You haven't asked me how Hannah died.
The girl was strangled and put inside a wheelie bin
that was then chucked into the water.
Why would Talitha give her scarf to somebody
to carry out a premeditated attack?
It's hardly the weapon of choice for a paid killer, is it?
I didn't ask somebody to strangle Hannah with my scarf.
- That's just mental. - Where is it, Talitha?
What have you done with it?
She's out. But it's not over yet, they just haven't got enough.
It's happened again. Hannah's debit card.
That card's either been nicked or found somewhere.
But we need to liaise with West Midlands.
Flag it urgently with them.
We're going to talk to Dhillon Harwood.
We just want to know if he contradicts her version of events
at any point.
The police have arrested Dhillon Harwood.
And if they've arrested him, it means they have something on him.
Have you come across a girl called Lucinda Bright
in your investigations yet?
This previous complaint against Dhillon, Lucinda Bright.
I don't think that's your main concern here.
Talitha knows something else.
Hannah Ellis was also considering a complaint against Dhillon.
And how do you know she knows?
Oh, Stephen.
Up to your old tricks again.
Talitha had her sex work and webcams.
Oh, Lady Tease.
That's what she called herself.
Dhillon Harwood is Vodka Drinker.
Which means he's the one who had sex with Hannah
on the night she was murdered because the semen trace matches.
We didn't go there with any intention of hurting Hannah.
Who's we, Dhillon?
We didn't go home after the ball.
We went to the boat yard.
What did you do at the boat yard?
Hung out.
Drank a bit, chatted.
What about?
I said we should try and put things right with Hannah.
But... Talitha didn't think apologising would fix anything.
I told her that the texts she sent me were out of order,
but she just said that Hannah was out of order, too,
with all her common people shit.
Eventually I convinced her that we should go and sort it out.
We set off for Hannah's.
We went down the alley to Hannah's house.
We knocked on Hannah's door.
She was a bit, "Wait, what?" at first.
I'd be a bit "wait, what?" if the person who'd threatened
to have me murdered rocked up at four in the morning
with a bottle of vodka.
It's a peace mission.
You've got to be kidding me.
Oh, well, this is all his idea, believe me.
You two are just...
Oh!
And you... made up?
We shared some drink, some of Hannah's leftover drugs.
After a while, it...
..turned into something else.
Something sexual.
A threesome?
Talitha and Hannah were fooling around with a scarf
around Hannah's neck. She said she was into it.
Who did?
Talitha.
She said she'd done it in some of her videos,
or had it done to her, I don't know.
Said it made it more intense.
Made what more intense?
The...
You know.
The moment.
And then?
And then Hannah wasn't breathing.
We tried everything, but she was gone.
So... we panicked.
Because we were wasted
and scared.
And thought nobody would believe it was an accident.
Pushed the bin down to the water and we threw it in.
We weren't thinking straight.
We just wanted to go home and pretend nothing had happened.
I'm so...
I'm sorry.
I'll accept my punishment. But it...
It was just an accident.
And I didn't kill her.
I've seen enough.
Charge him.
With?
Murder.
Sex game gone wrong by proxy is
an obvious gambit for a lower sentence.
What about her?
What's your take?
We've got enough.
We'll get more.
James?
I mean, it was her scarf.
We might well get something else from forensics.
We need more than just her DNA in the room.
We have his testimony that they were both there.
There was demonstrable bad blood, including threats.
They went to the boat yard together,
they worked themselves into a frenzy.
They went round, they managed to get in somehow.
You know, it passes the likely conviction test.
Both of them.
OK.
But you know what juries love more than anything else, don't you?
And all the forensics in the world won't do without it.
Motive.
Lust, jealousy, money, hate crime, whatever.
But those 12 men and women have to know why.
Times two.
*CREDITS*
I'm outside Bristol Central Crown Court,
where Talitha Campbell, the daughter of property billionaire
Sir Damian Campbell,
and Dhillon Harwood, the son of Shadow Minister
for the Environment Meera Howard, both entered not guilty pleas
to the murder of fellow student Hannah Ellis.
It's probably the most talked about trial of the year,
as two figures from different sides of the establishment
face a joint trial.
And I believe Meera Harwood is about to make a statement.
I'll keep this fairly brief.
I have today resigned from the Shadow Cabinet
and shall now be concentrating my efforts on securing justice
for our lovely and gentle son.
