"TeamExDR" "Hasn't moved or said a word since we found her" "Ms... are you alright?" "I am police constable, O'Connel!" "I think we need to get her to a hospital" "You are okay!" "I'm dead!" "See if you can get a translator" "We are going to find someone here to talk to you?" "All right?" "Bitch!" " What?" "Bitch tried to kill me!" "How can it be?" " This is where it started" "The victim sprang out of bed And fled down the stairs managing to set fire to everything he touched on the way" "Before... finally" "Ending up in a quivering heat.. from the front lawn and outside" "Right." "So some suburban get falls asleep watching television gives himself 500 degrees sunburn" "Case solved!" "That is what I thought first but..." "look again" "Not exactly flash clean, is it?" "Where is the wife?" "I will be back in a minute" "You know, now you can use this?" "Ma'am they are a handful" "Boys are always the hardest" "My name is James" "Can you tell me yours?" "It's okay" "You don't have to say anything if you don't want to" "Kiran" "Sorry?" "My name..." "Kiran!" "What happened?" "Say something, girl!" "What happened to you?" "Kiranjit!" "What's wrong with her...?" "Is she hurt?" "Who are you?" " Mother-in-law." "Who are you?" "Kiranjit Ahluwalia!" "Mrs Ahluwalia!" "I am detective sergeant Myers." "You need to come with me!" "Detective Sergeant..." " Mrs Ahluwalia... please" "Kiran... what do they want?" "Kiranjit..." "Kiranjit!" "Where are they taking her?" "Like to have some drink?" "Water?" "Or tea?" "Well, then..." "Ahluwalia interview being tape-recorded" "It is now 10:30 am., Tuesday the 9th May, 1989" "My name is detective Sergeant Myers" "Also present in the room is constable, James O'Connor, observing" "Mrs Ahluwalia is aware that this interview is being conducted without a solicitor present!" "Mrs Ahluwalia, there was a fire at your home last night" "Your husband was very badly injured" "Have you any idea how the fire started?" "Your husband has made a very serious allegation against you" "That you understand!" "Would you like to translate the presenter?" "Terminating interview at 10:39 a.m" "Outside, now!" "Exactly which part of observing did I not make clear?" "With all due respect, sir, I thought it might be easier to get confession if she actually knew what we are asking" "How long have you been in uniform?" "Three, four months?" "Six." " Oh, six!" "That makes it easier" "I'm really experienced." "I can't see how you could tell me how to do my job" "Perhaps you can be more comfortable with, more senior officer observing" "Listen... it's an act. know what?" "I've seen hundreds and thousands of these but I speak the Queen's English," "And what I get is total Paki rubbish" "Punjabi!" "What?" "I believe she is Punjabi, detective sergeant!" "Oh well... aren't you the clever one?" "This is my paper thing." "You let me handle this my way" "If you follow my lead, I tell you what, a perk I will recommend for you." "Now what do you say?" "Good luck!" "Resuming Ahluwalia's interrogation on" "May 09, 1989 and time is 10:42 a.m" "Do you recognise any of these items?" "you should do, because all three photos were taken in your home" "Mrs Ahluwalia, the fire... it was not an accident at all!" "Hey...!" "I asked you a question." "Fine!" "You don't want to talk!" "I'll show you I am mature" "Your husband was asleep!" "And you snuck into his room" "He didn't realise it, he didn't even smell it at first, until you threw that candle" "And your fingerprints are on the petrol can as also on the bucket!" "So we know "the how?" and "the what?" What we don't know is "the Why?"" "So come on doll, have a say over here" "Why did you do it?" "Kiran, it is okay" "I know you are frightened, but no one here wants to hurt you" "We just need to know what really happened" "I want to see my children!" "Just tell us first what happened?" "Then you can go to your children" "I want him, but he beat me" "Not exactly a confession!" "Not exactly a denial either." "She gave away." "We know she did it." " But why did she do it?" "In case, may be she had a torchy curry or something..." "That will be enough for that, sergeant!" "We have enough to charge." "Show the lady to her cell!" "Fireball Mum Torches Spouse." "Fireball Mum Torches Spouse" "Asian Mum Torches Spouse" "Hey... that's my copier!" "It use to be." "It's the bank's now" "What?" "I am really sorry about that" "Jamila!" "I know.." "I know..." "Don't worry I am handling it!" "How we are supposed to make flyers without a copier?" "I can have my nephews draw them. that saves marking on my walls by them" "Very funny!" "It's not a big deal.." "Radha!" "This couldn't have happened at a worst possible time" "What do you mean?" " Look, I found our next case!" "Oh, you have, have you?" "Fresh of the bud from India and you are already finding us new cases" "Shut up, Asha!" " Are you joking?" "We are here to handle the victims of violence, not the perpetrators" "Yes!" " How do you know she has been abused?" "Why else would you set your husband on fire?" "Because you ran out of charcoal?" "We can't take every case that takes your fancy" "I mean, we haven't got the resources." " She only has legal aid" "What happened to the fax?" "Now, out you go!" "I haven't got all day" "Okay." "Speak up when I call your name" "Adams Sabrina!" "Hi." "Bloody hell..." "That's a mouthful" "Answer her for her sake" "Yes." " Next