"Get out of the way." "Leave me alone!" "You're a thief and a liar!" "Mum, where are you?" "Where are you?" "Mum?" "No!" "Ah!" "Clare, I was just leaving." "I got these for you as I knew the baby must be almost due." "I didn't buy clothes, just a mobile and a teddy bear." "Guv, Putney, something about Brian Hall." "Commander Blake, this is DS Matt Newton and you know DC Marian Randall over there." "Yep?" "Shit..." "Nice to be working under you, Ma'am." "When did it happen?" "That's lovely." "No, listen, just give me the number and I'll get back to you, yeah?" "Clare, can I have a word?" "You remember Brian Hall, my DS before Matt here?" "Yes, of course." "Oh, I'm meant to be with Zoe." "Erm..." "Marian, can you give the wife a call and tell her I'm on the way?" "He had a few problems." "Slap on the wrist, a few internal misconduct issues too..." "Drink, I know." "What's happened?" "I've not got the full story but he's in big trouble." "Is he still suspended?" "Yeah, yeah..." "But there was an incident at his mother's." "Doug, Zoe's mobile's off." "Zoe, I've been waiting for you." "I don't like going in on my own." "Oh, sorry, let me help." "Thanks." "Here I wanted to show you this picture of my scan." "Ah, do you know what you're having?" "A boy or a girl?" "Yeah, but Doug doesn't know and if he doesn't get here..." "Thanks." "Have you had yours?" "Yeah, I've got mine." "Oh, Jerry, you made it!" "That's nice, he must have got leave." "I'll be bloody leaving Doug if he doesn't show." "He's not been to one, not one single class!" "Oh, it's good to see you!" "He was too drunk to be interviewed." "It's not looking good, you know." "She was found bludgeoned to death." "Christ, he isn't capable of doing that." "Killing his own mother, I can't believe it." "I know he's had his problems." "He was always in the betting office." "Oh, shit, I'm not going to make it." "My mum was coming with me but she was that pissed out of her head this morning when I left." "I couldn't be doing with getting into another slanging match." "And partners, useyour hands to give support to the back." "Gently stroke up either side of the spine." "Down the sides of the back, to the top of the buttocks." "And back up and relax." "Oh, that's lovely, that." "Do you wanna erm..." "Give Zoe a go?" "I've asked you here because I'm concerned about this awful business with DS...?" "Detective Sergeant Brian Hall." "I don't have the details." "Whatever the circumstances he's still a Met officer." "Yes he is, albeit under suspension." "He could be a magnet for bad press." "I want you to oversee the situation." "We've had enough media attacks regarding officers being given preferential treatment." "Well, as I said, I don't have all the facts regarding DS Hall's involvement with his mother's death." "Then get them and put this to bed as quietly and as swiftly as possible." "So you want me to handle it?" "Clare," "I want you to oversee the investigation full stop." "Full stop." "I feel quite pervy, actually." "It's kicking, I'm kicking, Well, now you know how I feel!" "It's so heavy." "Isn't it though!" "No point in giving' me one of them," "I haven't got a fella, never mind a husband." "I hate this." "I hate it, I can't wait for it to be over." "What about the father?" "I hate him, too." "He doesn't know and even if he did he wouldn't give a shit." "Cos he's already got two kids." "But your mum will take care of you, won't she?" "Yeah..." "Ma'am..." "He probably picked up the poker from the fireplace." "He may have used both hands, or maybe just a strong right-handed movement, taking a great swing across..." "What have we got that's fact?" "The blood distribution and injuries suggest she was struck once whilst standing up about here." "Objects knocked off the mantelpiece, and then she fell." "See the low level impact splatter on the wall and cabinet?" "She was on the ground when she was struck again." "So he'll have a lot of blood on his clothes?" "It's possible but there are always exceptions to the rules." "It's likely there is blood on your attacker's shoes though." "Clear marks here and we have two more fainter ones." "Get his footwear to us and we can compare." "And what's that mark on number four?" "They don't appear to be footwear marks." "Under light source they look like faint hand marks in blood." "It could be your man was crawling around on his hands and knees." "Do we have a time frame?" "Ah!" "Do you know about the