He has made a terrible mistake, but he's not a murderer.
I should be clear that my client, Dhillon Harwood,
has entered a plea of guilty to the charge of illegal disposal
of a body, which he deeply regrets
and for which there are strong mitigating factors.
But we will be robustly defending Dhillon from the charge of murder.
- What's his defence going to be? - Thank you.
He's cutting your throat.
It's not uncommon, this kind of defence.
I imagine it's one they expect you to take, as well.
Well, I'm not.
I wasn't ever there.
Are you suggesting?
I'm not suggesting anything.
But you need to respond to the facts put to you.
I went home, Cleo.
I stayed up a bit longer, I took a couple of downers,
and I crashed out.
I have no idea when Dhillon went to Hannah's.
I wasn't even aware that he had.
OK.
Do you know why he did, though?
It was just a row about stupid shit. No big deal.
You keep saying that, but it is a big deal.
OK.
You need to tell me anything that can help your defence.
Because the jury are going to be invited to consider
various scenarios, all of which involve the scarf
you were wearing to the ball that night.
I said, OK.
Jesus Christ.
- He was really worried. - About what?
That she might get him kicked out of
uni or even go to the police.
Why?
So it turns out Hannah had made a complaint against Dhillon.
- About what? - Inappropriate behaviour, harassment.
- To whom? - Their pastoral tutor, Stephen Vendler.
OK. Look, I'll see you at your office.
And I want you to meet Brian as well.
- Who's Brian? - My PI.
You'll like him... Mile End boy, morals of Adolf Eichmann.
And just for the record, Cleo, only one of those statements is true.
You're actually from Bermondsey?
OK, that's fighting talk!
So here are Dhillon's assessments from his last sessions.
He scored very highly for anxiety.
The psychologist stressed she was concerned about
some of his relationships at school.
- With Talitha? I mean, is she named in the notes? - Yes.
The psychologist specifically said Dhillon was a co-operator,
not an instigator.
Good, good.
We'll obviously be calling her as an expert witness.
The head will back it up as well.
I discussed things with him several times.
He always said it was an unhealthy relationship
and that Talitha was a bad apple.
I never wanted him to go to that school. Remember?
- I do remember, very clearly. - Citadel of white privilege.
There was a perfectly good state school.
Not good enough.
No, you're right. I'm sorry.
I mean, he turned out so much better hanging out
with the sociopathic daughter of a billionaire.
Hold on to that narrative. It might be quite helpful, actually.
Making Talitha look bad is critical to this.
She is bad, bad to the core.
Hannah's is not the first complaint made against Dhillon, as it goes.
- Who was the first? - Some girl called Lucinda Bright.
Case was dismissed on the grounds that Lucinda was a bullshit artist
- who couldn't be trusted. - How come?
She had a bit of form for complaining, internet rows,
doxing and that... kiddie stuff.
Doesn't mean she was lying.
- Was it sexual? - Harassment.
He was apparently calling her all the time,
coming to her room uninvited, filming her - spectrum-y shit.
OK. That tracks with what Talitha told me about Hannah.
I mean, these days, you have a glance at a bird's arse
and you're in the news with a hashtag branded on your chest.
Do you know how many sexual assaults were reported
at their campus last year?
- No. - So shut up, then.
Anyway, the Lucinda Bright case was heard by a panel
chaired by a geezer called Stephen Vendler,
who also happens to be an old pal of the Harwoods.
That's the same tutor Hannah complained to.
Shall we go and see him?
I doubt if he'd talk to us.
We can't just barge in.
Well, that's pretty much the whole point of owning a Brian.
West Mids just called in.
- They found the debit card. - Shit!
And it's definitely Hannah's?
Turned up with a batch of others in a drugs raid on some random
in Smethwick.
Well, find out who that random is and how they got hold of it.
They're on it.
James will go ape shit. We didn't tell him about the car chase in the first place.
- Fuck him! - Oh, yeah, brilliant. That'll work.
At least we can blame most of it on Gav.
Here we go.
James! There you go.
Erm, I just wanted you to meet Phil Hillcroft,
a new disclosure officer.
Hi, how you doing?
What happened to Gav?
Gav's kid's just had a leukaemia diagnosis,
so he's on compassionate leave.
Oh, God. Right, OK.
Been busy?
Yeah.
The phone and social media records are tricky.
