London Kills

What's he doing here?

Who's that?

Detective Inspector Bradford.

Isn't he on compassionate leave?

Not anymore.

You don't think I should be here, do you?

No, not while you don't know where your wife is.

What do you think about the D.I.'s wife?

I think she's dead.

So who is he?

Tom Pryce. 24 years old.

I hear you found the body? Can I get your name?

Amber Saunders.

If there is anything in your private life

that's affecting your work...

It's just a problem with a friend I'm trying to help.

Nice place.

The boss's wife is missing, and that's you with her bag.

Why does she have Sarah's bag?

You know I've always thought

there were two people involved in that murder.

I think Amber's one of them.

Now these attacks

are getting more frequent and more violent.

I think Amber Saunders is a psychopath.

You are going nowhere until you tell me where my wife is.

I need to get away from him.

I think he killed Amber.

Just like he killed my mum.

Male, going on what's left of his clothes.

Strangulation, going on the belt 'round his neck.

The buckle's distinctive.

Might help with the I.D.

Still bothering you?

It's fine.

Yeah, well, it's good to have you back.

-You've been missed. -Thanks.

Vivienne sent me flowers.

Say that again.

I know. I was pretty touched.

What have we got?

Boss?

The Camden murder.

We're ready to brief you now.

I drove down to Brixton this morning to view a body.

Yet another dead woman who matched my wife's description.

It wasn't Sarah.

Decomp puts the body in the ground about a year ago.

The house was rented by students,

four males, one female, all in their early 20s,

which ties in with SOCO's estimation

of the rough age of the victim.

Now, the landlord paid two of the male students

to lay decking last summer.

That is Freddie Harrison and Nazeeb Khabi.

Final payment was handed to Nazeeb late July

just after Freddie had left for the holidays.

Right. Oh, Billie.

It's good to have you back.

Thanks, sir.

I was loving my mum fussing, but it was time.

Anything you need, just let us know.

So, you were away when the decking was completed?

Yeah, I was visiting my girlfriend in Plymouth.

When I came back, I just assumed Freddie had finished it.

Landlord was gonna get someone in, but Freddie was skint.

He reckoned we could bluff our way through

from looking it up on the Internet.

I texted him about his share of the money.

I haven't heard from him since.

Do you recognize this belt?

It's got quite a distinctive buckle.

Was this...with him?

So Nazeeb recognized the belt as Freddie's.

Also, height and hair color correlate with the remains.

Bank records?

Uh, there's no activity on the bank

or phone accounts for about a year.

He might have just stopped using them, but...

But it's looking more and more likely, given the timing,

that he is our John Doe.

We need to confirm it.

Well, Freddie and his sister, Karen, were in care.

So, the local authority should have details on the dentist.

Also, Freddie was arrested when he was a teenager,

so we'll have DNA, too.

I'll put a request in.

Oh, we've got an address for the sister.

According to Nazeeb, she and Freddie were very close.

Makes you wonder why she hasn't reported him missing.

David Bradford.

No, she's not off sick.

Right.

Let me know if she turns up, will you, please?

Thanks.

Carly's not shown up at college.

This is me. You know what to do.

Karen Harrison?

Yep, hang on.

Can we have a quick word?

What's this about?

I'm Trainee Detective Constable Billie Fitzgerald.

This is Detective Constable Rob Brady.

It's just a couple of questions about your brother, Freddie.

Is he all right?

Can you confirm he lived at 14 Bello Crescent?

That's right. What's going on?

Human remains were found in the back garden.

We believe they've been there from around the time

your brother was living there.

Okay, but he moved out of there last summer.

Can you tell us the last time you saw or spoke to Freddie?

Sometime that summer.

Look, I know you want to talk to him

but he couldn't have had owt to do with that.

So, you haven't heard from him in over a year?

I said I haven't spoken to him.

I didn't say I ain't heard from him.

Hang on.

You all right?

I got this last week from him on my birthday.

This is from Freddie?

It's this stupid thing we did when we were younger.

We were in different care homes, so we used to keep in touch

sending each other crappy postcards.

It's definitely his handwriting?

Yeah, 'course.

He's been doing that smiley face by his name since he were 11.

He goes off sometimes when he needs to get his head together.

He's bipolar.

We heard that he got himself in a bit of trouble

whilst he was in care.

He's got a mental illness, so he's got to be bad news, right?

Nah, I didn't mean that at all.

I'm --

I'm sorry. I've really got to get this.

D.C. Brady.

We get the bad end of mental health.

People self-medicating with drugs, alcohol.

That's what we get to clear up.

It don't make 'em bad people.

My best mate from junior school was bipolar.

I know that.

Karen, there's, um...

We've had an I.D.

It's not my brother.

I'm afraid dental records confirm that it is.

No.

No. It can't be.

I told you, he's been writing to me.

Karen, we're so, so sorry.

Almost identical to the ones we know he wrote,

so whoever sent the fakes had access to his handwriting.

And knew that receiving postcards

would stop Karen from reporting him missing.

We've I.D.'d the other housemates?

Yeah, we got this from Nazeeb.

I just thought I ought to let you know.

And the police are gonna want to talk to everyone.

You're saying we're suspects?

After what went on, of course we are.

Mark?

As far as the police are concerned,

it was just a normal house share.

Right?

Everyone got along.

We stick to that, and we'll be fine.

Hello?

Yep.

Uh, yeah. Sure.

I'll take a break when you get here.

Okay.

The police want to talk to me again.

You didn't tell us there was trouble in the house.

Only the usual stuff over who forgot to replace the loo rolls.

We got this from Karen's phone.

It's a text chat between her and Freddie

about a row that you two had.

It was over the decking.

He just left the whole thing to me, barely got out of bed.

Then when I came back from Plymouth, it was finished,

and he just cleared off.

Freddie seems to think you were on the verge

of asking him to move out.

Was that about toilet roll?

When the depression kicked in, he was a nightmare to live with.

I know he's bipolar, but...

Look, the biggest fallout in the house

was between Freddie and Leshae.

Leshae moved out over it.

The landlord wouldn't give him his rent back.

But he wanted to get away from Freddie.

He hated the guy.

Nazeeb's alibi checks out.

He was in Plymouth that whole weekend.

What do we have on this other housemate, Leshae Hobbs?

The bank confirmed Leshae changed his contact address.

But what's really interesting

is that he was arrested for assault

after he punched Freddie in the student bar.