clock?" "Smashed, stopped at 6:30." "It may not be relevant to the time of the assault, but once the post-mortem is completed we'll know more." "Oh, I'm sorry, darling, something turned up." "Well, you didn't." "I told you, didn't I?" "I told you how much this meant to me!" "You won't believe what's happened." "I don't want to know." "Zoe, I'm missing a padding." "Did you put yours back?" "I told you didn't I?" "I said to you, don't come in a patrol car." "Yeah, well, I wanted to get here as fast as I could." "Well, I'm glad you didn't make it." "I haven't told no one about you being a copper." "Why not?" "Oh, come on, one of them in the group, she's done time." "I don't want people knowing my business." "I'm sorry, I really am." "What's that?" "Have you been shopping?" "Oh, this is lovely." "Oh Dougie, I was beginning to think you didn't give a toss but..." "Oh Dougie..." "Oh, there's some beautiful things." "Yeah, well, I thought you'd like them." "The woman next door?" "She's been in and out but I've not taken a statement from her as yet." "Well, as they're still busy inside" "I'll go and have a word with her." "Can I get you a cup of tea, officer?" "That's very kind of you but no thank you." "Yeah, I'd love a..." "No, I'm fine, thanks." "I couldn't help but hear him shouting..." "I'll smash it in!" "And then he was kicking the door, wanting his mother to open it." "What time was this?" "Oh..." "After six." "And you called the police?" "Yes." "She was scared of him when he was like that." "And when I saw what he'd done to the door and heard her screaming..." "I have known her for 25 years." "She was a lovely person." "So friendly and kind." "She worshipped him." "But you just said she was scared of him." "When he was drunk." "He'd been a terrible trouble for her." "And being her only son..." "We will need to take a full witness statement, Mrs...?" "Sutton." "I'm a widow like poor Joan." "My husband died ten years ago." "And Joan lost hers six, maybe seven years ago." "You went into the house." "Can you take us through what happened?" "She was lying on the floor." "With blood everywhere and..." "He was standing with the pokerin his hand." "Thank you very much, Mrs Sutton, I appreciate you talking to us." "Do you want to take me to the police station?" "Not for now, no." "We'll get someone in to take a full statement." "Here we are." "Right..." "Do you want anything to eat?" "No." "My legs are all swollen." "Oooh, it just kicked, feel it, Doug." "No, I'll just get a sandwich, eh?" "Doug..." "Sometimes I feel like you really don't want to know." "You've got to, Doug." "I can't do this on my own." "You don't even want to feel it kicking." "Let me just get something to eat." "I'll have to get back to you, Doug." "No, I can't talk right now." "No, I haven't because they're waiting for him to sober up." "And I'm still at the house." "OK, bye." "Was this back door open?" "Yep." "The local boys arrived and according to them, he didn't resist arrest." "He was so pissed he could hardly talk." "Mrs Sutton said he had the poker in his hand?" "Yes." "He dropped it." "Front door." "Just there." "So we got a clear foot print in the blood there." "And then more half prints towards the back door." "So we need that comparison with Brian Hall's footwear quickly." "I'm going out, I won't be long." "Where?" "Case I'm on, moral support." "Terrific (!" ") Now, I won't disturb you." "I'll sleep on the spare bed." "Yeah, you do that and when you pass the nursery you have a look at how much moral support's needed there." "You do want this baby, Doug?" "I never wanted it." "We were going through a bad patch when she got pregnant." "Even talked about splitting up." "You didn't and now she's pregnant." "It's my business how I deal with it." "Now can we see what we can do for Brian?" "'No!" "No!" "No!" "'" "Who is it?" "It's me, Shena." "Can I come in?" "Oh my God, what's happened to you?" "I'm scared he'll hurt himself, I'm not going in there." "He's like a caged animal." "(SCREAMS) Jesus God." "Where's the bloody FME?" "Never mind that." "Open the door." "Shall I get the keys?" "I'm not going back there, Zoe." "You can stay here with us." "Well, until..." "When's your due date?" "Next week, when's yours?" "Do you want a drink?" "Same." "No." "You shouldn't be drinking, Shena." "It's only cider, it's like apple juice." "Come on, have one with me or won't your fella approve?" "The way he's behaving I think he's in some kind of