Talitha didn't use it so much.
Dhillon's, we're still trying to get off the server.
There's a... It's a ton of chiff-chaff.
Good. Throw it at the defence with anything we want to bury.
We need the disclosure to be impeccable,
- including the unused material. - I'm kidding. That's fine,
but Damian Campbell will have them checking over every single item.
And Cleo's no mug!
So, on that note, I've been reviewing the files.
There is one thing that I feel that Gav overlooked.
Hannah's bank card.
It was used in a couple of train stations
in the West Midlands after the murder.
Actually, the West Midlands Police rang this morning to say
they've found it in a drugs raid.
When did you know about this?
Well, the drug raid was this morning, so...
- I mean that her card was being used in... - Smethwick.
I doubt if Talitha or Dhillon could point out Smethwick on a map,
let alone know anyone from there.
Christine McVie's from Smethwick... Fleetwood Mac!
I know who Christine McVie is!
I'm asking, DI Cassidy!
Gav was very distracted before he left.
I can only apologise for the oversight.
So you're telling me because you can't not tell me
now the card has actually shown up.
And you're trying to blame someone who rather conveniently is not here.
Absolutely not. And I deeply resent the implication.
Oh, I'm terribly sorry!
But I think I should have known that before the charging decision.
100%, James, 100%.
And we're looking into all connections of the person
whose house was discovered in.
I've been in a really horrible case
that was screwed up by poor disclosure.
I don't want to go through that experience again.
- Got it. - Good.
- Keep me updated on this. - Yep.
Wait!
Er... Excuse me, you can't just wander in here.
Hi, Dr Vendler.
- I'm sorry, who are you? - I'm Cleo Roberts.
I'm part of Talitha Campbell's legal defence.
And this is... Brian.
- _ - You write this, Professor?
Edited it.
More of a Jack Reacher man myself.
What is this about?
So we were wondering what it was that Hannah Ellis came to discuss
with you regarding Dhillon Harwood.
How do...?
Obviously, that's confidential.
And why you didn't raise that with the college authorities or,
more disturbingly, mention it to the police after her disappearance?
I've told the police everything I need to.
Did you tell them how Talitha and Dhillon found out
about Hannah's complaint?
Given, you know, how seriously you take confidentiality?
Well, obviously, I assumed that Hannah told them that.
If you don't leave, I will definitely call university security.
So how bad is Vendler for us?
There is no question that the Lucinda Bright allegation will damage Dhillon.
She was apparently a piece of work.
OK, but then Hannah goes to Vendler
with a new allegation against Dhillon that he does nothing with.
- To the best of our knowledge. - It doesn't look good.
Campbell's team will get to him, there is no question of that.
- So? - You have to tell the press before they do.
You have to shift the focus onto Vendler's affair with Talitha.
- Isn't that a bit...? - It ensures that all of the media focus
will be on Talitha and Vendler, not Dhillon.
Of course, this will destroy Vendler's reputation
and possibly his family as well.
I'm a mother. I protect my child first and foremost,
especially when he's obviously the victim.
I don't mean... I mean to...
Exactly. I get what you mean.
Hey, Jack, it's Meera Harwood.
You could say that.
I've got a story that might interest you.
- So how did the credit card get there? - They don't know yet.
Hannah had no West Midlands connections.
Can't think Talitha does either.
I said that too.
Thanks for telling me.
Do you know they've only just told me?
Oh, I bet that made you cross.
Yeah, it did a bit.
So, is this how disclosure's going to work from now on?
Cleo, I really came because I wanted...
You wanted to show that you'd learned? Explain your process?
- I was wrong, Cleo. - Yeah, you were.
I was inexperienced and I was scared.
- Oh, you were scared? - You did the right thing morally.
I did the right thing professionally.
Yeah, and they were both the same in this case.
The right to a fair trial for everybody.
- It's not exactly the most... - Cleo, I get it.
I'm truly sorry about the Hargreaves case.
So do you still think you'll get Talitha off this one?
Mm. I know I will.
- You've got nothing yet. - Yeah, we have.
He did it.
He's just trying a lame-arse "Blame the woman" excuse
and the jury are going to see straight through it.
I am amazed that you've decided to chance your arm
on such a feeble, misogynistic ploy.
I can see right through the psy-ops, Cleo.
And you don't faze me with your feminist chaff, either.