time..." "louder!" "Plea Jacqueline!" "Right here" "Back again!" "I love it here" "Roberts Jenoina..!" "Yes" "This way, ladies" "Come on." "Get moving on" "Right ladies ... these are your prison handbooks" "Everything you need to know are in these pages" "So don't lose them" "Over there" "Alooo... you are the next" "Empty your pockets please" "Take off your jewellery please" "All of it!" "Now your clothes please" "Come on... there are others waiting." "Take off your clothes" "What's the problem?" "Ten years married" "We never remove clothes even in front of our husbands" "These are the rules" "Please" "Okay" "You will do it one at a time" "Trousers are first!" "Welcome to Merwood Hall, ladies!" "New paint" "Plea... this one is yours" "Not you, princess." "Follow me" "Home sweet home!" "Would you step...?" "Watch your head" "I've got you" "I'll shut the door now" "Deepak, where have you brought me?" "Hold on... just hold on. one more minute" "Are you ready?" "Open!" "For us?" "For you and our baby" "What are you waiting for?" "An invitation?" "Rise and shine" "Another day in paradise" "No need to panic" "Who?" "Your cellmate" "Name is Ronnie!" "You think you will have this luxurious accommodation all to yourself, do you?" "You got a name?" "Are you gonna tell me?" "Or, am I supposed to guess?" "Kiran" "Kiran.. you missed breakfast!" "I thought you might be peckish" "Suit yourself" "Wow... how did that happen?" "Merry Christmas, ladies" "So... what did it cost us?" "Nothing!" "But it might add 50 pounds to your monthly bills oh..." "We can barely afford the old payment" "Tea!" "It's the least we can do!" "It is going to serious this time" "You are gonna to have to be much more careful" "It is a miracle I was able to secure your lease on this place at all" "The banks are notoriously fond of non-profit making groups" "It kind of goes against their belief system" "Thank God you are a convincing solicitor, and not a banker" "Tell me." "Why do you do it?" "Chasing one lost cause after another" "I guess because a lost cause is better than no cause at all" "You know that's almost profound" " Shut up!" "Thank you" "Mrs Ahluwalia..." "I am Chris, your legal aid solicitor" "This is Miss Miriam Taylor, She is a barrister on this case" "Picked something for you from your mother-in-law" "Let's get right on to it, shall we?" "You spoke to the police without a solicitor." "That was very clever" "Was it?" "I want to see my children" "Yes" "They're staying with your mother-in-law" "You will have to arrange that with her, I'm afraid" "When I go home?" "Mrs Ahluwalia... you are charged with attempted murder" "Right now you are on remand, but, if you are convicted you may be here for a very long time" "Why did you do it?" "I was afraid" "Of who?" "Your husband?" "Why?" "Mr Jones, would you mind stepping outside for a moment?" "Yes, I think." "Excuse me" "Bloody hell!" "He did that to you... that night?" "Many nights" "Mrs Ahluwalia, I am deeply sympathetic but I have to be honest!" "As your husband was sleeping in bed when you set him on fire and you were no in imminent danger, according to the law, we can't claim self-defence" "I will do what I can" "Kiran, we are going to be late" "C'mon!" "The film starts at three" "No yell..." "I'm coming" "Pretty, no?" "I bought it on a sale" "Do you like?" "What are you wearing?" "You shouldn't copy white girls." "Doesn't look right" "Go and get changed.." "Now!" "Did you hear me?" "Go on" "Rajeev, Sandeep... the food is ready" "Hello?" " You have a reverse-charge call from Merwood Hall Women's prison" "Do you accept?" "You are done?" "Other people need to use the phone too" "Who is on the phone, grandma?" "No one..." "Wash your hands quickly and take food" "What this?" "Beef." "Surprise." "Beef!" "I don't eat" "Don't worry, love." "Even I don't eat it." "Surprised?" "So our Asian Barbie will finally go hungry" "Food here is fantastic" "It tastes as good as your wife's cooking" "You come to home on dinner." " Yeah..." "I will" "But today... today is my treat for the newlyweds" "Ladies and gentlemen, this next song is a dedication from our customer Mr Ravi Sharma to his guests" "Mr and Mrs Ahluwalia" "Man, you are unbelievable" "Come on man... ask your lovely lady for a dance" "No, I can't dance" "If she wants to, you can take her up" "No..." "Go ahead" "Don't worry..." "Come on, your husband doesn't mind" "Me...?" " Yeah" "You and Ravi seemed to be carrying on quite well" "Nice man." "Jovial" "He certainly fancied you" "Don't be silly." "He was just being friendly!" "The way you were flowing with him all night," "I was surprised" "It was only one dance" "That's because you insisted!" "Water?" "You should've married Ravi" "You obviously fancy him as well" "Don't be silly" "Oh my God!" "I'm so sorry" "I love you so much" "I just can't stand to see you with anyone else" "Oh, God!" "I am sorry" "What are you staring at?" "Sorry, I'll leave" "You want to be more careful, love" "A bird like you in a bigger place like this with no might" "You wanna use your brain" "What do you think you are looking at?" "No girl talks" "Sorry." "Everybody's gotta pay" "I wouldn't have thought you'd need extra cake, Doreen" "When did you last see a fee anyway?" "That's none of your business, Ronnie" "No, just saying" "If I was half the size of you, I'll have to add the efforts to get that big money" "You think you are very