1 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,960 Biotech. Their succession of policy initiatives, 2 00:00:20,961 --> 00:00:23,840 their design to build closer links between education 3 00:00:23,841 --> 00:00:28,040 and industry and promote biomedical research... 4 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:42,680 They're ready for you, sir. 5 00:00:42,681 --> 00:00:45,880 Great. Shall we? 6 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,160 Ladies and gentlemen. Nice to see you all, folks. 7 00:01:07,161 --> 00:01:10,760 You guys always seem to come out when there's free champagne. 8 00:01:10,761 --> 00:01:15,920 All right, so, this speech will be very... 9 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,040 - Are you OK? - Yeah. 10 00:01:26,041 --> 00:01:28,520 Oh, my God. 11 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:22,000 *CREDITS* 12 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:28,280 Paul, what are you doing here? 13 00:02:28,281 --> 00:02:30,400 I thought you weren't due back till tomorrow? 14 00:02:30,401 --> 00:02:34,120 No time like the present. I picked it up on the scanner. 15 00:02:34,121 --> 00:02:36,120 A shooting at the Cambridge Science Park? 16 00:02:36,121 --> 00:02:39,280 - Not exactly The Bronx, is it? - So what have we got? 17 00:02:39,281 --> 00:02:41,960 Drive-by, single shot, single shooter. 18 00:02:41,961 --> 00:02:45,280 - And do we know the target? - This is James Samson's company. 19 00:02:45,281 --> 00:02:46,400 Have I heard of him? 20 00:02:46,401 --> 00:02:48,880 If not, you soon will have. 21 00:02:48,881 --> 00:02:53,560 You look, er... better. 22 00:02:53,561 --> 00:02:57,240 I feel it, although I don't want to get ahead of myself. 23 00:02:57,241 --> 00:02:58,960 One day at a time. 24 00:02:58,961 --> 00:03:02,280 Something like that. Where's Winters? 25 00:03:02,281 --> 00:03:03,760 Running late. 26 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,800 By the way, she's his wife, not his daughter. 27 00:03:08,801 --> 00:03:12,360 Thanks for the heads-up. Welcome. 28 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:22,600 Mr Samson? Mrs Samson. This is Detective Inspector Rabbit. 29 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,960 Are we interrupting your day off, Detective Inspector Rabbit? 30 00:03:27,961 --> 00:03:29,640 Not exactly. 31 00:03:29,641 --> 00:03:32,160 Look, I don't mean to be rude, but is this gonna take long? 32 00:03:32,161 --> 00:03:34,760 - have a press conference on hold. - James, you're not serious? 33 00:03:34,761 --> 00:03:38,040 Respectfully, sir, I think you may need to reconsider your priorities. 34 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:43,040 We'll see. In the meantime, perhaps I can expedite your inquiries? 35 00:03:43,041 --> 00:03:44,520 And how would you do that? 36 00:03:44,521 --> 00:03:47,440 Well, I can say with certainty, no, I have no idea who did it. 37 00:03:47,441 --> 00:03:50,360 And I can also say that whoever it is that you're looking for 38 00:03:50,361 --> 00:03:53,000 is an absolutely terribly shot. 39 00:03:53,001 --> 00:03:55,760 My husband's joking. It's not funny. 40 00:03:55,761 --> 00:04:00,440 This whole farrago has actually given my wife a bit of a fright. 41 00:04:00,441 --> 00:04:03,000 That may well have been the perpetrator's intention. 42 00:04:03,001 --> 00:04:04,200 How do you mean? 43 00:04:04,201 --> 00:04:07,280 Whoever did this may be more intent on scaring than harming you. 44 00:04:07,281 --> 00:04:10,120 Do you think it might have anything to do with your announcement? 45 00:04:10,121 --> 00:04:12,840 Because it would seem a funny way to thank you for your largesse. 46 00:04:12,841 --> 00:04:16,040 We are pioneers in embryonic stem cell research, 47 00:04:16,041 --> 00:04:17,360 there's no end of whack jobs 48 00:04:17,361 --> 00:04:19,400 that just think I'm the spawn of the devil. 49 00:04:19,401 --> 00:04:21,000 I'm going. 50 00:04:21,001 --> 00:04:24,640 Ah, we are just finishing up here, reschedule for 12. 51 00:04:24,641 --> 00:04:25,960 You're unbelievable. 52 00:04:25,961 --> 00:04:29,040 The press conference has been cancelled, everyone's going home. 53 00:04:29,041 --> 00:04:31,160 No! Bugger it! 54 00:04:31,161 --> 00:04:32,840 My God, are you OK? 55 00:04:32,841 --> 00:04:35,320 This is my younger boy, Freddie, 56 00:04:35,321 --> 00:04:38,640 and the charmer over there in the doorway is Henry, my older son. 57 00:04:38,641 --> 00:04:40,680 I told you the interview was a bad idea, Dad. 58 00:04:40,681 --> 00:04:43,120 - Yeah, we all did. - What interview is that? 59 00:04:43,121 --> 00:04:45,040 Weekend Business Magazine. 60 00:04:45,041 --> 00:04:46,680 If your budget won't stretch to a copy, 61 00:04:46,681 --> 00:04:48,000 I'll have my office, you know, 62 00:04:48,001 --> 00:04:50,560 - ping one over. - That won't be necessary. 63 00:04:50,561 --> 00:04:54,080 I think you'll find it raises loads more questions, 64 00:04:54,081 --> 00:04:58,080 but in the meantime, unless there's anything else? 65 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,520 Thank you, Mr Samson, Mrs Samson. 66 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,920 - Someone's in a hurry. - Not exactly happy families, was it? 67 00:05:13,921 --> 00:05:18,400 He's back! You look... better. 68 00:05:18,401 --> 00:05:22,640 - Did you two work on that together? - Here's a bullet casing. 69 00:05:22,641 --> 00:05:24,400 Better get that back to the lab. 70 00:05:24,401 --> 00:05:27,360 Hey, I missed you first thing. 71 00:05:27,361 --> 00:05:30,120 - I overslept. - Unlike you, Dan. 72 00:05:31,280 --> 00:05:32,520 How was last night? 73 00:05:32,521 --> 00:05:36,720 Not now, Lisa, it's not a good idea to mix work with pleasure. 