Oh! You're feeling brave now, Jordan Peterson?
Look, they're both going down.
We're just waiting on that last little bit
of game-changing forensics.
What?
Feeding time's over.
Yes, the eagle has landed.
_
Do you wear a mask and have a whip, Lady Tease?
Oh, yeah, Lady Tease, is it?
So she was sleeping with Vendler?
Talitha didn't mention this little detail, of course.
Nope.
- Cops? - They didn't know, according to Sundance.
Who's obviously Lowell. Cassidy doesn't leak.
All cops leak. But not in this case.
Then it must be somebody connected to Dhillon's camp.
The Harwoods have got Nisha Baria. She's pretty good.
And Meera has enough press contacts to put some wind behind it.
Risky.
Not so much, cos they know the previous harassment allegations
against Dhillon will surface at some point.
But do they know that Hannah also accused Dhillon?
I would assume yes, given that they're now throwing Vendler to the wolves.
So, this is one of your developments.
It's all a bit JG Ballard.
People are always quick to criticise
the so-called super-rich, Cleo.
But imagine how many people have jobs and
incomes as a result of this development.
- I don't disagree. - You don't?
Nope. Just thinking about the press.
Here he is. Geezer in a cab... agrees with anything a cabbie said.
He is also an excellent lawyer and an important part of this team.
Damian.
All right, Brian, mate?
Let's get down to business.
I'm taking the kids to my sister's.
Please. It is just too degrading and vulgar.
I'm degrading and vulgar.
No, no, no, not the whole craven contrition thing.
That's definitely not going to work.
I told her about Hannah.
What?
I told Talitha that Hannah had complained to me
about Dhillon Harwood.
You're in bed with one of your students, and you casually
mention an accusation of harassment
by another student who just happens to be best friends
- with the girl you're screwing? - I wanted to...
You pathetic, shallow, careless little man, Stephen.
Don't worry about apologising to me.
Maybe think about the poor mother of that
dead girl whose death you've probably caused.
Paula, this is Adam Reynolds, who will be the Crown's QC.
So, I really do not like these press stories...
- It wasn't us... - any more than I like late notifications about
potentially important evidence.
I don't think there's much point in going over that again.
Adam, what does this press story mean in practical terms?
It's hard to say, really.
It puts the focus on Talitha and the whole Lady Tease persona
that Dhillon's defence will benefit from.
And what about the bracelet?
Forensics have found a micro fragment trapped
in one of the diamond clasps.
A micro fragment? From what?
Well, we're testing it against the rucksack
used to dispose of the body.
One hypothesis is that the rucksack snagged on the bracelet
as Talitha was putting it on the body.
Now that would be a massive help.
That would be gold dust.
Well, watch this space.
Yes?
Bad move not telling us the truth the other day, Dr Vendler.
The cops are onto you now.
There's still a chance to talk to me first.
Oh...
That's Talitha with Fergus.
Thought so. Talitha anyway.
I don't know Fergus.
He's working in Shanghai.
Ah. OK.
Yeah, he's the one who turned out nice and normal.
50% success rate. I suppose I can't complain.
I should have known when she was born. Nearly 10 pounds? Oof!
Most painful day of my life. They said,
"It's a lovely baby girl, Cressida," which I already knew...
Well, the girl bit anyway...
and I was just, "I don't even care if it's alive or dead."
That's me at the Brit Awards.
Are you going to try and visit your daughter?
No, I don't think so.
- Tell me the truth... - I know what you're going to ask.
Well, you must have an opinion. I certainly do.
My job is to defend your daughter, and that is it.
Excuse me. I have to take this.
Cleo Roberts.
They're all calling me Lady Tease. Even the guards.
Are you OK?
Well, that depends on your definition of "OK". I'm still alive.
Is it just name-calling?
So far, yeah, and piss-taking.
My dad must be paying someone to make sure I'm OK in here.
Have you met, Brian?
- Yeah. - I like Brian.
Yeah, he's all right.
I wish I was in your flat eating processed
multinational shit with you.
- I'm actually at your home. - Which one?
By the lake?
Oh, that place. That is not my home.
Just met your mum.
You still there?
Do they go on trial together or have separate trials?
Together. But they both have different legal teams.
Each of those teams will try and attack the credibility
of the other defendant.
He's saying she did it and she's saying...?
She's saying she wasn't there at all.
