 He'd only taken the RSL contract 462 00:31:24,980 --> 00:31:27,010 until the £200 that Kirby owed him was paid back, 463 00:31:27,060 --> 00:31:30,410 and there was only one more payment left to make. 464 00:31:30,460 --> 00:31:32,730 Only thing that might connect the two, though, 465 00:31:32,780 --> 00:31:35,050 is the black residue under Rod's fingernails. 466 00:31:35,100 --> 00:31:41,930 Well, initial testing suggests, whatever it is, it isn't oil-based. 467 00:31:41,980 --> 00:31:44,410 So, in other words, it's not boot polish. 468 00:31:44,460 --> 00:31:48,450 In that case we can't hold Kirby, so let him go. 469 00:31:48,500 --> 00:31:50,380 Uh, Frank. 470 00:31:51,580 --> 00:31:54,090 - 'Our local heroes. - 'Yes, I know where you're going with this. 471 00:31:54,140 --> 00:31:57,290 I've already had Bill and Charlie talk to the lot of them last night. 472 00:31:57,340 --> 00:32:00,490 Six firefighters, all at the blaze at Brown Hill 473 00:32:00,540 --> 00:32:02,050 when Rod fell to his death. 474 00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:04,490 Alright. 475 00:32:04,540 --> 00:32:08,770 Lucien, if the killer did see your wife, 476 00:32:08,820 --> 00:32:12,020 they may think that she could identify them. 477 00:32:14,740 --> 00:32:17,610 Yes, that thought had crossed my mind. 478 00:32:30,460 --> 00:32:34,410 Now, there'll be a man out here tonight to make sure you're safe. 479 00:32:34,460 --> 00:32:36,930 And where will you be, Lucien? 480 00:32:38,980 --> 00:32:43,130 If you really wanted me to be safe, we could leave this place. 481 00:32:43,180 --> 00:32:48,140 We could go anywhere. Start again. 482 00:32:49,780 --> 00:32:51,770 I know the army would take you back... 483 00:32:51,820 --> 00:32:54,780 It's not that simple, Mei Lin. 484 00:32:55,980 --> 00:33:00,540 I can't just... I can't just leave. Mei Lin... 485 00:33:07,460 --> 00:33:10,740 Dale, I have a few more questions for you. 486 00:33:14,300 --> 00:33:16,690 You said last night you were the first volunteer to the station 487 00:33:16,740 --> 00:33:18,210 after the call went out. 488 00:33:18,260 --> 00:33:21,050 Yeah, that's right. 489 00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:24,770 And when did you decide to call The Courier to tell them about the fire? 490 00:33:24,820 --> 00:33:27,450 It was you that made the call, wasn't it? 491 00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:30,330 From the station. I was just following orders, you know? 492 00:33:30,380 --> 00:33:32,850 So, it wasn't your idea? 493 00:33:32,900 --> 00:33:35,170 Mr Lancaster probably told you to call the paper? 494 00:33:35,220 --> 00:33:39,020 No, we called the captain at his home, so he could meet us there. 495 00:33:40,300 --> 00:33:42,640 - It was Mr Rowe. - I see. 496 00:33:43,660 --> 00:33:45,130 Did you find it odd? 497 00:33:45,180 --> 00:33:48,340 In all the chaos, that you were asked to notify the press? 498 00:33:53,180 --> 00:33:55,330 Mate... Mate... 499 00:33:55,380 --> 00:34:00,080 .. if there's something you need to say, now's the time to say it. 500 00:34:00,940 --> 00:34:03,770 You know how Rod hurt himself in a big warehouse fire 501 00:34:03,820 --> 00:34:06,290 about three months ago? 502 00:34:06,340 --> 00:34:10,140 Copped a pretty decent whack to the head. Broke his wrist. 