Law & Order UK Season 7 Episode 6 Dependant
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00:00...who prosecute the offenders, these are their stories.
00:10She shouldn't be texting you in the first place.
00:12And you shouldn't be checking my phone.
00:14How else am I supposed to know what you're up to?
00:16I'm not up to anything.
00:17Well, if you're not up to anything, then you shouldn't be texting her.
00:20This is ridiculous.
00:21I want you to delete her number.
00:24What?
00:25You heard.
00:30Don't walk away from me.
00:33Rob!
00:37Gents, stay where you are.
00:39Don't tell me what to do.
00:45Oh, my God.
00:49Grazes on the back of his hands, a nasty cut on his lip.
00:54Also, he's received a blow to the head, which could be the cause of death.
01:00All right.
01:00You got time, Joy?
01:02Yeah, I'd say sometime in the last hour.
01:05Really?
01:05Yeah.
01:06Richard Peters.
01:09Right.
01:11Thanks, love.
01:13Richard Peters.
01:16Sorry, nothing at all.
01:18We didn't see anyone.
01:20It's pretty quiet around here, anyway.
01:22All right.
01:22Well, uh, one of our officers is going to take a statement from you both.
01:27You can wait in the flat.
01:29It's any easier.
01:30Yeah?
01:31Thanks.
01:31All right.
01:35Gov?
01:36Yeah.
01:37We found an entity prime.
01:44Richard Peters lives here?
01:47Yes, God.
01:47Still warm.
01:55Well, let's hope the baby is.
02:47Why aren't you out looking for Leo?
02:50Well, like I've already said, Mr. Wilkes, we have officers searching for your son right now,
02:55but they will have a much better chance if you give us as much information as possible.
03:00Okay?
03:05Rick was the nicest guy you could meet.
03:10Why would anyone...
03:13Oh, God.
03:17Leo, what if they've heard of him?
03:20What time did Mr. Peters leave this morning?
03:24Just after eight.
03:27It was their little routine.
03:30Go out, have breakfast at the cafe, get the papers, come back.
03:35Rick worked from home most days, so he used to say it was his walk to the office.
03:40And how long's Leo been with you?
03:42We fostered him when he was four months old and applied to adopt.
03:47What about Leo's biological mother?
03:52She was a drug addict.
03:54Most people wouldn't want to adopt a baby with problems, but...
03:58We loved him from the first time we saw him.
04:01And do you have a recent photograph?
04:07You have to find my son.
04:08He needs medication twice a day.
04:11If he doesn't get it...
04:12What sort of medication, Mr. Wilkes?
04:14He's facetious.
04:16He has epilepsy.
04:20Garth, have a look at this.
04:21Now, this van leaves the flats round about the same time that Richard Peters was murdered.
04:27Have we got any footage from inside the gate?
04:29No, there's only CCTV on the main entrance.
04:32We've done checks on the van.
04:33It belongs to a Dean Carter who's got previous for assault and set up.
04:38You have a murder and kidnap.
04:40It's a whole different league.
04:42Well, this assault, Dean Carter was jointly charged with Carl Simpson.
04:47Yeah, CID picked him up a couple of months ago for a possession of indecent child images.
04:54Exactly.
04:54Maybe he and Dean Carter had a shared interest.
04:57I want all patrol teams out looking for that van.
04:59No high-speed chases in case he has got Leo.
05:01Uniform, I've spotted the van at Borough Market.
05:06It looks like it's stopping.
05:08Okay.
05:08Uh, have you let Sam know?
05:10Well, no need to.
05:11He's north side of the river with his team just in case the guy makes a break for it across the bridge.
05:16Get in with me.
05:17Oh, right.
05:18You gonna drive?
05:19Yes, I'm gonna drive.
05:20All units in position.
05:32In position.
05:33Confirm the position.
05:35Ready?
05:35Yeah, let's go.
05:37All units, go, go, go.
05:38Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
06:08I need a warrant.
06:11You tell me, pal.
06:13That looked like a missing kid to you.
06:15Great.
06:15I told you I don't know nothing about a missing kid.
06:22Yeah, well, how come your van was seen coming out of some flats moments after a man was murdered and the child was abducted?
06:28Well, good news, Dean.
06:34Your friend, Mr. Turner, has indeed confirmed that you were there to visit him at the flats.
06:39There we go.
06:40I told you that already.
06:41But he's also told us that you were offloading some stolen goods.
06:46Hardly something to be smug about, is it?
06:49Anyway, we'll deal with that later on.
06:51I need you to try and remember if you saw anyone suspicious at the flats whilst you were there.
06:55Yeah, right.
06:55So why should I help you lot?
06:56Well, no reason at all.
