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MALE NEWSCASTER: 'Police are now

hunting serial rapist

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after a third woman was attacked

last night by the West Willow canal.

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As with previous assaults,

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the victim was grabbed from behind

by a masked assailant.

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We are appealing to women

in the area just to take care,

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you know, if they're travelling,

travel in twos and threes,

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take all the precautions that they

need. If you're calling a cab,

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then call a licensed cab.

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Multiple entrances and exits

all along the towpaths.

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There's no confident way of placing

where our attacker lay and hid,

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or whether it was

a spur-of-the-moment thing.

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Helped by the fact there is

absolutely - or virtually -

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no CCTV footage available

for site,

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which would probably be the reason

why the attacker chose this spot.

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Yeah. And we've got two other rapes

in a mile-and-half radius,

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with an assailant who had a certain

amount of forensic knowledge,

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cos he's wearing a balaclava

and gloves each time.

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I need a file on George Callaghan,

done for rape.

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Archive Nine.

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That's the file. Amazing.

Thanks, Martin. You're a genius.

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This is sex offender and serial

rapist George Callaghan.

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Recently released from prison

after serving ten years of

a 16-year sentence for rape.

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(SIGHS) I don't know. I think it

could be this guy. You know?

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MO's the same - approaching the

victims from behind,

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strangling them before he rapes

them.

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Those two were frenzied attacks.

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This was premeditated.

Plus, he's got CCTV on his house.

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It's part of his licence

conditions.

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He's had ten years to work on

improving his technique,

so to speak, you know?

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And, to be fair, if we're doing

our jobs properly,

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we have to allow him to improve

his character, Jack.

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I don't know.

Yeah? Hm.

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But worth checking?

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Always.

Always.

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How are you, George?

Yeah.

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Yeah, good as can be expected,

I suppose. Keeping well?

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Yeah.

Keeping out of trouble?

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Yeah. Trying to.

Head down, trousers up, yeah?

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Oh, yeah.

Good boy.

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Where were you last night?

At home.

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Yeah? Yeah. All night?

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Yeah. Yeah, I got home from work,

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and yeah, I was at home all night.

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Watched the England game.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

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What was the score?

2-0. Who scored?

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Well, Gerard scored at the end.

Great goal. Yeah, great goal. Yeah.

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Did you see the TV,

the news afterwards?

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Er, no, I don't really watch

the news. No?

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Because what's happened is,

there's a rapist on the loose.

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Yeah, I know about that.

Three victims so far.

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Yeah, I know.

Still haven't found him.

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God knows where he could be.

Mm.

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Did you do it?

No, I didn't do it.

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No, I didn't do it.

Well, where were you last night?

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I was in the house.

I was watching the game.

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Honest, I was. I was in the house

watching the game.

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I didn't go out. You've got CCTV

outside the house.

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I didn't go out.

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Can't get onto the server.

(SIGHS) All right.

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Hey. Is she OK?

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(SIGHS) It's just grim.

Man, he doing that.

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I managed to get her to agree

to the forensic exam,

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so we've got DNA, but she doesn't

want to take it further.

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I think that's all we're gonna get.

Oh.

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Victim details?

Erm, her name is Diane Packman.

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Fuck. Chief superintendent's

wife's name is Diane Ackerman.

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We sure it's her?

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Shit, I didn't ask her husband's

name, but she is married.

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Hold that thought.

Erm...

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Well... I guess that explains why

she doesn't want to go any further.

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She doesn't want this dragged

all over the station

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where her husband works.

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I'll look after her,

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and we'll make sure she's treated

with dignity...

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What's going on?

I-I don't know. He just...

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When did he get here? He turned up

a couple of minutes ago.

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Fuck, man. And they've been

in there for ages?

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..I'm going to make this

my priority - obviously.

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And er... Detective erm,

Constable Steele

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will go down now and take

a statement from Mrs Ackerman.

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Erm...look, I-I hope that

you don't feel

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between you that she's under duress

to give her statement

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because she's your wife, sir?

Not at all. It's about control.

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The rape victim has to be

in control.

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OK. Well, again, you know -

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Anyway. Thank you. Nice to see you.

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Thank you, sir.

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And at any point,

either after you left work -

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I'm not entirely sure of

the distances involved yet.

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so either after you left work

or left the Tube to walk along

the canal,

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were you followed at all,

or notice anything like that?

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I didn't notice anything. No, I...

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No. No.