clever, don't you?" "I'll claim some of that" "Well, clever gal 1Whoever said you are okay!" "Can owe" "Let's say, you can have it" "Tax rebate" "Jesus Christ!" "Ronnie, not again" "I'm starting to think you enjoyed, so..." "Oh, I know you so well" "There you are." " Thank you" "Please take a seat." "She'll be right with you" "Sure" "Hi" "I am Radha Dalal" "Have you heard of Southhall black sisters?" "This will tell you a little about us" "You can keep it" "We are a support group." "We work with women" "Women who have been beaten up and abused by their husband" "Do you speak Punjabi?" "No... but I understand it" "I once had a Punjabi boyfriend" "Kiranjit, I really want to help you" "How are they treating you in here?" "How do you feel?" "I feel, free" "Dead?" "Yes" "Are you alright?" "God, please forgive me" "I know this is horrible news" "We do actually have a much larger problem" "I had been working with the prosecution towards a reduced play of assault with minimum jail time" "But now Kiran, they are bringing a charge of murder against you" "If you are convicted, it is a mandatory life sentence" "Don't worry!" "You look very pretty" "I don't even know him" "You don't need to" "He is my brother-in-law's friend in London" "He will take good care of you" "But sister... what about my education?" "Who's stopping you?" "He doesn't mind" "It is a copy of my pathology report in regards to deceased, Deepak Ahluwalia" "Could you tell the court what you found?" "There were trace elements of other chemicals and oils mixed in with the patrol poured over victim" "Caustic soda: it caused the reactions similar to that of napalm" "In what way?" "It caused the liquid to stick to the victim's flesh and keep burning for a longer period of time" "In fact it cooked the flesh right over his bones" "Thank you doctor" "Your honour with your permission I'd like to introduce exhibit A to the court" "Granted" "Sheela Ahluwalia, you have been called" "Mrs Ahluwalia, how would you describe your daughter-in-law?" "She is very arrogant." "Always orders Deepak around" "The defence has made statements that your son assaulted the defendant on many occasions" "Did you witness any of these alleged attacks?" "If the oil isn't hot enough fritters burn outside but remain uncooked inside" "It's that simple" "Called me at work!" " What are you doing here?" "She called me at work and embarrassed me" "You embarrass yourself" "Shut up, bitch" "Mom... he cheats me" "He is going out with a white woman" "Her boyfriend has been making threatening calls" "You leave my mother out of this" "Deepak!" "Have you gone mad?" "You will kill her!" "Leave her..." "Do you want to kill her?" "No.." "I see nothing" "Ma'am..." "Didn't your son move in to your house leaving the defendant with two small children for a brief time early this year?" "But she drive him away" "Right" "Because she was arrogant, demanding even." "Correct?" "She treated Deepak like a servant" "My Lord.. defence has submitted a copy of letter exhibit C written by Kiran to her husband when he left this past March" "It was originally Punjabi, but it has been translated into English for the exhibit" "Would you please read the highlighted portion?" "No." "My English is not good" "Allow me" "Deepak, if you come back I promise you I will do whatever you say" "I won't drink black coffee, I won't watch T.V." "The children need you." "Please come home" "Mrs Ahluwalia, do these sound like the words of an arrogant woman?" "I feel anxiously afraid" "You think so?" "Yes, there's a problem" "There's a problem over here." "There was an opinion I suppose" "About what?" "It seems the defence are claiming that their client was dazed when she was arrested." "She didn't know what was going on and blah blah blah!" "So what's that got to do with me?" "In your testimony just confirm that the accused was both lucid and coherent when you found her in the house" "I don't know about that, sir" "I think you do" "That bitch murdered a man" "And it'll be bad if we give some bullshit incompetent defense" "And if you know what's good for you ..." "I'll think about you!" "Police constable James, it is your turn now" "You were the first on the scene on the night in question, correct?" "Yes ma'am!" "How would you describe the defendant when you first encountered her in the backyard?" "I am sorry..." "I don't understand the question" "I will ask again!" "When you first encountered Mrs Ahluwalia that night, would you describe her as alert and attentive or perhaps dazed and incoherent?" "She seemed lucid and aware of her surroundings, ma'am" "He is lying!" "That will be all, constable" "Dr Stillman, where do you currently practice medicine?" "I currently have my own practice in Greenpark" "And previously?" "Two years at the Houston Emergency Center" "Do you recognize the defendant?" "I do" "Okay" "Now try rotation from the shoulder!" "It is okay, I am just going to check your side" "Okay... the good news is that nothing has broken" "But you will have to wrap on your wrist and abdomen for several weeks, however" "You said this happened in a fall" "Yes..." "Our son always leaves his toys at the top of the stairs" "I keep telling him to put them away, but... kids..." "I understand!" "Mr Ahluwalia, I was wondering if you might wait outside" "Is that really necessary?" "There's still some paper work to be taken care of" "I thought it might be fast