06:58But you should try and help the man who's going out of his mind because his seriously ill son is missing.
07:04What do you think?
07:05I'll tell you what.
07:12You do me a deal with what you got me on and I'll tell you what I know.
07:18Not a good day to barter with me, Dean.
07:23What can I tell you?
07:25There's a bloke and a bird standing outside on the street.
07:28They were there when I drove in.
07:30They were still there when I drove out.
07:31You sure it was the same couple?
07:33Trust me, pal.
07:34You notice people hanging about in my line of words.
07:36Do you know what I mean?
07:37Yeah, I know what you mean, pal.
07:39Give us a description, please.
07:40All right.
07:41She was white.
07:42He was black.
07:44Both in their late 20s.
07:46Have you seen them enter their flats?
07:47No.
07:49Is that it?
07:50I'll go now.
07:51Of course you can.
07:52As soon as I've charged you.
07:59Well, the amount of time we've wasted on Dean Carter.
08:04Gov, come and have a look at this.
08:07Hmm.
08:09What?
08:11Bin lorry, followed by...
08:13White female, black male.
08:16Now, if they live in the flats, why didn't they use the pedestrian gate?
08:20Because you need a pass kit.
08:21Precisely.
08:22And if they're visiting, why aren't they buzzing for entry?
08:25Do we see them leave?
08:26No, because there's no CCTV cameras over the exit gate.
08:30I mean, they could have used them, but we haven't seen them.
08:32All right.
08:32See if Gareth Wilkes recognises them.
08:34Good weather.
08:35That's Ruth Pendle.
08:43I've never seen him before, but that's definitely Ruth, Leo's mum.
08:47You're absolutely silent.
08:49Yes.
08:50Does this mean you know where he is?
08:52Not yet, no.
08:53Had Ruth been in touch with either you or Richard recently?
08:57No.
08:57The last time we saw her, Leo was still in our foster care.
09:02As soon as we adopted, we cut contact.
09:04Any idea where we might find Ruth?
09:09You could try her mum.
09:13I haven't heard from Ruth since she left the rehabilitation centre three months ago.
09:18How long was she in there for?
09:19On and off since Leo was taken into care.
09:22I paid for her to go into the best place,
09:24get the best help, but she couldn't stay clean.
09:29Well, that couldn't have been easy for you.
09:33Ruth idolised her dad.
09:35He was something of a genius.
09:38They spent hours poring over books together.
09:44But then he had an affair with someone not much older than her.
09:49She started failing her exams, which was unheard of.
09:52I found out too late that someone at college gave her cocaine to help her stay awake.
09:58Guess it was funny seeing the clever girl go off the rails.
10:03And before she knew she was hooked, yeah?
10:05Suddenly she thought she had friends.
10:10I should have spotted it, but I didn't.
10:13Not until she told me she was pregnant.
10:16Do you know if she was on drugs while she was pregnant?
10:19She had progressed to heroin by then.
10:21When my grandson was born, he had to be weaned off it.
10:25Did she tell you the name of the father?
10:28She refused to.
10:30So you've no idea where she is now?
10:33Try her roommate from the rehabilitation centre.
10:37They were inseparable.
10:38Come on, love, open up.
10:54I know you're in there.
10:55I can see you moving about.
11:01Lisa Longwood?
11:03Might be.
11:04I'll take that as a yes.
11:06What the hell do you think you're doing?
11:07It's Ruth Pendle.
11:10Who?
11:12Ruth Pendle.
11:13You shared a room with her in rehab, right?
11:16I don't know what you're on about.
11:18Really?
11:18I've got a missing boy, love.
11:20I ain't got time for games.
11:21Where's Ruth Pendle?
11:26I'm Ruth.
11:28What do you mean a little boy's missing?
11:30Is it Leah?
11:33She'll be looking for my son.
11:34Well, we were hoping you could tell us where he is.
11:40What would I know?
11:43Social service has taken him away from me.
11:45Really?
11:45Why were you at the flats this morning where Richard Peters was killed?
11:49Pardon?
11:49That is you, isn't it?
11:55No.
11:56No.
11:58No.
11:59So it's just a coincidence, is it?
12:02That someone looking like you, well, exactly like you, is outside Mr. Peters' flat this morning.
12:09Mr. Peters being the man who adopted your son.
12:11Come on, Ruth.
12:14You're not stupid.
12:15I mean, you must have known we'd make the connection.
12:20Is that the boy's father?
12:22It isn't me.
12:26Right, you know what?
12:27We don't have time for this, Ruth.
12:29This little young lady.
12:30Leo is in danger.
12:34He needs medication twice a day.
12:36You understand?
12:37He suffers from seizures.
12:40Maybe because his mother fed him on a diet of heroin when she was pregnant.
