"I always suspected TT was police." "Kieran Ashton was on an original suspects list that matched the profile of TT." "Until I pointed out he was dead." "Ashton had impacted wisdom teeth." "We've had somebody to come in and compare them with the records from the French autopsy." "Kieran Ashton's still alive." "John is a friend, he sent me flowers to cheer me up." "Don't be so bloody vulgar." "Becky says that you're not bad, you're just weak." "My first girlfriend." "She moved to South Africa." "We still chat online." " Jesus, Dad!" " Oh, hello." "It's three in the morning." "Go to bed." "Says my teenage son!" "Ah, I'm a tortured adolescent." "It's what we do." "You, on the other hand, are a very old man." "You need your rest." "Ha!" "Hey, I was thinking..." "How about you and me go to the cricket one day up in town?" "You hate cricket." "You know nothing about cricket." "You once asked when half-time was." "And who was winning between Pakistan and Britain." "I'll get us some tickets then." "This weekend." "You might want to wait till the season actually starts." "Yeah, alright." " Nice one." " Good." "Alright." " 'Night, then." " Night-night, Adam." "So you were good friends?" "We were friends." "I liked him, certainly." "But..." "But you... had a connection?" "You knew him... as a person." "What is it you said?" "That...." " the devil will be in the detail." " If it's him." "Do you have any photos of the wife?" "Sure I could get some, why?" "Trying to build a picture." "Get as many pieces of the jigsaw as we can." "See which fit together." "Because the more I think of it, this man who lost his... career, his wife, his child... all the things that place us in the world, that make us who we are... and then compare it... to what TT says and does." "The more it seems to fit." " Hello?" " Laura?" " Yep." " Hi, it's John Sumner." " Oh, hello." "How are you?" " I'm good, how are you?" "Yeah, not bad, um... just trying to work, but my kids are off on an inset day, so it's a bit of a madhouse." "Well, threaten to put 'em up for adoption." "It always worked with my boy." "A man after my own heart." "Listen, I have a job interview at town for 1:30, but..." "I was going to suggest a coffee afterwards." "It sounds like your hands are pretty full." "A coffee would be lovely." "I've been press-ganged into taking the girls to the zoo for a couple of hours." "What?" "Howlett's Animal Park?" "Yeah, we got sent a couple of freebies, so..." "Have you been?" "Yeah." "I spent many a happy hour there with my son." "Why don't I just meet you there?" "I'm sorry." "I'm intruding." " No, no, no." " After would be perfect." "No, it's fine." "Honestly, I could use the extra pair of hands." " Really?" "It's no problem." " I'd love to." "In that case, why don't I... pick you up after my interview?" "You're only 10 minutes away." "It could be my compensation..." "for crashing your party." "No compensation needed." "So, the FATAC report says she was on her way to visit a friend in London when she crashed." "At one in the morning, with her kid?" "Yeah, it's weird." "Maybe we should talk to the friend." "Cécile?" "You know, if this is Ashton, he would have needed cash." "Lots." "He had a house." "He could have re-mortgaged." "Maybe some savings?" "But he would have needed to start transferring any funds out of his accounts and into new ones before he died." "No matter how cleverly he did that, there's going to be a trail to his new identity." "Kieran spent a lot of time with psychiatrists." "His father was an old soldier - like Delplanque." "And he died alone, while Kieran was in witness protection." "So he couldn't have gone to the funeral." "I don't have any number for her." " Just an address." " Oh!" "She manages a restaurant in Arras." " She's here?" " Arras is about an hour away." "You drive." "She'd had another big row that day with Kieran." "They'd been having serious problems for a long time." "What sort of problems?" "Kieran was, ah... hell to live with." "Paranoid and, ah... irrational and depressed and, um... just incredibly angry about his situation, and, ah..." "He took it all out on her." " So she was leaving because of that?" " Yes... mainly." " Mainly?" " She'd met someone as well." "Do you know who?" "She never told me." "She was never comfortable talking about it." "I think she felt... very conflicted." "But she told Kieran?" "God, no!" "The way he was, I think she... seriously thought he might have hurt her." "Was it serious with the other man?" "I think she would have liked it to be... but maybe felt he wasn't as keen." "The man Zahra had met..." "it was me." "I was divorced from Suzanne." "She'd moved out... with our daughter." "And, ah... as Zahra had said, Kieran was hard to be with." "So, I'd been his cover officer for such a long time that I felt responsible for them both, even when they were in