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REPORTER: Police are searching for a 2-year-old girl after she went missing from her home in the Claypit Road area last night.

Her father woke up this morning to find the toddler gone amidst signs of a break-in.

I know you're probably both very anxious -to get out there and find her.

-Yeah.

The most important thing for you to do, in my opinion, -is to stay here, okay?

-[ Police radio chatter ] When we get Hope back to you, the first faces that she will want to see is her father and her brother.

Can you talk me through roughly what happened last night?

What time did you put Hope to bed?

[ Radio chatter continues ] I put Hope to bed probably about 7:00.

-Yeah?

-Um... Then me and Toby, um, sat and watched something for a minute, didn't we?

-Huh?

Didn't we?

-Mmm.

He went to bed about 8: 00, I suppose.

Um...

I stayed here, had a couple of drinks, and, um...

I don't know.

I think I nodded off about maybe half past 9: 00, probably.

You woke up what time?

– About 6: 00, I suppose.

-6:00.

Did you notice Hope was missing straightaway, or...?

Yeah, I went down to make a cup of tea and saw the door open, the broken glass.

I thought, um, maybe there'd been some kind of break-in, a burglary.

I went to check the kids were all right, and that's when I discovered that Hope was missing.

WESTON: Toby?

Uh, did you hear anything?

No.

I was asleep.

No, he was asleep.

Weren't you?

[ Siren wailing ] Hope Wilkins... who's been missing since 9:00 p.m.

Okay?

Last seen in her cot by Dad, Laurie Wilkins.

All right?

Forced-entry points.

That would suggest that we're dealing with a stranger.

But historically, and from everything that we all know, let's not take our eye off the direct family.

So often it is somebody that the victim knows.

Where's Toby and Hope's mother?

Uh, Rachel, my ex, doesn't live here anymore.

We're separated, -and she doesn't -- -You're the sole carer.

Yeah, absolutely.

I have custody of the children.

She, um...

Her mother -- their grandmother -- Fiona, did have access to the children, but I discovered that she was giving Rachel access to the children, letting their mother see them, which the court very specifically said that she's not allowed to do.

I have sole custody of the children.

She's not a fit mother.

She's got problems.

And that's the way things are.

And, um, I'm...

I'm the one that takes care of the children.

Laurie?

-Okay?

-Yeah.

[ Sniffles ] It's gonna be all right, eh?

-The police are here.

– WESTON: Toby...

I'm gonna find your sister, and I'm gonna bring her home.

Okay.

We spoke to Laurie, and from what he says, the split between him and ex-wife, Rachel, was particularly acrimonious, which...

I mean, maybe that custody dispute is a factor in Hope's disappearance.

Rachel and grandmother, Fiona, are on their way in.

They live together.

There's a search team 'round theirs now.

I mean, no sign of Hope so far.

I need more house-to-house.

We've only just started on that.

I want CCTV, and I'm pointing out the obvious here, but the press are gonna be all over this like flies on shit, aren't they?

So anything media-wise, funnel that straight through to me.

Everything else to one side.

You know as well as I do we haven't got long.

Hi.

Hello.

Ms. Sullivan.

Martha Bellamy, Detective Inspector.

Take a seat, and mainly I want to just ask you where you were last night, please.

I was -- I was at my mum's.

And were you alone there?

Only until about 10: 00, and then she was home.

Rachel, I'm sorry to bring this up, but my police records do show that, in the past, you have been cautioned for child neglect.

Would you like to talk about that for a second?

It was a caution.

That's it.

-Was it in respect of Hope?

-Yeah.

I had postnatal depression, and things were pretty bad, and there was a time when she was crying, and I left the house, and I went... [ Breathes deeply ] Just...

I left for about four hours, and Laurie came back.

And she was there on her own.

She was only a baby.

So he actually -- He called the police.

Why would you accept the caution for neglect if you were ill?

I felt pushed by Laurie, and things were really bad, and I just didn't -- I didn't...

It was the way to finish it, I think.

I agreed to it.

Were you aware of what would happen after that, though?

That you then would be unable to see your kids.

I wasn't even thinking that.

At the time, things were bad.

When did you last see Hope?

Very briefly, about two weeks ago.

Had Fiona told Laurie that you were going -to see Hope?

Right.

-No.

That's why it was only a short time, because he... She had to get them back.

