Ridley

[Gentle music] What'll I do When you Are far away And I am blue?

What'll I do?

What'll I do When I am wonderin' who Is kissing you?

What'll I do?

What'll I do With just a photograph To tell my troubles to?

When I'm alone With only dreams of you That won't come true What'll I do?

Didn't know we had a singer on tonight.

We didn't.

Jamie knows her.

Asked her to guest.

What's her name?

Eve Marbury.

She's back for a funeral.

She flew in from Chicago this morning.

Right.

What'll I do With just a photograph To tell my troubles to?

When I'm alone... Jed should be here.

With only dreams of you... He needs to say good-bye.

He's not coming, Liza.

That won't come true What'll I do?

So how does Jamie know her?

Oh, they played together at Long Beach Festival.

I've never been to California.

What I wouldn't do for a bit of sun right now.

Oh, yeah, the West Coast.

All you can afford is Blackpool!

[Applause] Eve: Thank you.

Thank you so much.

[Cheering and applause] Thank you.

Eve, this is my business partner--Ridley.

[Music starts] - Hi.

I'm really sorry.

I didn't know you were on.

I'd have been here sooner, you know.

It was all very last minute.

Ridley sings with us every now and again.

I mean, not very well, but we humor him.

[Chuckles] Listen, can I get you a drink?

It's the least we can do.

Oh, sorry, excuse me.

Just the two of us, then.

What would you have?

Er, surprise me.

So here we are.

Single malt Irish whiskey.

The traditional welcome of the weary traveler.

Perfect.

Thank you.

Slinte.

Cheers.

Ridley's an unusual name.

Yes, it's...my surname.

I was christened Alex.

So you're a singer?

An enthusiastic amateur, yeah.

What's the day job?

Detective.

Retired.

But I still do a bit of consultancy work, you know.

And your wife?

She passed away, sadly, 18 months ago.

Yeah.

- I'm sorry.

- Oh... - So how long are you here?

- Just till the weekend.

Oh, OK. First time I've been back since I moved to the States.

What took you so long?

My mother had a problem with alcohol, and my brother left home when he was 15.

Are you still in contact with him?

He's written to me over the years, but never with any way of contacting him.

I've tried all the missing-persons sites, but, no, he's not to be found anywhere.

Maybe I could help you find your brother if you wanted me to.

Interesting.

I might take you up on that.

- Can I get you another?

- Better not.

Jet lag's starting to catch up with me, and I have to save my voice.

Oh, why is that?

I'm singing at a funeral later in the week.

Do you mind my asking whose funeral it is?

Julian Varnham.

Julian Varnham.

Of course.

Yeah, he was quite the impresario, wasn't he?

He certainly was.

Well, look, it's... lovely to meet you.

I hope I can see you again sometime.

I'd like that.

- Thank you for the drink.

- Thank you.

[Music stops] [Applause] [Door closes] Woman: Did you manage to get hold of Jed?

Man: I've left him several messages but, as yet, had no reply.

Got to leave by one, I'm afraid, so if your brother is not here by... Jed!

Where were you last night?

Can we just get this over with?

Dad would have wanted you to say good-bye.

It's time to let go of the past.

Eve!

I thought you'd be having a lie-in.

Still in Chicago time.

I need to speak to Ridley.

He's not here.

He might be in this afternoon.

- Where would I find him now?

- Probably at home.

But he lives up in Hepton Water.

That's OK. Hotel got me a hire car.

Do you want me to call him?

No, no.

Just his address.

I'd like to surprise him.

OK.

So how many potentials are we seeing today?

Just the one at 7.

Marshbrook.

He's an earth scientist.

Hmm.

So he's got the brains, then.

And he's not bad-looking, but he's never done this before.

And it sounds like he needs some convincing.

Is that why you've turned into Mrs. Hinch, then?

Get plumping, you!

[Slow jazz music on radio] [Car approaches] [Horn beeps] Annie told me I might find you here.

- Yep.

- This is some place.

Yeah.

Not bad, is it?

I've come to take you up on your offer.

I'd like you to help me find my brother.

Well, right.

Man: Thanks for agreeing to see me.

As family solicitor, I thought a meeting would be beneficial to discuss aspects of the will that might need further explanation.

What are you doing here?

Housekeeper let me in.

All right if I sit here, Liza?

Sorry for your loss.

This is a private family meeting.

To which I've been invited.

Isn't that right, Simon?