12:45He needs tablets to stop them from happening.
12:49You're lying.
12:50Why would we do that?
12:52To get me to tell you where he is.
12:57So you do know.
12:59Right.
13:00We found this in your bag when you came to the station.
13:03Business card for a solicitor.
13:05Why were you seeing him?
13:06None of your business.
13:07Well, if you won't tell us, we'll ask him.
13:09He's not allowed to disclose anything.
13:11I know that, but those rules tend to get forgotten, don't they?
13:16When a child's life's at stake.
13:20I assume I don't need to remind you about legal privilege.
13:26And I assume I don't need to remind you, Mr. Walker,
13:29that withholding any information that results in the death of a child
13:32would not be the best publicity for your firm.
13:34Don't you agree?
13:36I don't appreciate being pressured.
13:38I'm sure you don't.
13:39So, now we've got the formalities out of the way,
13:42what were you seeing Ruth Pendle about?
13:46She was seeking advice on how to overturn the adoption.
13:50Really?
13:51Well, I thought that was impossible.
13:53It is for Ruth, but not for the father.
13:55But he's not on the birth certificate.
13:56Which means he was never consulted when the baby was given up for adoption.
14:00Therefore, he can contest it.
14:03I did tell Ruth it's still highly unlikely she'll...
14:06Right.
14:07Do you know the father's name?
14:10Yes.
14:10Mr. Walker, I understand you'd like to protect your client's confidentiality,
14:17but we think Leo's been taken by his dad, so a name, please.
14:21This puts me in a very awkward position.
14:23Well, I appreciate that, but you're our only hope of finding Leo, and quickly.
14:27So, a name, please.
14:29Neil Jenkins, and no, I don't have a contact address.
14:39Thank you for your time.
14:42I haven't seen him since I became pregnant.
14:44So, this isn't Neil Jenkins.
14:47Send the picture with you, no?
14:49No?
14:49There are 126 Neil Jenkins listed in London.
14:59Do you know how long it's going to take to go through them?
15:02Every minute we waste puts your child's life at risk.
15:08If I tell you where Leo is,
15:11social service, make sure I never see him again.
15:15I know you all think I'm a waste of space drug addict, but I'm clean.
15:20You know why I did that?
15:24For Leo.
15:26Because he's the only thing in my life worth living for.
15:33What are these?
15:34These are web forums of parents of children with epilepsy.
15:40This little boy, for instance, had a major seizure.
15:45Now he can't even hold his own head up.
15:47But Leo seemed fine.
15:50I'm his mum.
15:51I'd be able to tell her if something was wrong.
15:53Well, the reason he seemed fine, though, Ruth, when you saw him,
15:56is because his adoptive parents are giving him his regular medication.
16:01But he isn't with them right now, is he?
16:05It's not going to hurt if it misses a few deaths.
16:08That's exactly what this mother thought.
16:10She took her 18-month-old daughter off medication without talking to a doctor first.
16:15Two days later, she had a fit.
16:18And now they're worried that she can't see out of one eye.
16:21Look.
16:21Look.
16:21Leo's going to be to you next month.
16:32I missed his first birthday, and I swore I wouldn't miss any more.
16:36Not again.
16:38I just want to be with him.
16:39I understand that totally.
16:44You want to help your son, don't you?
16:50Of course I do.
16:51Well then, tell us where he is.
16:59I promise to look after him.
17:01I promise.
17:02Tell him that his mummy loves him.
17:11He's with his dad.
17:1336 Garston Court.
17:17Thank you very much.
17:18He's done the right thing.
17:27Mr Jenkins.
17:29Open the door, please.
17:32Mr Jenkins.
17:37No, go on, lads.
17:43Police!
17:44Police!
17:45Police!
17:50Anything?
17:51Police!
17:53God.
17:53Yeah?
17:54A man with a lot of voice being spotted on the roof.
17:56All right, well, listen.
17:57Get after him then, quick as you can.
17:59Come on, lads, lads, quick as you can.
18:02Take it easy and that's it.
18:14All right, thank you.
18:15How are you, Neil?
18:21It's chilly up here, isn't it?
18:26How are you doing?
18:26You're not taking my son away from me, okay?
18:32No.
18:32So you can just all leave us alone?
18:37He's not a well lad.
18:38You know that, Neil, don't you?
18:40What do you mean?
18:41What do you mean?
18:43He has epilepsy.
18:45He needs regular medication.
18:50No.
18:51No, Ruth would have told me about something like that.
18:53Well, she didn't know either.
18:58She didn't know.
19:03Well, it's fine.
19:06We've been...
19:06We've been singing songs earlier.
19:09Hey, little man, weren't we?
19:11Hey?