for you if you sorted it now" "We have to pick up our son from my mother's" "Look I really think it'd be best if I could..." "Thankyou." "Mrs Ahluwalia... is there anything that you want to tell me?" "No" "Doctor... do you still believe that the defendant was an abused woman?" "Yes..." "I do" "Thank you..." "No further question" "You have to, Kiran" "My English is not good" "They will laugh" "No one is going to laugh on you." "The court will arrange an interpreter" "Look..." "I am running out of options" "At this time our best hope is to put you on the stand and hope that jury are sympathetic to you" "I cannot!" "It is too shame" "What, shame.." "Too shameful?" "Is that you are ashamed?" "Deepak was the one who should be ashamed" "Not you..." "It is not your fault" "Counsel for the defence..." "Have you any other witnesses?" "Defence rests, Your honour" "Very well!" "Members of the jury you may now retire and consider all the evidence in the case" "You've heard statements that the victim, Deepak Ahluwalia did on occasion inflict bodily injury on the defendant, his wife" "However, it would appear that none of these injury was of highest severity" "What rubbish!" "Silence!" "Any more of this and I will have the gallery cleared" "The fact that the most recent incident took place of full two hours before she poured all petrol over the deceased and then ignited it with a naked flame, this alone is reason not to consider either a plea of self defence or provocation" "If you can't reach a unanimous decision" "I will accept a majority verdict" "Court will now adjourn while the jury deliberates" "It might not be today, but could be in there for days" "It doesn't matter" "What?" "Why did you say that?" "I committed a sin" "I sinned." "I must pay" "Has the jury reached a verdict?" "Yes, my Lord" "Defendant will rise" "Did the jury find the defendant guilty or not guilty of one count of murder?" "Guilty!" "Order..." "Order in the gallery!" "or I will charge you with contempt!" "Disgusting" "Silence!" "Kiranjit Ahluwalia you have been found guilty of a murder" "I hereby sentence you to life imprisonment" "Court is adjourned!" "All, rise." "I am sorry!" "Home again, home again" "See if you can stay here a bit this time." "Cause I am tired of shuttling you around" "You love me?" "You told me you love me." "Here's your kiss." "Oh..." "I know, I never tell you." "But, it's not the right gesture" "Why, what?" "Why help me?" "Oh..." "Its Just that I hated her bully" "Here we are..." "Prisoner playtime" "Enforced one hour" "Hey ladies!" "Good morning." "Hey, look at her." "Hi lovely to see you" "You are one crazy white woman" "I hope you practised sleeping with one eye open, while in solitary." "Doreen's just waiting to see you" "Oh!" "You let me die or let me smell the slow stuff" "Come on, give me some fag" "Jesus..." "Kiran..." "These are my friends!" "My... sisters" "We have Jackie" "We have met." "We were brought together" "Wasn't exactly my best, I am afraid" "This is lovely Lula" "Lula works in the canteen so next time you need something special you ask her and she will get it for you" "Vegetarian..." "Right" "Don't worry I will take care of you" "Put some meat on that skinny little frame" "And lastly... and leastly, we have Gladys" "Screw you too Ronnie" "She works in the laundry She is a good clean girl and we love her for her warm disposition" "Why are you here?" "Sorry, I will leave" "No..." "Don't be so sensitive" "She means, what did you do to get in here?" "Because... you don't look like the criminal type" "More like a swimming suit model" "Why are you here?" "So it is obvious, I have a bit of substance abuse problem" "Meeting tonight on telly" "I don't think he'll miss it, she busted in another video?" "And you?" "Ronnie is a celebrity..." "She stabbed her husband" "Why?" "He snored" "It's a joke" "I told him if he raised his hand on me again!" "It will be his last time" "As he doubted my sincerity!" "Oh!" "And you are not sorry" "No... only that didn't do it 8 years ago" "Don't even ask about Gladys" "Gladys, doesn't like to talk about it" "Bad luck" "How are you doing?" "You sound much better!" "I can sleep better now" "Getting use to new place" "Right!" "Listen..." "The reason I wanted to talk the judges handed down your tariff" "You will be eligible for payroll in 12 years" "Kiran..." "Are you there?" "So long!" "The last six months of your remand will count towards it" "I will not be able to see my sons for so long" "I am so sorry" "I was there for every day of your trial" "I was upset the way everything went" "Why have you come here to see me now?" "To help you with your appeal, Kiran?" "I already have a lawyer" "Yeah and what a great job she has done for you" "Has she begun working on your appeal?" "Has she spoken to anyone?" "Tell me Kiran..." "Has she even come to see you since you were sentenced?" "I thought not" "Time is running out for your appeal" "We will find you a better lawyer" "Someone actually who can do something for you" "Kiran..." "Let us help you" "Do you really want to help me?" "Yes" "Bring me my children, please" "No." "She is their mother" "I know who she is!" "She is the bitch that killed my son" "Don't come here again" "You know she slammed the door on me so fast" "I almost lost a toe" "Well I guess there's nothing more we can do!" "What are you saying?" "We should just abandon her" "We should