denial." "No!" "(SCREAMS)" "Calm down, mate, it's Doug." "Come on." "So, do you still have sex?" "No, I think he thinks if he does he'll squash it, he's not touched me for months." "Well, just do it doggy style." "That's what just created the scene at home." "It's a long story but my stepdad is 12 years younger than my mum and he and I..." "Your stepdad?" "He's never been one to me or Sharon." "That's my sister." "He's been feeling me up since she brought him home." "Anyways, my mum comes home, catches us at it and...whacks me one." "I said to her, I said it's a bit late for that now." "You should have kept him off me years ago." "Is he the father?" "Christ, no." "No, it's some other fella." "I told you." "But he doesn't know." "Zoe..." "Zoe..." "Zoe..." "Zoe..." "What's going on?" "Oh, don't start." "I've got a terrible headache." "Can you get us a coffee?" "Were you drinking last night?" "Who's she?" "She came from the maternity class." "Don't wake her." "Where's my slippers, Doug?" "My ankles are so swollen." "And my nose feels swollen." "Doug?" "I was trying to talk to you, Doug." "This is stale." "Oh, well, excuse me for not rushing off to the nearest Tesco's." "Do you want an egg?" "I want some affection." "That's what I want." "But you act like I disgust you or something." "Well, I'm sorry I had a bad night." "I didn't want to disturb you." "Thank God." "If I'd got into our bed I'd have had a heart attack." "You might be seeing more of her cos she's got no other place to go." "I don't want to know." "She has nowhere to live." "And we have no room, apart from a nursery." "You're gonna have a baby." "Oh, really, oh, you noticed, did you?" "(SCREAMS)" "I think my waters have broke, I'm soaking wet." "Doug'll drive you to hospital, won't you, Doug?" "I'm scared, Zoe." "They're keeping him in hospital for observation but nobody as yet has been able to make any sense out of him, he's still got the DTs." "Terrific." "I've had a bloody awful morning down at the maternity unit." "Zoe?" "No, some friend she's picked up at these bloody classes, nightmare." "Apparently they waded through a flagon of cider last night." "That could do it, or they say a big curry brings them on." "My wife had her first after a plate of lamb vindaloo." "Contractions only lasted two hours." "Is there anything you're not an expert on?" "Do you want to come into my office?" "Give him a break, it's his first case." "He's just keen to impress." "They're sending over a solicitor but the reality is, unless there is other evidence to disprove he killed Mrs Hall, then that is it." "Nah, I don't believe it." "The CPS think they've already got enough to charge him, so the interview is largely a formality." "I've known him for years." "I've never seen him aggressive let alone violent." "He was pretty violent last night." "You've also got a woman with her head caved in, Doug." "If he did kill her he'll have to pay the price, drunk or not." "He may get manslaughter or diminished responsibility." "Oh, what a mess." "Yes, it is." "We can't be seen to do Brian any favours." "Clare, I can't just give up and walk away." "Well, you might have to." "Have you applied for paternity leave?" "No." "I don't want it." "And I don't need it either." "He was a good DS." "I dunno what set him off destroying himself." "Probably a woman." "I never went out with him socially bar the odd pint." "Maybe you never knew him, Doug." "Mmm..." "You ever wanted any children?" "Yeah, I would have liked..." "But the time and the partner was never right, so..." "Then one day you wake up and know there will never be any." "The neighbour to the left is Edna Sutton." "She was the woman who called the police." "She doesn't miss much." "Good morning." "Ma'am." "As you can see, the front door has been forced, glass broken." "And this door here leads through into the living room where her body was found." "Neighbour heard Brian kicking the door in." "Came in and saw him." "So he hits her over the head with the poker, then steps over her into her blood." "(SIGHS) I need some air." "I find this all hard to take, you know." "Mrs Sutton?" "I was going to ask if you wanted a cup of tea." "I've been ferrying teapots back and forth to the officers." "I see you've got your own back entrance through the fence here?" "Well, we saw each other every day, or most days." "She was my best friend." "How is he?" "Brian?" "Not too well." "So you knew Mrs Hall very well then?" "I did." "She was a