74 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,640 - I've cancelled your 9am, professor. - Ah. 75 00:07:12,641 --> 00:07:14,240 I know you don't like birthday cakes, 76 00:07:14,241 --> 00:07:16,960 so I bought you a doughnut instead. 77 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,080 POP Whoa! 78 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:27,720 We've recovered the motorbike. 79 00:07:27,721 --> 00:07:28,920 False plates 80 00:07:28,921 --> 00:07:31,440 and the vehicle identification number's been filed off. 81 00:07:31,441 --> 00:07:35,120 Nothing reported stolen in the area that matches its make or model. 82 00:07:35,121 --> 00:07:37,960 - Anybody see our shooter dump it? - No, it's a wasteland. 83 00:07:37,961 --> 00:07:40,273 No cameras or buildings overlooking. 84 00:07:40,298 --> 00:07:41,960 And no sign of the weapon. 85 00:07:41,961 --> 00:07:43,240 So what else? 86 00:07:43,241 --> 00:07:46,000 Well, we're convinced James Samson was the target. 87 00:07:46,001 --> 00:07:49,440 Bit of a Branson figure, endurance racing, skydiving, 88 00:07:49,441 --> 00:07:51,080 that kind of thing. 89 00:07:51,081 --> 00:07:53,774 Worth a billion quid, give or take. 90 00:07:53,799 --> 00:07:55,720 I'll take if he's giving. 91 00:07:55,721 --> 00:07:58,600 He's no stranger to controversy. 92 00:07:58,601 --> 00:08:00,120 I can see that. 93 00:08:00,121 --> 00:08:03,800 Maybe it was a pro-life activist firing a shot across his bows? 94 00:08:03,801 --> 00:08:05,840 What does the professor think? 95 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:08,600 Tempest? 96 00:08:08,601 --> 00:08:11,720 Have you put a whole load more on the payroll in my absence? 97 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,120 Please. 98 00:08:41,121 --> 00:08:43,560 I've got something for you. 99 00:08:43,561 --> 00:08:46,560 - James Samson? - Yes, I thought you might know him. 100 00:08:46,561 --> 00:08:48,560 As a matter of fact, I do. 101 00:08:48,561 --> 00:08:50,680 My father was friends with his business partner. 102 00:08:50,681 --> 00:08:52,800 Oh, didn't know he had one. 103 00:08:52,801 --> 00:08:54,360 Aaron Bell. 104 00:08:54,361 --> 00:08:56,120 More of a drinking companion, actually. 105 00:08:56,121 --> 00:08:59,520 - Of James Samson? - Of my father. 106 00:08:59,521 --> 00:09:02,720 Did they have a falling out, Samson and this Bell character? 107 00:09:02,721 --> 00:09:04,040 You could say that. 108 00:09:04,041 --> 00:09:06,000 Enough for Mr Bell to wanna shoot him? 109 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,520 I doubt it. Aaron Bell has been dead for more than a decade. 110 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:14,360 Well, I don't suppose you know 111 00:09:14,361 --> 00:09:16,680 anything about stem cell research, do you? 112 00:09:16,681 --> 00:09:20,360 Not a great deal, though neither does James Samson by all accounts. 113 00:09:20,361 --> 00:09:22,440 It was Bell's brilliance that made his millions. 114 00:09:22,441 --> 00:09:25,160 We're trying to work out who would want to shoot him. 115 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,800 That's why, today, I'm announcing 116 00:09:37,801 --> 00:09:39,560 'that I'm signing the Giving Pledge, 117 00:09:39,561 --> 00:09:42,720 'which commits me to giving away the vast majority of my fortune 118 00:09:42,721 --> 00:09:46,920 'to deserving causes between now and the time of my death.' 119 00:09:46,921 --> 00:09:48,960 How do you know about this? 120 00:09:48,961 --> 00:09:53,520 James Samson is something of a bete noire in university circles. 121 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:56,760 Why's that? 122 00:09:56,761 --> 00:10:00,440 Academics are somewhat prone to professional jealousy, it seems, 123 00:10:00,441 --> 00:10:03,520 especially former colleagues. 124 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,440 Looks like they've got plenty to be jealous about. 125 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,280 So glad you're here. 126 00:10:15,281 --> 00:10:19,160 Mrs Samson, this is Professor Tempest and DS Winters. 127 00:10:19,161 --> 00:10:22,720 Hello. I really need you to talk some sense into James. 128 00:10:22,721 --> 00:10:25,160 He seems to be treating the whole thing like a bit of a joke. 129 00:10:25,161 --> 00:10:28,440 I know. I begged him to take it seriously, but he just won't listen. 130 00:10:28,441 --> 00:10:30,920 I even told him to hire a bodyguard, but... 131 00:10:35,680 --> 00:10:37,200 Pull. 132 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,520 - Mr Samson. - Ah. 133 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,040 Our friends from the police. You arrested anyone yet? 134 00:10:48,041 --> 00:10:51,080 - We're working on it. - Well, I should bloody well hope so. 135 00:10:51,081 --> 00:10:52,840 DS Winters and Professor Tempest, 136 00:10:52,841 --> 00:10:55,480 he works with us in an advisory capacity. 137 00:10:55,481 --> 00:10:58,200 - This is my son Freddie. - Adopted son. 138 00:10:58,201 --> 00:11:00,320 No need for the qualifier. 139 00:11:00,321 --> 00:11:03,400 Well, your recent profile was very specific about it. 140 00:11:03,401 --> 00:11:06,640 Son will suffice. 141 00:11:06,641 --> 00:11:09,400 Freddie's a bit of a whizz with the numbers, 142 00:11:09,401 --> 00:11:10,909 he's my right hand man, in fact. 143 00:11:10,934 --> 00:11:12,560 Ironic, then, that his right hand 144 00:11:12,561 --> 00:11:14,520 can no longer be tested for gunpowder residue. 145 00:11:14,521 --> 00:11:16,120 What? 146 00:11:16,121 --> 00:11:18,440 I'm guessing this shooting party was his idea. 147 00:11:18,441 --> 00:11:20,760 It's OK, Dad. 148 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:26,160 Oh, help yourselves to refreshments. 