just let her rot" "Hey.. come on... it is a meek point anyway" "When the mother-in-law is not going to let you within a yard of those children" "Well..." "Not without the court order" "You are a bloody brilliant" "Not so quick" "Yeah.." "Read this!" "What does it say?" "It is a court order!" "It instructs you to deliver the boys to me so that" "I can take them to visit their mother in jail" "What if I refuse you?" "Then they will be visiting you in jail, as well" "Yes" "Yes, baby." "I'll take you to mummy again, okay" "See, Sandeep is such a good boy he is not crying." "well!" "We are in!" "Come on.." "You go right in" "Good boy" "Go right in" "Sandeep..." "Get in at the back." "You both are such good boys" "I have an appointment to meet her lawyer tomorrow" "I don't believe it" "How on earth did you get the dragon lady to back down?" "With this court order" " What...?" "But this is an old one from another case" "I remember dragon lady had trouble reading English in court" "So I took a chance." " You are evil" "Hey..." "Baby you have seen nothing yet" "Mail call" "Amaiz Colo" "Writon Amanda" "Scott Veronica." " Yes" "Look at her" "So delighted to get that letter" "From whom" " Adora Reckon" "Ronnie just loves her a lot." "She goes to some boarding school until Ronnie gets rebate for it." "Children bring joy to any kind of life." "So what can I do for you?" "I am with Southhall black sisters" "I guess Kiranjit Ahluwalia would have told you that I will be stopping by" "Right So what can I do for you Mrs...?" "Miss Dalal..." "But you can call me Radha" "As you can see from the condition of my desk" "I am not really in a position do discuss..." "Is that what you are going to tell Kiran?" "When she asks, why you missed the cut-off date for her appeal" "She has only two more days to submit grounds or her sentence stands" "And you are saying that you don't seem prepared" "Ms. Dalal let me be frank with you" "I know of your group and the work you do" "I find a lot of it to be quite commendable" "I couldn't do your job" "By that same turn" "I also wouldn't walk into your office and tell you how to do it?" "I have been up for weeks... sometimes all night looking for something, anything on which to challenge this conviction" "I may not be one of those stuff shirts on chance relaying... billing 500 pounds an hour and swallowing brandy in the club" "But I know the law" "And the honest truth is..." "The verdict was accurate as a matter of law" "I am sorry I feel for her too" "But there is just nothing else to be done" "I suppose then we will have to look Just a little harder" "Deepak!" "Oh!" "It's you" "You got very late" "What is this?" "Alcohol?" "You are beautiful" "You are drunk already" " No, please." "Come... come here" " No Deepak... not here" "No, Deepak!" "What are you doing?" "Think about kids!" "They are asleep" "No!" "Deepak... no!" "You are having a nightmare." "It is okay" "You are safe" "You are okay" "I killed my husband" "I have been married to Deepak for 10 years" "Not even a single night of happiness." "He beat me up..." "Slept with other women..." "He sometimes.." "Sometimes he..." "He raped you..." "So you killed him!" "good!" "I was born in the village of Chak Kallal" "In Punjab" "I was the youngest of 9 children and the most loved" "My father died when I was only few months old" "My mother died of cancer when I was 16 years" "She wanted me to become a lawyer" "So why didn't you?" "My husband didn't allow me" "It is a free country Kiran" "You can be whatever you want to be" "But my family said get married, have children be a proper Indian woman" ""RAINBOW" Triple score" "So is my family." "If I had listened to them" "I would have been a housewife in Birmingham" "But you wouldn't be here" "That was something worse than prison" "Big word. "SHOLDER"" "Big word... but wrong word" "This sholder...?" "Nearly." "It needs.. here... one of these..." ""SHOULDER" - "U"" "I need" " U" "Yeah.." "You need me" "Don't worry.. you can be better" "Korny was faskinated" "Fascinated." " Fascinated" "It was becoming un-beer-able." "Unbearable" " Un-bearable" "She had only... one desire... now her having... bus...sums" "What?" " having bos-sum... heaving... - heaving bos..." "What does it mean?" "heaving... bosoms..." "Next" "Ahluwalia!" "Next.." "What are you doing?" "I need 60 pounds for the phone bill 60 pounds... why so much?" "You are the one whose always on the phone with your brothers in India" "Is the Black shirt in there?" "How will I manage the household expenses?" "You should tell them to send you the money" "Where are you going?" "I am going out for some work." "I will get back late." "I know who you are going to meet" "You should be ashamed" "I am carrying your baby" "Get out of the way!" "No" "I said.. move...!" "It wasn't my fault" "Are you alright?" "How is the baby?" "Why do you keep doing this?" "Why do you keep bothering me?" "I am sorry" "The children love their books..." "It was very thoughtful of you." "Thank you" "WOW.." "Kiran your English is really improved" "It is all thanks to Ronnie" "I really wanted you to meet her" "So what is the situation with Kiran's appeal now?" "Our solicitor barely made the deadline" "It is now over a year and we are still waiting for the hearing date" "You got your barrister from the court?" "Well that is our biggest challenge." "Who will work for no money?" "Lord Foster's