I have to warn you, Andrea, that you'll hear some things in court
that might make you feel very distressed.
Distressed?
I heard somewhere that people call out for their mothers
when they're dying.
I can believe that.
What if she couldn't? What if she couldn't
even call out for me because she was...?
Well, that'll be Amanda.
I'll get it.
Hey! Calm down, Spam.
I need to see Mrs Ellis.
Have you been drinking?
I need to explain, to apologise.
Andrea's sleeping at the minute.
You're Dr Vendler, aren't you, from the university?
No, no, no, no, no. No, not any more.
I'm... Professor Perv now.
- But I didn't know. - You didn't know what?
I didn't know that they would use it to harm poor Hannah.
I didn't know.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry. This is all my fault.
If I hadn't told them...
Told them? What do you mean "Told them"?
Hannah came to see me. She made a complaint.
I told Talitha. She must have told Dhillon.
It's my fault.
- It's all my... - OK, I'm going to have to pause you there.
If you've got some explaining to do,
I really suggest you do it to the police.
I just came to say I'm sorry. I need to say I'm sorry.
I let her down.
It's my fault.
It's all my fault.
Paula, it's James. Will you please call me as soon as you get this?
Something important's just happened.
- What was Vendler doing at the Ellis house? - To confess his sins.
But then he got spooked and legged it.
Meera must be the source.
Rank hypocrisy, like all her social justice posturing.
You want to talk "sins of the father",
her old man's a total Brahmin,
owns half of Lucknow and treats his workers like slaves.
Do we know this or is this just your antipathy to a wealthy man
who doesn't share your profile?
Oh, we know this.
Well, I've organised a visit to Talitha in the morning
to discuss the whole thing properly.
How do we counter this Lady Tease narrative?
I would change barristers, for a start.
What?!
Nigel's my suggestion, actually. I've known him for years.
- He's one of the best around. - Sure. But I don't think he's right.
- Why not? - Well, for a start, he's not here right now
because he has a dinner at his chambers.
You'll have to do better than that.
He's your man.
If we let Talitha give evidence, I worry about the outcome.
Oh, here we go. Justice 101.
She won't escape the Lady Tease tag because she plays up to it,
especially when she's anxious.
I actually think anxiety is her default state,
and she copes with it with aggression, flippancy
and the occasional bouts of temper.
I thought you were a solicitor, not a shrink.
Which is why an A-list expensive barrister
and a Savile Row suit
with a reputation for bamboozling juries over levels of doubt
- is exactly what we don't need. - Oh, I get it.
Erm...
Get what?
It's not a crime, you know, to wear a nice suit
and be good at convincing juries.
Prejudice works both ways, sweetheart.
Oh, do shut up for goodness' sake, you absolute halfwit!
I need a private word with Seb.
Please.
This isn't going to work.
What isn't going to work?
Mr Harding was getting a bit annoying.
Damo sent him to his room.
Seb won't be joining these meetings.
I don't like to hear too much noise when I'm thinking.
So...
..who do you suggest instead of Nigel Walden?
Emma Hemmings...
state school, high-achieving, good sense of humour.
Juries like her.
I like state school high achievers too.
Look at all these ridiculous private schools I showered money on
to have my daughter in the dock accused of murder!
All right, let's take a look at Emma.
Set up a meeting.
Cohiba time.
Oh, I don't mean to exclude you or anything.
- You're welcome to join us. - Oh, you're all right, gents.
My attitude to cigars is not so different
to hitting golf balls into lakes.
- She'll do. - Yes, that's what I thought.
Look at that big baby, kvetching all over your missus.
- Are they still...? - I don't think so.
He's doing so much gear, there's not a lot of blood reaching his cock.
- Did Hannah never speak to you about Stephen Vendler? - Yeah.
She said he was really smart and approachable.
I mean, I think he was her favourite tutor.
- Hi. - OK. Well, let's see.
No, don't go.
I'll make summat to eat.
Oh, no, sorry, I've really got to get going.
Well, will you come back tomorrow and tell me what happened with him?
- Yeah, sure. Or I'll just let Amanda know. - No, you come.
I feel like I know what's going on when you explain it.
Sure.
Oh, that dog probably hasn't been out all day.
I'm just going to give him a quick spin, all right?
Spam, come on!
Ma'am, can I have a word?
Any joy with those servers?