149 00:11:26,161 --> 00:11:29,480 You weren't on site at the shooting yesterday, were you, Mr Samson? 150 00:11:29,481 --> 00:11:32,120 No. I was driving in from a breakfast meeting. 151 00:11:32,121 --> 00:11:34,760 - Is that business or pleasure? - Pleasure, actually. 152 00:11:34,761 --> 00:11:37,160 Someone who can vouch for you? 153 00:11:37,161 --> 00:11:39,600 Unfortunately not, I got stood up. 154 00:11:39,601 --> 00:11:41,600 Oh, I know how you feel, mate. 155 00:11:41,601 --> 00:11:43,840 It's just someone I met on a dating app. 156 00:11:43,841 --> 00:11:45,960 The plan was to take her to the press conference 157 00:11:45,961 --> 00:11:48,280 if she was up for it, thought it might impress her 158 00:11:48,281 --> 00:11:50,400 to hear the old man give away 50 million quid. 159 00:11:50,401 --> 00:11:52,720 But she didn't turn up. 160 00:11:52,721 --> 00:11:55,480 And where was this breakfast meeting supposed to take place? 161 00:11:55,481 --> 00:11:58,480 The Bird In Hand, just in the centre of town. 162 00:11:58,481 --> 00:12:01,360 They do a mean fry-up on the weekdays. 163 00:12:01,361 --> 00:12:04,760 - Oh. Bugger it. - We'll look into it. 164 00:12:04,761 --> 00:12:07,240 Really? Is that necessary? 165 00:12:07,241 --> 00:12:08,800 Obviously you don't seem to think so. 166 00:12:08,801 --> 00:12:11,520 I think you're wasting our time with impertinent questions. 167 00:12:11,521 --> 00:12:13,000 I'm sorry you think that, sir. 168 00:12:13,001 --> 00:12:15,800 There's clearly some right-wing crackpot you should be focused on, 169 00:12:15,801 --> 00:12:18,480 - not my son. - And why would you advise that, sir? 170 00:12:18,481 --> 00:12:20,640 Because clearly somebody is out to try and scare me, 171 00:12:20,641 --> 00:12:22,360 and they're wasting their time. 172 00:12:22,361 --> 00:12:25,640 I don't scare easily. Freddie. 173 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:28,520 Sorry. 174 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,720 Pull. 175 00:12:37,721 --> 00:12:40,120 Detective? 176 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,120 Um, my husband, he's not telling you everything. 177 00:12:45,121 --> 00:12:47,280 Really? What do you mean? 178 00:12:47,281 --> 00:12:51,600 Well, he received an envelope with a bullet in it. 179 00:12:51,601 --> 00:12:53,040 When was this? 180 00:12:53,041 --> 00:12:55,040 Just a couple of days before the shooting. 181 00:12:55,041 --> 00:12:57,320 Do you still have it? 182 00:12:57,321 --> 00:13:00,800 No, I told him to go the police, but he, er... he threw it away. 183 00:13:03,220 --> 00:13:06,280 Thanks for your candour, Mrs Samson, it's very helpful. 184 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:09,720 Very helpful indeed. 185 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:25,640 Nothing to worry about. 186 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,680 We're getting nowhere with this pro-life line of enquiry. 187 00:13:36,681 --> 00:13:38,920 There's just no history of that kind 188 00:13:38,945 --> 00:13:41,160 of activism here, maybe we could... 189 00:13:41,161 --> 00:13:43,080 Start with the family. 190 00:13:43,580 --> 00:13:47,230 The professor thinks this may suggest a motive. 191 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:48,920 'That's why, today, 192 00:13:48,921 --> 00:13:52,360 'I'm announcing that I am signing the Giving Pledge, 193 00:13:52,361 --> 00:13:56,320 'which commits me to giving away the vast majority of my fortune 194 00:13:56,321 --> 00:14:00,920 'to deserving causes between now and the time of my death.' 195 00:14:00,921 --> 00:14:03,960 - Are his wife and sons supportive? - We'll soon find out. 196 00:14:03,961 --> 00:14:05,800 His wife is genuinely worried. 197 00:14:05,801 --> 00:14:08,320 Unlike her husband, who's completely blase. 198 00:14:08,321 --> 00:14:10,960 Perhaps he doesn't believe his life is really at risk. 199 00:14:10,961 --> 00:14:12,840 Let's focus on the sons for now. 200 00:14:12,841 --> 00:14:15,000 I'll check out Freddie's alibi. 201 00:14:15,001 --> 00:14:17,160 You two should speak to the eldest son, 202 00:14:17,161 --> 00:14:18,800 that relationship seems strained. 203 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:25,200 Jasper, are you all right? 204 00:14:25,201 --> 00:14:26,960 I believe so. 205 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,280 It's just, er... it's your birthday. 206 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,440 It's a difficult day for you. 207 00:14:35,441 --> 00:14:40,440 If you want to talk, you... you know where I am. 208 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,800 Mr Samson. DS Donckers. 209 00:15:01,801 --> 00:15:05,920 - I know who you are, any progress? - Not exactly, 210 00:15:05,921 --> 00:15:09,120 we'd like to establish where you were prior to the shooting. 211 00:15:09,121 --> 00:15:11,040 I was here from six in the morning, 212 00:15:11,041 --> 00:15:13,720 left at nine twenty to go to the press conference. 213 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:17,480 Sam was with me until I left. 214 00:15:17,481 --> 00:15:18,920 And when the shooting occurred? 215 00:15:18,921 --> 00:15:20,960 I was already inside the building, 216 00:15:20,961 --> 00:15:23,800 there are plenty of my father's lackeys who can vouch for me. 217 00:15:23,801 --> 00:15:26,880 - What were you doing there? - I was a three-line whip. 218 00:15:26,881 --> 00:15:30,320 But you're not employed by your father, you have your own business. 