19:12We were only singing songs, were we?
19:14You're a good boy.
19:15Neil, if you care about baby Leo, and I know you do,
19:22you'll let us do what we have to.
19:23I'm his dad, and he doesn't even know who I am.
19:28Let me take care of him, just for a minute, eh?
19:30No.
19:31No.
19:33No.
19:36Come on.
19:36You want him to be happy, don't you?
19:45Then why don't you do what's right for him?
19:49Eh?
19:50And not you.
19:55Because you know what?
19:58That's what good dads are all about.
20:01You know?
20:01They put themselves second.
20:15Who's this?
20:18Boys.
20:23Thank you so much.
20:24Gareth.
20:25Apparently it's going to take you to hospital,
20:27just to check Leo over.
20:29OK?
20:31Is that who killed Rick?
20:38You leave him to us, Mr. Wilkes.
20:41You just take care of Leo, OK?
20:51Ruth reckoned that if we just talked to him,
20:54they'd see how serious that we were about getting Leo back.
20:59Well, why didn't you go through the course?
21:02Because that would have taken forever.
21:04Nothing to do with the previous you've got then, Neil.
21:08What?
21:11Well, Neil.
21:14Four years ago, you assaulted a man after a night out.
21:19Am I right?
21:21I was drunk, all right?
21:23And he was winding me up.
21:25Hmm.
21:27Is that what Mr. Peters was doing?
21:32All I wanted to do was see Leo.
21:35So it didn't wind you up, did it?
21:38The fact that Leo, your son, had been adopted by two daddies.
21:43It pissed me off that other people had my boy.
21:47Yes.
21:47That was Ruth's fault.
21:48She gave him away.
21:49She didn't give him away.
21:50Social services took him away.
21:52Because she was on drugs.
21:54Ruth?
21:57Oh.
21:57Well, didn't you ever wonder why her family wanted nothing to do with her?
22:00About her falling out?
22:01I don't know.
22:02And she turned to you?
22:05I bet you couldn't believe your luck.
22:06I loved her, all right.
22:10You see?
22:13You've got quite a temper.
22:15Is that what happened when you saw Leo?
22:18You got angry and you lushed out?
22:20No.
22:22No.
22:24All I did was pick Leo up.
22:27That's it.
22:28And then this Mr. Peters, he went mental.
22:35He started screaming in my face.
22:37So you hit him to shut him up?
22:39I walked away so Leo wouldn't see what was happening.
22:46He followed me and he grabbed my arm.
22:51So I pushed him.
22:54And he fell over.
22:58Well, the pathology report says that Mr. Richard Peters died from a blow to the head.
23:09Probably a kick.
23:12I mean, I might have caught his lip when I pushed him, but that was it.
23:18All right.
23:19What happened after you pushed him?
23:20You need to tell us the truth.
23:26Where is he?
23:29He's in another room.
23:31Will he get bail?
23:33Why'd you ask?
23:34If he knows I've spoken to, he'll come after me.
23:38Where's Mr. Jenkins come after you before?
23:41He's got a temper.
23:42That's when we split up.
23:46I thought I could handle it, but I couldn't.
23:51So why would you leave your son with someone like that?
23:54Because I didn't have much choice.
24:00Okay.
24:01So what went wrong?
24:04It was Neil.
24:07Just picked Leo up without asking.
24:09I told him to put him down, but he wouldn't.
24:14Then Mr. Peters tried to come back, but Neil started hitting him, and then he pushed him over.
24:23Go on.
24:24That's when he kicked him in the head.
24:34Right, so you are saying that Neil Jenkins kicked Richard Peters in the head?
24:42Said that, teach him a lesson.
24:48I only wanted my baby, that's all.
24:50I'm so sorry.
24:51I'm so sorry.
24:54Right, that's that interview terminated at 1835.
24:59Why are we with forensics?
25:01Oh, we're awaiting results on both pairs of shoes.
25:05Not your everyday murderer, is she?
25:09Why do you say that?
25:10Because she's well spoken.
25:12Because she's not got previous, unlike him.
25:17We've got enough to charge Neil Jenkins with murder, both with kidnapping.
25:21Oh, surely we've got enough to charge Ruth with murder on joint enterprise.
25:26There's not much point.
25:28Neil's admitted he pushed him.
25:29Yes, but he's denying delivering the blow to the head.
25:32He's claiming self-defence.
25:34So unless forensics prove otherwise, it's Neil's word against Ruth's.
25:38Yeah, and hers is the one a jury will believe.
25:45Where's his ride, as far as I can see, was Ruth Pendle's idea to go and see Mr. Peters Jenkins, who hit him?
25:52She could have called for help, but didn't.
25:54You wanted to see me?