[ Siren wailing, door opens ] -STEELE: Fiona, hi.

-Yes.

Detective Constable Steele.

Just want to ask you a couple of questions if that's all right.

Um, last night, I understand that you dropped by Laurie and Toby and Hope's house.

Yes.

At about 9: 00.

Okay.

About 9: 00.

Did you stay long?

FIONA: No.

It was only a couple of minutes.

Toby answered the door, and he said that he wasn't allowed to let me in.

It makes his father very cross, and I didn't want to get him into trouble, so I just left.

I don't like that woman.

There's no point pretending otherwise.

She's, um -- I don't like her attitude.

I don't like the whole Bible-bashing thing.

I had enough of that when I was young, and I don't want her in the house, uh, that's all there is to it.

What did you do then?

I went to St. Swithin's.

I sometimes just... sit there and think and... And then, um, I went home.

So, I went to bed -- I don't know -- 10:30.

Listen, I'm out here in the Wilkins' back garden and just going through the back door and the point of entry.

It's physically impossible for someone to have reached through the broken window and got their hands on the back-door key.

It's too far away.

I'm daring to say that this break-through might have been staged.

Do you mind if I excused you very, very quickly just for two seconds?

Steve, one of our SOCOs has a spare moment, and he wants to kind of eliminate you from the fingerprints.

He'll be doing the same with Toby.

Two seconds.

It's really just for procedure.

-Yeah, okay.

– WESTON: Right here.

-It's just by the back door.

-Is Toby coming?

WESTON: Toby's here.

I have really no more questions, but Toby can stay here.

I'll sit down, and I'll watch TV -with him or something.

-Okay.

Did your grandmother come home last night?

Do you like your grandmother?

She a nice woman?

Does she give you money at Christmas?

Okay.

Let me ask you, Toby... did your grandma take Hope away?

No?

Thank you very much.

[ Sighs ] -BELLAMY: Mm-hmm.

-I've just had a call.

A neighbour reported seeing someone hurrying away from the Wilkinses' house at about half past 11:00.

Laurie maybe?

Put out a description to uniform, okay?

– STEELE: Yeah, yeah.

-Devise an E-FIT based on the description from the neighbour.

Okay.

[ Dialing ] Okay.

Okay.

I'll talk to him in a minute.

Bye.

So, tell me about your dad.

Did he leave the house last night, Toby?

Did you see him leave the house?

Toby?

Toby, you can trust me.

STEELE: SOCOs found no evidence of entry through that back window.

The opening's just too small to climb through.

Three sets of fingerprints on that back door -- one belonging to Laurie, one belonging to Toby, and a third set as yet unidentified.

So, the staged element makes me think it's an inside job.

That third set of prints potentially is a stranger.

I need more info -on the third set of prints.

-Yeah.

[ Background office noise ] Thank you.

Okay.

Boss!

I've got the E-FIT from that neighbour.

That is absolutely not Laurie.

-Laurie?

– LAURIE: Yep?

Just a quick question.

Do you know who this man is?

Yeah.

That's a guy called Robbie.

He works in the off-license.

-Where's the off-license?

-Just at the end of the road.

Okay, Robbie -- Last name?

-I don't know.

-Okay.

Okay, I'll track it down.

Thanks.

- Charlie?

-Go ahead, Sarge.

WESTON: Yes.

So, the suspect's full name is Robbie Hyland.

Okay, I'm gonna text you his home address.

The search team are gonna meet you there.

- Hurry up on this one.

-I'm on my way.

-Excuse me.

-[ Police radio chatter ] Yeah, this is it.

[ Knocks ] Robbie?!

Robbie?!

It's all yours.

OFFICER: Police!

Police!

Stand still!

OFFICER #2: Don't move!

Is this it?

Is there any access through there?

-Sealed.

-Okay.

Well, can you guys wait outside?

Can you get the SOCOs to come down?

Can I have a bag, please?

Thank you.

Boss.

I've just come back from Robbie's.

No sign of him.

It looks like he left in a massive hurry.

Um, but... present.

He's a frequent visitor to shock websites.

Yeah, pretty grim.

Okay.

Good thing though, We have a very clear set of fingerprints.

I've rushed that downstairs, so as soon as I know something, I'll come and let you know.

-So good.

Well done.

-Right.

So, the unidentified fingermarks on Laurie's back door belong to Robbie Hyland.