office" "Yes... please hold" "I said no interruptions" "I am sorry sir... but your sister is on line" "These are your boys" "They are beautiful" "Do you have children?" "Two." "Girls" "You miss them" "Every bloody day" "You be on it Two more lots have come in" "Bloody, move on" "Do you have any idea what is this about?" "No..." "I didn't know two hours ago.." "I didn't know over the way over here and I certainly don't know now" "There is no need for such an attitude." "I was just asking" "Nice necklace" "Nice tie!" "Lord Foster will see you now" "Come in" " Hello.." "How do you do?" " I am Radha" "How do you do?" " Anil" "Please be seated" "Can I offer you something... tea, coffee..." "No thank you" "I would love some tea with milk, please" "Two teas, please" "Thank you both, for coming" "I am well aware that time is of the essence of this case" "So, I feel" "It would be in every body's interest if you... would continue Mr. Gupta as solicitor for the proceedings" "Pardon" "Obviously you will have full access to our law library and whatever staff you might require" "Thank you" "Thank you" "I am sorry..." "Mr Foster..." "We are a bit confused" "About what?" "Well, about what we are doing here?" "Oh..." "I do apologies.." "I assumed you have been told" "I am to be Queen's council for Mrs Ahluwalia for her appeal" "What?" "But why would you take...?" "Mr Foster.. you are aware of... that we have no funds to pay for your services?" "Nor do I ask any." "I will do this as a favor" "To whom?" "To my sister Veronica Scott" "She is acquainted with your client at Merwood Hall" "Indeed I... believe they are cell-mates" "You are her brother!" "To be perfectly honest I was surprised to get her call" "We have a strange relationship at best" "She wouldn't even let me helped her with her own legal vows" "She must consider Mrs Ahluwalia to be a very good friend" "Hi..." "What?" "You are welcome!" "Okay... now I am having trouble breathing now" "Jamila..!" "What's the matter?" "Can't you read English?" "Can't you?" "This isn't some stupid old advertisement." "It's a woman life" "No bills means..." "NO BILLS" "So sorry officer we will remove them" "See you lady" "Are you crazy...?" "we aren't going to remove them" "What?" "I don't believe this" "Lula.." "What is happening?" "It's Gladys..." "Come on" "You think, did we found out, didn't you Gladys?" "That's right." "I found out what you did" "What the hell is your problem Doreen?" "Leave her alone" "Oh, look, here are your mates." "What do you recommend?" "Should we tell them?" "Do you think they will still like you, when they know what you have done?" "What are you talking about?" "I overheard the guards talking" "Saying that Glady's doing 12 years... for killing her kids" "That is right" "She is a filthy child killer" "No wonder, you wanted to keep it quiet" "Well, now are going to get what's coming to you" "No" "What do you mean by "NO"?" "Get lost before I hit you too" "Leave her alone" "You are telling me you are willing to take the beating for this damn women" "Why?" "She is a friend" "And I don't like bullies" "She don't like bullies" "Oh!" "What's all this?" "No one told me we are having a social" "My God, I really feel left out." "Don't you?" "You will have to get by me too, Doreen" " And me" "You better leave" "Whatever!" "You." "I know one should stand up for yourself sometime" "But, pick up someone smaller next time" "Are you alright?" "It was an accident" "I was doing a lot of drinking and one night I was making supper and I fell asleep" "I must have left something to cook and it caught fire" "The girls were upstairs." "A neighbour brought me out" "But he couldn't get upstairs" "There were flames and screaming" "My babies were screaming" "Leave me alone." " Okay" "Let's go" "I cannot" "Why?" "You had agreed" "It's a household matter I feel ashamed" "I cannot be so open to the world" "I understand Kiran" "But people need to hear your story in your own words" "My English is still not very good" "So write it in Punjabi." "I will have it translated" "I don't know, how?" "What should I say?" "Say just the way you told me!" "It will also help other women" "Come on" "The hall has been booked.." "We have mailed out the leaflets" "This rally is a good chance to get public support" "Is your reputation more important than your freedom?" "At least think of your children" "My culture is like my blood flowing through every vein of my body" "It is the culture in which I was born" "Which sees the woman as the honour of the house" "In order to uphold this false honour" "Modesty" "She stopped to endeavour many kinds of oppression and pain... in silence" "A woman is a toy a plaything broken at will, stuck together at will" "For 10 years I lived a life of beatings and degradation" "And no one noticed" "I came out of my husband's jail and entered the jail of the law" "It is here... at last that I have found a kind of freedom" "I am so proud of you" "James O'Connel" "Who are you?" "Anil Gupta, I am the solicitor for Kiran Ahluwalia" "Will you have some." " Not for me, thanks" "What do you want?" "I saw you at the rally" "Look, I am not going to beat around the bush" "We are going before the high court to appeal Kiran's conviction and" "I need your help" "What are her chances?" "To be honest..." "Remote!" "Pretty girl... your wife?" "my fiance... former" "Oh, I am sorry" "She stopped seeing me" "I