lovely person." "I can't quite believe what happened." "MOBILE PHONE RINGS Nor can I." "Zoe..." "'All my money's gone, I've been robbed, Doug.'" "Just stay where you are and I'll be there." "Yeah, I..." "I..." "I said I'll be there!" "Thanks, Mrs Sutton." "So embarrassing standing at the checkout and not having the money to pay." "They'd packed my shopping." "There's a taxi." "I know I had the money, I had a fifty and a twenty pound note." "She's nicked it." "You'll probably find it at home." "The little bloody cow!" "It was in my purse." "What's with you?" "Don't you believe me?" "No, I do believe you, let's just hope you find it." "OK, now then, in you get." "Right, I'll see you later." "Aren't you coming with me?" "I'm at work, Commander Blake's waiting for me." "Oh, well, don't for God's sake keep Commander Blake waiting!" "Sorry." "Brian Hall's clothes." "Heavily blood-stained shoes, jacket, trousers, shirt." "Still waiting for DNA." "What about the poker?" "Checking the prints on that." "Have you seen these?" "Betting slips." "Mmm and from the day of the murder." "Must get on to the betting shop." "Ma'am, you asked me to do some checking up on Mrs Hall's area." "The Safer Neighbourhood Team said there's been local burglaries with similar MO, quite a spate of them." "They reckon they target elderly women living alone." "Have you got the details?" "Want me to check them out?" "Yes." "That would be a good idea." "Can you keep an eye on him, please?" "Are you starting to think someone else might have done it?" "To be honest, no." "But we have to check out every possibility." "DCI Doug James, just came by to check up on him." "Hi, mate." "It's Doug." "You got yourself in a bad way, didn't you?" "(GASPS) It's all right, it's OK." "Take it easy." "Just breathe steady." "That's it." "I'm trying to fathom it all out." "What about your mother?" "You going to talk to me about her?" "I fucking hate her." "That's not really what I want to be hearing right now, Brian." "Do you remember any of it?" "Was there an argument?" "Always." "Is that why you did it?" "What did I do?" "Oh hi, Zoe." "Have you come to see Shena?" "Yeah." "It's a boy." "Eight pounds four ounces." "I've just been to the shop to get her some Lucozade." "Me and Doug brought her in this morning." "Is she OK?" "Fine." "Yeah, that's youth for you." "Baby's got jaundice so won't be out for a few days." "How are you?" "Ooh, tired." "Jerry got called back to base, so I've been on my own." "But he'll be back for the birth, and as soon as the baby's born we're getting married." "I'd love for you to be there." "Thank you." "She's just in a bed on the end." "When are you due?" "Are you having it here?" "No, at home." "That's why Jerry's got leave." "Oh, at home?" "I'd have liked that." "I'm having mine here." "I was only in labour for five hours and I tell you, it was terrible." "Agony, I screamed the place down, didn't I, Mum?" "Yeah, nearly yanked my arm out of its socket." "Yelled her head off at the first contraction." "And the language!" "He's got jaundice." "That's why he's not with me." "Ah, he's dead big, isn't he?" "And he's got all this hair." "There you go." "Ah, thanks, I got her Coca-Cola." "Shena, last night when you come round did you see any money?" "Only when I went to do a shop and opened my purse it..." "What are you saying?" "It was in my purse, Shena." "What you saying, are you saying she's took it?" "Look, I haven't touched your bag." "There was no one else around and 70 quid's missing." "I think I'd better go." "Yeah, why don't you piss off?" "You trying to say she nicked your fucking money?" "What you think she is and what do you think you are coming here when she's just had a baby making accusations?" "You should be ashamed of yourself, love." "Erm...can you keep it down?" "Whatever." "Zoe, I'm going." "Want to come with me?" "If you wasn't pregnant I'd floor you." "You didn't have a problem when you slapped her last night." "You what?" "I just want the truth, OK?" "Better still give me back the money." "I know she took it." "No one else was there." "Who do you think you are coming here making accusations?" "Why don't you piss off?" "!" "This is no place for a shouting match." "Oh, hi." "Mrs James, Zoe James, where is she?" "Oh, yes, she's just through there." "Right, thanks." "Hi, what's happened?" "Oh, Doug, I'm sorry but she hit me first." "Who hit you?" "Get off!" "I'm not responsible for any bleeding' damage in this