France." "So when she started calling me... to talk to..." "I was there for her." "And... then she started coming over." "And I was a shoulder to cry on." "And for a very... brief period... it became something else." "And I never..." "I never imagined that..." "I could have something to do with her..." "with... that night." "With her death." "Elise?" "Can we keep this Zahra stuff to ourselves for now?" "If it affects the investigation they have to know." "Yeah, but if it doesn't - and right now I don't think it does " "I don't see why we need to tell them." "It's done - there's no point in being ashamed..." "I just think it could be a distraction, you know?" "People are going to have an opinion on this, rightly or wrongly, and it could compromise my authority and I could get taken off the case." "If it becomes relevant in any way..." "Yeah, obviously, I'll, ah..." "I'll tell them immediately." " Hey." " Hey." "Oh, what did she say?" "Oh, um..." "Ashton's wife was..." "taking a break, basically." "She was leaving him." "And do we know why?" "Well, Kieran had some very serious issues, by all accounts, and, um... nothing that doesn't tie in with what we already know." "How are you getting on with the bank accounts?" "Adam, can you get that please?" "I've just got the kids." "Yeah, just a sec." " Hi!" "Um, is your... mum in?" " No." "My dad's wife doesn't want her living here." "But if you're after my step-mum, she's upstairs beating her children." "Make yourself at home." "John!" "Hi!" "Sorry." "I've just..." "Worth the wait." "It's him." "One, two, three... wa-hey!" "Oh, god, okay." "That's enough, now." "I'm gonna give John a break." "Sorry." "Please..." "I was scheduled to be slitting my wrists in front of Cook Me The Money." "Mum, look at the elephant!" "I'm way up on the deal." "We sent a postman in with a package to sign for, but there was no response." "So, he's either chilling or he's not there." "I think it's unlikely he's just relaxing." "What about alarms... cameras..." "booby traps?" "Well, there's no explosives detected by our dogs." "The alarm and camera system is a Manifest C-16." "It has a smartphone app alerting the owner remotely to an intrusion." " Can we disable it?" " No." "So?" "So, the system does have inbuilt sensors for power cuts at grid-level to stop false alarms." "And I've used my considerable sexual charms on a sweet young boy from Omega Energy who has agreed to cut all local power for 15 minutes." "As of 4:30 our time." "15 minutes?" "Yeah." "You get in, you see want you can find that might tell us where he is... you get out." "And if he comes back?" "Well, left of field I know, but if he comes back, we arrest him." "Seriously, I don't give a toss about him coming back." "What scares me shitless is him not coming back." "Him realising we found his house and then disappearing... forever." "You have to head back?" "Not yet, but in an hour or so, maybe." "You don't seem like the sort of woman who has to have a meal ready for her husband." "I so loved to cook for him, I just can't remember the last time he ate the meals that came out of the oven." "Oh, he works late?" "He works late, he works early." "He works too much." "What does he do?" "He's a policeman." "Oh, that sounds... exciting." "Still nothing." "Okay." "Let's go." "You always pushed the terror cell theory, right?" "Ground zero, love." "Everything you know is wrong." "Looks like it's empty." "Keep looking." "There has to be something." "Karl!" "13 minutes." "Jesus!" "It's gotta be in order, this stuff." "Maybe if we can find the beginning we can find the end." "You start over there, I'll start over here." "There's just so much stuff." "Stuff going back nearly 10 years - it's insane." "We absolutely can't leave any sign of disturbance, Karl." "When the cameras come back on, he will see." " How long have we got?" " 6 minutes." "But come out now if you think it's too much and want a rethink." "You have to see this..." "It's just down here." "Just follow me." "Guys, come with me." "Let's go." "Okay, you have one minute, guys." "The power comes back on in one fucking minute." "And then he will see you, so you need to be heading to the door!" "Karl, we need to go." "Email printouts between me and Zahra..." "We need to go!" "Okay, you have 30 seconds." "I want you out of there, now!" "He knows it was me." "He's known all along!" "Shut the door!" "Hey, guys!" "I think there are lions and tigers just up there!" " Lions and tigers?" "How exciting!" " Lions and tigers!" "Just keep calling Laura's mobile, will you?" "Hey!" "Hello?" "Hello." "Adam!" "Hey!" "Adam." "It's dad." "Are you... where have you been?" "I've been ringing and ringing." "Sorry, I was online to Becky and had my headphones in." "What's up?" "No, nothing... it's okay." "Is Laura there?" "Ah, no, they all went out..." "a couple of hours ago." "Okay." "Do