wasn't drinking much before" "If I was to be judged then I am the world's worst Irish man" "Then after the case she knew something has changed" "Didn't know what exactly" "She could just tell that something was eating me up inside" "In the original trial, you testified that after the fire Kiran was lucid and aware of her surroundings" "Is that correct?" "I lied in court" "She wasn't lucid..." "She was hardly aware, we were even there" "All I had to do was... say what happened" "I promoted my career in front of the truth" "They say confession is good for the soul" "Do you think that is true?" "I believe it is never too late to make amendment" "I think, Doreen might change her mind about you after she sees that outfit" "Oh... she's a bit hairy for me love" "Mrs scott, lets go" "Do I look fine?" "Bo-soms" "Whether I get the appeal, a mother atleast got a day" "I hope it's going to be worth the money that we have paid him" "It will be" "Okay" "I have looked over the material you sent to me" "What do you think?" "You are not going to like it" "Her statement is completely self justifying" "She did it.." "She admits doing it" "Why she should be treated differently to any other murderer" "But that is ridiculous." "You know that she..." "But, surely, there is something that we could use?" "Well, there might be one thing" "Follow up on the prisoner psychiatrist report" "He saw her shortly after the incident, just before the trial" "And he mentions endogenous depression!" "Do you mean we have to say she is crazy" "Right." "Thank you doctor." "You have been of great help" "What kind of a world is this?" "Where a woman has to lose her marbles to get justice" "And a man just has to lose his temper" "I am so sorry doctor..." "Thank you again" "We are leaving!" "Ronnie.." "look you will not believe the number of letters" "What is wrong?" "Your appeal!" "Lawyers said it might be a long shot but" "I guess it has just come as hopes for a better eye" "I don't know what I am going to tell her" "They are calling her a killer's kid" "She's been in two..." "No, three fights because of me" "In here... average" "When did you get such strong?" "The day I met you" "Why didn't Kiran's lawyer tried provocation as defence?" "As it doesn't apply in her case?" "I mean yes, accepting the severe shock in question... but the murder took place two hours later" "So the law considers it to be a cooling down period" "Basically what they are saying is" "Kiran had time to calm down and think rationally therefore no provocation... so it is not man slaughter, it is murder" "But she was emotionally, physically and sexually abused for 10 years" "One night she snapped so instead of cooling down she boiled over" "Is that so difficult to fathom" "What?" "We can use this as the basis for the appeal" "Meaning?" "In his submission to the jury... the judge failed to mention Kiran's history of abuse" "Of a status as a battered women" "I mean that accounts to misdirection of the jury" "So what are you saying..." "We have a chance" "Yeah... a small one, but a chance" "Where is Ronnie?" "Last time she was seen by the toilet" "Why?" "I have not seen her all day" "Ronnie?" "Ronnie?" "Ronnie!" "Ronnie!" "Ronnie!" "Ronnie!" "Oh, God!" "Ronnie!" "Never seen anything like it" "It takes a lot of determination to do that sort of damage with a plastic blade" "She is very lucky, you found her, when you did" "She will be okay?" "She will be confined to the ward until She recovers under suicidal attempt" "Nice work Ahluwalia!" "You have saved me a mountain of paperwork" "I don't know if this is a good idea" "Trust us..." "It is" "You are a different person now, Kiran" "You deserve a new look Go for it" "Good luck Kiran Show them what you are!" "Kiran..." "Kiran..." "Go..." "Go..." "Go..." "I went to the bank today Where is the money, Kiran?" "Tell me..." "What did you do with that?" "I spent it" "The money was mine..." "You bitch.." "You had no right" "I spent it!" "On food for your sons" "You would have blown it on your white whores" "What If I burn that bloody face of which you are so proud of?" "Then you won't" "This is my house" "It is my money" "If I were to spend on another women..." "I will" "If you want me to poke out your pretty eyes, I'll do that too" "Who is going to stop me?" "You!" "You are a woman." "You are nothing..." "You are a fool Less than nothing" "All rise..." "Council.." "Are you ready to present your case?" "Yes my Lord" " Proceed" "My Lords, today we have come before you to present our appeal on behalf of our client" "Kiranjit Ahluwalia!" "And her conviction for murder which was handed down by the court on December 07, 1989" "It is our beliefs my Lords that this conviction was handed down in error" "And in such we seek appeal for a new trial" "We note that you are presenting grounds for your appeal" "My Lords we seek appeal on three grounds" "My first and second submissions relate to the judges direction to jury" "On provocation" "The classic definition of provocation is that which was approved by this court in Regina versus Duffy" "I quote "provocation"" ""is some act or series of acts, which could cause any reasonable person a sudden and temporarily loss of self control rendering the accused sole subject to passion as to make him or her for the moment not master of his or her own mind" "My Lord, I believe the learned judge in the present case repeated those