503 00:34:11,140 --> 00:34:14,140 After he got out of hospital, he changed. 504 00:34:14,700 --> 00:34:17,570 I reckon the accident did his head in. 505 00:34:18,260 --> 00:34:20,260 That's why he jumped. 506 00:34:20,620 --> 00:34:24,450 Dale, Rod didn't take his own life. 507 00:34:24,500 --> 00:34:27,240 Someone forced him from that tower. 508 00:34:28,460 --> 00:34:31,860 - I thought he jumped. - Who told you he jumped? 509 00:34:50,380 --> 00:34:54,340 Alright, now, you think you can give me a big breath? 510 00:34:56,100 --> 00:34:58,260 That's good. And again. 511 00:34:59,700 --> 00:35:01,250 Alright. 512 00:35:01,300 --> 00:35:03,410 So kind of you to come and check on us, Doctor. 513 00:35:03,460 --> 00:35:07,250 Oh, not at all. I promised the fire brigade I'd call in on you. 514 00:35:07,300 --> 00:35:10,530 You are a champion, aren't you? Lungs are clear. 515 00:35:10,580 --> 00:35:12,650 I'll just put this away. 516 00:35:12,700 --> 00:35:15,380 - He loves fire engines. - Yes. 517 00:35:16,380 --> 00:35:18,660 Here we go, sweetie. 518 00:35:20,540 --> 00:35:24,650 Just lie down. There's a good boy. Be a good boy for Mummy? 519 00:35:24,700 --> 00:35:28,940 Oh, yes you are. 520 00:35:38,380 --> 00:35:40,290 - Come on. Come here, come here. - Patricia? 521 00:35:40,340 --> 00:35:41,330 Yes? 522 00:35:41,380 --> 00:35:43,610 Any idea how the fire started? 523 00:35:43,660 --> 00:35:48,770 Uh... I was sure the stove was off when I put the children to bed. 524 00:35:48,820 --> 00:35:50,930 And then there was this loud bang, 525 00:35:50,980 --> 00:35:53,170 and suddenly there was this man pounding on our front door, 526 00:35:53,220 --> 00:35:54,610 telling us all to get out. 527 00:35:54,660 --> 00:35:56,130 Right. A neighbour? 528 00:35:56,180 --> 00:36:00,170 Uh, no, no. Uh... a fireman. Captain Lancaster. 529 00:36:00,220 --> 00:36:02,690 We could have lost everything. 530 00:36:04,340 --> 00:36:08,610 So, just to be clear, you didn't call the fire station? 531 00:36:08,660 --> 00:36:12,020 No. Uh, no, we don't have a phone. 532 00:36:13,580 --> 00:36:14,850 Right. 533 00:36:17,290 --> 00:36:18,290 Doctor? 534 00:36:18,340 --> 00:36:21,290 - Rose. Just here for, um... - A follow-up story. 535 00:36:21,340 --> 00:36:24,090 - Yes, just got some quotes from the neighbours. - Right. 536 00:36:24,140 --> 00:36:26,290 They're very lucky someone spotted the blaze 537 00:36:26,340 --> 00:36:28,450 and the firies got here as quickly as they did. 538 00:36:28,500 --> 00:36:31,210 I'm sure the family connection probably helped. 539 00:36:31,260 --> 00:36:33,540 Family connection? 540 00:36:38,420 --> 00:36:41,970 Doc, Mr Rowe here is just clarifying some points 541 00:36:42,020 --> 00:36:44,490 from his statement last night about the fire. 542 00:36:44,540 --> 00:36:46,490 Yes, the one at his cousin's house. 543 00:36:46,540 --> 00:36:50,650 Patricia, isn't it? Lovely girl. Two gorgeous kiddies. 