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And in that bar -

He just came up from behind.

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OK. I didn't hear anything

and I didn't see anything.

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It's...

OK.

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And in the bar when you went for a

drink, before you got on the Tube,

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you went there alone?

Mm-hm.

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Yeah.

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Erm...I don't...

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I don't want to seem rude

or anything,

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but...do you often go out

and drink alone?

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I just went for a drink.

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It's not that weird.

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And where was your husband

last night?

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Erm, he was at a conference,

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so he was staying away in a hotel.

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Boss?

Yep?

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Hi. Erm, obviously,

under normal circumstances,

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I'd do the usual background

checks on Diana -

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Proceed as normal - obviously.

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You OK?

All good.

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(SIGHS HEAVILY)

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Just some initial stuff from

the background checks. Erm...

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A callout was made recently to the

Ackermans' address over a domestic

incident.

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Erm, Supt Ackerman apparently told

the constables to get lost

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while Diana apologised profusely

for wasting their time.

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Er, she's also... She's got

a bruise that predates the rape.

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What do think?

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OK. Do you know what?

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I think I'm gonna pop down,

join Charlie.

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So sorry to interrupt.

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Diane, my God, I wish these were

different circumstances, my friend.

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Listen, carry on. OK?

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OK, let's carry on.

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He came out from behind me

and...

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Balaclava on.

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And he had gloves on.

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And he really, really, really

strangled me.

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He really strangled me...

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..and then I woke up and...

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I didn't have any underwear on.

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I don't know what happened

to my underwear.

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(SOBS)

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How's Diane? I don't know. I feel

like she's not telling us something.

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What do you mean?

(SIGHS) I-I dunno.

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I find it very, very odd

that she was that there for

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what, a couple of hours,

drinking on her own.

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I dunno - Did she say how much

he had to drink?

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Er...she said she had

a couple of glasses.

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Yeah, a couple of glasses.

I've got the CCTV footage

from outside the pub.

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She looks pretty wobbly.

She looks hammered.

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Yeah. She wanders up here.

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And then, I mean... Maybe she's

on tranquillisers or something -

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It looks like it, doesn't it?

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I did a quick check of the pub.

I got these two receipts.

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She had had two glasses of wine,

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and then she also had a full bottle

to herself. A-whole-nother bottle?

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And er, I think that would floor

even the heartiest Irish drinker.

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(CHUCKLES)

That's more than two glasses.

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You should know.

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Right.

So why she lying about that?

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The only reason that we need to know

about your drinking pattern

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is because if a rapist alleges

that you gave consent to have

sex with him -

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I didn't give - If he did,

if you had had a few drinks,

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there is a possibility that you

weren't able to give consent.

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That's why we're asking.

I don't know.

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You know how much I had.

You tell me how much I had to drink.

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OK, I was a little pissed.

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Who doesn't like to have a drink?!

Completely, I totally agree,

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but ultimately we're here

to find this guy.

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OK? I'm on it -

I'm really sorry to interrupt.

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The DNA stuff is in.

There's nothing useful

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taken from the clothing or from

Diane herself,

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other than the marks on her throat,

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which belong to a guy called

Andrew Bourne,

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who runs an accountancy firm

that Diane works for.

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We have his DNA on file from

a drunk-driving incident six

months ago. Oh, really? OK.

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Do you think Andrew has anything

to do with that bruise on her face?

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I know it's not from yesterday,

it's a bit older.

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She said she fell in the bath and

she didn't. Why don't we ask her?

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No, Jack. She's a victim.

We're going to look after her.

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This is day one.

You understand that.

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The person I need to speak to

is this Andrew...

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Bourne.

..Bourne guy.

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And - Take her to the witness suite.

Look after her, please, guys.

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She's shitting herself

because of who she is.

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Mr Bourne, how did Diane

come to work for you?

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I've known her long, long time.

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I've known her husband Howard

since university - we played

rugby together.

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Erm... God, I mean...

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She needed a job,

I needed a personal assistant.

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It seemed to be a perfect fit.

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And could I ask you what you were

doing last night?

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Erm, I was working.

Diane left at some point.

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In the late evening.

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And then I-I stayed.

I stayed at home.

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Alone. You made several

phone calls to Diane.

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After she left the office.

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Yeah. Why so anxious

to get in touch with her?

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I was concerned for her.

She really has not been...

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12 calls.

OK.

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Look, as I say, I was very, very

concerned for her.

