Unforgotten

There is some evidence to suggest that Hayley was strangled.

DCI Stuart, Hayley was a friend of mine.

I was supposed to be doing a cleaning job,

Hayley did the job for me.

It was in a holiday rental.

I'd forgotten that's who we let it to.

He does that quiz show on the BBC. James Hollis.

Just give me ten minutes, I'm not feeling 100%.

Dad, this is not about the past.

Or, at least, not the past you're talking about.

- I love you. - I love you, too.

Tim, it's your word against hers.

I pretended to go out. I just heard him go for her.

I don't believe I ever lost my temper.

I'd really appreciate having somebody here.

They took money I had for a deposit on a flat.

I do think you should consider opening a bank account.

No. No. No. No. No bank accounts.

I would feel very lucky to be able to help you grow stronger.

There'll be money in the joint account tomorrow.

Mr Carr sold my father a cash ISA. We want to cancel it.

I can't see any paperwork here.

Mr Hollis, we wondered if you had five minutes, please,

to help us with a case we're investigating.

I will need my lawyer present.

Els, it's Dad again.

They've come about her.

Oh, shit!

Oh, you...

Dad!

- Dad! - Yes?

Morning.

- Blimey! Are you all right? - You left a pan on.

Me? No.

Yeah, I walked in and it was burning.

Is that your porridge?

This was off when I left.

Right. Well, I've, like, literally just walked in.

So.

Well, it's still under warranty. I'll get in touch with the company.

I'm sorry. If I knew anything, I'd tell you, Mr Hollis.

- You know I would. - I do. But if you do hear anything,

tell him I need to speak to him.

Tell him it's really urgent.

And, so, in the end,

the case really came down to one person's word against another's.

And in this instance,

we feel bound to consider Dr Finch's many years' exemplary practice

and his reputation as a hard-working, generous

and trustworthy GP.

And as such, we find we do not uphold the complaint.

I heard him. He might sit there now looking like butter wouldn't melt,

but he's got another side to him.

Yeah, you look embarrassed, mate.

You should, 'cause you're a disgrace!

Gov.

Yep? - He's here.

'Peter, its Mark Harper.

'Kate and I can find no record of any paperwork

'relating to an ISA in the name of Salthouse

'and I need to know today how a three-grand cheque from him

'has been cashed. So,

'you really need to call me.'

There.

OK,

I'm going to change all of your settings

so that only your friends can comment.

What does it make them feel when they say those things?

I doubt very much they feel anything at all, Mum.

'Cause they're messed up.

And that, that isn't about Dad or about you or Hayley.

It's about them.

It's just a mirror people hold up to themselves to shout at.

I wanted, if I may, to ask you about a house you rented

in Middenham, in December 1999,

which I believe,

was an eight-bedroom house.

Yes, I can't remember specifically but, yes, it was big.

- There were a bunch of us. - Three other families?

Yes, although, for the first few days,

there were only me and three mates.

Our wives and kids joined us on New Year's Eve.

Right.

It was primarily a golfing break.

Mm, OK.

And what were their names, please, the men?

Tim Finch.

Chris Lowe.

Pete Carr.

- And are they all still around? - Yep.

Still friends?

Yes, we were at school together, so it's a long connection.

And the families, can you give me details of those people?

Tim was there with his first wife Derran

and their two little girls.

Pete was single at that time, so on his own.

And Chris Lowe was with his first wife Laura and their little girl.

And your wife?

Yes, my wife Mel and our little boy Eliot.

- Are you two still together? - No.

- I remarried a few years ago. - Oh.

So, this is a photo of Hayley Reid.

Do you recognise her?

Yes.

- And is that just from the papers? - Sorry, where is this heading?

We're just trying to corroborate evidence from another witness,

who thinks Hayley might have cleaned the house you rented.

- I have no recollection of that. - You never saw her there?

No.

I mean, we were out most days,

but, hey, this story was huge and her photo was all over the TV.

So, if she had cleaned our house and any of us had have seen her,

- then I think someone would have mentioned something. - Absolutely.

When did you return to London, Mr Hollis?

When the rental ended, which would be

perhaps around the second or third.

- And you drove back up with your wife and child? - Yes.

How did they got down there on the 31st?

Train. I picked them up from a nearby station.

OK. And this is the last question.

What did you all get up to on the Millennium evening?

Well, as I remember, we,

we had a meal in the house, all together.

Then, I think the...

the children stayed up a bit, till about nine or ten.

I think the adults watched a movie

and then all went to bed after Big Ben.

- Is that all of you? - As I recall, yes.

And then no-one went out again for the rest of the night?

No.

OK.

That's it.

- Thank you. - Thank you very much for your time.

Sorry.

- You said you guys met at school. - Yes.

- Where was that, the school you went to? - Finchley.

Right. And you all

- lived round that area? - Within a couple of miles, yes.

OK, thanks again.

Well, I think we want to know more about four guys

who grew up half a mile from her grave.

I think we do.

Hollis, you wanker.

Shit!

And this sort of sized garden is very unusual

for a flat in this part of the city.

It's also west-facing, so...

Anyway, have a natter and I'll be outside if you need me.

Thank you.

He's never had a garden with grass before.

You like it.

I think it's perfect.

What?

There's a "but" coming.

But,

if we're going to be properly together,

I need to know who you are, Chris.

Who I am?

How does someone like you,

so brilliant, so lovely,

end up like you have?

How does that happen?

So we had two key leads that I believed

were potentially significant, but were never resolved.

St Matthew's C of E,

which was burgled at some point that New Year's Eve,

with about five grand's worth of 18-century silverware

taken from a locked cupboard in the vestry.

Blood smears were retrieved on some smashed glass into the vestry,

but there were no matches with anyone on our database.

The church is about halfway between The Swan

and Hayley's parents' original house.

And one possible theory was that

she saw something after she left work,

she went to investigate and ran into the burglar or burglars.

Certainly, I believe it's worth following up again.

And then a black car,

which was seen driving very erratically on the road

between The Swan and her house

at approximately 12:25,

maybe 15 minutes after we know she left the pub.

No reg or make,

but the witness thought it was a black four-door saloon

with a tow bar.

Oh, and it's worth mentioning that the weather was very bad that night, with

heavy rain from about 11 o'clock onwards

and very poor visibility.

That's it.

So John will be available for the rest of the day,

and then on the phone, at any point, for any questions.

But given what he's just told us,

I suggest DNA swabs should be taken from any suspects we speak to.

Thank you again, John. That was very useful.

So,

specific points of action.

Fran, can you double-check all these timelines, please,

for Hayley's movements on the night of her disappearance

- and the week before? - Boss.

- Murray, you take the witness who saw this car. - Yup.

And, Jake, obviously, the body was found in London