-[ Cellphone chimes ] -Oh.

Robbie's fingerprints are red-flagged on our system.

Oh, great.

Robbie Hyland... who we now know is actually Tyler Marcham.

Ring any bells?

I should think it fucking does.

The gentleman you identified to me as Robbie Hyland -who works in the off-license.

-Mm-hmm.

His real name is Tyler Marcham.

Okay?

He was convicted 10 years ago for murdering his 3-year-old stepbrother.

-What did you say?

-That's the situation, okay?

Robbie... his real name is Tyler?

-Yes.

-[ Scoffs ] You're telling me there's a convicted child killer living at the bottom of my street?

At the moment, all we want to do -- Sorry.

Are you telling me there's a convicted child killer living at the bottom of my street?!

-Laurie... -What do you people do?!

Do you keep an eye on these people?!

Laurie, finish your cigarette, and let's get out of here.

-Okay?

-[ Breathes deeply ] STEELE: The search teams and cadaver dogs are still 'round at Laurie's property, but, I mean, there's no sign of anything at the moment.

Could you get a toddler in that bag?

Does he have any grudge against you, or...

Does he have any grudge against me?

-Does he?

-No.

I don't know the guy.

I... Then we should have nothing to worry about.

-Alright.

-Finish the cigarette.

Get in the fucking car.

[ Police siren ] [ Police radio chatter ] STEELE: I have CCTV from the shop where Robbie works.

WESTON: Okay.

Oh, hello, Laurie Wilkins.

STEELE: You can see how much he's buying, but I now have the till roll, so I can confirm that he bought a shitload of booze at 3:09 in the afternoon.

And we know he went back later and bought more.

That's a lot to get through in one day.

-So he's pissed as a fart.

-Mm.

Matched with that temper.

[ Sighs ] Listen, I've just seen some CCTV footage -taken from the off-license... -LAURIE: Uh-huh.

...where you were last night.

Around 8: 30.

Yeah.

Uh-huh.

Do you want to tell me what happened?

Uh, I was buying some beer, I think.

Anything else?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Um...

There was a bit of a disagreement, I think.

WESTON: A bit of a disagreement?

I mean, you kicked off.

Look [Sighs] I don't like the guy, okay?

I mean, you told me this morning about his -- his past, his history, and it all just confirms what I always thought about him.

There's something weird about him.

I never liked him being near my children.

I never liked him talking to my family.

You told me yourself he's a convicted child killer, and I want to know what he's done with my daughter.

Could you have said anything to him that might have upset him?

LAURIE: Yeah, I probably did.

I probably told him some minor insult and asked him to do his job, you know?

With maybe a bit more force than was absolutely necessary, but that's what it is.

I don't like the guy.

I want to know -- Where is he now?

Why aren't you talking to him?

Why aren't you asking him questions?

We have people out looking for him as we speak.

So, Laurie leaves, and pretty much immediately Robbie picks up the phone and makes a call.

The timecode on that is 20: 32, and I've got Robbie's call data.

At 20: 32, he makes a call to Laurie's house which lasts about three minutes.

And the only people home then are Toby and Hope.

So, what the hell is Robbie talking to Toby about?

Also, 22:45, there's a call that goes from Laurie's house to Robbie's mobile phone which lasts about a minute.

-Can only be Toby.

-It has to be.

I mean, assuming that the same person that Robbie rang and picked up is the same person that rang him back.

Ah.

WESTON: Toby.

Hi, Fiona.

BELLAMY: Hi, guys.

Could you quickly tell us who that is?

That's Robbie.

WESTON: Do you know him well?

Are you good mates?

I see him at the park sometimes.

When I go to play with my helicopter.

WESTON: Do you ever go to his house?

BELLAMY: Tell me something.

Has Robbie ever called the house?

Or have you ever called Robbie maybe?

'Cause there was a call from the house, and that was to where Robbie works, and that was last night, quite late last night, actually.

10:45.

Was that you calling Robbie?

Toby...

I think you really have to answer the question.

BELLAMY: Okay, do you know what?

I'll tell you what.

Think about what we've just asked you.

You can have a chat, and then we'll come back in, and we'll talk a little bit more about it.

But I think we need to have a break.

BELLAMY: Jack.

Have a look at this.

The search team have got something at Laurie's house.

-Yeah.

– BELLAMY: Got a T-shirt.