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She really hasn't been herself

lately...

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This is another photo of Diane

yesterday morning. (God!)

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What the photo doesn't show,

Mr Bourne,

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is that we have your DNA

on her neck.

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Can you explain why

that might be there?

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OK. I'm really not proud of this,

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but I-I tried to kiss her.

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And obviously I've misinterpreted

something there,

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but that is all, and I would

never, ever hurt her.

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That doesn't look like a love bite

to me, sir. OK.

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If you want to be interrogating

someone, I suggest you interrogate

her husband Howard.

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OK? Because he's the one who hits

his wife around. Not me.

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That's a very serious allegation

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of a very senior member of the

police. Yep.

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And as I say, I suggest that

you interrogate Howard.

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OK? Because your

chief superintendent

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is the one who slaps

his wife around.

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Am I getting this straight?

Absolutely -

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You know you're being recorded?

Yeah, I know how it looks

and how it sounds.

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But that is the truth. Do you want

to know how controlling he is?

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Right. Diane has her salary

that I pay her

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paid directly into his bank account.

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She doesn't have any

of her own bank cards.

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OK? He pays her an allowance,

in cash, that she has each week.

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OK? That gives you an idea

of the sort of person he is.

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I hope you can back this up, because

the police will come down hard on

you for this. If you're wrong.

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(KNOCKS)

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Sorry. I've got the chief super's

last credit card statement.

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Pop the door.

Yeah.

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Erm...there's a transaction from

about a week ago at the locksmith's.

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I gave them a call. They said

they were called out by a female

matching Diane's description

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to change all of the locks

in the Ackermans' house.

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She must be terrified of him.

229

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Yeah.

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Yeah, it does look like

Andrew Bourne's allegations

might have legs.

231

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Erm, do you know what, Charlie?

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Reinterview Diane Ackerman.

233

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Hello.

234

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Can you tell me a bit about your

relationship with Andrew?

235

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It's fine. It's good. Erm...

236

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The report came back and said that

there was his DNA on your neck.

237

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That's why I'm asking.

238

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(SIGHS) OK. Erm...

239

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Yeah, he... He made a pass

at me yesterday.

240

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I pushed him away, that was it.

241

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Nothing happened. Yesterday

whilst you were at work?

242

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Yes.

Did you argue about it?

243

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No, we didn't argue about it.

I just left. OK?

244

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I don't know what this has got

to do with...

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..with...

Has it ever happened before?

246

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No.

247

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Do you have a credit card, Diane?

248

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A debit card? A bank account?

249

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Where do your wages get paid to?

250

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Do they get paid directly

into your husband's account?

251

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Does he have all of your money,

and, what, pay you an allowance?

252

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Because that's not normal. That's

absolutely controlling behaviour.

253

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Yeah. Yeah...he is controlling.

254

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He erm...

255

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He's always criticising me and...

256

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..saying I should dress

in a different way and...

257

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speak in a different way.

258

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I think he'd quite like it

if I was a different personal

altogether.

259

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The question is whether she's

going to nail Ackerman -

260

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She has to. She has to,

but it's so sensitive.

261

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You start investigating

your superiors...

262

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All we can do is support her.

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So, gossip corner.

264

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Hey. Let me guess the headlines

of this conversation -

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"Chief Super Bashes Wife".

Am I right?

266

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Look, this is a rape investigation.

267

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We are going to look at who

raped Diane Ackerman FIRST.

268

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OK? Before we tackle if

Diane Ackerman is a victim

of domestic abuse.

269

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All right? Let's do it in that -

270

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Let's do it in that order...

271

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I need discretion, guys.

Yeah, of course.

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But it's worth talking about

between the three of us.

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Keep it within us three.

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To anyone else, talk about what was

on telly or something like that.

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Or who you're fucking, Jack.

How about that?

276

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No-one. As usual.

(LAUGHS)

277

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George Callaghan is living

with this woman. Annette Walker.

278

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This is the CCTV footage from

outside Annette's house last night.

279

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The relationship between George

and Annette blossomed,

280

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after Annette contacted George

in prison,

281

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while he was still serving

his sentence.

282

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He moved in with her almost

as soon as he was released.

283

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Must've been attracted

to his sweet nature (!)

284

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She leaves the house at 07:42pm

in her car

285

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to visit and feed her sick

mother Evelyn.

286

00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,520

At 10:00pm, George's bedroom

light goes out.