219 00:15:30,321 --> 00:15:33,920 - He wants to play happy families. - And you're not inclined to? 220 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,360 He spent years ignoring his first family in favour of work, 221 00:15:38,361 --> 00:15:40,720 now he's got a new wife and son 222 00:15:40,721 --> 00:15:43,360 and suddenly he wants us all to hang out. 223 00:15:43,361 --> 00:15:45,720 - You mean, your mother and you? - Just me. 224 00:15:45,721 --> 00:15:48,320 My mother passed a few years back. 225 00:15:48,321 --> 00:15:50,744 That must have been painful for you, 226 00:15:50,769 --> 00:15:52,840 to see your father marry again. 227 00:15:52,841 --> 00:15:56,200 - I had a lucky escape. - What do you mean? 228 00:15:56,201 --> 00:15:59,280 You won't read this in a magazine, but it's no secret. 229 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,640 - She was my girlfriend when they met. - Natasha? 230 00:16:03,641 --> 00:16:07,840 She realised he was a bigger prize and he got played. 231 00:16:07,841 --> 00:16:11,960 - She seems to genuinely love him. - Yeah, right. 232 00:16:11,961 --> 00:16:14,240 Her soulmate just happens to be a billionaire old enough 233 00:16:14,241 --> 00:16:15,840 to be her father? 234 00:16:15,841 --> 00:16:18,920 So what do you think she feels about his plan to give it all away? 235 00:16:18,921 --> 00:16:22,080 - I can only imagine. - What about you? 236 00:16:22,081 --> 00:16:24,640 I couldn't care less what my father does with his money. 237 00:16:24,641 --> 00:16:28,040 Some people might find that hard to believe. 238 00:16:28,041 --> 00:16:29,720 I'm not the gold digger in this family, 239 00:16:29,721 --> 00:16:33,520 it's my step-mother you should be talking to, or Alfred Bell. 240 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,240 Your brother? 241 00:16:37,241 --> 00:16:39,120 He's no brother of mine. 242 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:49,840 Dan. 243 00:16:49,841 --> 00:16:52,840 'Freddie Samson paid for breakfast with his credit card at nine fifty, 244 00:16:52,841 --> 00:16:55,480 'but it's no distance to the science park. 245 00:16:55,481 --> 00:16:56,560 'Doesn't rule him out.' 246 00:16:56,561 --> 00:16:58,320 Well, we're heading back, where are you? 247 00:16:58,321 --> 00:17:00,120 Grabbing lunch at that pub... 248 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:04,040 ..with a friend. 249 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:08,120 Who's the friend? 250 00:17:08,121 --> 00:17:10,680 He hung up. 251 00:17:10,681 --> 00:17:14,360 Would you mind dropping me off? I, too, have a lunch date. 252 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,280 Professor. Dark horse. 253 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,280 It's with my mother. 254 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:27,160 Samson doesn't act like a man with a death threat hanging over him. 255 00:17:27,161 --> 00:17:29,720 Which is what the professor's been suggesting all along. 256 00:17:29,721 --> 00:17:31,880 You should take a break more often. 257 00:17:31,881 --> 00:17:33,714 Maybe it's an insurance scam. 258 00:17:33,739 --> 00:17:35,800 Nah, he doesn't need the money. 259 00:17:35,801 --> 00:17:38,280 What about the angle on Freddie, have you spoken to him yet? 260 00:17:38,281 --> 00:17:40,640 Dan checked out his alibi, said it doesn't rule him out. 261 00:17:40,641 --> 00:17:43,200 Well, you'd better bring him in then, chop-chop. 262 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:47,320 There you go. 263 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,040 I'm joining Adelaide Tempest. 264 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,000 You're late. 265 00:17:56,001 --> 00:17:58,200 I was unavoidably detained. 266 00:17:58,201 --> 00:18:01,360 Kafka is most discombobulated. 267 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,120 - What kept you? - My police work. 268 00:18:06,121 --> 00:18:09,520 - How is it? - Suitably diverting. 269 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:12,240 And Christina? 270 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,360 Suitably diverting, thank you. 271 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,680 I hope you've learned your lesson there, Jasper. 272 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,120 Good afternoon. 273 00:18:33,121 --> 00:18:35,080 I'll have the usual, please, Gustave. 274 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,160 And for monsieur? 275 00:18:38,161 --> 00:18:42,360 He'll have the halibut, lightly grilled, with a small green salad. 276 00:18:42,361 --> 00:18:47,400 Oh, and a bottle of your lovely Krug champagne. The 2003, please. 277 00:18:47,401 --> 00:18:51,080 And, er... two glasses? 278 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:05,280 Why, it's the least they can do, dear heart. 279 00:19:05,281 --> 00:19:08,240 I spend an absolute fortune in here. 280 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:15,560 So, Samson Bell Growth Tech started life as Bell Samson Associates, 281 00:19:15,561 --> 00:19:18,840 set up by your adoptive father, James Samson. 282 00:19:18,841 --> 00:19:21,760 'And your biological father Aaron Bell?' 283 00:19:21,761 --> 00:19:23,120 'That's right.' 284 00:19:23,121 --> 00:19:26,400 'I'm told Aaron was the scientific brains behind it all.' 285 00:19:26,401 --> 00:19:28,840 Maybe. But he sold out to James? 286 00:19:28,841 --> 00:19:31,280 Yes, in 2003. 287 00:19:31,281 --> 00:19:34,600 For £8 million. It was a lot of money at the time. 288 00:19:34,601 --> 00:19:37,440 - It was. - Not when you consider it was sold 289 00:19:37,441 --> 00:19:40,680 for 1.1 billion just over a decade later. 290 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,720 Your biological father committed suicide 291 00:19:43,721 --> 00:19:45,360 not long after that deal was completed. 