-Where did we find it?

-In the garden.

It's Toby's.

Do we know whose blood it is?

Fast-tracking that with forensics.

Okay, what we need now is a chat with Toby, isn't it?

Toby, this isn't gonna take long.

I just need you to talk me through a few things.

Can you tell me what's in this photo?

Is that your T-shirt?

Yeah?

See these little spots here?

That's blood.

And what we'd like to know is, how did all that blood get on your T-shirt?

Hmm?

I-I had a nosebleed.

Oh.

Get many of those?

[ Door closes ] WESTON: What do you think about that?

Oh, it's so hard with juveniles, isn't it?

'Cause, I mean, ultimately, he's just scared.

I don't know -- I don't know how much he's able to tell us, will tell us.

It's obvious from the T-shirt that that's not a nosebleed.

Drops over here, all over the place.

It's -- No, it doesn't quite make sense.

It doesn't really add up.

And he's just completely got the brick wall up, and I'm not sure how to get it down.

Do you know what I mean?

How are we gonna get him to open up?

Robbie Hyland's heading in the direction of the tube station.

Still got that massive bag.

They set some CCTV up.

It's on the corner of MacFarlane Road.

There he is.

That's just 'round the corner from the tube.

I assume that's where he's going.

I'm gonna grab a copper and a car.

Radio me through when we find out where he's going.

We know the tube station Robbie's heading for.

Boss wants this on the down-low.

We don't need any more public attention on this -till he's safely in custody.

-[ Siren wailing ] Ah, fuck.

Get off me.

I haven't done anything!

-Get off!

-Hold on!

Robbie Hyland.

Robbie Hyland!

My name is Detective Sergeant Jack Weston.

You're under arrest for child abduction.

You don't have to say anything, though it may harm your defence if you fail to mention, when questioned, something you later rely on in court.

Anything you do say may be used in evidence.

-Do you understand?

-[ Grunts ] -Do you understand?!

-Yes!

[Landline phone rings] Robbie Hyland, where is Hope?

I don't know.

Why did you go to Toby's house last night?

Toby, he's my friend.

I-I...

He called me when I was at the shop.

He said that he was in trouble.

I thought something had happened with his dad or...

I don't know.

But I went over there.

He said something had happened to his sister.

Did you ask what had happened to his sister?

No.

I-I ran a-- I ran away.

You didn't stay and help your friend?

-You didn't... -I panicked.

I thought if I stayed 'round there that... it was just gonna cause a whole load of trouble.

I... don't know.

I just panicked.

Robbie Hyland has just made a claim that Toby said that something very bad had happened to Hope, so we may not be just looking for a missing child.

She may be very hurt.

STEELE: What does "something bad" mean?

REPORTER: The search continues for 2-year-old Hope Wilkins, who police believe was snatched from her home last night.

[Police radio chatter] [Knocks on door] We've located Robbie, Toby, and we're talking to him.

So that's good news.

Toby... focus on what happened to Hope last night, because you said to your friend Robbie that something really bad had happened.

-I don't approve of -- -Isn't that right?

I want you to answer that, please, and tell me what had happened to Hope.

Nothing happened.

She just disappeared.

That's all.

STEELE: Forensics have come back on the T-shirt.

It's a positive match for Toby Wilkins.

We also asked the FME to have a look at him.

He's got cigarette burns on quite a lot of his body.

The blood spots are from the scabs coming away and then that bleeding further into the T-shirt.

He also has bruising, a lot of bruising, um, which ranges in age from quite recent to -- I think this is the oldest one, which is about a month old.

Laurie smokes.

Yeah, but the age of the oldest bruising coincides with when Rachel came back into their lives.

Don't you think that's quite significant?

Excuse me, Fiona.

How have you missed these burns and bruises... What?

...on Toby's body?

These were taken this afternoon.

[ Gasps ] -Look at them.

-Why didn't he tell me?

[ Voice breaking ] Oh, God.

I'm so sorry.

WESTON: Did Toby ever come to you about these?

[ Sniffles ] He just closed up the last -- I didn't...

It may be that you are now a significant witness -in this case, Fiona.

– FIONA: [ Sobs, wails ] So I'm going to go now and arrange for another appropriate adult to accompany Toby in any further interviews.

WESTON: Well, not ideal, I know, to do it in here, but we're pushed for space.

Oh, it's an absolute nightmare out there.