Your father made one bequest outside the family.

Ms. Conway is a beneficiary.

It was when you said you were a retired detective, I thought maybe you could help.

This is Luke.

He was about 14 there.

And that's him in the middle.

I think that must have been taken not long before he left.

And you're sure that he was officially reported missing?

Mm-hmm.

Did it myself.

My mum didn't even notice he'd gone.

And what did the police say?

Well, it wasn't the first time, so he was already on their radar.

I don't think they took it seriously.

So there was no follow-up at all?

No.

Nothing.

They just thought he'd turn up.

These are his letters.

He wrote fairly regularly, until recently.

Christmas, birthdays.

And...when was the last time you heard from him?

It'll be a year this April.

And it's the first time he's missed my birthday, so...

I really need to know he's OK.

Some people just go off grid and they want to stay there.

If I do find your brother... you may have to accept that he... doesn't want to see you.

At least I'll have done everything I can.

OK.

I'll hang on to these.

And anything else you've got.

So is that a yes?

Well...

It's better than sanding that boat, I can tell you!

[Both laugh] Solicitor: And on to page 4, subsection E. "To the person named below, "Ms. Julie Mary Ann Conway of 13 Alcot Way.

"If she survives me, "I will give the property described below-- "Ravenstoop, and all surrounding land, as per the title deeds."

I'll invite you both to the house-warming.

That'll be fun.

Man: Procreating has become an ethical and a moral issue.

No one can deny that having ever more kids in the era of climate catastrophe is increasingly problematic.

I've thought long and hard about that, Seb, but surely what's more important is how soon countries transition away from fossil fuels, not the phasing out of human existence.

I get all that, but I'm still conflicted.

Right.

The thing is, Geri's ovulating right now and she's not getting any younger.

And I'm going to be late for work.

- Another green tea?

- Thanks.

Are you deliberately trying to sabotage this, babe?

The thing is, we've already made our decision, so he's either up for it or he's not.

He fits all our criteria, has a perfect medical history, and he's here.

Well, why don't you send him upstairs right now, then?

Tell him to get started.

[Doorbell rings] I'll get that.

Excuse me.

Cheers.

- Ridley!

- Yeah, what's going on?

I've been trying your phone all morning.

[Sighs] Geri made me turn my phone off.

We're interviewing prospective sperm donors.

You can join us if you like.

No, I think I'll pass on that, thanks.

- Is everything OK?

- Yeah.

I'm just looking into a long-term missing-persons case.

Got to get access to the files.

We're going to have to run it past Goodwin.

I promised Geri I'd have nothing to do with work.

How long are you going to be, then?

I can be back at the station in an hour, tops.

Send me everything you've got, and I'll see you there.

OK. Jed: Julie!

Julie...You swore to me you'd never see him again.

And you said you loved me.

But don't worry, it won't be long till I'm out of your life for good.

Here we go.

Are you going to top yourself?

Haven't we had enough drama?

I'm ill, Jed.

Really ill. Like you were really pregnant.

You stay away from me.

I mean it this time.

I never want to see you again.

You'll be seeing me sooner than you think when I tell the police what really happened.

I need to make my peace before it's too late.

And if I'm going down, I'm taking everyone with me.

There'll be no hiding, then, for any of you.

All right?

Any news?

Ah, there's no record of a misper report for Luke Marbury, but we did find his criminal youth record.

Yeah.

All manner of offenses.

Theft, mainly-- cash, wallets, jewelry.

His disappearance was reported at this station.

I mean, there must be a file somewhere.

Not all files pre-1985 made it to the database.

If you want, I can get Darren to go and check the archives for you.

- Cheers, boss.

Thanks, Darren.

No problem.

So who's looking for him?

His sister.

Eve Marbury.

- Where did you meet her?

- At the club.

Yeah, we got talking.

She asked me to help--you know, she's been through the usual channels, but no joy.

- We'll see what we can do.

- Yeah.

What about Goodwin?

Is he all right with this?

Oh, I can be very persuasive.

I'll see you later.

[Music plays quietly] That just came in this morning.

There's a bit of light scuffing on one side, but overall it's in pretty good nick, that.

Yeah.

I've got the reissue, but you can't beat the original vinyl.

That's had a life.

If you ever come across Coltrane's "Impressions" on Impulse!, I'd be really interested.

You and me both.

Well, leave us your number, and I'll see what I can do.

You've been here for a while, then?