292 00:19:45,361 --> 00:19:47,880 Why would you go work for someone who might be responsible 293 00:19:47,881 --> 00:19:49,720 for your father killing himself? 294 00:19:49,721 --> 00:19:52,080 Dad wasn't to blame for Aaron's death. 295 00:19:52,081 --> 00:19:54,600 You don't think the financial betrayal destroyed him? 296 00:19:54,601 --> 00:19:57,600 Alcohol destroyed my biological father. 297 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,400 Dad tolerated it as long as he could, 298 00:20:01,401 --> 00:20:04,560 when he couldn't tolerate it any longer, he paid way over the odds 299 00:20:04,561 --> 00:20:07,640 for Aaron's share of the business, for what it was worth at the time. 300 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,240 A toast to us. 301 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:24,120 Oh, darling, I know we never mention the B-word, or celebrate, 302 00:20:24,121 --> 00:20:29,800 God forbid, but can't we just raise a glass to us? 303 00:20:29,801 --> 00:20:31,680 For once? 304 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:39,840 It's a difficult day for me, too. 305 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:33,040 My biological father was violent when he'd had a drink. 306 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,440 Dad... protected me from him. 307 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,880 He may have hung himself, technically, 308 00:21:42,881 --> 00:21:45,800 but the truth is he drank himself to death. 309 00:21:45,801 --> 00:21:48,040 And James took you under his wing? 310 00:21:48,065 --> 00:21:49,960 He did. I owe him everything. 311 00:21:49,961 --> 00:21:52,040 You even let him adopt you. 312 00:21:52,041 --> 00:21:54,520 He was more of a father to me than Aaron Bell ever was. 313 00:21:54,521 --> 00:21:56,800 I wanted to acknowledge my debt to him. 314 00:21:56,801 --> 00:21:59,360 - And become heir to his fortune. - I didn't ask for that. 315 00:21:59,361 --> 00:22:01,960 So how do you feel about him giving it all away? 316 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,960 It's his money, he's already given me more than I can ever repay. 317 00:22:09,360 --> 00:22:11,440 And how does Henry feel about it? 318 00:22:11,441 --> 00:22:16,440 And about gaining a brother? Step-mother too. 319 00:22:16,441 --> 00:22:18,640 You'll have to ask him about that. 320 00:22:18,641 --> 00:22:20,640 We already have. 321 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:54,320 You're late. 322 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,080 I might have to start going on a few more blind dates 323 00:23:03,081 --> 00:23:06,360 - if they all turn out like this. - Hey! 324 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,520 Sorry. 325 00:23:11,521 --> 00:23:12,880 Ignore it. 326 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:23,040 Lisa? 327 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:28,520 Say again. 328 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:34,040 OK. Yeah, on my way. 329 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:50,760 This is all your fault. 330 00:23:50,761 --> 00:23:52,560 Mr Samson, I understand that... 331 00:23:52,561 --> 00:23:55,720 You understand nothing! I'm lodging a complaint. 332 00:23:55,721 --> 00:23:58,880 - Oh, Henry, please. - Oh, spare us the fake hysterics. 333 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:25,920 You look like you've won the lottery. 334 00:24:25,921 --> 00:24:27,960 You look post-coital. 335 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,702 Mrs Samson had a night class. 336 00:24:31,727 --> 00:24:34,360 When she got back, she found this. 337 00:24:34,361 --> 00:24:36,720 What about Mr Samson? 338 00:24:36,721 --> 00:24:39,880 - No sign. - Penny to the pound he's dead meat. 339 00:24:39,881 --> 00:24:41,520 Or well on the way. 340 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:45,440 Have you informed Freddie? 341 00:24:45,441 --> 00:24:48,880 I tried calling him, but he's not picking up. 342 00:24:48,881 --> 00:24:52,440 - Maybe he saw something. - Saw something? 343 00:24:52,441 --> 00:24:55,440 Yeah, he arrived as I was leaving. 344 00:24:55,441 --> 00:24:56,960 Well, why didn't you say so? 345 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,320 I don't know, he comes around most evenings. 346 00:25:02,321 --> 00:25:04,440 You'd better go see if you can find him. 347 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:26,774 Sorry to disturb you earlier. 348 00:25:27,399 --> 00:25:29,360 No worries. 349 00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:32,920 - Did I wake you? - No, I was just chilling. 350 00:25:34,120 --> 00:25:36,760 - On your own? - Just a minute! 351 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:39,680 A gentleman never tells. 352 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,520 Since when have you been a gentleman? 353 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:53,040 I still haven't forgiven you, but if it carries on like this... 354 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:56,280 ..I might just have to. 355 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:03,600 Hey. Is everything OK? 356 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:10,520 - I was in and out in half an hour. - What time was that? 357 00:26:10,521 --> 00:26:14,120 Half past nine. He was fine when I left. 358 00:26:14,121 --> 00:26:17,760 Unfortunately, Mr Samson, we only have your word for that. 359 00:26:17,761 --> 00:26:19,880 But I have a text message from him. 360 00:26:19,881 --> 00:26:21,880 - After you left? - Absolutely. 