Thank you.
- Some champagne, ma'am? - Thank you.
Laurence.
You know, I just wanted to say I would be nothing without you.
Absolute nonsense.
Look at this, what a show!
It's the Vikings.
- It's like catnip. - Vikings?
Half these females don't know whether to mother you or to...
It's nearly time, Samuel.
Proud of you.
The press.
You're rumpled.
I hope they're ready for this.
And, thank you for lunch,
it was a lovely surprise.
Too much of a surprise?
No, I'm OK with semi-spontaneous.
You'd rather have a warning, though.
Well...
I'll get the plan for the week drafted.
Yes. Well, yeah, that'd be amazing.
Get a room, you two.
It's all right, she's only joking.
- See you. - Yeah, I...
A Viking poet once said...
"Let no man carve runes to cast a spell...
"save first he learn to read them well."
So, what does it mean to read the runes?
The Vikings, they left records everywhere they went...
carved into sticks, carved into stones.
They left records of the people...
the places...
and the events...
Sorry...
That shaped our world.
These...
No!
Samuel?
What?
Samuel?
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Overdose?
Witnesses say he might have been intoxicated.
Prefer to wait for the toxicology report before speculating.
Fair. DS Hunter?
Some kind of seizure would explain the angle at which he fell.
There was a video of his collapse online.
God. People don't waste time, do they?
He looks drugged to me.
Speculation or experience?
Actually, I've never even inhaled.
God. "Rockstar archaeologist gone viral."
Have a look at what's on the menu, will you?
We going to have lunch here?
See what he last ate. Right.
- I'll bring you back a doggy bag. - No, thank you.
"A dedication to Ragnall Guthfrithson."
Ragnall Guthfrithson.
I know that name.
10th century Viking ruler of Yorkshire.
Very good. A* in history, I assume.
Yes.
Wish I'd paid more attention.
Too busy flirting with Jason Pullinger behind the bike sheds.
OK.
This rune was in the news a year ago.
It was found in Norway with a connection to the Viking ruler.
Do people still use shorthand? That's retro.
Who on earth can read that?
I can read shorthand.
- Of course. Do you read Old Norse too? - No.
Well, see here, it says...
It says, "Rune is forged."
Mr Croft led the Jarlsberg dig last year, yeah.
That was a significant find for the university, wasn't it?
It was quite something.
Yeah. What was Samuel Henry's interest in this rune stone?
I'm not sure. You'll have to ask Mr Croft.
Poor man. He'll be in bits.
Him and Samuel were such good friends.
Did you know Samuel Henry well?
Yeah, from when he was a student here.
Such a lovely boy.
- I can't believe it. - Yeah.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Yeah.
This is Mr Croft's office.
Laurence?
Sorry to disturb, it's the police.
Go on.
Brilliant student, Samuel.
You were his tutor?
Originally, yeah.
He could sometimes lack discipline, but quite brilliant.
Lack discipline how?
Oh, young guy, colourful background, unorthodox.
Impossible that he's simply gone.
Such a life force.
Such an energy.
May I?
And you've no idea why he was displaying the rune from your dig?
We shared ideas freely,
and Samuel wrote a very original paper on runic code.
Samuel Henry was at the Norway dig?
Took a keen interest in my work.
Thirst for knowledge.
His talk today seems to have drawn a crowd.
Samuel's always been excellent at generating interest...
an asset to the university.
Far better for publicity than me.
Well, you did publish your findings
about the Norway dig, though, didn't you?
- In my book? - Yes.
For my sins, yeah.
Here...
have a copy.
Here. This one's actually signed.
And Samuel never mentioned forgery to you?
Forgery? No.
Of what?
The rune stone.
Not to blow my own trumpet here,
but according to the Valhalla Times,
I am one of the most eminent Viking scholars in the country.
If that rune was forged...
I would know.
A waiter said that a woman ordered Samuel Henry
a lime and soda before his talk.
All right. Well, there were a lot of women there.
Yeah. Dark hair, 30s, works at the uni.
What's that?
Kitchen staff made me a bacon and avocado sandwich
while I was down there.
- Did you get us all one? - What?
Teamwork makes the dream work.
I love bacon and avocado.