you know where she went?" "She's not answering her mobile." "No idea." "Sorry." "Alright." "I'll talk to you later." "Is everything alright?" "You sound a bit weird." " Yeah, everything's fine." " Well, I'll catch you later." " Oh, Dad..." " Yeah?" "Her car's still here... so I guess that means she went off with the accident guy." "What accident guy?" "The guy... he pranged her car, and he's been round a couple of times." "And he, er, he dropped by this morning." "What was his name, do you know?" "John... something?" "Could it be John Sumner?" "Yeah!" "John Sumner." "Yeah, I think it was." "Hey, listen, I think he's fine." "I don't think anything funny's going on." "Dad?" "Dad?" "He's got her!" "You said you used to have children." "Did your wife get custody?" "Oh, no, no." "I-I had a son, but, ah... he died." "God!" "I am so, so... sorry." "Yes, it was a car accident." "That's absolutely awful." " How old was he?" " Young... he was nine." "Naturally, it... doesn't get a... whole lot easier, now." "Five years on..." "I still... get so... angry." "I'm so, so sorry." "Poor man." "No, no." "No." "No, no, I'm sorry." "I, um..." "You were having a nice day out." "I-I didn't need to put that on you." "No, come on." "It's absolutely fine." "You look like you're coping fantastically well." "You are looking for work, and you're sane ish!" "If anything happens to my kids, I just..." "I don't know, I think I'd just give up." "No, no." "You'd find a way through it." "We all do." "I'm so sorry..." "Think, Adam!" "Think!" "Surely the kids said something..." "After breakfast, did the kids say..." "they must have said something." " I don't know, Dad..." " Think!" "I've been in my room all day, I've had my headphones on..." " Alright, alright, alright." "I'm sorry." " I didn't hear anything!" "You're right." "Okay." "They're still working on triangulation." "Have you got Sumner's picture out to everyone?" "Yeah." "They've sent a national red alert for him and a green Saab 900." "Right." "Yes, Chuks?" "Alright, we're on our way." "He's just used his debit card." "Dad?" "Mark!" "It's alright." "It's alright." "Mark." "Take care of him, will you?" "I don't know what I'm supposed to say." "I've never had to do this kind of thing before." "It's fine." "It's not you, there's nothing to say." "Baines is already inside." " Got us a couple of takeaways." " Yeah, good idea." "Why do you, of all people, always have to push me?" "You always push me!" "Get off me!" "Thank you." "We're looking for a guy who used his debit card here a few minutes ago." "Spent ã7.45." "Yeah, that guy there... in the cap." "He's just gone... that one." "Excuse me." "Excuse me!" "Oi!" "Police." "I want to see that debit card you used." "So, you're Karl?" "Yeah." "Said you'd come." " This is for you." " Hands in the fucking air!" "It's Laura's." "So... well, we should probably make a move back." "Okay." "Well, thank you." "It's been..." "a lovely day." "Yeah." "Okay girls, we're gonna head back now." "Yeah, come on." "You've had a lovely day." " I don't want to go home." " I don't want to go, either!" "Listen." "I have to show you something." "Really quickly." "I know how pushed for time you are, but I think the kids would love it." " Yes, yes, yes, yes." "Please!" " No, we really have to get back." "It's just up there." "It's five minutes walk." "Please!" " Please, please Mummy!" " It'll be a real treat." " Alright!" "Quickly then." " Alright." " Oh!" "Don't forget that, darling." " Don't forget your sword." " ...down there, and turn right." " Thanks." "Where are you going?" "The guy on the gate thinks he saw a Saab leave on the coast road about 20 minutes ago." "I'm gonna look for it." "Karl, every traffic officer in Kent is looking for his car." "I know!" "I've gotta do something." "Listen, Adam's on his own..." "in the house." "Is there any chance you can go and be with him?" "He's not on his own, he's got..." "armed officers with him." "Fine, no problem." "You're asking me because you think it might be good for him to be with someone he knows?" "This is what a friend would do for someone they care about." "Yeah." "Okay, I'll go." "Thank you, Elise." " Wow!" " Hey, look!" "Bunny rabbits!" "It's Napoleonic." "It was built to repel 'those damn French'." " It's amazing." " Uh-huh." "How come you have access?" "Oooh, friends in all the right places, me." "But I saved the best... until last." "Okay." "Oh!" "I'm sorry..." "I have to get this." "Do you...?" "Two seconds..." "Of course." "Sorry about that." " It's alright." " Okay." " Thank you." " Uh-huh." "Intriguing..." "Okay." " Play along." " Okay." "Okay!" " Oh, thanks for telling about that." " Little step..." "There we go." "Okay, girls, watch out for the step." "You good?" "Great!" "Okay, I need you to stay very, very still for a couple of seconds." "Okay." "You're standing..." "on a