544 00:36:50,700 --> 00:36:52,930 Very lucky no-one was hurt. 545 00:36:52,980 --> 00:36:55,170 Where were you when the fire was reported? 546 00:36:55,220 --> 00:36:56,730 I was at the fire station. 547 00:36:56,780 --> 00:36:59,650 I've been covering night shifts, 6pm to 8am. 548 00:36:59,700 --> 00:37:01,650 I took the call at the station house. 549 00:37:01,700 --> 00:37:04,690 I phoned the captain, then I sounded the bell. Eight rings. 550 00:37:04,740 --> 00:37:06,090 For Brown Hill? 551 00:37:06,140 --> 00:37:08,290 So, the volunteers who couldn't make it to the fire station 552 00:37:08,340 --> 00:37:09,650 could meet us there. 553 00:37:09,700 --> 00:37:13,090 We didn't have a lot of time. I made as many calls as I could. 554 00:37:13,140 --> 00:37:16,770 More volunteers arrived, then we headed out. 555 00:37:16,820 --> 00:37:18,610 Now, if that's answered all your questions, 556 00:37:18,660 --> 00:37:19,930 I should get back to work. 557 00:37:19,980 --> 00:37:22,320 Uh, one last thing, Mr Rowe. 558 00:37:23,700 --> 00:37:27,410 Dale Hardy mentioned Rod hurt himself in a warehouse fire 559 00:37:27,460 --> 00:37:28,610 three months back. 560 00:37:28,660 --> 00:37:30,610 Or had that slipped your mind as well? 561 00:37:30,660 --> 00:37:32,930 - Meaning my warehouse? - Yes. 562 00:37:32,980 --> 00:37:34,730 I lost everything in that fire. 563 00:37:34,780 --> 00:37:36,730 My whole business burnt to the ground. 564 00:37:36,780 --> 00:37:38,970 And Rod Drury almost lost his life. 565 00:37:39,020 --> 00:37:41,010 He did. A falling beam hit him. 566 00:37:41,060 --> 00:37:44,100 We barely managed to get him out before the whole thing collapsed. 567 00:37:47,140 --> 00:37:51,140 You think this is about the insurance payout, don't you? 568 00:37:51,940 --> 00:37:54,140 Something like that, yes. 569 00:37:55,620 --> 00:38:00,530 Look... I don't like to speak ill of the dead... 570 00:38:00,580 --> 00:38:02,650 .. but Rod believed I lit that fire. 571 00:38:02,700 --> 00:38:04,890 Demanded I give him some of the insurance money 572 00:38:04,940 --> 00:38:06,730 or he'd go to the police. 573 00:38:06,780 --> 00:38:09,250 I refused to give him a penny. 574 00:38:10,340 --> 00:38:13,770 You asked. What happens now? 575 00:38:13,820 --> 00:38:16,650 Now we're going to take your fingerprints. 576 00:38:16,700 --> 00:38:18,890 And you'd better hope they don't match the partials we found 577 00:38:18,940 --> 00:38:20,330 at the scene of the crime. 578 00:38:20,380 --> 00:38:22,420 Are we clear? 579 00:38:26,260 --> 00:38:28,260 Ah, that's a bugger. 580 00:38:29,660 --> 00:38:33,330 Mr Rowe's prints don't match the ones we found at the crime scene. 581 00:38:33,380 --> 00:38:34,890 Are you sure? 582 00:38:34,940 --> 00:38:37,330 Well, maybe we can bring Dale in for questioning. 583 00:38:37,380 --> 00:38:40,570 - He knows more than he's letting on, I can tell you that. - Why? 584 00:38:40,620 --> 00:38:43,130 Neither of them were at the fire station when Rod died. 585 00:38:43,180 --> 00:38:45,610 They were in Brown bloody Hill, same as me. 586 00:38:45,660 --> 00:38:49,850 Yes, but look, that house is barely ten minutes from the fire station. 