Sorry, what are you doing? Don't...
Please don't film me.
But you look so good on camera.
Seven seconds of you looking super smart with your files,
pop on a snappy caption, a trending sound.
No, I don't think so, I'm working.
I've cleared it with Baxter.
We need to snare a younger demographic.
OK. Well, no-one's gonna watch it,
and I just need to get back.
Just let me grab some footage, we'll try a couple, experiment.
Please?
You only have to be you.
Just Patience. I'll do everything else.
Well, you'll be lucky if anyone watches it.
Don't underestimate yourself.
We have signs of coronary vasospasm,
most commonly caused by
- high blood pressure... - High blood pressure,
stress, recreational drug use.
Correct.
There was also an SSRI in his system.
Oh, his GP had prescribed an antidepressant for
anxiety and depression.
Right. OK, so with the MDMA,
possible serotonin syndrome?
I'd say, yes.
Could someone have spiked him?
Maybe, but serotonin syndrome is hardly
the most reliable way to murder someone.
Could it really have been an accident?
You know, with his recreationals and that?
Yeah. I mean, getting off your face
- before a major talk, are you buying that? - No.
Well, maybe someone was trying to discredit him.
Yeah, they'd have to know Samuel was about to declare a forgery.
Hey, Patience.
- Hi. Elliot. - Hey.
You didn't send me your plan.
The what?
The week's schedule.
Oh, you don't really want, like, a spreadsheet, do you?
No, I wasn't... It doesn't...
No, it's... I'm sorry.
I'll just... It doesn't matter.
- Patience! - Bye.
Lovely place. Do you mind if I...?
Thank you, Nathalie. So...
you and Samuel were a couple?
Over the last couple of years we were a bit...
on and off.
And can I ask who broke the relationship off?
Samuel.
Five months ago.
What was Samuel's mental health like generally?
I guess...
up and down.
When he was on form, he was amazing.
But he could get kind of...
dark, I suppose.
A bit...
A bit paranoid.
He'd withdrawn from everyone, the last couple of months.
And was there any rivalry between Laurence Croft and Samuel?
With Laurence? No.
I mean, not really. They went way back.
But, like, former student, you know, rising star in the field.
What, no competition at all?
I mean, if there was, it was all banter.
Oh, yeah, and before the talk,
did you get Samuel a drink from the bar?
Oh, yeah.
A lime and soda.
You're not saying there was something in that drink?
Yeah...
she's holding something back.
Look.
Where are you off to?
Let's find out, shall we?
Oh, hello again, Laurence.
He is not a happy bunny.
No.
Two journalists received an anonymous tip-off
before the Viking talk.
About a forgery?
Only that Samuel Henry was about to reveal
unlawful acts in the archaeology department.
That sounds dirtier than runes.
Right? And one of them contacted Croft for a comment.
So he did have a heads up.
That's what I'm saying.
That was quick.
He's got his knickers in a twist.
Is he threatening her?
I don't know.
_
Right, so, whoever this man is,
he leaves just after Samuel dies.
Right. And that's all we've got?
Up until now, I haven't been able
to find the tweed guy on the uni CCTV.
Right. Unless he came in by another entrance.
Already on it.
In Laurence's book, look, that's the same sleeve.
Yeah, there's a lot of tweed in the world of archaeology.
Yeah, but it's the same pattern.
Yeah. Yeah, it might be something.
But if the rune is forged,
then Laurence Croft has prime motivation.
OK.
OK, Vikings gave credit where credit was due.
Rune stones inform who?
Yeah, who commissioned them?
A rare opportunity to examine the Jarlsberg stone in person.
Yeah. A shame it's under these circumstances.
A tragedy, obviously.
However.
I read, of course, with interest, about the rune writer's signature.
Common in rune stones, of course.
This one displaying some ego.
I think you're going to have to translate that for us, Professor.
Of course. It reads,
"These runes are written by
"the most skilled rune writer west of the sea."
Professor Rathbone, could this stone be forged?
Genuine rune stones have an even patina.
Yes, that's a natural discolouration, right?
Correct, my dear.
A discolouration across the stone's surface.
And within the incised runes.
Surely not.
This is unbelievable.
This rune stone is not from the Viking age.