25:59Ruth Pendle and Neil Jenkins are being jointly charged with murder.
26:03I told the DI we didn't have a case against them all.
26:07Why?
26:08Well, because Jenkins admitted that he pushed Mr. Peters.
26:12He's claiming self-defence, but we can prove otherwise, given what Ruth's told us.
26:16But we can't.
26:19Ruth's word isn't admissible until it comes out in evidence in court.
26:22What we do know is she led Jenkins there and then fled the scene, leaving a man dead.
26:29Unless we have evidence to prove that one of them killed Richard Peters, we go after both.
26:35Do you have a problem with that?
26:38No.
26:39Of course not.
26:46Ruth Pendle.
26:47You're charged with the murder of Richard Peters.
26:50No, no, no, no, no.
26:51Do not act.
26:52No, no, no, no.
26:53I don't both of you, please, please.
26:55But you know how something to do.
26:57No, no, no, no.
26:58Please, I need to save my name.
26:59No, please.
27:01Please, I need to save my name.
27:03No, no, no.
27:05No.
27:07No.
27:07No.
27:07No.
27:08Do you think she killed him?
27:21Sam, she's a young mum desperate to be with her kids.
27:24Could be capable of anything.
27:25No.
27:26I want taken off the Pendle case.
27:50Why?
27:54Because Joint Enterprise is a cop-out.
27:59We should be trying to prove who did it, not just taking a chance on them both.
28:03The only thing we can prove is that they were acting together.
28:05Oh, this is ridiculous.
28:08Do you know her?
28:13What?
28:13Ruth Pendle.
28:14Do you know her?
28:17No, of course I don't.
28:19Then why are you so hell-bent on protecting her?
28:24Do you know what?
28:25Forget it.
28:27Kate.
28:29I have no idea what your issue is, but you will go into that courtroom and you will get the result we want.
28:37Is that understood?
28:42Kate.
28:47Fine.
28:49Self-defence.
28:55Forensics shows Richard Peters was killed by a blow to the head.
28:59Maybe.
29:00But you haven't found a murder weapon and my client's shoes were clean.
29:04And Mr Jenkins insists it wasn't him either.
29:07Is he saying Ruth did it then?
29:09That's not likely.
29:12Sorry, Kate.
29:14Who's that are you on?
29:15Mine.
29:17So, Lydia.
29:18What's your line?
29:20That Neil Jenkins acted alone, whilst Ruth tried to look after her son.
29:24She couldn't have known that he was planning to use violence.
29:27So, telling Mr Jenkins that he had a son and then persuading him to go and see Leo had nothing to do with her.
29:36Well, let's save the arguing for the courtroom, shall we?
29:39We're sticking to the charge of murder for both defendants.
29:44He's driving me mad.
29:49I've got the impression he's not your favourite person right now.
29:53Yeah, we don't agree on the case.
29:55Why not?
29:56I shouldn't really talk about it.
30:00Hey, I know we're on opposite sides, but we're still friends.
30:04Yes, come on.
30:06What's up?
30:10I just don't think we should be going after Ruth.
30:14Can't argue with you there.
30:16Yeah, but Jake is adamant that he can convince the jury she's guilty of murder.
30:21Really?
30:22How?
30:22Not daft, Kate.
30:26I know he's going to try some dirty trick.
30:29What's he going to do?
30:30Get up on the stand and wind her up into a fury?
30:35He is, isn't he?
30:39He reckons that if the jury sees she has a temper,
30:43they'll also see she could have got angry enough to kill Richard Peters.
30:49He's good, lids.
30:50So am I.
30:58What happened when Mr. Peters saw you?
31:03He, uh, he was surprised to see Ruth.
31:08He said, um, he said Leo was their son, and, uh, and that was that.
31:16And what was Miss Pendle's response to that?
31:20Well, she was angry.
31:23I mean, he wouldn't even listen to us.
31:26So they started arguing, and, um, I could see that Leo was getting upset.
31:32Um, so I, I went to pick him up out of his posture, and, and Mr. Peters told me to, to put him back, but I, I just wanted to comfort my son.
31:53And then what?
31:55He just went mad, Mr. Peters.
31:59He, uh, he started trying to, trying to grab at Leo.
32:04So, so I turned away to protect him.
32:09Then what happened?
32:13And then, uh, then he came at me again.
32:19So I pushed him away.
32:21And, um, um, he fell over.
32:28What was Miss Pendle doing during all of this?
32:32She didn't do anything.
32:35I mean, she didn't kick him.
32:40Neither of us did.
32:41I mean, he, he, he must have banged his head when he fell over, but I, I don't know why Ruth is saying that I kicked him, because she knows that I didn't.
32:50I, honestly, I didn't kick him.