587 00:38:49,900 --> 00:38:52,650 Now, someone could have slipped away in all the confusion... 588 00:38:52,700 --> 00:38:55,010 Lucien, they have six men, including my Sergeant, 589 00:38:55,060 --> 00:38:57,170 the family and the bloody Courier to back them up. 590 00:38:57,220 --> 00:38:58,370 We have nothing. 591 00:38:58,420 --> 00:39:00,210 Which is why we need to release Mr Rowe. 592 00:39:00,260 --> 00:39:01,570 Right. 593 00:39:01,620 --> 00:39:02,770 First thing tomorrow, 594 00:39:02,820 --> 00:39:05,290 I want every record we have on the warehouse fire. 595 00:39:05,340 --> 00:39:07,610 Police, fire, insurance reports. 596 00:39:07,660 --> 00:39:09,850 And I want our men out at the Brown Hill house, 597 00:39:09,900 --> 00:39:12,970 interviewing family, neighbours, anyone who was there. 598 00:39:13,020 --> 00:39:15,010 Yes, sir. 599 00:39:15,060 --> 00:39:18,410 Ah... Mr Lancaster. 600 00:39:18,460 --> 00:39:20,200 Superintendent. 601 00:39:20,580 --> 00:39:23,610 Some of the boys told me that you're questioning Theodore Rowe? 602 00:39:23,660 --> 00:39:26,170 Yes, it's just due process, I'm afraid. 603 00:39:26,220 --> 00:39:27,610 Yes. 604 00:39:27,660 --> 00:39:31,290 Speaking of which, Mr Lancaster, would you mind terribly 605 00:39:31,340 --> 00:39:33,450 giving us a set of your fingerprints? 606 00:39:33,500 --> 00:39:37,090 - We only need the right hand. - Lucien. 607 00:39:37,140 --> 00:39:38,820 You can try. 608 00:39:40,340 --> 00:39:41,810 Thank you. 609 00:39:42,620 --> 00:39:45,820 I trust this isn't too uncomfortable for you. 610 00:39:47,580 --> 00:39:48,730 Goodness me. 611 00:39:48,780 --> 00:39:50,250 I am sorry, Mick. 612 00:39:50,300 --> 00:39:53,500 Oh, no, it's fine. I understand due process. 613 00:39:54,220 --> 00:39:57,160 I might wait outside, if that's alright. 614 00:40:01,180 --> 00:40:03,340 No, it was worth a try. 615 00:41:13,460 --> 00:41:15,170 Jean, are you awake? 616 00:41:15,220 --> 00:41:16,580 Lucien. 617 00:41:22,300 --> 00:41:26,610 Um, I was wondering if I could, um, ask you something. 618 00:41:26,660 --> 00:41:27,970 Of course. 619 00:41:28,020 --> 00:41:30,890 Earlier when you came to see me in my study, 620 00:41:30,940 --> 00:41:33,010 what did you say about the smell? 621 00:41:33,060 --> 00:41:35,330 It smelled like mothballs. 622 00:41:37,220 --> 00:41:38,570 Bloody mothballs, of course. 623 00:41:38,620 --> 00:41:40,370 - Naphthalene dust. - Oh. 624 00:41:40,420 --> 00:41:43,130 Jean... thank you. 625 00:41:43,180 --> 00:41:45,770 Oh, Lucien, Alice left a message earlier. 626 00:41:45,820 --> 00:41:47,410 She has results back from the lab. 627 00:41:47,460 --> 00:41:49,290 You need to return her call, in the morning. 628 00:41:49,340 --> 00:41:50,610 Right. 629 00:41:52,300 --> 00:41:54,450 Well, thank you. 630 00:41:54,500 --> 00:41:56,010 Goodnight. 631 00:41:56,060 --> 00:41:57,260 Yes. 632 00:42:28,020 --> 00:42:30,570 I don't take kindly to these kinds of threats! 633 00:42:30,620 --> 00:42:32,960 I've been more than patient. 634 00:42:33,460 --> 00:42:36,370 It does not have anything to do with me! 635 00:42:36,420 --> 00:42:38,370 You agreed to the terms. 