He was searching for something.
What do you think those numbers are?
I don't know.
Had you seen Mr Croft today,
prior to discovering his body in his office?
Earlier today, yeah.
How did he seem?
Not himself.
He kept saying he was sorry.
And I thought the grief over Samuel...
I told staff I was worried,
I didn't think he should be in work today.
Cathy, sorry...
do these numbers mean anything to you?
No.
Thank you.
Cathy Wilkes, she's too damn devoted,
and with easy access to Samuel and Croft.
Yeah, but I mean, what would be her motive?
Well, I can't see one yet, unless she's mixed up with the forgery.
Have you checked her record?
Well, yeah, I've checked. There's nothing.
And we have Nathalie,
arguing with Laurence Croft the day before he dropped dead.
Yeah.
Hi, Elliot.
Hi.
- Hi. - Three's a crowd.
I'll... I can...
Can we meet tonight?
I might have put my foot in it earlier.
I didn't think you really meant that about the plan thing.
It doesn't matter. It's not a big deal.
No, I don't want it to be weird between us.
Well, I've got group at seven for an hour,
but then maybe we could meet after that?
Yeah. Sure.
8:04pm precisely?
What do you mean 8.04 precisely?
Nothing, it's just a joke.
About what?
- About... - About me?
No. No. Hey, no, no, no. Not at all. I...
Do you think I'm uptight?
Patience, no. Not in the slightest.
- OK. I just... - No, not at all. - I'm going to go.
Patience...
I'm an idiot. I'm an idiot.
You're not saying that I did something to Laurence?
You told us that you ordered a drink for Samuel,
and then you were seen entering Laurence Croft's house
the day before he died.
Oh, my God.
You can't actually think I would?
I loved Samuel.
And Laurence, he was a friend.
Does the lady protest too much?
We need to understand what happened.
I told Laurence police were asking about the drink.
The drink you ordered for Samuel?
Yes, I ordered it, but...
Laurence took it off me to give to Samuel.
And why didn't you tell us this before?
I didn't really think that it was important.
Laurence wouldn't do anything to Samuel,
it doesn't make any sense.
And then Laurence got so mad at me.
What do you know about a forgery?
A what?
Of the Jarlsberg runes.
Laurence's runes, are you serious?
Samuel never voiced suspicions after the dig?
No.
Except, I guess he did start acting...
- strange. - Like how?
He kept wanting me to drive him out to the middle of nowhere at night.
What, to the same place?
Different places.
Sometimes the moors.
Once to an industrial estate,
we nearly got chased by some guard dog.
And Samuel never explained the reasons for these trips?
No.
Just said...
"It must be somewhere."
What was he referring to?
I thought Laurence was right,
Samuel was, you know...
taking too many drugs, losing it.
What was Samuel looking for?
_
I mean, it just, it didn't seem important to Elliot,
so I don't understand why it's gotten to me.
You asked for a plan, you got shot down for it.
You said Elliot apologised.
Yeah. Yeah.
But then he said, "At 8:04 precisely,"
and then started laughing.
- Yeah, it's proper punching down. - Come on.
I wouldn't be with someone who mocked me like that.
Let's just be careful, yeah? Of offering opinions.
We weren't there.
But he's asking Patience to be someone she's not.
No.
No, he's usually really kind.
I mean, he came with me to my mum's old house.
Well, I guess it's just about being upfront
with what we want in relationships, yeah?
Like, honesty and openness from the start.
Patience was honest, look how he reacted.
- Yeah, but... - Misunderstanding. It happens.
Look, look.
Do you know what Elliot needs from the relationship?
Who cares?
Well, it might be worth getting some clarity, yeah?
Anyway...
does anyone else have anything they'd like to add?
Well, I was thinking from last week...
So, Samuel Henry's about to announce the forgery,
Croft gets wind of it from a journalist
and drugs Henry in order to discredit him.
Yeah, after gaslighting Nathalie Forster
that Henry was losing his mind.
Who killed Croft?
Maybe he couldn't live with himself.
Suicide? He was trying to get help.
I found Patience's tweed guy.
Crossing the university's staff car park.
- It's not clear, but... - Is this guy staff?
No matches on uni records,
and no more images around campus.