How are you feeling?

[ Scoffs ] Not great, no.

WESTON: Yeah?

You smoke, don't you, Laurie?

Do I smoke?

Yeah, I do, yeah.

I assumed I wasn't allowed to smoke in here.

-No, not in here.

-Okay.

How do you put the cigarettes out?

The usual way.

In an ashtray, -Ashtray?

-...or a cup sometimes.

WESTON: Empty beer can?

-Yeah.

-Where?

Just on the ground sometimes.

It's not against law, is it?

Oh, probably is, throwing them on the ground.

Whatever.

Are you gonna do me for littering?

No.

Found these... ...on Toby's body.

I'm gonna show them to you one by one 'cause I want you to have a good, long look at them.

Okay?

That's one.

Taken from his torso.

BELLAMY: Have you ever seen these on Toby?

What are these?

BELLAMY: We think these are burns from cigarettes.

Do you smoke?

Yes.

Are you responsible for Toby?

Yes, I'm responsible for Toby, and I told you earlier -- He's been seeing his mother without my permission, and this is exactly the reason he's not supposed to see her.

This is exactly what I was afraid of.

WESTON: Some of these burns are less than a week old.

Yeah, exactly.

Until a few days ago, Toby has been staying with his grandmother, which I did not realize involved also seeing his mother.

Rachel, why is it that Laurie is so dead set on you having almost no contact with your own son?

Because he's a bully.

He wants to punish me.

He wants to keep me away from the kids.

He says I'm an unfit mother.

She has a history of violent behaviour.

She has emotional problems, and there have been several violent incidents in the past towards me and towards the children.

I didn't think this had got to this stage, but this is exactly what I was afraid of and exactly what I was trying to prevent from happening.

Rachel, are you an unfit mother?

I would never hurt my kids!

I would never -- I would never do this!

I mean, my God!

And you didn't hurt Toby?

-No.

-In any way?

No, no!

I keep telling you, I didn't do this.

You better tell her not to come near me for quite some time.

-Okay?

-Okay.

What worries me, you see, Laurie, -Hmm?

-...from my point of view, is that not once have you asked how Toby is after this.

[ Sniffles, clears throat ] [ Sighs ] I've seen some really nasty stuff on your laptop.

Do you want to tell me about it?

I did drawing when I was in prison.

Took classes.

I'm actually all right.

And I don't know.

I just thought they'd be fun to draw, I guess.

I think it'd be fun to draw flowers, Robbie, or... a bowl of fruit or something.

-Well... -That stuff's really nasty.

Isn't it?

Yeah, it's nasty, but it's interesting to draw, and I don't think it's illegal, so... Have you been abusing your friend Toby?

-No.

-Are you sure about that?

Yes.

He's a true friend.

One of my only friends.

Are you aware that Toby's being physically abused?

HYLAND: Yes.

-You are?

-Yes.

-You talked about it?

-Yes.

Who's hurting him?

HYLAND: His dad.

Is that why you were having an argument with him in the shop?

'Cause I saw that on the CCTV.

It looked pretty heated.

-Is that what that was about?

-It wasn't that, it was about he was trying to buy more alcohol, which, you know, being drunk, I thought he might actually harm Toby again.

I didn't serve him, and he started shouting at me.

Spat at me.

Threatened to beat me up.

Guy's a waste of space.

And a bully.

And a terrible dad.

You scared of Toby's dad?

No.

Scared of anything?

Yeah.

BELLAMY: What are you scared of, Robbie?

Coming back to a place like this again.

What have you done with Hope?

I don't know where my daughter is.

WESTON: You physically and verbally abuse your son, Toby.

No, no, no.

I don't.

What's to say you haven't physically and verbally abused your daughter, who's now missing?

-Where is your daughter?

-I don't know where she is.

My best guess right now is that she is with that fucking little pervert who works in the off-license at the end of the road.

-Where is he?

Where is he?

-Robbie's in custody.

Right.

Well, have you asked him where my daughter is?

-Have you?

And what has he said?

-Yes.

He says he called over to the house last night.

And you believe him and don't believe me?

Hang on a second.

You believe a convicted child killer above the girl's father?

-Is that what you're telling me?

-Why would I believe a word -that comes out of your mouth?

-Why would you believe a word that comes out of the mouth of a convicted child killer?!

Why?

Answer me that.