636 00:42:38,420 --> 00:42:41,460 If you don't bring him in, we both know what happens next. 637 00:42:43,980 --> 00:42:46,930 Fine. I'll try one more time. 638 00:42:46,980 --> 00:42:48,380 Tonight. 639 00:42:49,980 --> 00:42:51,650 And he stays. 640 00:42:52,420 --> 00:42:54,090 Until morning. 641 00:42:55,100 --> 00:42:56,900 I'll be watching. 642 00:43:18,380 --> 00:43:20,450 What are we looking for, Doc? 643 00:43:20,500 --> 00:43:23,900 Theodore Rowe's warehouse fire was over three months ago. 644 00:43:47,260 --> 00:43:49,530 There's nothing here, Doc. 645 00:43:57,980 --> 00:44:00,770 He's still bringing me flowers after all these years. 646 00:44:00,820 --> 00:44:02,490 Rod was here. 647 00:44:03,340 --> 00:44:06,340 And not that long ago by the looks of it. 648 00:44:09,180 --> 00:44:11,520 Laying flowers for the dead. 649 00:44:12,700 --> 00:44:16,220 The ash we found in his van came from here. 650 00:44:17,660 --> 00:44:20,570 And those small... fragments 651 00:44:20,620 --> 00:44:24,290 of what we thought might have been china or porcelain? 652 00:44:24,340 --> 00:44:28,690 Part of a tooth from an old-fashioned set of porcelain dentures. 653 00:44:28,740 --> 00:44:31,480 Not combustible. Impossible to burn. 654 00:44:31,820 --> 00:44:35,170 So, the coat... the Star of David. 655 00:44:35,220 --> 00:44:38,370 You think somebody died in the fire and Rod knew about it? 656 00:44:38,420 --> 00:44:41,890 Yes! The secret he could no longer live with. 657 00:44:41,940 --> 00:44:44,480 I know somewhere we need to go. 658 00:44:55,730 --> 00:44:56,730 What's all this? 659 00:44:56,780 --> 00:44:58,410 Eli Rosen. 660 00:44:58,460 --> 00:45:00,970 Russian-Jewish immigrant. He'd been sleeping rough. 661 00:45:01,020 --> 00:45:03,690 In fact, he'd been camping out at the warehouse on Eureka Street. 662 00:45:03,740 --> 00:45:07,250 Curiously, no-one has seen him since the fire. 663 00:45:07,300 --> 00:45:09,850 Rod had been doing his own investigation with the fire. 664 00:45:09,900 --> 00:45:12,410 He told one of the old hobos that just before he got hit 665 00:45:12,460 --> 00:45:16,250 by an overhead beam, he saw a body in the flames. 666 00:45:16,300 --> 00:45:20,290 What's more, the hobo told us that Rod bought Eli's old jacket off him. 667 00:45:20,340 --> 00:45:21,540 Yes. 668 00:45:22,460 --> 00:45:24,690 Rod's colleagues weren't remotely interested in what he had to say. 669 00:45:24,740 --> 00:45:26,250 He was going to blow the whistle. 670 00:45:26,300 --> 00:45:28,690 He was going to go to the police with all the evidence, 671 00:45:28,740 --> 00:45:31,840 and he was killed before he had the chance. 672 00:45:31,900 --> 00:45:33,290 Well, it's a hell of a story, 673 00:45:33,340 --> 00:45:35,570 but none of it helps us catch Rod Drury's killer. 674 00:45:35,620 --> 00:45:38,490 Kirby's clean and all of our suspects have watertight alibis. 675 00:45:38,540 --> 00:45:40,490 It's all there. 676 00:45:40,540 --> 00:45:44,770 Mr Rowe on the hose, Bill and Dale behind him, 677 00:45:44,820 --> 00:45:47,490 then Lancaster on the head inside. 