The Victim

This programme contains some strong language and some violent scenes

You all right?

Are you all right?

I'm a bit nervous.

Good job it's not you giving evidence today, then. I know.

Look...

...I'm sorry.

Just...

...tell the truth.

Simple as that?

She's the one that's on trial here.

You can do this.

I've got no choice, have I?

Was that the door?

Are you ready to go?

I'm not so sure.

You can't hide away forever. I'm not hiding.

Good. Neither am I. You've done nothing wrong.

I know.

But why antagonise people? How is a pub lunch antagonising anyone?

I'm saying... maybe...

...maybe if we keep our heads down a bit longer,

give it a chance to blow over.

I don't want Jess upset.

She'll be more upset if we don't go. You promised her.

What if someone says something?

I was thinking...

...maybe we should tell her. Scare her to death? She's six.

For her safety, Craig.

It's not fair. No, I know. It's not fair on anyone.

But you know I'm right.

I'm always right, aren't I?

We're family.

We deal with things together

and six is old enough to know the truth is always best.

Yeah?

Yeah?

Give me a kiss.

All right?

What happened to your head, mate?

But why are people saying you did a nasty thing if it isn't true?

Well, that's what happens when someone starts a rumour, isn't it?

It sort of just spreads.

There's nothing to worry about, sweetheart. I'm...

You just have to tell us if someone says anything to you

or makes you feel worried, OK?

It's the bandage. They're looking at the bandage.

Millie and Lauren aren't allowed to come to my birthday.

But they're your best friends, aren't they?

They say you're a baddie.

I need your help, Mo.

The police are saying it's not him.

I need proof that Craig Myers is Eddie J Turner.

And there was me thinking you wanted to meet to apologise.

Look, I wanted to tell you, but you'd have been incriminated.

You don't think I'm incriminated?

I never signed up for this, Anna.

Not violence.

Did you have him attacked?

No.

But you know who did it?

No.

DI Grover?

Is she ready for me?

Erm, she is me and, yes, I am.

Anna Dean's phone records.

Gosh, you're keen. Well, since we're not being given enough time to build

the best possible case against her, I thought I'd do what I could

to speed things along. Great. Come on up.

So, what's he like, Craig Myers?

He's quiet. Shy.

A bit awkward with people.

Oh. Not the ideal witness, then.

Do you think he's Eddie J Turner?

I think he's quiet, shy, a bit awkward with people.

How would you react to being accused of killing a child?

From what I gather, only a few officials

in the Justice and Social Work Department plus the Chief Constable

would know where Turner is now. This isn't about Eddie J Turner.

It's about someone trying to kill someone else.

Right, but obviously I need to familiarise myself

with the original case. Because you'd have been what, 12?

14, actually, but the point stands,

and I found something that might be of interest.

What if I told you that a year after the verdict,

a court admin officer was asked, and I use the term advisedly, to leave

after Turner's name was leaked on the internet.

Now, at the time, they said it was an admin error, but apparently

it was very deliberate and common knowledge on the circuit

who the culprit was. So why no prosecution?

Insufficiency, so I can't use it in court,

but I did want to see these phone records

just in case the same name and number crops up.

Huh, yeah, there it is.

Called several times on the day of the attack.

And what's the name?

Maureen Buckley.

She's a private investigator.

Miss Buckley, could you tell the court

exactly what being a private investigator involves?

Well, I'm no Miss Marple.

Erm, I mostly provide a tracing service for solicitors,

insurance companies, credit and loan organisations.

The odd bit of matrimonial is about as glamorous as it gets.

You help third parties find people.

That's what I meant to say, yes.

Do you know Anna Dean? Yes.

I wrote to her...

...after Liam's death

to say that my heart went out to her and, you know,

if there's ever anything I can do.

If there's ever anything I can do?

Nobody should have to bury their child.

'I've been given over 100 names over the years.'

How many of those have I passed on to you?

One. One.

Craig Myers is Eddie J Turner.

And now I'm going to prove it to everyone in court.

You do have proof?

I was in the process of getting it when you decided to go global.

I know what I'm asking, Mo,

but this is my chance.

For what? What will you do with proof when you get it?

Confront him with it in open court.

Then he won't be able to hide any more.

He'll have to face up to what he did.

Please,

you need to tell me where you got his name.

Mo.

An ex-prison officer from a Young Offenders', OK?

He was trying to sell a story on Turner

and the interdict scared him off.

He gave me Craig Myers and I cross-referenced his details

with Turner's birth date.

Our Craig Myers uses the same digits in a different order

with a year taken off his age.

And this guy has proof?

I only spoke to him on the phone. I didn't get a chance to meet him.

Let's meet him now, then. I don't think you know what you're asking.

The police will get to me.

Expecting me to lie to Lenny and Lou is one thing,

but do you know what the maximum sentence is for perjury?

Can the witness be shown Crown Production Number 36, please?

It is a matter of agreement that this is Anna Dean's phone record

from October last year.

Do you see your number on there, Miss Buckley?

Yes.

How many times did you and Mrs Dean speak to each other

between the 24th and the 31st of October last year,

the day Craig Myers was attacked?

You want me to add them up? Can you look at the record

and confirm that there are 24 separate calls

over seven days,

including eight on the 30th and... nine on the 31st?

I'm not the best at maths but 24 sounds right.

Do you remember what you talked about on any of those occasions?

It could have been anything.

A wine offer in a supermarket, which member of the Scottish rugby team

we'd like to be in the bath with.

You were discussing what should be done with the information

you had accessed for Mrs Dean, were you not? Objection.

I'm sure you're aware that's a leading question, Ms Mackie.

I'm sorry, My Lady.

Miss Buckley...

...has Anna Dean ever asked you to track down

the new identity of Eddie J Turner?

No.

She hasn't and she wouldn't.

She's too good a friend.

The attack on Craig Myers?

Yeah, still no forensics. The knife was clean.

But we're talking to people close to the Grahams

and trawling through supporter lists.

OK. I wasn't looking for an update, actually.

I need you on the Inverkip murder. Why?

Because you're a senior detective and someone's been killed.

Yeah, but I'm in the middle of

building a case... Against Anna Dean. Yes.

She did more than put a message online.

There's no evidence for that.

I just told you, I'm finding it!

DS Harvey is across everything.

I need you to move on.

There's a theme emerging here, eh?

Craig Myers' advocate is a teenager,

and you're passing an attempted murder to... Whoa.

DS Harvey is an extremely capable detective. I don't doubt DS Harvey.

Meaning? That I wonder if everyone cares about the victim

in this case as much as they might,

considering the continued speculation about his identity.

I agreed to take you on because it suited both of us.

Don't make me regret that, Steven.

Or revoke it.

All right?

When did you last see your ex-wife?

It's years, for definite, but...

...these places do strange things to time.

You made numerous threats towards Eddie J Turner through the media.

I've been looking at some of your previous cellmates.

Plenty with form for violence.