Under Salt Marsh

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We found traces of sodium hydroxide in Cefin's eyes.

Likely your killer wore a protective suit and rubber gloves.

My killer? Most certainly.

James wouldn't speak to me. Not even his name.

I found one of your poles at the scene.

You need to stop playing at being detective now.

For your own sake, alright?

You gotta investigate both cases Bull.

I know why you don't want the cases to be linked.

It would make you wrong about Jackie Ellis's sister.

I know that was a big thing, when you accused her.

All this with Cefin and his accident.

It reminds me of when Nessa disappeared.

That's why you were in the woods that day, you were with Cefin?

She wasn't there. No one was.

The woods were empty.

All the Bevan cousins are fucking lying.

Everything we thought we knew about Nessa's last moments,

well they're not true are they?

I think there's waste buried up at the old quarry.

On my dad's land. Come on then. Get in.

This could be our primary crime scene.

Boss. How did you find this place?

Co-ordinate with the Environment Institute.

I've asked them to test the waste for sodium hydroxide.

I want you to scour every last inch of this landfill.

We need to know if Cefin found his way up here.

Kath!

So you and your family have done everything correctly so far.

You've listened to the flood warning,

and you're evacuating.

Now, it can be very scary,

so it's important we learn some skills to help us all stay calm.

First, we take a slow, deep breath.

Then we pretend like we're blowing a bubble when we breathe out.

We found a hair on Cefin's body so we want to know if it's James'.

So Cara has agreed to let you sit in as a teacher.

She thinks it might help, but it's not your interview, OK?

So if I need your input— You'll give me a nudge. Got it.

We might not get many more chances with James so I'm sort of...

sticking my neck out a little bit here.

Does the Super know I'm in there?

No. Let's keep it that way shall we?

Open wide. There you go. And one, and two.

There you go, easy.

Now listen, er, whilst we're here,

we were just wondering if we could er...

ask you a few questions if you don't mind.

Can you remember where you and Cefin were after school on Thursday?

It's alright, you're not in trouble.

So you left here, the two of you at 3:30,

and then you got home at five.

So what we don't know is what happened in between those hours,

and we were just wondering if you could share a few details with us.

What d'you reckon? Hmm?

James?

It's quite painful talking about him isn't it?

But it might help us find out what happened to him.

Why don't you tell Detective Bull

something that he doesn't know about him?

Anything. Something silly?

Cefin was having nightmares and he wanted to make them go away.

You told him how to make them go away.

Yeah I tried. He was having these dreams,

and I said to him

that if you faced up to whatever it is you're afraid of,

that maybe the dreams would stop.

What was he scared of?

The Black Sow. Huh?

I didn't think it was real, but he did.

Wait, did you and Cefin-Did you try and find it or something?

I didn't go. Only Cefin did.

Where-where did he go? Where was this Black Sow?

James, you need to tell us where he went. Come on.

James? I wanna go.

Where was this pig, James? That's enough, Jackie...

Cara, please, it's important. Let him tell us.

D'you remember, at the beach, when you told me that sometimes

you and Cefin would go and play at the farm after school.

Is that where he went? To go and find the sow.

Did he go to Solomon's farm?

Good lad.

So what's this black pig he was talking about?

It's an old Halloween myth.

It's not Halloween.

It comes out at night, hunts and it captures the last kid standing.

Bit old for fairytales, in't they?

Anyway, look, at least we've got a location now.

Have they found anything at the quarry? Like his wellies?

Cefin's wellies. No? No.

Look, um... Cefin's family. They won't want to be questioned.

So tread carefully.

Likewise, when you speak to the cousins.

Yeah. Good. Thank you.

Hey Jim. Alright. No, don't drink it, don't use it.

There's a boil water order.

What's this about the water?

Precautionary measure, they're saying.

Until they test for contamination.

There's a landfill's been uncovered down at the farm.

There isn't a landfill at the farm. Not that we know of?

It's at the old quarry apparently.

I'll call my dad.

Officers?

Ned Bevan?

Bryn. That's Ned.

We were just wondering if we could have a quick word, if that's OK.

Is your father around too?

He's about. Why? Is this about Cefin?

What's all this got to do with Cefin?

You were both working on Thursday, were you?

At the farm, is that correct? Yeah.

Yeah?

We need to speak to everyone that was here that day.

You won't find any culprits here.

Culprits, Mr Bevan?

Yes, whoever's responsible for dumping their muck on my land.

Er no we're just here to talk about-

What about Cefin?

Well, Mr Bevan, we've got reason to believe

that after school on Thursday,

Cefin came up to the farm to visit.

Ah well, you'd be misinformed.

Because he didn't say hello to his Taid did he?

Eh? Every time he comes here, he says hello to me.

So, he wasn't here.

Well, regardless, we just wanna speak to everyone,

including yourself who was working on the farm that day.

Do you have any idea what this family is going through?

Do you?

We just want everything to be normal. Alright?

And we just wanna locate a crime scene.

Well you won't find it here will you?

Doesn't matter how many of you buggers are crawling over my land.

Listen, listen to me now, listen.

If you don't co-operate,

then we have far less friendly ways of going about this.

Alright, alright, put the handcuffs on me then, eh?

Come on!

Dad. Eh?

Dad! Eh?!

Dad. You bugger!

I wanna know what each and every one of them was doing that day.

Did you see the gloves? Heavy-duty protective wear.

Just like the pathology report. Yeah.

Oi!

This er...

This waste nonsense, how long is it gonna take?

Well I'll let the Environment Institute fill you in on that.

Why? Are you worried it might impede on business?

Are finances a bit tight at the farm at the moment?

Finances are fine, thank you.

You're not involved in any er... illicit business ventures, then, no?

Cefin could've come and gone and we'd have never known.

It's a big place.

One man we haven't spoken to is August Antonov. Your farmhand.

He isn't working today.

Is there anywhere else he could be?

Dunno. Pub?

OK. Cheers.

I'll stay and ask around here, Boss.

OK.

Hello? Hi Carys-

Hiya.

Hiya.

Taking a little break from crime-solving are we, detective?

Are you August Antonov? Yes?

Yeah? I wondered if we could have a quick word, in private,

if you don't mind?

No?

OK, we'll do it here that's fine.

So I understand that you've been working at Solomon's farm?

You've been employed there for the last four years. Is that correct?

No... Sorry, no English.

No English? OK.

In your time working there, did you ever come across...

Cefin Hill.

Hmm? Did you ever see him there at the quarry?

No English.

I think you understand perfectly well what I'm saying, come 'ere.

Now listen to me.

I can make things very difficult for you.

I mean that.

I've come to reassure everyone about the rubbish

in the old quarry.

We're doing everything we can to um, clear it up.

And what if it's in the water? Your rubbish?

It's not our rubbish.

We had nothing to do with it, we didn't even know it was there.

It's outsiders coming here,

sticking their noses into our business.

Stirring up trouble.

C'mon.

Excuse me.

DC Deng.

Victor Antonov.

Um, the man that lives in the caravan over there,

August Antonov, is he a relative of yours?