When you gonna start telling me the truth, Laurie?

What have you done with your daughter?

If you think I'm the sort of person who could do anything to my daughter, other than love her and care for her, you're out of your mind.

I swear to God, I swear on my mother's grave...

I don't know where my daughter is.

[ Clears throat ] Why are you stonewalling me?

Hmm?

Why aren't you answering any of my questions?

LAURIE: I've nothing to say to you!

I don't know what happened!

I'm trying to find your daughter, and you're giving me nothing, okay?

I'm trying to find my daughter, too.

I'm sorry.

[ Sighs ] I'm very stressed.

I'm upset.

I don't know where my daughter is!

-He's my friend.

-Really?

Yeah.

What kind of friendship is it?

HYLAND: What do you mean?

Well, I know what I would call a friendship.

I'm just wondering if you have the same criteria.

HYLAND: We hang out.

Like... Look, he's never come to my flat.

Like, the only time I've ever been to his house was when he called me and said he was in trouble.

-Would I -- I know that... -Where do you hang out?

He comes to the shop sometimes, or we go to the park.

BELLAMY: What do you do at the park?

We've got this sort of den we hang out in.

Where is this den, Robbie?

Kenville Park.

There's a low fence by a bike rack, and there's a kind of bushes behind it.

WESTON: Woodies?

What are you guys doing?

Are you giving each other a reacharound?

I called you five minutes ago.

Come on.

Hurry up!

[ Police radio chatter ] Okay, listen up.

[ Clears throat ] This is the north-end part of Kenville Park, where Robbie Hyland has identified where he and Toby kept their den.

Okay?

Torches on.

Charlie, I want you to take two guys.

Let's check access areas around here.

-Roger, Mark, you come with me.

-This part of the park.

Zac, Ben, come with me through here.

Torches on.

Let's find it as quickly as possible, please.

Zac, Ben... with the dog.

Over in that corner there.

Zac with me.

STEELE: Right, there's got to be a gate into this bit, so let's... WESTON: Okay.

[ Dog panting ] OFFICER: I've got something!

WESTON: What do you got?

OFFICER: A shoe.

Fuck.

Charlie!

Can you get them to tell us keep searching?

-Get them to keep... -STEELE: Yeah, sure.

Boss, hi, hi.

It's me.

No sign of Hope, but we've found her shoe.

We've also found the den.

There's a trail leading from the den all the way through the park to Westwillow Road.

It goes dead there.

Okay, I'll get CCTV for that point and the whole surrounding area.

[ Sighs ] Someone's moved her.

Okay.

Timing?

As soon as possible.

Stand by, Jack.

Okay, thanks.

Okay, bye.

WESTON: She's gonna get the CCTV.

Try and figure out where it goes after that.

-[ Cellphone buzzes ] -Shit.

Here's your -- Okay.

Boss?

CCTV shows Fiona Sullivan's car pulling up at the park.

She gets out.

Exits into the park for five minutes.

She comes back with a box, Jack.

How big is the box?

I don't know how fucking big the box is.

I don't know.

Big enough to have a kid in it, I guess.

I've got a live cell site on her phone.

She's heading towards the church, okay?

St. Swithun's.

Okay, we're on our way.

Okay.

-What did she say?

-I'll tell you in the car.

-Here?

-This is it, yeah.

Come on.

WESTON: Check in there maybe.

Get someone to check up there.

Wait a minute.

STEELE: Jack!

Fiona.

Fiona, what's in the box?

FIONA: She has to be here.

STEELE: I'm arresting you on suspicion of murder.

You do not have to say anything, though it may harm your defence if you do not mention, when questioned, something that you later rely on in court.

– FIONA: I'll come with you.

-Anything you do say may be given in evidence.

Do you understand?

Yes, yes, I understand.

WESTON: Yeah, just leave it there for the SOCOs.

FIONA: [ Crying ] [ Inaudible dialogue ] -WESTON: Give us one of those.

-You don't smoke anymore.

Please, can I have one of those?

[ Sighs ] How you doing?

Okay.

Listen, let's interview Fiona tomorrow, okay?

I want you guys to go home and then come back tomorrow with a fresh head.

Yeah?

Um, the body's been sent to the coroner, and the blankets in the box are with forensics.

I'm happy to take Rachel and Laurie down to I.D.

the child.

Thanks, Charlie.

That's... That's a hard gig.