Music's always been my thing.

I used to DJ a lot, but I'm more of a talk show radio host now.

Allerton Bridge Community Radio.

That'll be...15 quid.

I have got more vintage jazz out the back if there's anything else I can do for you.

Actually, there is something.

This photograph was taken outside the shop here about 30-odd years ago.

The boy in the white T-shirt went missing in about 1989.

His sister's looking to make contact.

- What's his name?

- Luke.

Luke Marbury.

Here's a clearer photograph.

Yes, that's him--Luke.

Oh, he were a nice kid.

He was a bit light-fingered, though.

You had to watch him like a hawk.

Yeah.

Listen, maybe you could give us a shout-out on the radio.

Something might show up.

Sure.

no worries.

Tonight I've got a tribute to Julian Varnham, so I should get a decent audience for that.

He seems like a popular fella.

Oh, he was.

I used to DJ for him all over the North.

Well, that is outside the Alhambra, the old Alhambra in Uttley.

He used to own that, the bingo hall next door, and the nightclub the other side of that-- like his own little Vegas.

All right!

Right little empire.

So...do you recognize anybody else in the photograph?

Just-- [Sighs] Only...that girl.

Julie Conway.

Piece of work, she was.

You wouldn't have any details for her or any of them?

No.

Haven't seen her for years, thank you.

All right.

Thanks a lot, mate.

You're welcome.

You take care, now.

[Line rings] Woman: Hello.

Ridley: Yes, hi.

I'm trying to contact Julie Conway.

Woman: Sorry, wrong number.

[Line goes dead] OK. [Line rings] Woman 2: Hello.

- Hello.

Um...I'm...

- Not interested.

[Line goes dead] Charming.

[Sighs] Charming.

[Line rings] Julie: Hello.

Hello.

I'm trying to contact Julie Conway.

- Speaking.

- Oh... Hi, Julie, yeah, I...

I was wondering if you could help me.

You'll have to do the band rota for the next couple of weeks.

And Jamie's at a wedding this weekend, - so you'll have to find a dep.

- Yeah, I can do that.

Eve hasn't seen her brother for quite some time now, and she's been asking me to help her track him down.

And?

Well, I just need a bit of time, that's all.

I mean, she's only here for a couple of days.

You hardly know her.

What's that supposed to mean?

I just think you should tread carefully.

Call it women's intuition.

Really?

Lost me there.

You're supposed to be taking a step back from police work-- to deal with what happened, not taking on other people's problems.

I am dealing with it-- in my own way.

Yeah, by not dealing with it.

[Slow jazz music plays] There you go.

I'm a bit behind because...

I'm not used to cooking for two people.

It's my fault for being early.

- Like spicy food?

- Love it.

- Penne arrabbiata.

- Oh... Can't beat the location.

It's so quiet.

Yeah.

Except when it's blowing a force 9 gale.

Listen, I've just got these peppers to do, and then we're done.

- Hope you're hungry.

- I'm always hungry.

That's good, 'cause I think I've cooked enough pasta to feed an army.

So your message said you'd made some progress.

Yes, we've found Luke's criminal record, but unfortunately we can't place his missing-persons file at the minute, but don't worry about it, because I've got somebody on it.

Would you like a drink?

A glass of wine would be lovely.

Good on you.

Coming right up.

And if you don't find the file?

Well, the "Evening Reporter" carried a lot of it at the time, so there's bound to be a few clues there.

I've also got an ID on the girl who's in the photograph with Luke at the record shop.

Julie Conway.

Ring any bells?

I didn't know any of Luke's friends.

Oh, right.

She might be able to tell us, you know, who some of the other people in the photograph are, and we've also put out an appeal on local radio.

Thank you.

You know, it's customary practice in these kind of long-term missing-persons cases that... if you were... OK to provide me with a DNA sample... it would save us a lot of time.

Whatever it takes.

[Both laugh] [Glasses crash] It's OK. You missed me.

Which is just as well, as this is the dress I'm singing in at the funeral.

Well, I shall remember that when I'm dishing out the pasta.

Take a seat.

I meant to ask you...

So...how come you knew Julian Varnham?

I didn't.

Not personally.

His organization awarded a bursary for Outstanding Northern Talent.

And you won?

I couldn't have gone to music college without it.

The world needs a lot more people like Julian Varnham.

Which is why I said yes when his daughter asked me to sing.

I owe him my career.