287

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Other ins and outs

288

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are the back door, which leads

onto an enclosed garden,

289

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then the garden backs onto

two adjoining gardens,

290

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so there is absolutely no way

out the back.

291

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Hi. Sorry for keeping you waiting.

Here's your coffee.

292

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Thank you.

Please take a seat.

293

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Thanks. I'm sorry to have

dragged you in erm...

294

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at such short notice.

I can't apologise enough.

295

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You know that we have been speaking

with George Callaghan.

296

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You're in a relationship with...

297

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Yes. ..George?

He lives with me. He's my partner.

298

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Fantastic.

299

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So, have you arrested George?

No, George is just helping us

with our enquiries.

300

00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,840

Is it about that thing that

happened last night by the canal?

301

00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,120

I can't really go into too much

detail about it.

302

00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:09,440

Cos they said on the news

people automatically jump to

conclusions because of his past,

303

00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,080

but he's changed and he should be

allowed to move on,

304

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which is only fair, I think.

Absolutely.

305

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I couldn't have put it better

myself. Yeah.

306

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Erm...

307

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I just have a few very quick,

minor questions.

308

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Where was George last night?

309

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He was with me. We were just

in last night watching telly,

310

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apart from when I had

to go out and see my mum.

311

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But George stayed in,

and I had the car,

312

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so he couldn't have gone anywhere.

You can check all this on CCTV.

313

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You lot put it up to monitor him.

(CHUCKLES)

314

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How long have you been going out

with Annette?

315

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I'd say about 18 months.

She know about all your...

316

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Yeah. ..dirty laundry? Yeah.

317

00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:51,720

There's no secrets between me

and Annette. Good.

318

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Do you love her? Yeah, I do.

She love you?

319

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Yeah, I think so. (CHUCKLES)

Hope so. Yeah, hope so.

320

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Put up with me, she must do.

(CHUCKLES)

321

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From a rehabilitation point of view,

what happened?

322

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When I was inside.

323

00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,400

Did you find God?

No, I found a great therapist.

324

00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:17,720

Yeah. My doctor, he sorted me out.

325

00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,360

You know, the first...

326

00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,400

couple of years were the hardest -

for both of us, I think.

327

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It's hard to admit what you did.

328

00:19:27,120 --> 00:19:30,400

And then start to kind of address

how you feel about it.

329

00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:35,120

Erm, George and Annette's stories,

they're airtight.

330

00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,640

Corroborate everything

that we saw on CCTV.

331

00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,160

But the way they acted

in the interview room

332

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just freaks me out -

she's too weird, he's too smug.

333

00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,000

It just...stinks.

I know, I know. Problem is,

334

00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,600

I've completely run out of time

on Callaghan.

335

00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,120

Don't do that to me. We've got let

him out. It's the clock.

336

00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,760

I've just spoken to the hotel

holding the ACPO conference

337

00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,400

where Chief Supt Ackerman

was a delegate.

338

00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:02,000

He had the room overnight but he

checked out early and came home.

339

00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:04,320

Which contradicts what he told

his wife

340

00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:06,560

and gives him time to have gotten

back here.

341

00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,680

And carried out the rape. I'll back

you up on whatever you want to do.

342

00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:15,000

I'm about to talk this through

with the DCI.

343

00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:20,320

OK? Just for me, keep Ackerman's

name off the suspect board.

344

00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:22,960

For now.

How long do you need?

345

00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,120

Half an hour.

346

00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,440

That bruise on your face, Diane...

347

00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:34,360

..our medical examiner, who has

spoken to you and had a look at

the photos,

348

00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,480

has told us that it's not consistent

with a fall in the bath,

349

00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:39,280

and it's more like a punch

or a slap.

350

00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,280

No, I fell in the bath.

351

00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,320

I'm only going on what our medical

examiner said.

352

00:20:45,360 --> 00:20:48,440

Did someone hit you? No.

Did Howard hit you? No.

353

00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,480

No, I fell in the bath.

354

00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,640

Is he aggressive? Is he violent?

355

00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,320

Did he hit you?

356

00:20:57,360 --> 00:20:59,360

Diane?

357

00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,360

Because I can do something about

that. You just have to talk to me.

358

00:21:06,360 --> 00:21:08,920

Yes. Yeah? OK. OK.

359

00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,520

This is just me over here.

360

00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,880

But I will always call you. I will

never turn up out of the blue.

361

00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,920

I'm not going to be making

a complaint against Howard, OK?