33:00Mr. Jenkins, how long were you and Miss Pendle dating before you broke up?
33:18About six months.
33:21And how would you describe your relationship?
33:25I, I loved Ruth.
33:26But Miss Pendle ended it and never told you she was pregnant.
33:32Yeah.
33:35Yeah, I, I, I didn't know about Leo until a couple of weeks before I saw him.
33:40Why do you think she never told you about him?
33:44Milady, my client cannot possibly read the mind of Miss Pendle.
33:50Rephrase, please, Miss Smithson.
33:56Would it be fair to say that you and Miss Pendle used to argue?
34:03Sometimes.
34:03You argued daily, didn't you?
34:07I can't remember.
34:08Arguments of such a scale that she was terrified of you.
34:12Look, I never hit her.
34:13I'm not suggesting that you did, Mr. Jenkins.
34:16There's no need to get angry.
34:18I'm angry.
34:18On the night Miss Pendle left, did you have an argument?
34:27Um.
34:31We might have, yeah.
34:33You might have.
34:35Could that be why she might not have told you about the baby?
34:38Because she didn't want you to know.
34:40Because she knew you had a temper.
34:41And she didn't want her unborn child to ever have to see that.
34:46No, that's not how...
34:47Except for the question.
34:53You don't like themselves to teach each other, huh?
34:59Would you say you're of average build, Mr. Jenkins?
35:03What?
35:03What height are you?
35:05Six foot?
35:06Um, I'm five...
35:09Five eleven.
35:10You say you were worried about Mr. Peters hurting you and your son.
35:14Hence, you pushed him in self-defense.
35:19Is that correct?
35:20Yeah.
35:21Yeah, it is.
35:22Mr. Peters was five foot six.
35:25And of slight build.
35:27Are we really to believe you thought he could hurt you?
35:29But he was going mad.
35:33Like, he was shouting at me and...
35:35Surely you could have dealt with that.
35:38In fact...
35:40That's exactly what you did four years ago
35:45when a man shouted at you in the street.
35:49You attacked him, didn't you?
35:51Look, I've already been through this with Mr. Linton.
35:55I know, but what Mr. Linton conveniently forgot to tell the court
35:59is that the man you attacked was gay.
36:02That's not why I pushed him.
36:06That's...
36:07That's not why I pushed him.
36:10It's not why I pushed him.
36:14No further questions.
36:19One down, one to go.
36:24Don't assume you'll have such an easy time with Ruth tomorrow.
36:28I can't see her posing too many problems.
36:32Really?
36:33I'm not sure she'll snap quite as easily as you think.
36:36Pardon?
36:38I know about your little plan.
36:40To wind up Ruth, get her angry.
36:42Show the jury her temper.
36:45Which in your world makes her capable of murder.
36:48Kate.
36:49Once a defence barrister.
36:51Always a defence barrister.
36:52What the hell did you think you were playing at?
36:57She worked it out for herself.
36:58With a little help from you.
37:00Look, I'm sorry, all right?
37:01I thought I could trust her.
37:02Loyalties don't exist in our world, Kate.
37:05Lydia told me to try and undermine me.
37:08Make me question what else she knows.
37:10Jake's right.
37:10You fell straight into her trap.
37:13Look, you both know that I don't agree with prosecuting Ruth for murder.
37:16So of all the people that tell,
37:17you chose Ruth Pendle's barrister.
37:19Because we're good mates.
37:20We were in the same chambers for five years.
37:22Oh, it's clearly counts for nothing.
37:24You crossed a line, Kate.
37:26A line which could jeopardise this trial.
37:28I knew it was a risk taking you on.
37:33What's that supposed to mean?
37:34The Lydia's right.
37:36Want a defence barrister.
37:37Don't be ridiculous.
37:38Ridiculous.
37:47I didn't know you lot did late shifts.
38:07What are you doing here?
38:09I was just dropping off some files.
38:13What's your excuse?
38:15Just going over Neil Jenkins' notes.
38:17See if there's anything we've missed.
38:19Right.
38:22I saw Jake at the court.
38:24We were talking about the case.
38:26And he said you had a problem with it.
38:29Look at this one.
38:30Mm-hmm.
38:31Blood marks on Neil Jenkins' shoes.
38:34Mm-hmm.
38:35Yeah.
38:36I mean, surely we can argue that they're from kicking Mr Peters.
38:39Well, you can.
38:40But then the defence will argue the fact that, uh,
38:44the blood may have splashed onto the shoe.
38:47Well, Mr Peters got hit from his wound, eh?
38:49You sound like Jake.
38:51Hm.
38:58Is that your sister?
39:01Yeah.
39:02I bet you're missing her, eh?