[Faint beeping] - The pasta.

Got to be perfect.

[Tinny music through headphones] Carol: What, now?

Geri: No secrets.

We agreed.

Jack's always been a part of this decision.

[Clears throat] - Jack... - Hmm?

Remember when we talked about - us trying for another baby?

- Yeah.

Carol: Well, the donor that we found for you, he's got his own family now and so he doesn't do this anymore.

So we met another potential donor today.

- And?

- Yeah.

He's...Seb is his name.

He's...um... yeah, he's perfect.

So everything's happening, then?

Geri: We'll give it a go.

Are you still OK with that?

Yeah.

I'd like a little brother to boss around.

Well, it might be a sister, and then you'd have 3 women to contend with.

I hadn't thought of that.

Is it too late to back out?

- Oi, we're not that bad!

- So what now?

Do you actually have to...?

No.

No.

What, then?

Um... Well, um...[clears throat] He would...Seb--he would do, you know, do his thing into the pot thing...

He's not doing that here, is he?

God, no, no.

At his place.

And then he sends it over and we get something like... like this.

And we dip it into the pot thing... OK, OK, I get it.

That's gross.

[Both laugh] [Slow jazz music] It wasn't until my husband filed for divorce that I started thinking seriously about finding Luke.

He's the only family I've got left.

- Hmm.

- And I started missing him, which is odd, isn't it, because I don't really know him anymore.

But I sometimes... feel him in the ether.

That make any sense, or have I had too much to drink?

[Both chuckle] No, I mean...you know... he's still your brother, whether you're with him or not.

What was he like?

Cheeky.

Funny.

Always getting into trouble.

But deep down...

I think he was desperately sad.

We both were.

And that level of neglect makes you selfish.

You do what you can to survive.

So... when the chance came to get out, I took it.

Yeah, well, you know, you were vulnerable, too.

You know, you had to save yourself, just like he did.

I let him down, Alex.

Is it OK to call you that?

[Laughs] Yes.

Yes.

I just want the chance to tell him I'm sorry.

Don't you worry.

We'll find him.

Thanks, Alex.

It's late.

I should go.

Yeah.

Jingle: This is 106.1.

Right, we're just going to take a break from our tribute show to make an appeal for a long-missing but much-loved brother... Luke Marbury.

Now, Luke has not been seen in this area for over 30 years, but his sister is very, very keen to get back in touch.

So if you know Luke Marbury, if you have any information about him at all, then please, please, please give us a call and help to reunite a family.

Thank you.

Carol: Thanks for coming, Ridley.

Ridley: Yeah, no worries.

What's the story?

Carol: Woman found dead from some sort of neck injury.

Ridley: Time of death?

Wendy: Somewhere between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Ridley: Any idea exactly how she died?

Wendy: Well, it looks like she fell backwards onto her bag, which contained a glass vodka bottle.

The bottle shattered on impact and a shard of glass severed the carotid artery in her neck, resulting in sudden and severe blood loss.

Ridley: Right.

Carol: So it could have been an accident?

Wendy: Or the consequence of an assault.

Postmortem might tell us more.

Her name's Julie Conway.

She's 46.

Known to the police.

A history of minor alcohol-related incidents.

- Julie Conway?

- Yeah.

- Are you sure?

- I found ID in her bag.

- Do you know her?

- No.

She's the lead in that missing-persons case I'm working on.

Supposed to see her today.

Maybe someone didn't want that to happen.

Who called it in?

Just a fella walking the dog.

Carol: Was there any witnesses to the actual incident?

There was a group of teenagers here all night.

They heard raised voices around midnight and saw someone hurrying away.

- Man or a woman?

- It was too dark to tell.

They wrote the whole thing off as a drunken barney.

They didn't want to get involved.

Do we know her next of kin?

Yeah.

Donna Wellingfield, the victim's sister.

She runs a caff on Rugton Street.

We'll need to speak to her.

Would it be obvious to whoever she was with that she was in trouble?

A severed artery pumps blood with significant force.

Hard to miss, even at night.

So why did they leave her to die?

Donna: People were always drawn to our Julie.

In another life, she could have been a movie star.

But...she made bad choices.

Started drinking young.

Couldn't stop.

Alcohol meant more to Julie than anything... or anyone.

That must have been hard.

Did she have any significant relationships that you know of?

Well, she never married.

But she was with Jed Varnham off and on for years.

Jed Varnham?