very words on that date to the jury" "And he is summing up" "Indeed My Lord that is true" "However, it is my belief that the Duffy direction" "Followed by the judge was to put it bluntly, incorrect" "Tread softly, council" "I beg pardon, My Lord" "No disrespect intended" "However, in his submission to the jury.." "His lordship remarked that due to the two hour cooling out period between assaulted my client till the hands of deceased" "And the subsequent crime for which she was charged" "No plea or provocation could be considered" "And yet My Lords" "The homicide act of 1957 reads..." ""Where there is evidence on which the jury confined the defendant was provoked to lose his self control" "The question of whether it was enough to make a reasonable person do as they did shall be left to the jury"" "It could be argued My Lord.. that the the learned judge didn't consider setting fire to a man who slept, the actions of a reasonable person" "Reasonable My Lord, to whom..." "To you?" "..." "To me" "Or to a woman who suffered violence and abuse and humiliation of the highest order for 10 years" "Who feared not only for her own life, but for the lives of her little children" "I myself couldn't... wouldn't presume to know what reasonable would be for such a woman!" "My second submission My Lords concerns the way the learned judge dealt with the question of the apparent's list of the characteristics" "I submit My Lords" "That this woman was suffering from Battered Women's Syndrome" "And that her ill treatment so affected her personality as to lead her to a state of learnt helplessness" "A phrase used by those who have recognized this condition" "You believe that the judge should have added this condition to the list" "Or at the very least My Lords left the list opened so that jury might consider it for themselves" "Finally, my third submission deals with the grounds of diminished responsibility My Lords" "We submit the sworn statement of police constable, James O'Connor stating that the defendant was neither lucid, nor aware of her surroundings" "When he interviewed her immediately after the incidental question" "Also My Lords we have psychiatric reports.." "Most obtained recently, which express the opinion that at the time of the killing the appellant's mental responsibility for her actions was indeed diminished within the meaning of a homicide act of 1957" "My Lords my client has suffered two great injustices" "First by the man who promised to love and honour her in marriage" "And second by our system of justice" "It is tragically too late to correct the first" "But by granting our appeal you will help us on the first step towards rectifying the second" "We will consider the issues overnight" "Court is adjourned until 10:30 a. m. tomorrow" "One more please" "Hey, come on!" "You got enough" "So, what are we drinking too, Mr. solicitor?" "To victory tomorrow or to one of my lost causes" "Don't be so hard on yourself" "Look, why do you take it so personally?" "Because it is personal" "What?" "My sister!" "How could I be so blind?" "You know..." "Every time I would see her bruises" "She would tell me the story about walking into furniture in her sleep" "And I actually believed it" "Why would she protect that stupid bastard?" "Do you know..." "He is use to beat her black and blue for six long years" "I didn't even know it" "Then one day she just killed herself" "And I could do nothing" "I couldn't save her" "I am so sorry" "I didn't know" "To sisters" "To sisters" "Help us, God" "Kiranjit.." "This is a tragic case that has aroused much public attention" "Three grounds of appeal have been raised" "The first two relates to the learner judges directions to the jury on provocation" "In our judgment, the summing up of the learned judge was correct in law..." "Turning to the third ground of appeal, diminished responsibility..." "We consider the appellant is on the stronger ground" "We had before us a report, which was available before trial in which a doctor expressing the opinion that the appellant was suffering from endogenous depression at the material time" "It is unclear how such potentially important material came to be overlooked" "In these circumstances we consider the verdict to be unsafe" "And as such we consider the proper course here is to order a retrial..." "There never was a retrial of course" "The courts could never find a woman who would burn her husband to death to be innocent" "So on September 25, 1992" "They reduced her sentence to man slaughter and accepted that 3 years and 4 months that she had spent in jail as the full term" "Kiranjit.." "Kiranjit.." "Kiranjit.." "Kiranjit.." "Kiranjit.." "Kiran.." "A few words from you" "Thank you for all this" "In life there is no honour in silent suffering" "There is no affection, no comfort to be found in love that is abused" "It is our responsibility as mothers" "To raise our sons to treat women with love and respect" "Not violence and anger" "Only then will the suffering end" "My story is a part of the picture" "I may not be important, but this issue is" "Please don't forget that there are many women who need help from you!" "Please..." "Most people can't imagine what it is like to spend years of your life locked away in a place like this" "But for Kiran Merwood Hall was never really a prison" "It was her first step towards freedom" "Rajeev put your buttons on" "Take care"