hospital!" "My daughter's just had a baby and that woman..." "Get off!" "That woman just attacked me!" "I want a word with you." "That's my wife there, with a bruised face." "Is she?" "She's just accused my daughter of nicking money out of her purse." "Came in here making threats and then smashed into the ward trolley!" "Is this true?" "You callin' me a liar?" "Ask the nurse, she'll tell you." "Dragged the curtain down, and kicked ME!" "Shut up!" "Who the fuck are you to be tellin' me to shut up?" "!" "I'm her husband." "So stop mouthing off at me!" "I've come here to sort this out and take my wife home!" "If you hadn't noticed she's pregnant!" "My daughter's just had a baby!" "And your wife is itching for a fight." "She started it!" "And I'm finishing it." "Now get her out of my face!" "I'll pay for any damages." "That's big of you, isn't it?" "I could bring charges against her!" "I wouldn't argue with me." "I can have you arrested for assault." "Now go away before you make me really angry!" "Dickhead!" "She really needs to go home, she's very distressed and I'm really quite concerned about her." "Shall I stay with her?" "No, I'm here, thank you very much." "OK." "Thanks." "Thanks, Fiona." "Oh, dear." "Apparently Zoe started some sort of fight." "What?" "In the maternity ward?" "Yeah, proper fisticuffs." "Is Doug in?" "Dunno." "You hear about what happened?" "What?" "His wife had an altercation at the hospital on the maternity wing." "An altercation?" "Yeah, some woman Zoe knew attacked her." "You know how their hormones go in pregnancy." "Turned into a wrestling match..." "Thank you Matt, when I want you to elaborate on my business" "I'll let you know." "In the meantime get these CPS requests sorted." "Come into my office?" "Marian, coffee." "Anyway, I've taken her home, she's got a shiner and a few bruises." "I'll have to cough up for any damages." "Any news from the lab?" "Yes." "I got a call to say Mrs Hall's blood has been found on Brian's clothes." "The prints on the poker belong to him." "They haven't done a profile from the blood on the poker, but I'm expecting it to be a mixture of his and his mother's." "Is he discharged from the hospital?" "He's still suffering from acute alcohol poisoning." "Look, I took these." "Well, I booked them out of the exhibit store." "They're the keys to his flat." "You said you knew his address." "Oh, yeah, yeah, of course." "Ma'am, here's the file on the Putney burglaries." "It's all small time stuff." "Looks like a waste of time..." "I'll be the judge of that, thanks." "We need to search his flat before he's interviewed." "His defence will scrutinise everything." "As will the press." "He's a serving officer." "The hospital's administration department called about damages." "Do you want the invoice sent here or to your home?" "How much is it?" "£350." "Christ!" "Only Zoe could team up with a girl from her maternity group whose family are a gang of thieves." "The mother's a classic case, Adele Davis." "She's been done for shoplifting and other petty criminal offences stretching back years." "Are you sure we've got the right address?" "That's what it said in his file." "Number 28." "So Zoe was right?" "What?" "Zoe was right about her purse being stolen." "She could be." "She can't prove it though." "But you checked out that woman, what's her name, Adele...?" "Davis." "28's at the top, I think." "Smells like it's been shut up for years." "Take a look in here." "Let's get some air in here." "He's a widower, Doug." "Five years." "Death certificate here for a Connie Hall." "Aged 38." "Died of cancer." "I never knew." "Maybe you're right." "Worked alongside him for years and I never knew him." "Look at his bank statements." "Five years ago he had 30 grand in his account." "You can see his wages going in." "Well, he's £3,500 overdrawn at the latest." "Did his mother have money?" "I don't know, her little house must be worth a bit and it was nicely furnished." "Lots of medical bills." "The Grace Fortune Hospice in East Cheam." "I suppose for his wife." "And this is interesting, it's a letter from his mum." "'Dear Brian, I never liked Connie much." "She was never good enough for you." "But you refused to listen to me and now you expect me to hand over thousands of pounds, you say for medical bills." "But I've grown never to believe a word you tell me." "I want your father's wristwatch back." "I know you took it from my dressing table." "And you know how much it means