Any relation to Julian Varnham?

Yeah, his son.

At first I thought she was punching.

Our Julie and a Varnham!

But...he was even more damaged than she was - back then.

- In what way?

Oh, drink, drugs.

He managed to get himself clean, though.

So they didn't stay together, then?

He tried his best.

I'll give him that.

We all did.

But she made his life a nightmare.

Still didn't stop her inheriting from his old man, though.

What do you mean?

She called me yesterday.

Told me she'd been left a house in his will.

Wanted me to know it'd be mine one day.

She was drunk.

I mean, I hadn't spoken to her in months.

Julian Varnham left your sister a house?

Why the hell would he do that?

I have no idea.

I asked her to come over and explain, you know, when she was sober, but... well, that never happened.

You'd be better off talking to Jed.

Have you got any idea where we might find him?

Yeah, the old barge on the canal.

You know, by Bilton Lane Lock?

Yeah, I know that.

Or you could try his sister Liza.

She moved in with her dad after his second stroke.

Carol: We're looking for your brother, Miss Varnham.

Liza: Well, you won't find him here.

He's been estranged from the family for many years.

Well, it's really important that we speak to him.

We've been to the barge, but there's no sign of him there.

What's this about?

Julie Conway was found dead this morning.

Oh, my God.

We just need to talk to him.

We understand that Julie was due to inherit some property from your father's estate.

Is that right?

Yeah, Ravenstoop.

Up on Bilton Moor.

Belonged to my great-grandfather.

Hmm.

So why would your father leave that to Julie?

Dad was vulnerable after his second stroke.

And Julie was a very... manipulative person.

But you never saw her here with your father?

No.

But then I work full time and... some of the carers were less than vigilant.

How did Jed feel about Ravenstoop being left to Julie?

Like I say, we don't really speak.

Can you tell us why?

Jed went off the rails, big-time.

And that's how he found Julie.

We tried to reach out, but she poisoned him against us.

He wouldn't even say good-bye to his own father.

We need to keep trying Jed Varnham and see if any of Julie Conway's neighbors have security cameras.

Be good to know if she had any visitors.

OK.

I'll get Darren onto it.

Yeah, we need to concentrate on that period between... [Phone buzzes] the Varnham meeting and when Julie's body is found dead in the park.

We know she was with someone.

Wendy's got something for us.

Right.

Julie Conway was found dead at Allerton Bridge Park this morning.

Her carotid artery was severed by a shard of broken glass.

Now, initially, we believed that it could have been an accident, but according to the evidence at the PM, it indicates that she was deliberately pushed.

A witness reported a heated argument a few hours before the body was found, which confirms that she wasn't alone.

So finding that person is obviously of great interest to us.

So, separate to this investigation, I'm looking into an historic missing-persons case, which I think may be connected.

How?

Luke Marbury was reported missing in 1989.

It turns out that he and Julie Conway used to run with the same bunch of teenagers back in the day.

Ridley starts asking questions about Luke's disappearance, and then the following day, Julie turns up dead.

However, this is the day after Julie inherits a house from the late Julian Varnham's estate.

It's up on Bilton Moor.

It's called Ravenstoop.

And that was a bit of a shock to Julian's daughter Liza, who believed that the house was going to be left to her.

So Luke Marbury's a person of interest.

We can't rule him out.

Do we know why he left Ravenstoop to Julie Conway?

Well, Liza believes that Julie coerced their vulnerable father into changing his will, but there's no evidence to back that up.

We need to speak to Jed Varnham, who so far has evaded all attempts we've made to contact him.

I think we should focus on the murder inquiry for now.

Where are we so far?

Trying to establish Julie Conway's movements after the meeting with the Varnhams.

Where was she and who was she with?

There's a few houses with security cameras on Alcot Way.

I'm getting those checked out now.

Make sure I'm kept fully updated.

So are we pressing pause on the missing file?

For now, yeah, but Ridley's right-- Julie's murder and Luke's disappearance is a connection that we don't want to lose sight of.

Let's just keep it low in the mix to keep Goodwin happy.

- Yeah?

- Got it.

I've managed to track down Duncan Darwin's place of work.

Who's Duncan Darwin?

He was the last person to see Luke before he went missing.

- I'm going to go there now.

- OK.

I'll keep trying Jed Varnham.

Okey-doke.

- Boss... - Yeah.

Tech worked their magic with Julie Conway's phone.