Yeah, well, he could be implicated in the murder.
Serial killer in tweed.
Check the surroundings. See if you can find a vehicle.
This case is doing my head in.
I just thought you were laughing at me.
Stupid joke, not even funny.
Just came out of my mouth before I thought.
But your plan thing, I do, I get it.
- I just like to know what's happening. - Yeah.
I'm sorry, Patience.
It just felt weird the way you took it so hard.
- What do you mean weird? - I didn't mean that you're weird.
I just, ah...
I keep saying the wrong thing.
What can I do to make it up to you?
Well, I mean...
you can read this.
It's the first draft, obviously.
- Of? - Well, it's like a contract.
And it's not final, so I can change things
- and, you know, edit stuff, so... - OK.
Yeah, I just think it will be good if we're clear on
what I need from a relationship.
There's a lot of detail.
Yes. Well, thanks.
I mean, it's not just about me, obviously.
It's just, I think it would be good
to understand what we both need from a relationship.
And then maybe you could give me yours tomorrow, and you can...
Patience, can we talk about this?
Oh, we've just talked about it.
I mean, does it have to be so formal?
It's, like, so, kind of, you know, black and white.
Yeah, I shouldn't have given you that.
You should.
It felt strange for a moment, but it's OK.
Yeah, well, it would be strange to you, wouldn't it?
I was just surprised.
Do you think maybe we're too different?
Of course not, Patience.
Cos I can't...
I can't be with someone that wants me to be something that I'm not.
I don't want you to be...
- What do you mean? - Just...
I don't think this is going to work.
What, you're breaking up with me?
Yeah, I think I have to.
- No, Patience, I... - Sorry.
Patience, I don't understand.
She's got 10,000 views and rising.
She's doing better than this entire department put together.
"Cracking crimes police can't.
"A young woman outsmarting detectives."
And we're happy with that message?
Aren't you proud of her?
All that profile raising,
and we only had to put Patience out there.
Hello?
Not with Elliot this evening?
Nope. Plans change apparently.
What's up?
Patience?
We just broke up.
I must have known you'd be back, I made the sauce without onions.
I can eat onions.
Yeah, it's texture. Yeah, I know.
See, that doesn't feel like you're making fun of me.
- Sorry? - Because, well, you know me.
Look...
relationships can be confusing to navigate, especially early on.
It's easy for misunderstandings to arise in the heat of the moment.
Yeah, Alex and Clara were right.
About what?
If someone doesn't accept you for who you are...
- That doesn't sound like Elliot. - Yeah, well, you weren't there.
There can be lots of noise
and opinions from others about what a relationship should be.
It's easier to find out sooner rather than later, though, isn't it?
Yeah, all I'm saying, from my own experience, is
there isn't always a clear route through relationships.
It would be a lot easier if we did.
I was quite good at orienteering.
Could these numbers be coordinates?
- Not enough digits. - No.
There are three numbers missing,
and it's not in the right format, but...
So, it could be somewhere east of York.
Yeah.
Or west of the sea.
Ma'am? Picked tweed guy up eventually.
Four streets away.
The car's registered to a Brian Shepstone.
Right.
Who are you, Brian Shepstone?
_
Yeah, let's sweep Croft's office.
Sorry. Sorry.
Not like our Headphones to be late.
Wow, you look... Are you all right?
Yeah, I just... I got locked into something.
So, we've got anaphylactic shock here.
Peanut allergen in the bloodstream.
No evidence of food in his office.
OK. Well, Laurence,
he liked to lick his fingers before he turned a page.
Yeah, so maybe something on his desk?
Yeah. Or his notes.
His GP had prescribed an auto-injector for allergies.
Right. So...
His bag. That's what he was looking for.
So...
we need to drive to these coordinates, it could be a lead,
so...
Yeah. This might be too personal,
- but have you been to bed yet? - Boss.
What? I'm not asking about her love life.
- No, I just... I know, it's just... - It's fine, it's fine, it's fine.
Me and Elliot broke up last night, but it's fine.
We're both fine. It was because, you know...
It won't affect our work and we're both professionals
and it's not awkward, so... Well, it was actually for the best.
We...
Hi.
Well, thank you. That's good to know.