362

00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:25,920

You've got to understand that.

OK. I think it's something you

should think about -

363

00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:29,920

It is something I've thought about.

You have no idea how important his

job is to him.

364

00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,000

You have my number.

I'm not going to force you -

365

00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:35,640

I don't want to talk about

that any longer. That's fine.

366

00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,800

I just want you to think about it,

and if you change your mind,

367

00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,400

I want you to call me. OK?

368

00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,280

I'm... OK.

369

00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,240

(Martha, come on, for fuck's sake.)

370

00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,000

I have been looking at...

371

00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,360

the other two rape victims,

372

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and both of them reported incidents

of domestic abuse to the police.

373

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So, could someone be using our

system to scout out targets?

374

00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:05,520

What are you trying to say?

We already know the attacker

was forensically aware.

375

00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,840

Could our rapist be a copper?

SUSPECTS EPISODE 3 SCENE BREAKDOWN

(please note, this is not an official document, just an attempt at a scene breakdown purely for the purposes of information. All scenes in brackets are scenes where Damien does not appear).

Scene 1 (00.00 - 01.13)

Newsreader voiceover:

"Police are now hunting a serial rapist, after a third woman was attacked last night by the West WIllow canal. As with previous assaults, the victim was grabbed from behind by a masked assailant"

Jack and Martha are on the crime scene with a police unit and forensics. Martha makes a statement to the press, Jack points out there is little evidence so far and the area has little or no cctv footage which is why the attacker probably chose the spot. There have been 2 more attacks in the area and assailant also had a certain amount of forensic knowledge as he was wearing a balaclava and gloves each time.

Scene 2 (01.14-01.23)

Jack is in the archives looking for info on George Callaghan, who has been "done for rape"

Scene 3 (01.24-02.15)

Jack pins photos of the younger and present day George C on the crime board, while telling Martha he thinks the attacker could be him, as he has just been released from prison having been convicted for rape and the M.O is the same. Martha is not convinced, saying he has to be given the chance to improve his character. Jack appears visibly irked as he looks direct to camera. however she agrees they can check.

Scene 4 (02.16-03.26)

Jack interviews George in the interview room. He uses the friendly approach, watching for a reaction from George, until "did you do it?" George says he was at home all night watching football, he didn't go out and there is cctv watching the house.

Scene 5 (03.27-04.14)

In the main office. Jack cannot get onto the server and is clicking his keyboard furiously. Charlie has spoken with the latest victim, Diane Ackerman, who agreed to the forensic exam, but doesn't want to take it any further. Martha points out that the Chief Superintendent's wife is also Diane Ackerman

Scene 6 (04.15-05.16) The Chief Super comes to the station with Diane.

Scene 7 (05.15-06.16) Charlie interviews Diane about the attack and questions her about the bar where she had a drink before the attack happened)

Scene 8 (06.17-06.48)

Jack asks Martha if he should do the normal background checks on Diane. She replies, stressily, he should. "Proceed as normal, obviously." Jack asks if she is ok and slams the door behind him.

Scene 9 (06.49-07.35)

Jack reports back to Martha, He has found out that a call was made to Ackerman's address recently over a domestic incident. the CI told them to get lost while Diane apologised profusely. Martha tells him she also has a bruise on her neck that pre-dates the rape.

(Scene 10 (07.36-08.23) Martha joins Charlie in the interview room, where Diane is upset talking about her attacker)

Scene 11 ( 08.23 -09.23  )

Martha Charlie and Jack are discussing the case in the main office. Charlie thinks it's odd she spent 2 hours on her own in  a bar, Jack asks how much she had to drink, Charlie replies that she said 2 glasses. cctv footage from outside the pub shows Diane unable to walk straight and walking into a wheelie bin, obviously really drunk. pub receipts show she had a whole extra bottle to herself.

"I think that would floor even the heartiest Irish drinker."

Scene 12 (09.24-10.43)

Martha and Charlie interview Diane more asking her about her drinking that night. Jack interrupts that the DNA results are in, the 3 detectives talk in the corridor, nothing was found except the marks on her throat were from the man Diane works for, Andrew Borne.

Charlie wonders if the bruise on her face was from the same guy, Jack suggests they "just ask her". Martha replies, "No Jack, you're not just going to ask her, she's a victim, we're going to look after her. This is like day one, you understand that stuff...look the person I need to speak to is this Andrew Bourne guy.."