Found a series of abusive text messages between Julie and Jed Varnham.

They really didn't like each other, did they?

No.

Jed Varnham?

Jed?

Jed: Yeah?

Carol: Ah.

You're a hard man to track down.

DI Carol Farman.

Copelton police.

Is it all right if we have a chat?

Yeah, come in.

Julie was the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen.

I loved her more than anything.

I still do.

Though I couldn't stop her destroying herself.

You mean the drinking?

You have to be able to be honest about the mess you're in, but Julie could never be honest about anything.

When I decided I couldn't take any more... she told me she was pregnant... and then that she'd lost it.

I really wanted that baby.

But it never even existed.

So the relationship ended, then?

That was years ago now, but I couldn't cut her off completely.

And then my sister called me out of the blue.

Said she'd found Julie... with my father.

Your sister Liza?

Are you sure?

She went absolutely mental.

What did Julie say?

That Liza was making it up.

But she wouldn't lie about something like that.

So I told Julie it was over, for good this time.

We recovered some very abusive text messages from Julie's phone.

I wanted to make her stop, but she wouldn't.

I turned my phone off in the end.

Then she started writing me letters, telling me how much she hated me.

Have you still got those?

Yeah.

Could... could we see them?

Thanks.

Do you mind if we keep hold of these for a bit, Jed?

[Cranking] Yeah, Duncan?

He's just underneath there.

Oh, right.

Thanks, mate.

Thank you.

- Er, Duncan?

- Yeah.

Duncan Darwin?

Alex Ridley.

Copelton CID.

I want to ask you a few questions about Luke Marbury.

His sister's back from the States.

She wants to get connected.

And what makes you think I'd know where he is?

Well... You were the last person named to have seen him.

That's going back a bit.

Yeah.

Do you recognize anybody in this photograph?

That's Luke.

But the others, no, sorry.

What about the girl?

Julie Conway.

I was older than him.

Didn't mix in the same crowd.

So how did you know him, then?

Look, I was always getting in trouble back then-- shoplifting, nicking cars.

Luke wanted to get involved.

He followed me round like a puppy till I said yes.

I felt sorry for him.

Can you tell me about the last time you saw him?

He'd had a massive row with his mum, said he couldn't take any more.

And do you know where he went?

Scrapyard over in Craydale.

They used to take kids on, no questions asked.

I dropped him at the station, that was it.

- And you never saw him again?

- No.

Gaffer's on my case.

Got to get back to work.

Thanks for your time.

[Phone rings] - Yeah.

- It's Ray.

Ray Trevice.

Don't tell me you found the John Coltrane.

[Laughs] Nope.

But I'm...I'm on the lookout.

No, I got a result from the shout-out.

Caller said he'd seen Luke in a pub in Craydale.

The Shepherd's Rest.

About two months ago.

Craydale?

Are you sure?

100%, yeah.

Did you get any details?

I tried, but, you know, they wanted to remain anonymous.

Right.

Male or female?

Male.

Mature voice.

Local.

I'll keep you posted if I hear anything else.

All right.

Thanks, Ray.

Craydale.

We've had a response from the radio shout-out.

Apparently, Luke Marbury was spotted in a pub up in Craydale about two months back.

So he could be in the frame for Julie Conway's murder.

Yeah.

We'll have to get the sighting corroborated, but-- - Did you get a name?

- No.

The...caller remained anonymous.

Darren, get on to tech, see if they can trace it.

- Yeah, boss.

Any sign of Jed?

Yes.

We finally got hold of him at his barge.

He said he'd been avoiding us because he'd sussed that something bad had happened to Julie.

- And you believed him?

- I'm not sure.

He did seem genuinely sad, and he said that he still loved her, in spite of all the abuse.

And there was letters as well as text messages.

Yeah, make sure I'm copied in on all that stuff, Darren, - will you?

- Yeah, no problem.

Where are you going with this, Ridley?

Well, we've already established that Julie Conway's death may not be premeditated but a violent response to extreme provocation.

So that puts both the Varnham siblings in the frame.

Jed said that Liza told them that she'd seen Julie at the house with their father.

But then Liza told us that that never happened.

Which means that one of them is lying.

[Doorbell rings] Man: Here's your whisky mac, sir.

Man 2: Thank you very much.

Oh!

Sorry to call in unannounced.

Ah.

I'm grateful you did.

I'd have slept through till midnight.

[Laughs] Fancy a coffee?