361 00:26:21,881 --> 00:26:23,880 I'd forgotten a book I'd asked to borrow, 362 00:26:23,881 --> 00:26:27,640 he said he'd bring it to me in the morning. I'll show you. 363 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,920 Bugger it. That's the third one this month. 364 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:37,920 Here, can still see the message. 365 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:47,320 Do you think... he's dead? 366 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,560 We don't know that at this stage. 367 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:03,680 Look, is there anyone we can call to come and be with you? 368 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,760 There are security cameras at the house, 369 00:27:14,761 --> 00:27:17,560 they show Freddie Samson leaving at 9:38pm. 370 00:27:17,561 --> 00:27:20,160 James sent him a text at 9:42pm, 371 00:27:20,161 --> 00:27:21,880 it pinged off a tower close to the house. 372 00:27:21,881 --> 00:27:26,720 We've done preliminary forensics on Freddie's car, no traces of blood. 373 00:27:26,721 --> 00:27:28,440 What about Henry? 374 00:27:28,441 --> 00:27:30,800 Worked late, a colleague was with him the whole time 375 00:27:30,801 --> 00:27:32,560 until the call came through from Natasha. 376 00:27:32,561 --> 00:27:34,120 What about her? 377 00:27:34,121 --> 00:27:37,360 She has a whole classroom full of belly dancers who'll vouch for her. 378 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:43,160 Maybe it's time we revisited our theory about the activists. 379 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:51,120 Let's see what Professor Tempest has to say first, yeah? 380 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,240 - I need to see the blood tests. - We've already checked them. 381 00:29:36,241 --> 00:29:39,560 - It's definitely his blood. - I need to check for sedimentation. 382 00:29:39,561 --> 00:29:42,600 - OK. Dan? - I'll chase them up. 383 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:48,200 We need to question his wife about the Giving Pledge. 384 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:53,680 - You don't believe in true love? - Sure I do. 385 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:58,040 And I still put out a stocking for Santa. 386 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:03,800 I don't know what more to tell you. 387 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:09,080 Did your husband discuss his pledge with you 388 00:30:09,081 --> 00:30:12,840 before he announced he would be giving away his fortune? 389 00:30:12,841 --> 00:30:16,560 - Yeah, of course he did. - And you were OK with it? 390 00:30:16,561 --> 00:30:18,440 Why wouldn't I be? 391 00:30:18,441 --> 00:30:22,120 Well, I imagine you stood to be substantially disinherited. 392 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,840 So you think I married him for his money? 393 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:33,360 You know, James changed his will when we got married 394 00:30:33,361 --> 00:30:35,080 because I asked him to. 395 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:41,200 I insisted on a prenuptial agreement that would leave me nothing, 396 00:30:41,201 --> 00:30:46,120 so that he'd know that I love him, not all this. 397 00:30:46,121 --> 00:30:49,120 So who will it all go to? 398 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,360 I don't know, it was always his plan to... 399 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:57,640 ..leave the business to the boys, but... 400 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:03,907 ..Henry's stubborn, 401 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,320 and he's so angry. 402 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:15,600 Sergeant Donckers brought it for you yesterday. 403 00:32:15,601 --> 00:32:18,640 I told her you weren't really into celebrating birthdays. 404 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:23,840 Are you OK? 405 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,480 Yeah. I'm fine. 406 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,880 I never did stop believing in Santa, you know. 407 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:37,040 I just did not want to ruin your life. 408 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:42,252 You deserved someone normal, 409 00:32:43,777 --> 00:32:45,344 someone who'd make you happy. 410 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:50,240 I know. 411 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,040 I know you better than you know yourself. 412 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,480 I'm afraid I doubt that very much. 413 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:04,680 I always understood, you know. 414 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:12,120 And I have forgiven you. 415 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:20,000 You just need to forgive yourself. 416 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:26,480 The results you asked for, professor. 417 00:33:26,481 --> 00:33:28,840 Hmm. 418 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:36,120 - Hmm. - What? 419 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:40,000 The whole thing was staged. 420 00:33:40,001 --> 00:33:44,240 It was too operatic, like a Gothic horror. 421 00:33:44,241 --> 00:33:47,200 Reality is so much more banal. 422 00:33:47,201 --> 00:33:48,520 It looked pretty real to me. 423 00:33:48,521 --> 00:33:52,240 And his wanton disregard for death threats, no-one's that blase. 424 00:33:52,241 --> 00:33:54,200 I don't scare easily. 425 00:33:54,201 --> 00:33:56,280 'He staged his own death?' 