Nope. Looks like a bunch of Dhillon's stuff is gone forever.
Bollocks!
We still have a few screenshots, though, from Hannah's photo cloud,
and there's tonnes of mobile evidence from the ball,
which is a total arseache, but I just wanted to show you... this.
We've got loads of this stuff already of them at that ball.
Sure, but this is a moment where Dhillon has the scarf
in his possession.
Yeah, but hours before the murder.
They're off their nuts.
I don't think there's anything new, important or relevant in this.
- So, just to be clear... - I am being clear.
Not for the schedule?
Stick it with the rest of the chiff-chaff.
OK.
# Il etait un petit navire
# Qui n'avait ja ja jamais navigue
# Qui n'avait ja ja jamais navigue, ohe, ohe. #
Hey, it's me.
I'm going to be heading back to the office,
and then I'm going to go see Talitha.
See you in a bit.
Morning.
You move quickly.
- I'm sorry? - I had to remove the knife from Seb's back last night.
He should have been capable of removing that himself
since he was the one who stuck it there in the first place.
Oh, razor mouth! We'll have to watch out for Cleo.
- Damien's doing it to get at me. - Right.
I would ask why, except I don't...
..really think it's any of my business.
Like father, like daughter. Unforgiving.
And when my husband thinks you've exhausted your use,
he will do the same to you.
Good.
- That's how business arrangements should work. - Talitha's a liar.
- OK. - She'll probably say stuff about me.
She'll say or do anything to get attention.
It isn't true.
Don't believe a word of it.
Right.
I'm not going to deny I was quite messed up when she was young.
Don't ever cross me, Cleo, cos I will fuck you up.
Your dad says hello.
Stephen Vendler went to see Hannah's mum.
The prosecution could have a field day with all of this.
It makes you and Dhillon look like accomplices,
gives them the motive they've been lacking.
What's my motive, then?
Was Vendler sleeping with her as well?
Don't know.
He did quite a few students, so I wouldn't be surprised.
How did it end with the two of you?
Just did. I scared him off, I think.
- It wasn't jealousy. - What was it, then?
Hannah was already getting on my nerves
because she had this thing about...
..Oxbridge rejects from private schools.
What did Vendler tell you Hannah said to him?
What I told you... that Dhillon was pestering her.
I mean, look, he could be intense.
If he called you and you didn't answer straight away,
he would keep calling back.
And he was always filming people on his phone, me included.
You didn't find that creepy?
It was just Dhillon being Dhillon.
Anyway, that's all Vendler told me.
And I said, "The silly little cow's in love with you
"and is just using her beef with Dhillon
"so that you'll put a friendly arm around her
"and one thing leads to another."
Is that what happened with you?
What do you think?
Is that my MO?
Of course not.
I could tell he fancied me rotten, so I went round and fucked him
in his office one afternoon when I was bored.
OK, so you...
You have it out with Hannah, hence the texts?
Yeah.
Look, to be honest with you,
I was kind of looking for an excuse to bin her off.
Not the best choice of words.
Oh!
That was an accident.
Honestly, Cleo. Oh, my God!
Lucky you're not in court yet, isn't it?
So who is this guy that they've nicked in Birmingham?
Er, James Walton. Goes by Jamie.
Mainly robbery and credit card fraud convictions. One GBH.
And how did he end up with Hannah's debit card?
He says that somebody asked him to look after the bag,
but he didn't know what was in it.
Yeah, of course.
But he doeshave connections to Troy Manners.
- Troy as in... - The dealer we arrested alongside Talitha.
- What kind of connections? - His girlfriend is Troy's sister.
- But Troy has a watertight alibi for the time of the murder. - Yeah.
So the only person we actually see giving anything to Troy is Talitha.
Exactly. What if they agreed that Talitha gave the card to Troy
to use somewhere to throw us off the scent?
Are you going to bring Troy in again?
I think I'll let it play out a bit longer.
I mean, he'll only say "No comment," and we need an awful lot more
to implicate him in the actual murder.
Get in!
Is it a match?
The micro fragment from Talitha's bracelet matches the rucksack.
Yes!
That's it. We got her.
I need you to tell me exactly what happened that night.
Did you speak to Hannah at the ball?
Tell me a complete version now, Talitha.
You want to hear my truth?
I want to hear any story that isn't demonstrably false.