pressure-release switch... of an extremely powerful I.E.D." "The second that you take your foot off... the fuse mechanism will strike the detonator... the spring-loaded firing pin... compressing a friction-sensitive pyrotechnic composition that I made myself." "It does all that in about a tenth of a second." "Good luck, Laura." "You don't deserve this." " What... what's the surprise, Mummy?" " No, no... stay, stay there!" "Stay... stay away from me." "Get in the corner, get in the corner." "And... and... ah... put the sofa in front of you." "Okay?" " Yes, Mummy." " Just stay there." " What's the surpr..." " Just do as I say!" "Now!" "Okay?" "Just... just do as I say, okay?" "Do it... do it." "It's gonna be okay." "Hello, yes." "Police, please." "Yeah?" "We just had a report of a man acting strangely at the fort near Delford." "Yeah." "A green Saab's been spotted parked nearby." "Fuck!" "Right." "And children's screams can be heard coming from the building." "Fucking hell!" "You know your dad is a good man, don't you?" "I mean, I think he can be a hard to understand sometimes, for me." "Maybe for you?" "I think he's made mistakes, but... he's a good man." "Which would make it funny, if it wasn't so fucking unfunny." "If what wasn't?" "That it's this case that's helped me see that." "Or was that part of TT's plan?" "Dad meeting you..." "me meeting you." "Becks getting back in touch." "Cos actually it's all that shit that we've been through that's helped me get to know the stupid bastard better." "I mean... how ironic is that?" "Who's Becks?" "My ex-girlfriend." "Why?" "I see." "Bring me that chair..." "bring me that chair." "That's a good girl." "Get back over there now, quickly, and keep your sister there." "Okay?" "Okay?" "Oh!" "Argh!" "Okay." "Oh, god!" "Argh!" "Where are they?" "Girls!" "Girls!" "Girls!" "Oh, there you are!" "Oh, my babies!" "Ha ha!" "Are you alright?" "What's the matter?" "Where's Mummy?" "Where's Mummy?" "She's still inside." "They said she had to wait for you." "Alright." " That's it." " Okay, you go with the nice ambulance man." " No!" " No, you go with him, he'll look after you." "It's alright." "I'll be with you in a minute." "Where is she?" "What's going on?" "She's fine... she's inside." " Karl, you can't..." " What's happening?" " You can't go inside!" " I'm going in!" " Karl!" "Wait!" " No, she's my wife!" "Get out of my way!" "Laura!" "Laura!" " Stay there!" "Stay there!" "No!" "It's an I.E.D., Karl." "She's standing on it." "Don't touch me!" "Don't touch me!" "Don't touch me!" "Please!" "The bomb squad have arrived." "They'll be here any second." "Don't touch me, please, Karl." "It's alright." "God, god!" "It's alright, it's alright." " Okay." " We'll get you off." "Okay." "We'll get you off." "It's alright, it's alright." " Okay, okay." " It's alright." "This is unusual." " How are we doing?" " I've never seen wiring like this." "Most I.E.D.s detonate on contact, not release." "But this one..." "We shouldn't even be having this conversation." "The fuse is already tripped." "I've no idea what's gonna happen if you step off." "He said I had a tenth of a second." "What do you think?" " Could it be more?" " Look..." " How much more?" " Look..." " Half a second?" " I just..." " A second?" "Five seconds?" " I don't know!" " Give us something!" " Look, it could be any second now!" "It could go off any... second." "Right now." "Okay." "You've done everything you can." "Thank you." "Look..." "I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but when you step off..." " Just run!" " Mm-hmm." "Okay?" "As fast as you can." "Just run." " Thank you." " I'm sorry." "Come here." "The father wants the children taken somewhere safe." " Away from here." " Yeah, no problem." "...Patsy could do it herself because she didn't want anyone near her house." "You have to go to your car." "They need one of us, and you know that." "The kids." "Argh." "I just spoke to Adam." "He's very relieved." "Yeah, I bet he is." "So, the paramedics are just checking everyone over, and I reckon we'll be back within the hour." "Okay." "And I just wanted to ask if you wouldn't mind staying till then?" "No." "No problem." "Send my... my congratulations to your wife and children." "I will..." "I will send your congratulations." "And thank you, Elise." "Adam?" "Adam?" "Have you seen Adam?" "Adam?" "Karl, it's me." "I've just read Adam's messages to his girlfriend and I'm concerned." "Because it was Ashton's boy, his son's death, that destroyed him." "So why would he want to hurt Laura?" "Adam's just gone out without telling me." "He's meeting 'Becky' at a car park at 7:30." "I don't think Becky's real." "I think Becky's TT... and everything that happened today is a distraction." "I'm driving there now, but I don't know if I'll be there on time... can you call me back..." "as soon as you can." "I'm sorry."