678 00:45:48,220 --> 00:45:50,210 Rose, you were right there until the very end, yes? 679 00:45:50,260 --> 00:45:53,090 Yes, until just after 11. Then they all headed back to the station. 680 00:45:53,140 --> 00:45:55,170 Rowe may have had every reason to want Rod dead, 681 00:45:55,220 --> 00:45:58,090 but he didn't push him off that tower. 682 00:45:59,420 --> 00:46:01,770 No doubt about it... 683 00:46:01,820 --> 00:46:04,560 .. your brother knew a good whiskey. 684 00:46:05,300 --> 00:46:07,370 He certainly did, sir. 685 00:46:09,180 --> 00:46:12,280 Just a pity that he didn't get to drink it. 686 00:46:15,460 --> 00:46:16,800 To Rod. 687 00:46:27,940 --> 00:46:31,130 Oh, Cec, my dear friend. 688 00:46:31,180 --> 00:46:33,450 I am so sorry, I feel like I've let you down. 689 00:46:33,500 --> 00:46:36,290 No, not at all sir. 690 00:46:36,340 --> 00:46:39,010 I just feel better knowing that... 691 00:46:40,740 --> 00:46:43,740 .. Rod died trying to do the right thing. 692 00:46:44,300 --> 00:46:49,100 That was him. Never one to follow blindly. 693 00:46:52,100 --> 00:46:54,370 He was always his own man. 694 00:46:56,220 --> 00:46:58,170 Right to the end. 695 00:46:58,220 --> 00:46:59,740 Excuse me. 696 00:47:08,580 --> 00:47:11,540 Never one to just blindly follow. 697 00:47:22,660 --> 00:47:27,730 Stop! Stop! Everyone calm down. Who took the call? 698 00:47:27,780 --> 00:47:32,170 I'm sorry. I do beg your pardon. That was me. False alarm. 699 00:47:32,220 --> 00:47:34,050 What the hell are you playing at? 700 00:47:34,100 --> 00:47:35,290 I'm just... 701 00:47:35,340 --> 00:47:40,090 I'm just testing a theory, Mick, in relation to that Brown Hill fire, 702 00:47:40,140 --> 00:47:42,410 and I think I've worked it out. 703 00:47:42,460 --> 00:47:47,690 You see, first of all, someone deliberately set that fire 704 00:47:47,740 --> 00:47:51,330 using naphthalene dust as an accelerant. 705 00:47:51,380 --> 00:47:53,090 It's made from mothballs. 706 00:47:53,140 --> 00:47:59,250 And then -- I love this bit -- smoke bombs. 707 00:47:59,300 --> 00:48:01,410 Look at those. 708 00:48:01,460 --> 00:48:06,090 Easy enough to make. Saltpetre and sugar mostly. 709 00:48:06,140 --> 00:48:10,250 It's how you create enough smoke to maintain the illusion 710 00:48:10,300 --> 00:48:12,530 that no-one ever left the scene. 711 00:48:12,580 --> 00:48:14,890 OK, lads, let's go, show's over. 712 00:48:14,940 --> 00:48:16,450 What's the matter, Mr Rowe? 713 00:48:16,500 --> 00:48:19,010 You don't want your men to hear about the insurance job 714 00:48:19,060 --> 00:48:21,930 you and Mick pulled that killed a homeless man. 715 00:48:21,980 --> 00:48:25,010 And Rod Drury knew, and he had the evidence to prove it. 716 00:48:25,060 --> 00:48:28,690 He had the dead man's coat, partial remains, 717 00:48:28,740 --> 00:48:31,130 and he put it all in a letter. 718 00:48:31,180 --> 00:48:32,930 Didn't he, Mick? 719 00:48:32,980 --> 00:48:37,170 Local hero. Imagine. 720 00:48:37,220 --> 00:48:43,210 Imagine if word got out, people found out what you and Mr Rowe had done. 721 00:48:43,260 --> 00:48:47,690 'Hero'! All that would go away, wouldn't it? 722 00:48:47,740 --> 00:48:49,610 You'd be ruined. 