- Caffeine would be good.

- Can I have a coffee, thanks?

Man: Yes, sir.

Ridley: Good lad.

Listen, I've been called in to consult on a murder inquiry-- a girl called Julie Conway.

She's the girl in the photograph with Luke.

And you think there might be a connection?

Well, it's always a possibility, isn't it?

But the good news is... is that someone phoned the radio station and said that they saw Luke in a pub up in Craydale about two months ago.

Now, the caller was anonymous.

But there was a witness at the time who said that's where he was heading the day he went missing--- to some scrapyard up there.

Alderford's.

I dragged Luke home from there a couple of times.

Anyway, I'm thinking about checking out the pub tomorrow.

Why don't I come with you?

No, I don't think that's a good idea, Eve.

Why not?

I know the area.

I've got nothing better to do.

Yeah, but...

It may not be good news.

I'm aware of that.

OK. Well, the caller said he was spotted in a pub up here, but it certainly wasn't this one.

It's all boarded up.

Is there another pub in the village?

I don't think so.

Well, the scrapyard's still there, so do you think if he was in the area he might go and see them?

Luke was more at home here than he ever was with us, so, yeah, if he was going to seek anyone out, it'd be them.

Right.

Well, let's try that, then.

OK.

So the property opposite Julie Conway's has a camera.

And it seems she had a visitor.

Carol: That's Liza Varnham.

Did they leave together?

No.

She leaves alone.

And Julie leaves at 8: 07.

We pick her up at the end of the road walking towards town.

Then we lose sight of her.

Did you find any cameras on Halton Way?

Yeah.

She's not on any of them.

There's a pedestrian gate on the other end of the park.

She and whoever she was with must have used that.

Seems like Liza Varnham's got some questions to answer.

Man: Hello.

Eve: Hello.

Man: Can I help you?

Eve: I'm trying to trace my brother--Luke.

Luke Marbury.

He worked here on and off.

A long time ago.

- And?

- Well, it's just that somebody said that he was seen in the area recently.

You might be able to remember him from this pic.

I might be getting on a bit, but there's nothing wrong with my memory.

You'd better come in.

When kids like Luke turned up, they got fed, a bed for the night, no questions asked.

Sit down.

Some of them'd steal the fat off your bacon.

[Ridley laughs] But he never messed me about.

I liked him.

Eve: He liked you, too, which is why we thought he might have looked you up.

Well...he didn't.

Did he ever mention what brought him up here?

He was very young to be living away from home.

No.

And I didn't want to know.

This isn't the kind of place you ask too many questions.

Most of the kids that came here, this was the closest thing to family they ever had.

We looked out for them.

Made 'em feel safe.

Yeah.

Luke said he was coming up here the last time he was seen.

What are you saying?

Nothing.

Only that this was his last known destination.

He might very well have said that.

But just like I told the police all those years ago... he never arrived.

I'm sorry, Eve, but I think we're going to have to face the distinct possibility that Luke has passed on and that somebody wants us to believe otherwise.

- Why would someone do that?

- I've no idea.

I can't help thinking that your arrival is some kind of trigger.

I'd be surprised if it wasn't connected in some way, but I've got to find out who made that call.

What are you thinking?

That I need more time to process it all.

Yeah.

We could always stop by my place on the way back if you like.

I'd like that.

[Spoon clinks in cup] You OK?

It's just sad that Luke felt... so lost, so cut off from his own family that he had to go all the way out there to feel he belonged.

Neither of us really knew what family was.

Which is why... when my husband told me he didn't want kids, I went along with it.

That and being terrified I'd turn out like my mother.

[Both laugh] Yeah, well...

I didn't think I wanted kids, but then... when Ella came along, it was just the best thing that happened.

At the time, it didn't feel like a sacrifice-- because I was loved, unconditionally.

And that's all I ever wanted, really.

Then one day he told me he had a lover who was 6 months pregnant and he was leaving me.

Wow.

And just like that, I'm back at square one, with no one who loves me, no one to belong to, no real connection to anyone.

Oh, Eve.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

I know how that feels.

What happened, Alex?

There was a fire at the house.

By the time I got there... it was too late.

I'm so sorry.

It was started deliberately.

I was the target, but... Have you...talked to anyone?

Well, y'know, they offered me counseling and all that kind of thing, but what's the point?

- It might help.

- How?

I've lost everything.

I lost my family.

I lost everything that... made any sense.