Grace

Those were the news headlines.

Now it's time for the shipping forecast

issued by the Met office on behalf

of the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency

at 3:00 AM on Thursday the 24th of September.

There are warnings of gales, in Viking.

Thames, Dover, White, Portland, Plymouth.

Love you. Bye kids!

Showers, rain later, could occasionally

pour later.

North four to six, occasionally seven metre, showers, good.

Hold the doors, hold the doors!

Meet Claudio Fruselli, 49, economically inactive.

He's a former teacher,

did a bit of tea leaves and astrological charts

for pin money.

He missed a family lunch on Sunday,

his cousin came by today.

Didn't get a reply, but said heard music blaring

at top volume.

So that's why he called it in.

Did neighbours not say anything about the music?

No, got back from Tenerife two hours ago

and the other side is empty.

Smoker bored of chem-sex family favourites.

GBL, GHB, Methadone, Meth.

You back on the flight roster then?

You mean if the upstairs are giving me enough rope?

Yeah, for now.

Wasn't there a bloke found cuffed to his bed

a couple of weeks ago in Lewis?

Wasn't that a suspected GBL overdose?

Yeah, you're right.

Do you reckon they could be connected?

If there is something going on here,

it's better to be across it sooner rather than later.

It was adultery, Mr. Fletcher.

Adultery, it was just the once.

I'm assured it's less the frequency with which

you transgressed your marital vows

and more that it was with your wife's sister.

Yeah, all the same, I deserve something.

It was four years. I'm entitled.

But surely it's too early to be talking about insolvency.

Look I have a very large order from Jarvis coming in

that should put us comfortably, but a letter of intent?

No, not as such, but I'm seeing Paul Jarvis

this weekend and I would hope to be able to show you

that letter by the end of next week the latest.

Yes, of course.

Bye now.

Hey, man, all good?

Yeah. All back up and running.

Overheating, swapped the fan out.

You all right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, just cashflow, you know.

If people would pay what they owe in time.

Tell me about it.

Meanwhile Sophie is spending like there's no tomorrow.

I swear it's gonna be the death of me.

Could always say no.

Think I haven't tried?

Anyway, thanks for coming out, yeah.

Hello, Bryce Right Promotional Merchandise,

Zack Bryce speaking.

How did it go with Mr. Fletcher?

I know we're acting for him,

but I hope he doesn't get a penny out of her.

Good-looking, though.

I mean, not Martin good-looking,

but he's got an arrogant thing going on.

Oh, Martin, would you mind if I left half an hour early?

I've got to take my cat to the vet.

Of course, could you be in for eight prompt, though,

I wanna finish the case papers

for council on Paul Murray, yeah?

Sure.

What?

Asphyxia?

When the body hangs in the down position,

the muscles around the lungs interfere with breathing,

it's how most victims of crucifixion went.

We're still waiting on tox, but it does seem likely,

GBL or some sort of chem-sex drug could have played a part.

So what are we saying? Some sort of sex game gone wrong?

Well he must have had someone with him.

I mean, you can't string yourself up like that, can you?

I wouldn't rule it out.

I mean, some of these auto-erotic types,

I'm telling you, they can give Houdini a run for his money.

But likely an accident, wouldn't you say?

Overdose, possibly, but he,

what about some kind of seizure, kicked over the steps,

passed out, misadventure either way.

If someone was with him, I mean surely,

they would have cut him down.

I mean, even if they didn't wanna get involved,

they could have just, I don't know,

called an ambulance and left the door open.

There was a GBL overdose in Lewis,

a week before last.

Welcome to the South Coast.

Anything suspicious?

Not that we could find.

Mind you, off the top of my head,

I can think of three killers who have used this scene

as their hunting ground

and that's just in the last five years.

Okay, well, keep me across it.

And Roy, the judge on the Hussein case

is sending out the jury tomorrow, so, fingers crossed.

So, Lager frenzy?

- I can't tonight. - Why? What are you doing?

Are you washing your hair?

How are you, man?

Walking myself.

You don't have to worry about me.

Yeah, I know that.

But if I don't, then who will?

Give Ari my love, and say hi to the kids.

Yeah, I just went through a tunnel.

Yeah, incredible, yeah, mate, yeah.

Oh, oh, I'm just coming in to Preston Park now.

So, I'll be in touch.

Cup of choo-choo's on me.

Yeah, watch out, mate.

Yeah, you are, as always, a groovy cat.

A gentleman, a scholar and an acrobat.

Hey!

Hey, hey, hello, excuse me, you!

Daddy's home!

Hi, babe.

Daddy!

Oh! Here we go. Score from there!

And he thought to himself, what a great adventure he'd had.

And then, winkly-wonkly worm, wriggled through the mud,

all the way home.

The end.

How many of them have you had?

Just the one. But it's gone straight to where it goes.

And you know it always gets me in the mood.

Sure.

But, maybe just, dial it back on Saturday night though,

at Paul Jarvis' drinks-do.

What, don't drink at a drinks-do?

I need to make a good impression.

And you're saying I won't?

He is an important client, Soph,

I need a big order, the business needs it.

Really, please.

Okay, okay.

Did you see any of the links I sent?

I, I, I haven't had a chance.

Just, work stuff, you know.

Dubai, they've got some good deals.

Don't be too long.

Bertie? Bertie! Bertie!

Bertie, come on, where are you?

Bertie, Bertie, come on boy, come on.

Bertie, there you are, come on.

What is that?

Hello, it's Janie's phone.

Sorry, Mr. Broom, I can't get a hold of her.

But there was a lot of traffic on the one-way, so.

Oh, thanks.

Get an appeal out to ramblers, dog-walkers,

see if they noticed anyone suspicious nearby

in the past couple of days.

Also, missing persons in the local area.

If not, broaden that out to include the whole of Sussex.

Morning Joe.

It's not very nice, I'm afraid.

A dismembered torso, female, multiple stab wounds.

The head is absent, all four limbs have been severed.

One arm and both legs in the bag along with the torso,

that was wrapped in a duvet cover.

Age?

That's one for the pathologist.

Educated guess.

Um, well, anything from late teens to, I don't know,

the 40's would be pushing it.

Time of death?

Oh, that definitely is above my pay grade.

So what about the missing arm?

Oh, anyone's guess, animal predation, foxes maybe.

Why take her head?

To conceal her identity maybe?

Well, if that was the case,

they would have taken her hands as well.

Why didn't they?

Why dump here where she was bound to be discovered?

Why not just bury her?

Because whoever did this wanted her to be found.

Look, I thought if I found an address

I might be able to return it.

A data stick you found on a train.

What is it that they say about a road to hell?

Did you open up any attachments you didn't recognise?

No, no, I just, plugged it in

and I don't know, the machine shut down.