723 00:48:49,660 --> 00:48:52,370 But the night Rod died, we were at the Brown Hill fire, 724 00:48:52,420 --> 00:48:55,050 risking our lives for people like you. 725 00:48:55,100 --> 00:48:57,250 Yes. 726 00:48:57,300 --> 00:49:00,370 Yes, Mick taking charge at the head of the hose. 727 00:49:00,420 --> 00:49:02,960 You, Mr Rowe, right behind him. 728 00:49:03,320 --> 00:49:06,850 And where were you, Dale? Inside the house? 729 00:49:06,900 --> 00:49:08,290 No. 730 00:49:08,340 --> 00:49:10,570 Bill Hobart and I were feeding the hose at the door. 731 00:49:10,620 --> 00:49:12,610 I see. 732 00:49:12,660 --> 00:49:16,330 Anyone else actually go inside? 733 00:49:16,380 --> 00:49:18,780 No. There was too much smoke. 734 00:49:19,580 --> 00:49:21,320 Too much smoke. 735 00:49:23,460 --> 00:49:27,450 You went back to the fire station, you sounded that bell a second time 736 00:49:27,500 --> 00:49:29,210 and you murdered Rod Drury, 737 00:49:29,260 --> 00:49:33,290 and then returned to the fire without anyone even realising you'd gone. 738 00:49:33,340 --> 00:49:36,490 And Rod tried to hold onto you, didn't he, 739 00:49:36,540 --> 00:49:38,210 to stop himself from falling. 740 00:49:38,260 --> 00:49:42,210 That's how he got the naphthalene on his hands and under his fingernails. 741 00:49:46,620 --> 00:49:50,410 And speaking of hands, Mick, your hands? 742 00:49:50,460 --> 00:49:53,490 Last night at the police station, I didn't expect them to be burnt. 743 00:49:53,540 --> 00:49:56,220 Well, certainly not so severely. 744 00:49:57,460 --> 00:50:00,530 You burnt them yourself, didn't you? 745 00:50:00,580 --> 00:50:05,380 After you realised you left that partial set of prints in the tower! 746 00:50:07,340 --> 00:50:09,650 He's lying. 747 00:50:09,700 --> 00:50:12,770 I've always done the right thing by my men, by my community. 748 00:50:12,820 --> 00:50:14,780 Yes, of course. 749 00:50:17,260 --> 00:50:21,490 You doctored Rod's letter to look like a suicide note 750 00:50:21,540 --> 00:50:23,210 and you left it in his pocket. 751 00:50:23,260 --> 00:50:26,370 Now, there was a carbon copy of the original letter -- 752 00:50:26,420 --> 00:50:29,620 I'm sure you've dealt with that -- however... 753 00:50:31,020 --> 00:50:36,140 .. it looks like you didn't think to deal with the carbon paper itself. 754 00:50:38,300 --> 00:50:40,300 You're no hero, Mick. 755 00:50:40,820 --> 00:50:44,980 No. Rod Drury was the hero. 756 00:50:46,340 --> 00:50:50,580 He was never one to just blindly follow, but he trusted you... 757 00:50:51,780 --> 00:50:55,900 .. just like all of these men trusted you, and you betrayed him. 758 00:50:57,780 --> 00:51:00,180 And you betrayed all of them. 759 00:51:01,780 --> 00:51:03,050 Bill. 760 00:51:20,940 --> 00:51:24,220 Lucien. Can I pour you a drink? 761 00:51:25,540 --> 00:51:26,880 Please. 762 00:51:32,820 --> 00:51:34,290 Thank you. 763 00:51:35,740 --> 00:51:37,290 - Jean, we need to talk. - Lucien... 