The Game

Ruth's expecting us, yeah? She said she'd be in all morning.

'Yeah, hi, Ruth.'

I'm just so, so sorry. I know it's way too late.

He's involved in this.

You don't know that. He was there!

I know what you are. I'm gonna put you away.

Under his bed, there's an old case. What do you think's inside?

There are Polaroids of every victim that he has killed.

My God! God, Paul!

Huw?

I'm his wife. Huw! What's happening?

She's dead.

Huw?

Ruth... Ruth's dead.

Yeah.

Mum... they're not gonna let us see him.

It could be hours, or days.

It's just... Let's just come back when we know they'll let us see him.

He needs me here.

I got a call from Paul earlier.

Erm... That-That's why I went round.

Erm...

He said that he'd taken a case from Patrick's house.

It was this case, right?

Yeah.

And you say that this case belongs to Patrick Harbottle?

Mm-hm.

Why did you need to see the case so badly?

Well, because I... I thought that it had...

had contained Polaroid photographs of all his victims.

So, photos taken by the Ripton stalker?

Yeah, yeah, I thought that that could...

..prove who he really was.

Huw, why does the case have your initials on it?

Well, it-it...

Huh?

Well... I've got no idea.

That-That's... That's Patrick's case.

That-That-That's not mine.

I mean, it's... it's been under his bed,

in his house, all this time.

We found your fingerprints on the case, Huw.

Well, you would have done, wouldn't you?

Because I opened it when I was at Paul's.

We didn't find anyone else's.

I didn't kill Paul.

He's a good friend!

I suppose you didn't kill Ruth Parker either? No!

No, never! Never! No!

Have you ever been in her bedroom?

Of course not!

Do you recognise this, Huw?

This cufflink was found under the mattress in Ruth's room.

Listen, I've... I've been in her kitchen,

I mean, many times.

But I've never, ever, ever been in her bedroom.

I've no... I've no idea how that... how that got there.

Jenny, can't you see what's happening here?

See? I'm being framed. Huw, talk to me.

No, listen, listen. This is...

Can't you see what's happening?

He's just doing it again, like he did with Declan.

It's just the same! Same playbook!

Is this your cufflink? No, can't you see what's happening?

Can't you see what he's doing?!

It's terrible, isn't it?

Liz, this is... this is insane.

Poor Tina.

I need to go and pick up the twins from the creche.

I can go, if it would help you.

You?

Dad didn't kill Paul. There's-There's no way.

Oh, there's no way? Yeah, I see. Liz...

Oh, Patrick caught him breaking into his house.

He wasn't breaking in. He was drunk.

No, he thinks he might have done it to all of us.

What?

Oh, come on, you must have known there was something off about him.

It's why you stay away.

He... He's self-centred, he's not psychotic.

No, he's gone mental!

Patrick thinks it's some sort of PTSD.

Patrick says a lot, doesn't he?

No, your dad is out of control, and you know it!

Paul is... Yeah, I know about Paul.

Will you stop speaking like that?

'Somehow, I've always found a way to hurt you.

'And... And now, well...

'..now what I've done is even worse,

'and I'm... just so sorry, Ruth.

'I know it's way too late.' Just turn it off.

Please. - 'Oh, God.'

That's not a confession. I mean...

I just...

I felt I'd treated her badly. I was just ashamed of my behaviour.

And what did you do?

I-I took her to see Patrick. I thought she might recognise him.

You took her to meet the man you thought was her stalker?

Mm-hm.

And how did she react when she met him?

Well, she just... She didn't recognise him.

I thought you said he was the stalker.

Well, yeah, yeah, but she didn't actually see his face.

But that-that isn't the bloody point, is it?

Because he conf... He confessed.

He told me to my face.

We have a witness who claims

you were screaming at the house, trying to break in.

No, no, no. I mean, I was upset.

So you weren't banging on her door, threatening her?

No! Er...

You know what I think, Huw? I think you're obsessed with Ruth.

And I think Paul found your case full of all these photos inside,

and that's why, ultimately...

No, that is just ridiculous. OK, so let's just sum this up.

You were never in her bedroom?

No, we've already been through this! And this isn't your cufflink?

Well, I mean, I don't know! You let me go home, I can find out.

Right, and the case with all the photos of Ruth inside,

and your initials on the front?

No! Right.

And I assume that this isn't your kitchen knife...

that was used to kill Paul?

But that-that's my knife.

He's been in my house.

You've got to let me go. I need to warn Alice! I do.

I-I need... I need to warn her.

Huw. Huw.

No, no! Calm down. Sit down, Huw.

I need to go and tell... I need to go and tell Alice and Margot.

Sit down, Huw. No, no, no, no!

We need some help in here.

Because, Jenny, you've got to get me out of here!

Huw, it's OK. No, no, I need to get home.

I need you to sit down now. Huw.

I need to get out! Huw, what are you doing? Stop!

Stop! Jenny, please!

Get in here!

I'm, erm... I'm gonna go outside for some air.

Yeah, that was nasty. He's falling apart.

I just...

Look, I don't get why he'd call Ruth if he already knew she was dead.

Cos he's having a breakdown. Or another one.

But he's so convincing half the time, jury might believe it.

Alice.

Jenny, you know he didn't do any of this.

I can't talk about this.

I'm sorry. No, but you know, you do know.

I've got to do this by the book. I'm sorry.

Alice, no, no, no, no. I know pretty much everyone in here.

Huw protected you all.

All of you.

When you lost your evidence,

or when you were scared you were gonna get a bollocking.

He is one of you, and you all know that he is not guilty,

so why is he still down there?

Alice, please. OK, yeah, I'm going, I'm going.

No-one? No?

Shame on you.

Hey! Hey!

Have you called my wife?

Has anyone called my wife?

Listen, you need to get Jenny down here.

Get her back down here now!

There's a man out there, Patrick Harbottle, and he's...

You know, he needs to be stopped.

And if I'm stuck in here, then he can just do what he wants,

and no-one else is looking, are they?

I need to speak to my family!

The police finished with your house an hour ago.

Left a big old mess, I bet.

I could help you tidy up.

Must be awful, Alice.

Knowing he's locked away, and there's nothing you can do.

Oh, he'll be home soon enough.

What is it that you like the most?

Is it this bit? The mind games?

Or is it the part with the knife?

I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

Enjoy it while you can.

We all wonder why you stick with him.

I mean, you're so great.

And he...

Is it because you hate yourself?

Yeah, that's why you stay with him.

Tell me, have you ever been loved?

Or maybe you can't be loved.

Did you get any sleep? Have you spoken to Alice yet?

Your solicitor's back. We're interviewing you again.

You know those cufflinks you gave me?

Huw, please save it for the interview.

Do you remember what I said when you gave them to me?

Yeah, you were typically ungrateful. Because I don't wear cufflinks.

I don't, and I never will.

So, how come, how come one of those cufflinks

ends up on her bedroom floor?

And why would I...?

Why would I bang on the door loudly, of a woman I'm just about to kill?

Why would I alert the neighbours?

Why would I call and leave a message with her, when she was already dead?