The Fall

You went to the police, Rose.

Maybe it was some other girl, some other girl that you were seeing!

There was no other girl.

Our prime suspect, Paul Spector. We need to find him.

Put him under surveillance and hope that he leads us

to Rose before it's too late.

So, just to be clear,

you were with Paul Spector from 9.30pm that night

- until after 3.00am the following morning. - Yes.

We've found something. It's not the phone, it's a phone case.

- Oh, God. What am I doing? - Going with the flow.

- Are you pleased with me? - Not particularly.

- I'm protecting you. - I don't need your protection.

- Please. - Stop.

Please, please, Stella!

Have you had a good evening?

- Yes, thanks. You? - It's been fun.

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Rick, I need a new laptop.

- Where's yours? - In an evidence bag.

- What? - Long story.

How do I log in on this?

Thanks.

Ma'am?

One second.

That car you saw up on the hill with the changed plates?

It was stolen from here.

That was the morning after the phone call

and close to where the cover of Rose's phone was found.

And there is the Goodall Farm.

We should get a helicopter up, Ged. One with thermal imaging.

Looking particularly for remote outbuildings,

anything that could be a potential hiding place.

Anywhere he could be keeping Rose Stagg or Rose Stagg's remains.

Yes, ma'am.

I need to talk to you about last night.

I have something to show you.

Come around.

This is taken from the CCTV camera on the corridor of my hotel.

- That's my room at 2214. - Who is it?

I believe it's Paul Spector.

And that's me, entering my room just after 11.

Are you telling me he was in there with you?

Been in there for 45 minutes. It gets better.

That's you arriving just after 11.

- He was in there with both of us? - And that's him leaving.

- Note the time. - Where the hell was he?

There's only one place he could have been.

In there.

That's where we had our... misunderstanding.

- Oh, God. - And then we were there.

I suppose when I was cleaning your face is when he slipped away.

So he heard me.

Oh, forget your private embarrassment for a minute.

You were talking about Father Whateverhecallshimself.

And I'm pretty sure that you referred to Spector by name.

- Are you certain? - Not certain.

But if you did, he knows that we're on to him.

Standby from Five.

That's the Benedetto girl leaving 16 Edson Avenue

with an unknown female, similar age.

Control. Benedetto girl leaving 16 Edson Avenue

with unknown female, similar age.

Oh, I'm so not up for this. I've had, like, two hours' sleep.

- Same. - How come?

- I had dinner with Paul. - Really?

- Yes. - And?

- It was amazing. - What happened?

- We talked. - What happened after?

- I came home. - Why? Did he go home to his wife?

- I told you, he's left his wife. - Yeah, sure.

That was us last night. I don't see his wife anywhere.

Oh, my God! Let me see. Katie! You recorded him?

- Were you doing the same? - Maybe.

- What if he recorded you? - I don't think he's like that.

Oh, no, of course not! Let me see.

I suppose in his mind that must be me.

Which makes that thing him?

He also read my dream diary.

- What? - I keep a journal.

He left an entry for me.

Does your journal contain procedural stuff?

I've trained myself to wake up and write down dreams, passing thoughts.

I did it first as an investigative thing but now I can't stop doing it.

It's not procedural.

It's personal.

And now it's lost to me, seized as evidence.

Modern life is such an unholy mix of voyeurism and exhibitionism.

People perpetually broadcasting their internal and external selves.

My diary is private.

It is not intended for publication.

Do you think if I hadn't turned up last night, he would have...

Do you think he was planning to attack you?

Is that how you see yourself?

As my protector?

I came here to apologise.

No.

There's no need.

I nearly made the same mistake as you last night.

You did?

We all have physical, emotional needs

that can only be met by interaction with another person.

The trick is to ask someone appropriate to meet them.

Why can't you marry your daddy?

Do you mean why can't little girls marry their daddies?

Yes.

- Do you want to marry Daddy? - Can I?

He's already married. To me.

- He's taken. - But if you don't want him?

Someday when you're older like Mummy you can marry a nice man like Daddy.

X-Ray One. That's the target's wife arriving home with the two children.

'Control. From X-Ray One...

target's wife arriving home with the two children.'

Looks like Spector's qualifications as a counsellor are for real.

They were pretty thoroughly checked out

when he was first employed by the local authority.

Two main things to follow up on.

Spector had been counselling a married couple,

James and Elizabeth Tyler.

Their son died of meningitis. Ten years old.

James Tyler, Jimmy, is well known to us.

Seems that James, following the death of his son,

became a bit free with his fists as far as Liz was concerned.

Spector advised Liz to report him to the Domestic Violence Unit.

She was reluctant. James was out of prison on licence.

Anything like that would put him back inside.

Spector was persuasive, Liz made the call.

She's now in a woman's refuge in Bangor somewhere.

- Is James back in prison? - Out on bail.

- Tagged with curfew conditions. - Pay her a visit.

- Don't let anyone else see that address. - No, ma'am.

Spector had a run in with James Tyler about an unscheduled

house call he made on Liz when she was home alone.

Chandler and his boss had occasion to reprimand Spector.

This was on the day of the Joe Brawley murder.

Spector behaved bizarrely, walked out.

Never came back, disappeared.

- Behaved bizarrely? - Yes.

How?

How?

- That's what I said. - That's what I said.

- What? - What?

What are you doing?

I'm doing what he did. What are you doing?

I see. Mirroring?

Spector is still registered as a freelance bereavement counsellor.

So that would be fine art, would it?

Yes, it would.

Rick? The Alice Monroe Fund sent a bereavement counsellor

- to talk to Annie Brawley. - Right.

Do we have his or her name on file?

I don't seem to have that information.

I know the fund found someone accredited and approved.

- Who's guarding Annie today? - Hagstrom?

Can you get her on the phone?

- Are you finished? - Yes.

Go play.

- The hairdresser's just arrived. - What hairdresser?

Oh, that's something her therapist organised for Annie.

- Which therapist? - The new one.

Mr Spector, the bereavement counsellor.

How many times has he been in to see her?

Once. But a second appointment is arranged for this afternoon.

When?

- In just over half an hour. - I'm on my way.

Don't allow Spector to see her under any circumstances.

'This is Paul Spector, leave a message.'

Oh, God, Paul.

Why is your phone always off? I need to speak to you.

Gibson.

'Control, ma'am. We have surveillance at the hospital in place.'

'We have all entrances covered

and will let you know as soon as anyone has eyes on the target.'

Very good.

There's something I need you to do.

X-Ray One. That's the target's wife coming out of the house

with the children.

'Control. Call signs standby. From X-Ray One...

target's wife coming out of the house with children.'

Vehicle moving citywards.

'From Control, target's wife heading city wards in Volvo.'

'All call signs respond.'

- 'From Delta, I have. Following.' - 'Control. Delta has.'

- Is it looking OK? - It is.

But I'm going to have to ask you to stop for the day.

- I haven't finished. - We'll call to reschedule.

Thank you.

- Annie, I have to move you out of this room. - Why?

I don't have time to explain.

From Eight, that's the target crossing reception.

Relax. It will be OK.

From Eight, the target is ascending now.

I repeat, ascending now.

Ma'am, the target is ascending in the lift. OK.

What's happening?

- Please tell me what's going on? - Sh.

Mr Spector. PC Hagstrom. We met before.

Oh, yes.

I think you were due to have another counselling session

- with Annie today? - Where is she?