As soon as Martha leaves, Jack says to Charlie "She's shitting herself because of who she is"

Scene 13 (10.44-13.09)

Jack and Martha interview Andrew Bourne, who says he was working last night and stayed at home after Diane left. Jack points out he made 12 phone calls to Diane after she left. They show him photos of the bruises on Diane's neck and tell him his DNA was found on her neck. Andrew tells then he made a pass at her but would never hurt her and that they should interview Howard (CI) because "he's the one who hits his wife around, not me". Jack points out that he has made a serious allegation, but Andrew reiterates and adds that Howard controls Diane's money.

(Scene 14 (13.10-13.46) Charlie tells Martha the CI's bank statements show Diane changed all the locks to the house a few weeks ago)

(Scene 15 (13.47-15.29) Charlie reinterviews Diana on Martha instruction. Diane confirms Andrew made a pass at her yesterday while at work. Martha asks about her husband's controlling behaviour of her finances. Diane says he tried to control what she wears how she speaks.)

Scene 16 (15.30-16.39)

Jack and Charlie discuss Martha's sensitivity to the case. Martha turns up and tells them they are going to tackle to rape case first before the domestic abuse and that she needs discretion.

Martha: Keep it within us three. To anyone else, talk about what was on telly or something like that. Or who you're fucking, Jack. How about that?

Charlie: No-one. As usual.

Martha: (LAUGHS)

Scene 17 (16.40-17.23)

Jack shows Martha cctv footage from last night of the front of the house where he is living with his girlfriend, Annette walker. Annette leaves the house to see her sick mother at 7.42pm, at 10pm George's bedroom light goes out, no sign at all he left the house.

Scene 18 (17.24-18.39)

Jack interviews Annette Walker, who confirms that she and George were in all night except when she went to see her mother, and says he should be allowed to change and not be judged by his past.

Scene 19 (18.40-19.30)

Jack interviews George again, and asks George what helped his rehabilitation.

"Did you find God?"

"No, I found a great therapist"

Scene 20 (19.31-20.24)

Jack tells Martha George and Annette both corroborate the other's story and the cctv footage

"but just the way the two of them kind of acted in the interview room just kind of freaks me out a little bit, she's too weird he's too kind of smug, it just.."

"I know I know, the problem is I have completely run out of time on Callagham, we've got to let him out"

"Don't do this to me, don't.."

"it's the clock"

Charlie meanwhile has found out the Chief Super was at the conference his wife mentioned but that he had checked out early which gave him time to get back and carry out the attack. Jack says he will back Martha up with whatever she wants to do, she replies she is going to speak to the DCI, but to keep the Chief Super's name off the suspects board.

(Scene 21 (20.25-21.10) Charlie interviews Diane again, who eventually admits the bruise on her face was because her husband hit her)

(Scene 22 (21.11-21.41) Charlie drives Diane home, Diane says she is not going to make a complaint about her husband and doesn't want to pursue it.)

Scene 23 (21.42-22.11)

While Martha talks to the DCI in her office Jack and Charlie discuss the case in the main office. Charlie has discovered both the other rape victims had previously reported domestic abuse to the police, so could they be using the police system to target victims.

"Could our rapist be a copper?" "It's a good question"

(Scene 24 (22.12-22.30) Charlie tells Martha that Diane has admitted the domestic abuse by Howard, but she won't go to court. Martha interviews The Chief Super, who tells her he did leave the conference early and he is staying at a friend's while he and Diane spend some time apart. He cannot corroborate his whereabouts at the time of the rape.)

Scene 25 (22.31-24.17)

Jack shows Martha cctv footage of Diane's boss Andrew near a tube station near her house shortly before the time of the attack. Additionally he is the same height and build as the attacker and goes to the same gym as one of the other victims, he also has a motive, so Martha tells Jack they have enough to bring him in and search his house.

Scene 26 (24.18-25.19)

Jack drives to arrest Andrew Bourne on suspicion of three counts of rape and for driving without a license. he finds a packed bag in the boot of his car and orders a full forensic examination of the car.

"Let's hurry on this one"

Scene 27 (25.20-25.44)

Jack heads back to the office, where Charlie tells him Diane insists it was not Andrew. Jack points out it was dark she didn't see the attacker and had been drinking

(Scene 28 (25.45-26.29) Martha interviews Andrew, who says he wasn't doing  runner he was going to visit his Mother. When Martha mentions he was seen on cctv near Diane's house at near the time of the attack he asks to speak to a solicitor.)