764 00:51:37,340 --> 00:51:39,010 Please let me. 765 00:51:41,420 --> 00:51:45,380 I should have told you... honestly how I feel. 766 00:51:47,340 --> 00:51:48,410 That I'm... 767 00:51:48,460 --> 00:51:53,220 That I'm ready to... to let go of my... 768 00:51:54,540 --> 00:51:58,900 .. stubborn sense of duty, and that the past is just that -- it's... 769 00:52:00,660 --> 00:52:01,690 .. it's past. 770 00:52:01,740 --> 00:52:03,940 I should have told you... 771 00:52:05,020 --> 00:52:08,050 I should have told you that I'm finally ready to follow my heart. 772 00:52:09,340 --> 00:52:11,410 Please don't get that. 773 00:52:16,660 --> 00:52:18,340 Yes, Dr Lu... 774 00:52:21,620 --> 00:52:23,020 Alright. 775 00:52:24,340 --> 00:52:26,480 Alright, I'm on my way. 776 00:52:32,610 --> 00:52:33,610 Something's happened... 777 00:52:33,660 --> 00:52:35,210 Lucien, I have something to tell you. 778 00:52:35,260 --> 00:52:37,290 I'll be back as quickly as I can, 779 00:52:37,340 --> 00:52:39,690 and we'll finish this as soon as I get home, I promise. 780 00:52:39,740 --> 00:52:41,340 I promise. 781 00:53:07,500 --> 00:53:11,010 Now, Mei Lin, when we spoke on the telephone, 782 00:53:11,060 --> 00:53:13,600 you said someone threatened you. 783 00:53:15,740 --> 00:53:17,980 Sit down. Please. 784 00:53:20,500 --> 00:53:21,970 Thank you. 785 00:53:23,420 --> 00:53:27,120 I need to tell you about what happened in Hong Kong. 786 00:53:28,620 --> 00:53:33,740 When I arrived by boat, when I was put into that camp... 787 00:53:35,140 --> 00:53:37,210 Mei Lin, please don't. 788 00:53:37,740 --> 00:53:41,300 You need to see what they did to women like me. 789 00:53:51,460 --> 00:53:53,130 Oh, dear God. 790 00:53:55,020 --> 00:53:57,160 Mei Lin, I am so sorry. 791 00:54:04,220 --> 00:54:06,530 - Please. - Lucien. 792 00:54:06,580 --> 00:54:08,780 - We mustn't. - Lucien. 793 00:54:12,980 --> 00:54:15,650 Our daughter's life depends on it! 794 00:54:16,700 --> 00:54:19,340 Lee? What do you mean? 795 00:54:20,580 --> 00:54:22,450 Mei Lin? 796 00:54:22,500 --> 00:54:26,260 Derek Alderton found me over a year ago. 797 00:54:28,300 --> 00:54:30,450 He offered to get me out of the camp, 798 00:54:30,500 --> 00:54:34,100 to bring me here, to you... 799 00:54:35,820 --> 00:54:38,160 .. if I agreed to help him. 800 00:54:39,460 --> 00:54:42,290 He never told me anything. 801 00:54:42,340 --> 00:54:47,220 He never even told me that Lee was still alive, not until later. 802 00:54:48,900 --> 00:54:51,100 Not until it suited him. 803 00:54:54,940 --> 00:54:57,810 There's so much that you need to know. 804 00:55:25,460 --> 00:55:28,400 I should have given these to you sooner. 805 00:55:37,340 --> 00:55:39,090 She's been meeting with him behind your back. 806 00:55:39,140 --> 00:55:41,610 I didn't know how to tell you. 807 00:55:42,180 --> 00:55:44,120 It's alright, Jean. 808 00:55:45,420 --> 00:55:47,420 It's alright, I know. 809 00:55:50,580 --> 00:55:52,180 She told me. 810 00:55:54,140 --> 00:55:56,410 Alderton's been using her. 811 00:55:57,340 --> 00:55:59,610 Blackmailing her, threatening my family. 812 00:55:59,660 --> 00:56:01,940 All to get to you? 813 00:56:03,100 --> 00:56:05,040 I promise you this. 814 00:56:07,180 --> 00:56:10,740 I promise you, I will make things right.