39:07What?
39:14You know what, Kate?
39:16A few weeks back, I had to go through
39:19missing persons reports for young women
39:23and came across an Elizabeth Barker.
39:30It's Beth.
39:34Yeah.
39:35Well, Beth.
39:36It said in the report that, uh,
39:41she lived in Manchester
39:44and now thought to be living somewhere in London.
39:48History of drug abuse.
39:52Yeah.
39:53And the contact details
39:55on the form were for Kate Barker.
39:58Why didn't you say anything?
40:07I didn't need to.
40:10Not until now, anyway.
40:13So,
40:14is that why you've got an issue with the case?
40:18Because it might be a bit too close to home?
40:20Spot the detective.
40:22Well,
40:23I'd like to think sometimes
40:25that I get it right.
40:28Did you also read
40:29that she had her baby taken away?
40:34Yeah, I did.
40:38I assume Jake doesn't know.
40:40Hm.
40:43Like he'd care?
40:45Well, that's a bit harsh, don't you think?
40:47No, no.
40:47What is harsh, Ronnie,
40:50is what happened to Ruth.
40:52The system didn't help her
40:54when she needed it
40:55and now we're left mopping up their mess.
40:59You know, if she hadn't got pregnant,
41:00she never would have been noticed.
41:02Hm.
41:03Is that what happened to your sister?
41:08Beth started hanging around
41:10with this gang after school.
41:14It turned out the lad she fancied
41:16was into drugs.
41:19So,
41:19I guess she was trying to impress him.
41:24But,
41:25instead of helping her,
41:28Mum just stuck her head in the sand
41:31and
41:32Dad,
41:34Dad kicked her out.
41:35And where did she go?
41:41On the streets.
41:44And she tried to get help from the social,
41:46but they didn't want her now.
41:48No, not until she got pregnant.
41:50And then when the baby was born,
41:54they took her away.
41:57I haven't heard from her since.
41:58I call her mobile all the time
42:05just to
42:05hear her voice on the aunt's phone.
42:08Yeah.
42:09Wow.
42:14I wonder what she'd do
42:15your sister
42:17if she had the chance
42:18to get her baby back, eh?
42:20Oh,
42:21whatever it takes.
42:22Do you know,
42:25I remember
42:26the day she said goodbye to her
42:28for the last time.
42:31She cried
42:32so hard.
42:34It...
42:34It was like her daughter had died.
42:40Yeah, I bet.
42:43That must have been
42:45what it was like for Ruth.
42:46Eh?
42:47Oh.
42:49Finally,
42:50someone gets what I've been saying.
42:55Kate.
42:58That's not what I mean.
43:00I sympathise with
43:02Ruth's plight.
43:03I really do.
43:04And you've just said yourself
43:07your sister would do
43:09whatever
43:10it takes
43:12to get her child back.
43:17So,
43:18why can't the same apply
43:21to Ruth Pendle?
43:22you're late.
43:44Do you want me in court?
43:48Can you put your opinions
43:51on one side
43:52and do the job in hand?
43:54Yeah.
43:55Stitch me up like that again,
43:56you won't get another chance.
44:03Tidy yourself up.
44:05I don't want the judge
44:06seeing my assistant
44:07looking a mess.
44:08I'm not your assistant.
44:09today you're anything
44:10I'd tell you to be.
44:10I needed Neil to help me get Leo back.
44:22And why was that?
44:24I did put him on the bus,
44:26which meant he could fight the adoption.
44:28So you didn't want to be in a relationship with him?
44:35No.
44:37Can you tell the court why not?
44:39I knew it wouldn't work.
44:45We used to argue all the time
44:47and sometimes he got angry.
44:49Angry?
44:50How?
44:52Shouting.
44:56And sometimes I thought
44:57he was going to hit me.
44:59M'lady, is this relevant?
45:01I'm demonstrating to the court
45:03that my client's only intentions
45:05were to be reunited with her child.
45:07So desperate was she to do that
45:09that she asked for the help
45:10of a man she was scared of.
45:13M'lady, we are not making
45:15closing speeches just yet.
45:18Get to the point, Miss Misson.
45:25How did Mr Jenkins react
45:27when Mr Peters started coming at him?
45:33He lashed out.
45:35What do you mean by that?
45:37I shouted at him to stop
45:39and tried to grab Leo
45:40but he wouldn't listen.
45:42And then what happened?
45:46Neil pushed Mr Peters really hard
45:48and he hit the ground.
45:52He tried to get up again
45:54so Neil kicked him in the head.
45:56You saw Mr Jenkins
46:01kick him.
46:05Yes.
46:15We'll take a short adjournment.
46:18All rise.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:19Yes.
46:20Yes.