Keep me posted on forensics.

Okay, Jack, let's go talk to Grandma.

[ Door opens ] Fiona Sullivan, you are under arrest.

This is your interview.

It was an accident.

It was an accident.

It really was.

It...

I just had to get her away from Laurie.

I know... ...the consequences, and... [Sighs] I...

I will pay for that forever.

And in the next place.

I have a spare key.

I let myself in.

I smashed the... window next to the door.

Went downstairs.

Toby was asleep.

And Hope was fussing, so I-I... I-I just -- I covered her with a woolen blanket, and... [ Sniffles ] I made a little bed in-- in the boot of the car, and I put her in it.

And she seemed to have stopped crying.

[ Voice breaking ] I didn't know that she'd stopped breathing.

I-I must have just covered her up too tight.

I must have just... [ Sniffles ] It just was an accident.

[ Breathing heavily ] She was such a beautiful girl.

– WESTON: Let's -- -She was so beautiful.

All right.

I'm gonna get you a cup of tea and a glass of water.

I'll be right back.

FIONA: [ Crying ] Boss, can you... Bullshit.

What do you think?

I think she's a grandmother.

You don't just smother a kid by accident.

WESTON: Yeah, and you don't put your granddaughter to sleep in the boot of the car.

I don't buy it.

– STEELE: Boss?

-Yeah?

-FME report on Hope.

-Thank you.

Smothered?

Yeah.

Okay, so, she had fibers in her mouth, which were synthetic from a synthetic blanket, not a woolen blanket.

She definitely said woolen.

There are a whole bunch of blankets at Laurie's house, but it'll be in the file, what they were.

WESTON: Shit.

Of course.

Toby told Robbie that something bad had happened to Hope.

BELLAMY: Exactly, Jack.

I think Grandma's lying.

-[ Sobs ] -Rachel.

Hi.

[ Sniffles ] This must be so difficult for you.

There is no easy way for me to say this.

But... ...it may be that Toby is responsible for Hope's death.

[ Scoffs ] Well, no.

That's ridiculous.

How could he be?

He's not.

He's not.

We need to talk to Toby.

We can't do that without an appropriate adult.

Rachel... this is as horrible as life can get, but the one thing I need you to do right now -is to focus on the truth.

-I don't believe this.

Toby.

Toby.

Listen.

They're going to ask you some questions now, and you need to tell them what happened.

Whatever it is that happened... it's okay, all right?

I love you, and it won't change.

So we need to just tell them the truth.

Do you think that's okay?

Thing is, Toby, I think I know what happened.

I've been talking to your grandma.

And I've got a funny feeling that she's trying to cover up for somebody.

I think she's trying to look after someone, Toby.

Is that right?

You've got your mum with you now.

You can actually talk to me now, Toby.

TOBY: [ Sighs ] Nan came 'round.

And Dad got angry.

So I thought if me and Hope were hiding, then...

...I could protect her.

I just wanted to keep her safe.

I didn't want him to hit her.

Not how he hits me.

[ Sniffles ] But then... she started to cry, and I thought if he saw us, then it would be worse, so...

...I put the covers over her face, and... [ Sniffles ] I didn't mean to hurt her.

I smashed the window to make it look like someone's broken in.

BELLAMY: Toby, what did you do with Hope?

I took her out to the park.

Tried to put her somewhere where she was safe.

BELLAMY: I just don't know how they slip through the system, to be honest.

It's so sad.

WESTON: Charlie, can you come in here for a second?

-Sure.

– BELLAMY: Okay, okay.

The way forward at this point, Charlie, as...

Here, have a seat.

The way forward is gonna be tough from now on because we've got a 12-year-old boy who's confessed.

He's killed his sister.

It was an accident.

I don't reckon the CPS will press charges.

TOBY: I just wanted to keep her safe.

I didn't want him to hit her.

Not how he hits me.

[ Sniffles ] But then she started to cry, and I thought if he saw us, then it would be worse, so...

...I put the covers over her face, and... [ Sniffles ] I didn't mean to hurt her.

[ Breathes deeply ] Do you have anything to say?

No.

Laurie Wilkins, I'm arresting you for actual bodily harm on your 12-year-old son, Toby.

You don't have to say anything, though it may harm your defence if you fail to mention, when questioned, something you later rely on in court.

Anything you do say may be used in evidence.

You understand?