Professor Rathbone talked about the ego of our rune writer.
So, if Croft commissioned Brian Shepstone,
who majored in sculpture at art school...
Brian couldn't resist leaving a clue.
I mean, the most skilled rune writer west of the sea.
There's a lot of land west of the sea.
Well, no. I was trying different
combinations of coordinates last night.
I mean, remember Nathalie said that Samuel kept wanting
to drive to an industrial estate, so...
Are you sure this is the place, Headphones?
Yeah, I think so.
Yes.
Yes, look, that's the camper van from the photo on Cathy's desk.
Croft made substantial payments to
an offshore account before the Jarlsberg dig.
I've been trying to trace it.
30K from Croft to an account in the name of Cathy Wilkes, his secretary.
Let DI Monroe know.
We've got to find her.
Mild-mannered Cathy Wilkes?
She's married to Brian Shepstone.
Have you seen Cathy Wilkes?
- No. - No?
- No. - All right.
Is this supposed to be a Hepworth?
- Don't move. - Oh, no, I was just going to say...
Please.
It'll be a Moore.
So, not a bad guess, officer.
Thank you.
Quite the cottage industry you've got here.
I'll take that as a compliment.
Brian, how many rune stones are out in the world?
Well, maybe none.
Or maybe...
Steady.
there's many, with lofty words written about them,
pored over in museums.
So, why do you do it?
It's my gift to the world.
- Why not make your own art then? - Ha.
No-one wanted it.
But they paid for the fakes.
Nice to have a proxy in the archaeology department.
She had nothing to do with the rune.
That's not true.
Cathy was the link between you and Laurence,
and now two men are dead.
Sit.
Let's go, Brian. Now!
Let's go.
Come on.
Yeah, just nice and calm.
I don't fancy our chances.
It's OK.
What are you doing, Headphones?
- It's OK. Trust me. - No, don't do it.
Trust me. Hi.
It's OK.
It's fine, look. Go.
- You sure? - Yes.
Hey!
It's the end of the road, duck.
We should have left as soon as Samuel... I told you.
- What about Samuel? - I said to Laurence,
"Whatever happened, you can't have meant to."
Is there something you're not telling me?
Come on, out back.
Right, Cathy, how much did Laurence pay for the forgery?
Well, our pensions were hardly going to cut it.
Forensics also found traces of peanut flour
on Laurence Croft's notes, and on your desk, Cathy.
Peanut flour, ingenious.
You don't think...
Cathy's the kindest.
She wouldn't hurt a fly.
Are you really this naive, Brian?
It's tragic about Laurence, but an allergic reaction.
You didn't, tell them.
I didn't mean for this to happen.
Laurence didn't mean to kill Samuel.
Laurence... He did what?
It was an accident, to discredit him, the drugs.
But when I confronted him...
he said he was going to blame Samuel's death on us.
Laurence was threatening you?
I didn't know what to do.
I was only going to scare him.
But then...
all I could think about was you, Brian.
You're confused. It's the shock.
I'm sorry.
Why didn't you say anything?
- Cathy, why didn't you tell me? - Because...
the words wouldn't come.
Cathy Wilkes, I'm arresting you for the murder of Laurence Croft.
- No. - Murder? No.
You do not have to say anything,
- but it may harm your defence... - I'm sorry.
if you do not mention something which you later rely on in court.
Quite the love story.
Yeah. Never underestimate the male ego,
or a mature woman with everything to lose.
You excelled yourself today, Headphones.
Living up to her online handle.
Oh, no, have you seen that?
Yeah, we all have, yeah.
"#PatienceCracksCrimes."
I get hourly updates on your views from Zinzi.
Well, that's nothing to do with me. That's all Zinzi, though.
Right, what have we learnt today about women hiding their smarts?
- Take the compliment. - OK. Well, thank you.
I don't really think a seven second video
represents my abilities, but...
I stand corrected. It doesn't. You're right.
Are you sure you're OK about Elliot?
Yeah. But it's fine. I mean,
it wasn't going to work anyway,
and we're better off as friends and colleagues, so...
Yeah?
Yeah. I mean, I've got to be free to be myself.
Are you two coming or what? I'm starving.
Yeah.
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