Scene 29 (26.30-26.44)

Jack is with the forensic team examining Andrew's car, Charlie comes out and Jack shows her the gloves they have found. "I reckon this could be our guy."

Scene 30 (26.45- 27.52)

Charlie, Jack and Martha in the main office. Charlie informs Martha that the Chief Super has corroborated alibis for the 2 other rapes

.

(Scene 31 (26.53-28.59) Martha interviews Andrew with solicitor present. Ha makes a statement that he did go to Diane's house to apologise for making a ass at her but she wasn't there. Martha asks him about the gloves in his car.)

(Scene 32 (29.00-29.21) Charlie has looked at Andrew Bourne's laptop, where she has found lots of emails between Diane and Howard Ackerman, The emails from him become increasingly nasty/)

(Scene 33 (29.22-31.53) Charlie and Martha interview the Chief Superintendent. He becomes quite angry and nasty when Charlie questions him about his wife's emails and the bruise on his wife's face and her finances. Martha arrests him for ABH.)

(Scene 34 (31.54-32.04) dialogue free scene where the chief superintendent, under arrest, removes his jacket at the desk)

Scene 35 (32.05-32.24)

Jack and Charlie briefly discuss the Chief Superintendent in the stairwell

(Scene 36 (32.25-33.04) Charlie interviews Diane at home and asks her about a Beverly she knows online. Diane tells her she met her in an online forum for domestic abuse.)

(Scene 37 (33.05-33.35) Charlie tells Martha that Diane had arranged to meet Beverly on the night o the attack)

Scene 38 (33.36-34.11)

Charlie tells Jack and Martha that "Beverly" made a phone call on the pay as you go phone registered to Annette Walker. "So George Callaghan's the rapist"

Scene 39 (34.12-23.46)

The team look at cctv of Annette and George's house again. Jack points out that George's bedroom light could have been on a timer, explaining how it went out at 10pm, if he was not actually here. Charlie has found out that the other 2 victims were also chatting to Beverly on the online domestic abuse forum.

Scene 40 (23.47-35.44)

Jack and Charlie have a search warrant and take a team to George's house, noone answers the door so they storm the house. they find the timer in George's bedroom and a doorway knocked through from the kitchen to the garage, so George has been able to get into the boot of the car unseen. Martha calls to tell them that Beverly has arranged to meet someone else from the domestic abuse forum tonight.

Scene 41 (35.34-37.04)

Jack, Charlie and the police team rush to the scene, to find Annette waiting in her car. Jack demands to know where George is, says she doesn't know, but beeps the car horn to warn him as the team try to find him. George is found, in a balaclava, attacking a woman in an alleyway. As Jack arrests him, George laughs.

Scene 42 (37.05-37.11)

dialogue free scene as Jack and 2 police officers bring George into the station

Scene 43 (37.12-37.30)

Martha Jack and Charlie talk in the corridor outside the interview rooms. Martha tells them that they are going to treat Annette as  victim for now and she will interview her, while Jack interviews George. Andrew Bourne needs to be released.

(Scene 44 (37.31-38.30) Martha interviews Annette, who says George forced her to be complicit or he would kill her in his sleep.)

Scene 45 (38.31-39.00)

Jack interviews George, who is smiling and tells Jack that Annette is innocent and "fucking weak", just doing what he told her to do. Jack tells him that is bullshit.

(Scene 46 (39.01-40.10) Back with Martha interviewing Annette, who at first claimed George made her contact the women on the domestic abuse forum. She tries to leave claiming she needs to go and look after her mother, but Martha tells her to stay and that they will go to her mother's house for her.)

Scene 47 (40.11-40.32)

Jack and Martha talk in the corridor about their respective interviews.

Jack: "He's smug, proud, but he's giving me nothing. He's to blame, she's weak, he forced her to do his bidding."

Martha: "Mine's very odd, frankly, she doesn't want us to go near her Mum that's for sure, so first thing we do?"

Jack: "Search team?"

Scene 48 (40.33-40.50)

Jack tells Charlie the search team discovered Annette's Mum had been neglected for four days and was found in an appalling condition

(Scene 49 (40.51-43.46) Martha interviews Annette confronting her about her Mum. It transpires Annette was cherry picking women on the domestic abuse site that reminded her of her Mum, who abandoned her as a child. When Martha arrests her she starts to behave strangely chanting "I can't hear you".)