Marcella

Leo Priestley, found dead, buried behind a wall.

We found Leo today. Registered sex offender Phil Dawkins.

You're still a paedophile.

The owner of the flat on the other side of the wall is a Reginald Reynolds.

You didn't tell 'em anything, did you?

- Who are you talking to? - No-one.

Jason's getting married.

What type of employment contract have you got?

- Zero-hours. - Vince fix it now.

Get help. 'Cos if you don't,

I won't allow you anywhere near the children.

Apart from this case affecting you personally,

how have things been lately?

The kids are back home. Well, they're back at their old school.

How are things with Jason?

He knows.

And now he's threatening to take away my kids.

Hmm. I see.

There must be... something that you can give me,

something I can take.

I can't have this any more.

Problems like this don't just come out of nowhere.

The first time this happened was when Juliette died of cot death.

Yes.

And you were the one who found her.

Yes.

What do you remember about that evening?

I don't...

I don't remember much.

Well, it might be a good place to start.

This isn't a physical problem.

It's about accessing your memories.

You're gonna have to try and go back.

Hi. There you are.

Jane. Samantha's mum, from school. I thought I'd check in on you.

I was there when you... the incident.

Yeah. I thought it was someone else but it's all sorted now.

Edward said she's his stepmother.

Erm, she's seeing my ex-husband, yes.

- I've gotta go. - Just thought I'd check you're OK.

I appreciate it but I'm fine.

Help! Help! Help!

Help! Help!

Help! Help!

HELP!

- Were you out last night? - No. Why?

You look like you were out last night.

I wasn't out last night. I just didn't sleep very well.

- I got you a tea. - Aw, thanks, Mark.

Anyone seen Rav?

Mmm. Not yet.

OK. I just got back from forensics.

- They found six different types of DNA at Reg Reynolds' flat. - Mmm.

Mostly his own, obviously.

Alan Summers as well. It's not that surprising.

There's no match for three of them on our database.

Wait. Alan, Reg and three unknown. So that's only five.

- I know. We got a match for the sixth. - Who?

You are kidding me.

This is the building where we found Leo Priestley's body behind a wall.

Are you expecting some kind of response to this on my part?

It turns out that Leo was placed in the wall

from the neighbouring flat...

.. where we found your DNA.

Yeah, I've been there. It's Reg's flat.

Why didn't you tell us you knew him?

I know the connection between me and your case

- would not have been in my favour. - So you decided to lie to us.

Yeah, well, you're never gonna think I'm innocent no matter what I do.

How do you know Reg?

We met a few years ago, we got to talking.

My big confession is I like his band.

We became friends.

Where were you the night before last?

I was at home.

Alone?

I really wouldn't lie to us again.

I was with my girlfriend.

- Oh. You've got a girlfriend. - Mm-hm.

I thought you lost interest once they reach puberty.

That doesn't mean I wanna live alone

or that I don't appreciate the value of a relationship.

Does she have children?

- No. - Does she know?

About me? Yeah.

- I think we should check that alibi, don't you? - Mm-hm.

You can do that without telling her what you suspect me of.

Yes, we can. But I can't guarantee she's not gonna find out.

- Hello? - Madame, we have authority under section 18

of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act to search this address.

But why?

Phil, has it got something to do with Phil?

Yes, it has.

- When's it due? - In three months.

- Is it his? - Yeah. Of course it is.

- You all right? - It's just a cramp, it's nothing.

You do know what he did.

What, do you mean the boy? Joshua. Yeah. I know about that.

And you still chose to have a child with him.

I love him. People can change.

I know that he still considers himself to be a paedophile.

- Did he tell you that? - Yeah, he's completely honest with me.

Honesty doesn't necessarily make you

a good or even a decent person, though, does it?

- You don't know Phil. - I know that he's a child abuser.

And you're giving him a kid. Can you take that?

- But I hope you're right. - What do you really want?

We're investigating the abduction and murder of Leo Priestley,

a nine-year-old child.

You're OK taking Taylah today?

Yeah, work ain't called me in so...

- What's this? - Photos of Taylah.

Yeah, I can see that. Where'd they come from?

On telly there's, like, loads of kids

in ads for baby food and nappies and stuff.

So I rang a baby model agency

but they won't even see us without photos so --

- What'd they cost? - Not much.

- And I think she's got a really good chance. - How much, Gail?

99 quid. But I took a payday loan so don't worry.

That's gonna be 150 quid with interest.

What the fuck were you thinking?

We'll get way more than that if Taylah gets a modelling --

She won't! She never will.

You just doubled what we gotta pay at the end of the month.

You gotta stop being stupid, Gail.

Can't afford it.

Go on, go to work. You're gonna be late.

Right. I'm off to the office. Will you be all right here today?

- Sure, yep. - Where were you last night?

- I was here, wasn't I? - No, you weren't.

So have I been out?

I have trouble sleeping.

Could you drop by my flat later?

I was hoping you could...

.. pick... pick something up for me.

You mean something like this?

Oh. What would I do without you?

Hello, Joel. How are you today?

"He clapped his hands three times, the usual signal of lovers.

But nothing. Not even an echo returned an answer.

And then he thought, with some displeasure,

that the young woman had perhaps fallen asleep..."

The toys and stuffed animals around Leo haven't lead anywhere.

It's cheap mass-produced stuff from China.

Wholesalers sell them up and down the country.

Can we find out if Phil Dawkins is a customer of any of them?

There's too many of them, according to Mark.

Right. We've got... Phil Dawkins, he knows Reg Reynolds,

who used to throw parties attended by minors.

He also gave drawing lessons to little boys.

Phil's alibi checked out for when you got attacked and Reg was here.

- Alan had time to get back from Wales. - Mm-hm.

There's three unidentified sets of DNA at Reg's flat.

- Yeah. - Three.

I don't think we're looking at a single offender.

- Alan's not home. - That's all right, I'm here to see you.

Do you know Phil Dawkins?

Phil Dawkins. Phil. Er, yes. Yep.

- How did you meet? - We erm...

Oh. I... I don't remember.

You know he's a paedophile. He was in prison for 15 years

for abducting and sexually abusing a young boy.

No, I didn't know that.

We found DNA of three unidentified people in your flat.

Who regularly visits there?

- I don't know. - Men. Men like Phil Dawkins.

Are you nervous? You look nervous.

I'm not feeling very well. Erm...

Well, that's a shame but I'm gonna stop asking questions.

What happened in your flat?

Hmm? What are we gonna find?

I don't know. I mean... nothing.

What are you not telling me?

Reg, why don't I believe you?

What are we gonna find in your flat?

Fuck's sake.

- What happened? - He's had a panic attack.

Reg? Hey. What happened?

All right.

- OK. Just relax. - We need to go.

Hi. What did he just say to him?

The driver thinks he heard Reg say something about the girl.

He said something about finding the girl.

Even if he did mean a girl --

and we're not sure of that, considering the aphasia --

- it could be anyone, anywhere. - No, I was questioning him

about what I might find in the flat before he had the panic attack.

Cadaver dogs have gone over the entire place.

There is no other body there, no girl. Nothing.

- Get a warrant, go over the place again. - Thank you.

- And we're letting Dawkins go. - What?

His DNA is all over the crime scene.

Not quite. It's not on the body and it's not behind the wall.

- Yes, but the flat. - He's got a good explanation for why it's there.

The search of his house found nothing.

He's got an alibi for when Marcella was attacked

and he's been ruled out for Leo's abduction.

At least put him under surveillance.

I can't. I haven't got the money or the manpower.