We were hanging out of the ball when I spotted Hannah serving drinks,
so I thought it'd be funny if I got her to serve me one.
Get one from somebody else.
Just give me a Negroni, you silly bitch.
I'd rather be a silly bitch than a silver-spooned whore.
So your sob story to Vendler didn't pay off, then?
You didn't get what you really wanted.
How do you even know about that?
Oh, yeah, sorry, he told me one afternoon
when I was sucking him off.
Fine, I'll go to the police, then.
I'll tell them about everything you've done.
- Hannah, look, I'm sorry... - Don't apologise.
You won't go anywhere.
You'll see.
Come on, let's go dance.
Oh, cool. He's here. I just need to get our bits and bobs first.
OK.
Dhillon and I split off and I had to go pick up my gear,
so I went to meet Troy...
which is what I was paying him for at the pub.
- Then I went back to the main bit and danced. - With Dhillon?
I mean, I think so.
I... I was pretty wasted.
Eventually, we got bored and we left and walked home together.
If she goes to the police, I could get kicked out this time.
She won't!
You shouldn't have sent those stupid texts.
We went home, went to my room, talked, drank a bit more....
..and then at some point, I fell asleep.
That's it.
When I woke up, Dhillon was gone.
Talitha, when I met your mum, she said something to me.
Oh, yeah?
She told me you'd tell me things that weren't true.
Did she now?
- You want to talk about that? - No.
OK.
Bad things happen to everyone, Cleo.
Some things are worse than others, though.
Yeah, I've never done "blame the parents". I'm not going to start.
Sure.
But you chose to do sex work
rather than to take money from your family.
Ironic, hm?
Well, if you're going to be put on show to a bunch of pervy men,
you may as well get paid for it.
Your mother put you on show?
If you're trying to look for mitigation already...
I'm not. I'm just...
- ..trying to help you... - Leave it, Cleo.
It's ancient history, and it's irrelevant to the main thing.
I did not strangle Hannah,
not because of my so-called mum and her wanker friends,
not because of Vendler,
and definitely not because it turned me on.
You may or may not be surprised to hear that I get my kicks
from a good old-fashioned bunk-up.
Do you believe me?
_
She keeps ringing.
- Stephen's vanished. - Don't you think you should talk to her?
I don't know where he is, do I?
Did one of your staff leak the Vendler story?
No.
To take the heat off Dhillon and make Talitha look bad?
Because that would be a really terrible thing to happen, right?
It's a shitty thing to do to a friend who helped you out before.
I haven't got time for your hand-wringing right now, Paul.
This is a fight to the death.
_
Yo, Mike!
OK.
Pick him up, then.
Professor Perv has turned his phone on.
He's outside Hannah's house.
Excellent. Bring him in.
A date has been announced for the trial of Talitha Campbell
and Dhillon Harwood, both charged with the murder
of fellow student Hannah Ellis.
The trial is set to begin on the 19th of August
at Central Bristol Crown Court.
It's expected to attract significant attention,
as the case continues to dominate headlines
and social media discussions across the country.
_
What's my name?
Virginia Plain.
I work in local government admin.
I have a couple of kids, a decent sense of humour.
In the jury room, I bring my lunch from
home, which is a healthy salad,
cos I'm trying to shift a bit of weight.
Among the wanna-go-homes, couldn't-give-a-fucks
and outlier nut jobs on the jury, I'm quite sensible,
listen carefully to the evidence and make notes.
I'll probably be asked to be the foreperson.
And even though I'll say, "No, no, no,"
I'll be secretly proud and tell my family when I get home.
Over to you, my learned friend. Motive, please.
Dhillon fears another allegation against him.
And Talitha is jealous of Hannah on every level.
She also thinks that Hannah is using complaints against her best friend
to make a move on her lover, Vendler.
OK. It ties up.
They're up the ball. They're wasted. They discuss it together.
Feeding frenzy... "Let's bang out a few more lines of coke
- "and go and sort this out." - Once and for all.
We don't have to show exactly what happened in the room,
but they both went there.
And a few hours later, Hannah is in the river.
Yes, and we're not going to let Dhillon's defence
say it was only Talitha, because who the hell doesn't notice
that a girl is being strangled to death?
Yeah, that works well with Mrs Plain.
And Vendler is very bad for both camps, really.
Probably worse for Talitha, but I agree.
I think he's our star witness now.
Requesting backup!
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