to me.'" "It goes on like that." "'Love, Mum.'" "So, he's heavily in debt, he needed money." "There are letters from his landlord." "He was about to be evicted." "He's got a motive, Doug." "We're going to have to disclose this." "'I fucking hate her.'" "RADIO PLAYING" "Sir, it's Zoe." "It's urgent." "Oh, Christ." "What's she done now?" "She's in an ambulance on her way to hospital." "The baby's coming." "Doug, come with me, come on." "Which hospital?" "I can't bloody remember." "Ring round, Marian." "The Royston, it's the Royston." "Come on." "It wasn't due until next week." "Zoe James, is she in the hospital, maternity, she's having a baby?" "Well, I don't fucking know, do I?" "They don't know if she's there." "Left here, take a left." "I'm her husband, I got a message to say she was in an ambulance." "Mrs Zoe James, Zoe James." "Next right." "Cyclist on your left, move over!" "Right, straight over ahead now." "Jesus Christ, she's in the delivery room!" "Have her waters broken?" "I don't bloody know, do I?" "Hello?" "Excuse me, sorry." "The contractions are coming every 10 minutes, they really hurt." "Ahh!" "You're gonna be OK." "(SCREAMS) Doug!" "Doug!" "What do I do?" "What do I do?" "!" "I love you, Zoe." "Can you hear me?" "I love you." "And push again, push again." "Mr James, your baby's coming." "Well done, well done." "It's a boy." "A boy..." "Oh, my God, it's a boy!" "Congratulations." "Do you want a coffee?" "Can I see him?" "He's sleeping by her bed." "She was amazing, Clare." "I'll go in and see if we can see him." "He's quite unlike any other new-born I've ever seen." "Not even wrinkled." "He's perfect." "Are you tired?" "Exhausted, it was hellish." "Then it all sort of goes with a whoosh and you just get this incredible feeling." "You get some rest, love, we'll wait outside, be back in a bit." "I've got to start breastfeeding him." "He'll be hungry." "I'm glad you like the bear." "I didn't know what else to buy." "The bear?" "Oh, the bear." "And the mobile." "They're lovely, thank you." "Aren't they, Doug?" "You look as if you could do with some sleep." "You've been up all night." "Oh, no." "I want a bottle of champagne." "I've got a son." "Thank you for calling me, six times." "But I feel honoured that you wanted me here." "I've called everyone I know." "Come visiting hours there'll be a crowd here." "Well, don't overtire her." "I won't, I'll be taking good care." "Matt's bringing in a video camera." "I've got one at home, I was going to film it all." "What are you going to call him?" "Tommy." "Want some more?" "There you go." "Right, OK, everyone, I'm just going to check on my son." "Then you can all come in and meet him." "Matt, get the video camera ready." "I haven't seen him yet." "Do you know what he looks like?" "A baby." "I've got to go." "I have a meeting at 9 and I've been here since 5." "Oh, he's gorgeous." "Sweetheart..." "Everyone's here, they want to see him." "Well, ask the nurse." "OK." "Sorry, can you tell me what's happening?" "Look, I'm sure everything will be OK." "I'll just find out for you." "Nothing wrong, is there?" "Right, we're all set up." "Doug?" "The nurse has just gone to check." "Did you ask Zoe?" "She was sleeping." "Hang on." "TANNOY:" "Urgent." "Will security please report to the maternity ward." "They can't find him." "Excuse me." "No, there must be some mistake." "Where's my baby?" "Our son was taken this morning." "What kind of woman would do that?" "A very desperate one." "I can't imagine what Zoe and her husband are going through." "My heart goes out to them." "My boy was taken from the hospital your daughter gave birth in." "She must have known the hospital..." "Doug!" "My daughter knows nothing about your kid being snatched." "So sorry." "I don't remember anything for days on end." "Where I've been, who I've seen." "This is pointless." "They said I did it." "They have the evidence." "I have to face what I did." "I need a drink!" "I didn't take her baby for christ sakes." "What kind of person do you think I am?" "Fiona George." "Have you been able to contact the midwife who delivered the baby?" "No, I haven't but I'll..." "That should've been a priority, Marian." "What's his name?" "Oh, I quite like that." "How about you?" "You married?" "Hang on a minute!" "I can see how this is going." "You're treating it as case closed, aren't you?" "Well, this is my life!" "And if I stay in here, they're gonna kill me." "transcript:chocolate sync:innuit"