46:21Yes.
46:22Yes.
46:23Yes.
46:24Yes.
46:24Yes.
46:25Yes.
46:25Yes.
46:26Yes.
46:35Jake.
46:38What if I got it wrong?
46:40Sorry.
46:43If Neil's the only one
46:44who can contest the adoption order
46:46why would Ruth make sure
46:48he got found guilty?
46:50Because if he goes to prison
46:51there's no hope of that happening.
46:53Which she obviously knows.
46:54Exactly.
46:55But if she goes along with his story of self-defense
46:58there's a small chance the jury might find them not guilty.
47:01But it's a big risk.
47:03The pathologist's report shows that Mr. Peters was killed by a blunt force to the head.
47:10The most likely outcome is a guilty verdict for both.
47:13Unless Ruth points the finger firmly at Neil and removes any evidence implicating herself.
47:19How long had you been taking drugs before you got pregnant?
47:26A few years.
47:28And did Mr. Jenkins share the same pastime?
47:32No, he'd never touch them.
47:34What did Mr. Jenkins say when he found out?
47:39Ms. Pendle?
47:41He didn't know.
47:42You lied to him.
47:45Yes.
47:46You must be very good at lying to have kept
47:49not only your drug use from Mr. Jenkins
47:52but also the fact that you were pregnant.
47:57How do we know you're not lying now?
48:00What?
48:00How do we know you're not lying about the day Mr. Peters was killed?
48:05It was him, I swear.
48:07It was him, I swear.
48:07What's those shoes you, Ms. Pendle?
48:15Sorry?
48:17My lady.
48:19Answer the question, please.
48:22Five.
48:23So why were the shoes the police removed from you at the time of your arrest a size seven?
48:28In fact, if the jury look at the shoes on the CCTV image
48:38for Ms. Pendle at the home of Mr. Peters
48:40and then at the shoes forensics photographed
48:44you'll see that they're different.
48:49I appreciate to the untrained eye they might look the same
48:52but thankfully I have an unhealthy obsession with trainers.
48:58I never did come to terms with heels.
49:01But you'll notice that there's a very thin white stripe
49:04on the trainers in the CCTV image
49:08yet it's vanished
49:11by the time Ms. Pendle's arrested on the same day.
49:18Can you explain that?
49:19The photo must have something on it.
49:26I think we both know the real answer.
49:29You swapped trainers with those of Lisa Longwood
49:33the woman whose home you were found at
49:35and I think you swapped those trainers
49:37because you knew that forensics would find traces of Mr. Peters' DNA
49:41on yours from where you'd kicked him.
49:43That's ridiculous.
49:57What was it like the day you gave Leo up?
50:01Pardon?
50:03Tell us about it.
50:07Help us to understand what you've been through.
50:10Social services came to my mother's to get him.
50:27I remember holding him in my arms the last time.
50:30I'd just given him a bath and he smelt all clean.
50:39I told him that his mummy loved him.
50:44And one day I see him again.
50:53And that's why you wanted him back?
50:56Yes.
50:56So badly that you'd do anything.
51:00It's my son.
51:02So badly that you wouldn't let anyone stand in your way.
51:05He belongs with me.
51:06No.
51:08He belongs with his parents.
51:12Gareth Wilkes and Richard Peters.
51:15Only he's lost one of those now, hasn't he?
51:17You've made sure of that.
51:19No.
51:19You waited until Mr. Jenkins had left with Leo
51:22and then you kicked Mr. Peters in the head.
51:24I did it.
51:25You wanted to make sure
51:26that he never took your baby boy away again, didn't you?
51:29That's not what happened.
51:30You're his mum, Ruth.
51:33Didn't you love him enough to fight for him?
51:35Yes, yes, of course I did.
51:37Yeah, of course you did.
51:40You were prepared to let Neil Jenkins believe
51:43that he killed Richard Peters when he pushed him.
51:47Prepared to lie under oath so that you got off.
51:49You switched trainers with those of Lisa Longwood
51:53knowing that yours would prove you kicked Mr. Peters in the head.
51:58In fact, you were prepared to do whatever it takes,
52:02weren't you, Ruth?
52:02No further questions.
52:23On the count of murder of Richard Peters,
52:43how did you find the defendant, Neil Jenkins?
52:45Not guilty.
52:46On the count of murder, how did you find the defendant, Ruth Pendle?
52:52Guilty.
52:52How on earth did you figure out the train, I think?
53:17Like I said, unhealthy obsession.
53:22I'm sorry for being such a pain.
53:24You're forgiven.
53:26Just.
53:26Chase.
53:32Oh, yes, something I should know.
53:35Plenty, Jake.
53:36It's plenty.
53:37Can I get you a drink?
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