426 00:33:56,281 --> 00:33:58,480 - Or his disappearance. - Precisely so. 427 00:33:58,481 --> 00:34:00,600 How'd you work that one out? 428 00:34:00,601 --> 00:34:05,760 The blood traces show that he stumbled as he left the room, 429 00:34:06,060 --> 00:34:07,915 put out a hand to steady himself, 430 00:34:07,940 --> 00:34:09,880 but it's clearly a right hand. 431 00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:12,000 James Samson was left handed. 432 00:34:12,001 --> 00:34:13,480 Pull! 433 00:34:13,481 --> 00:34:16,040 And the wall would have been on his left, 434 00:34:16,041 --> 00:34:19,080 so he would automatically have used his left hand to support himself. 435 00:34:19,081 --> 00:34:20,880 Wow. 436 00:34:20,881 --> 00:34:22,920 The hand print is merely a flashing red light. 437 00:34:22,921 --> 00:34:25,600 - You're a genius. - Proof is the sedimentation. 438 00:34:25,601 --> 00:34:28,920 When blood leaves the body, platelets start to settle. 439 00:34:28,921 --> 00:34:31,800 The blood found at the scene belongs to James Samson, 440 00:34:31,801 --> 00:34:34,560 but it was collected some time before the incident. 441 00:34:34,561 --> 00:34:37,680 - There was an awful lot of blood. - No doubt collected in stages, 442 00:34:37,681 --> 00:34:38,990 the last of it 443 00:34:39,015 --> 00:34:42,920 some time ago, judging by these results. 444 00:34:42,921 --> 00:34:46,360 James Samson is playing dead. 445 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:49,880 It's an Oscar-winning performance, then. 446 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:54,960 We've just found his body. 447 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:16,040 Sorry. 448 00:35:16,041 --> 00:35:19,080 - All right, then? - 'We just found his body.' 449 00:35:19,081 --> 00:35:21,680 - Are you sure it's him? - As sure as I can be, 450 00:35:21,681 --> 00:35:23,800 he's not exactly looking his best. 451 00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:27,880 Oh, my God. 452 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,640 He was shot with a nine millimetre fired from close range. 453 00:35:37,641 --> 00:35:39,880 Same calibre as the bullet fired from the motorbike. 454 00:35:39,881 --> 00:35:41,240 And there are extensive burns, 455 00:35:41,241 --> 00:35:44,040 we're waiting on a postmortem to establish cause of death. 456 00:35:44,041 --> 00:35:45,360 God, what a mess. 457 00:35:45,361 --> 00:35:48,600 - Seems like overkill. - Operatic, even. 458 00:35:48,601 --> 00:35:50,760 So where does this leave us? 459 00:35:50,761 --> 00:35:52,520 Natasha has an alibi 460 00:35:52,521 --> 00:35:55,160 and no obvious motive, seeing as she stands to inherit nothing. 461 00:35:55,161 --> 00:35:58,440 - What about the sons? - Freddie was the last to see him. 462 00:35:58,441 --> 00:35:59,800 James was alive when he left. 463 00:35:59,801 --> 00:36:04,080 I don't believe that either of them are happy with his Giving Pledge. 464 00:36:04,081 --> 00:36:06,560 Maybe they cooked it up together. 465 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:09,200 Martin. 466 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:12,080 Are you joking? 467 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:17,080 OK. Yeah, I'm gonna have to call you back. 468 00:36:17,081 --> 00:36:18,720 He died of a heart attack. 469 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:22,840 He was already dead when he was shot and burnt. 470 00:36:22,841 --> 00:36:24,600 - Are they sure? - Biomarkers were sky high, 471 00:36:24,601 --> 00:36:27,400 Martin says he was a cardiac arrest waiting to happen. 472 00:36:27,401 --> 00:36:31,280 Draining himself of blood can't have helped his underlying condition. 473 00:36:31,281 --> 00:36:33,720 Seems like it was staged after all. 474 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:37,400 Bring both the sons in. 475 00:36:37,401 --> 00:36:39,600 Tempest, can you sit in? 476 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:52,800 'Which of his sons did your father love the most?' 477 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:01,960 I've asked myself the same thing. 478 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:04,960 He loved us both equally. 479 00:37:04,961 --> 00:37:08,240 Henry may pretend otherwise, but deep down he knows it's true. 480 00:37:08,241 --> 00:37:10,000 And which of you loved him more? 481 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:13,600 It's not a competition. 482 00:37:13,601 --> 00:37:15,280 This ain't for you, maybe. 483 00:37:15,281 --> 00:37:17,680 Henry clearly thinks you'd win on both counts. 484 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,200 Our father and I had our issues. 485 00:37:21,201 --> 00:37:23,560 Including your step-mother, Natasha. 486 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:26,520 I've made no secret of it. 487 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:31,360 Were you aware she insisted on a pre-nuptial agreement? 488 00:37:31,361 --> 00:37:34,960 In the event of your father's death, or their divorce, 489 00:37:34,961 --> 00:37:36,360 she receives nothing. 490 00:37:36,361 --> 00:37:39,480 Her love for your father is entirely genuine. 491 00:37:39,481 --> 00:37:40,880 I... 492 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,400 I had absolutely no idea. 493 00:37:45,401 --> 00:37:47,040 Natasha told us your father 494 00:37:47,041 --> 00:37:48,920 was desperate to bring you into the business, 495 00:37:48,921 --> 00:37:51,860 but you persisted in rejecting him. 496 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:54,040 Our relationship was complicated. 497 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:59,280 Working with him or Freddie wouldn't have improved matters. 498 00:37:59,281 --> 00:38:02,120 You did not consider it your filial duty? 499 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:06,080 That's a bit of a quaint notion. 500 00:38:06,081 --> 00:38:10,640 Perhaps, but I've been thinking about it a lot lately. 501 00:38:13,240 --> 00:38:16,008 What is a son's duty to his father? 502 00:38:16,533 --> 00:38:17,984 To respect him? 503 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:22,080 Even if he doesn't deserve our respect? 504 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,880 Tests show the blood found in your father's study had been 505 00:38:28,881 --> 00:38:31,520 collected over a number of weeks. 506 00:38:31,521 --> 00:38:34,440 The evidence indicates he staged the scene 507 00:38:34,441 --> 00:38:38,640 to make it appear as if he'd been attacked. 508 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:42,280 We know he must have had help. 509 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:48,209 One of you was a dutiful son 510 00:38:49,910 --> 00:38:51,560 who honoured his wishes. 511 00:38:57,160 --> 00:38:59,840 Which of you loved him enough to do that? 512 00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:15,240 I tried to stop him. 513 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:19,560 He'd been drawing blood for weeks. 514 00:39:19,561 --> 00:39:22,880 It wasn't difficult for someone with his background. 515 00:39:22,881 --> 00:39:24,880 I can imagine. 516 00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:27,720 Told him it was a terrible idea. 517 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,240 So why was he so hell-bent on it? 518 00:39:31,241 --> 00:39:34,760 He was convinced it would bring Henry back into the fold. 519 00:39:36,240 --> 00:39:37,760 You know how it is. 520 00:39:37,761 --> 00:39:40,640 We take love for granted until something terrible happens. 521 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:45,080 Difficult circumstances bring people together. 522 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:51,520 The plan was he'd go into hiding... 523 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:57,440 ..probably for no more than a week, then he'd come back, 524 00:39:57,441 --> 00:40:00,320 he'd pretend he'd escaped his abductors. 525 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:03,400 Everyone would be so relieved. 526 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:06,640 You'd all live happily ever after. 527 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:10,520 What happened? 528 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:14,640 I smuggled him out in the boot of my car. 529 00:40:14,641 --> 00:40:18,640 I had to stop at the gate, we arranged that he would text me 530 00:40:18,641 --> 00:40:21,120 once he felt the car speeding up again. 531 00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:26,560 So how did he end up dead, Freddie? 532 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:33,880 I messed up. I messed it all up. 533 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:42,410 We agreed I'd pull over and 534 00:40:42,435 --> 00:40:45,264 get him out once I was in the woods. 535 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:55,120 Dad? 536 00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:07,520 Oh, shit! 537 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:18,520 I didn't know what to do, I panicked. 538 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:28,040 Sorry, Dad. 539 00:41:28,041 --> 00:41:31,400 'I couldn't go to the police, you see.' 540 00:41:31,401 --> 00:41:35,920 I mean, who'd believe me? A dead man couldn't vouch for me. 541 00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:41,160 Ah! 542 00:41:51,720 --> 00:41:54,640 I sort of just acted out what I thought might have happened 543 00:41:54,641 --> 00:41:57,680 if Dad really had been abducted. 544 00:42:07,480 --> 00:42:09,200 I'm sorry, Dad. 545 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:31,400 'I tried to make it look as if they killed him.' 546 00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:35,720 But his heart had already stopped. 547 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:41,440 There wasn't much blood. 548 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:45,200 I thought it would be pretty obvious to forensics. 549 00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:50,320 So I tried to get rid of the evidence. 550 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:05,240 It was too wet. I couldn't keep the fire going. 551 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:20,640 So I just left him there. 552 00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:27,120 I messed up. 553 00:43:29,400 --> 00:43:31,520 I messed him up so badly. 554 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:44,000 So the drive-by shooting, that was the father's idea as well? 555 00:43:44,001 --> 00:43:46,245 Sounds like it. The gun was his. 556 00:43:46,270 --> 00:43:48,280 But the bike was Freddie's. 557 00:43:48,281 --> 00:43:50,200 It's been sitting in his garage since he was 16, 558 00:43:50,201 --> 00:43:51,440 he paid for it in cash. 559 00:43:51,441 --> 00:43:54,120 Was probably stolen in the first place. 560 00:43:54,121 --> 00:43:56,200 Poor bastard. 561 00:43:56,201 --> 00:43:57,880 Imagine doing that to your own dad. 562 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:03,600 Are you OK? 563 00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:09,280 I have to go home. 564 00:45:30,720 --> 00:45:32,880 Pull the trigger! 565 00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:43,000 Subtitles by accessibility@itv.com