0:00:04 > 0:00:07PHONE RINGS
0:00:27 > 0:00:28What is it?
0:00:36 > 0:00:38I'm on my way.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42HE GROANS
0:02:45 > 0:02:48The victim's name is Owen Beynon, lawyer.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51The housekeeper found him this morning.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53You all right?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Where were you? Out, killing myself.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Running.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38How long have you worked for Mr Beynon?
0:05:38 > 0:05:4116 years.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43I look after the house when he's in London.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45That's where he works.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48I do the laundry here for him.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53He was just lying there...
0:05:53 > 0:05:56on the floor. How often does he come back?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00He came when he could.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02This place...
0:06:04 > 0:06:07..meant a lot to him. Yes.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Were you expecting him back?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Not until the weekend.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17He must have arrived late last night, I didn't hear anything.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22He never married?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26I never asked him about his private life - it wasn't my business to.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Did he ever bring anyone back to the house? No.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Who's this?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Lewis, my son.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Does he live here?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45When it suits him.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Where's he now?
0:06:48 > 0:06:53Working...over at the church - renovations.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54I'll need to speak to him.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Owen Beynon was on the 16.43 from Euston, London.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06He arrived into Aber at 21.25,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09caught a taxi from the station, was dropped off at the gate. Alone?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11According to the taxi driver,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Mr Beynon showed no sign of concern or agitation.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17So, the victim arrives home late, pours himself a whisky
0:07:17 > 0:07:18and goes to bed.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Some time later, he was woken by an intruder.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Do we have a list of what was taken from the house?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26We searched the house, we searched the grounds - as far as we can tell,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28a pair of antique shotguns - nothing else, sir.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Get on to local gun dealers, see if anyone's been approached.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33What else do we know about Owen Beynon?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35We've spoken to the victim's sister,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38she hadn't spoken to Owen in over a year.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41What about neighbours, associates? Glyn Powell, neighbouring farmer,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44he did some odd jobs around the estate for some extra cash.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45So, he has access? Yeah.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Do we have an address? Home and work.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52The Beynons were a big noise in the county -
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Owen and his sister were the last of them.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57You knew him, sir?
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Our paths crossed a few times. His family was well respected.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02What about Owen?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09His death won't go unnoticed.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Glyn Powell, we should talk to him.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39I know you're under a lot of pressure, Tom.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44If there's anything I can do to help...
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Thank you.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32KNOCKING ON DOOR
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Vermin, game keepers do it, they shoot them
0:10:54 > 0:10:56and then hang them up as a warning to poachers.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59PHONE RINGS
0:11:03 > 0:11:05What is it, Lloyd?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07The missing guns, they're vintage Purdeys.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10They were recently valued, sir, by local antiques dealer Huw Griffiths.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13For how much? 80,000, sir.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Whoever stole the guns knew what they were worth, knew what they
0:11:16 > 0:11:18were looking for.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19FLIES BUZZ
0:11:59 > 0:12:01DOOR OPENS
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Can I help you?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Mr Griffiths? Yes.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15How well do you know Mr Beynon?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I did some business for him.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I knew what he liked and I knew when to put a call in.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23When did you last see him?
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Oh, six months ago.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29When you valued the guns? The Purdeys, yes.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Lovely-looking things.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Expensive, too. Yes, well, depends who's buying.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40We'll need a list of employees, brokers, drivers - anyone
0:12:40 > 0:12:42who might have come into contact with Mr Beynon.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Anyone who would have known about the guns. Of course.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53It's a man trap. These were used right up until the 19th century.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Not lovely, as you can see.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01There's always a market for the curious and the specialist.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14FIRE CRACKLES
0:13:33 > 0:13:35BANG
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Mr Powell.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06You're a hard man to find.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I do my best.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Do you know why we're here?
0:15:13 > 0:15:16It's not the news you want, is it?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Did you know Mr Beynon well?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Of course I did.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24I've known the family for years.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26I've lived in this valley all my life.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Were you and Mr Beynon friends?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I wouldn't go as far as that. I did a few jobs for him.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36We used to say hello to each other and then mind our own business.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Foxes, they can't through the fence, so they dig underneath it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50They're like bloody rats!
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Where were you last night, Mr Powell?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56At home with my wife and daughter.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Esyllt said some shotguns have gone missing. That's right.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Do you have any idea who might be responsible?
0:16:03 > 0:16:04I have an opinion.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Whether you want to listen or not, well, that's up to you.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Oh, we'd be very keen to listen to it, Mr Powell.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Daniel Protheroe...you should have a word with him.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19He's been a thorn in the side of this place for years,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21stealing, poaching, running wild.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24He lives at the top of the mountain there with his mother -
0:16:24 > 0:16:27she's not better...never puts a curb on him.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29You know a lot about him, Mr Powell.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31I should...
0:16:31 > 0:16:34My wife, Bethan, was the midwife, she brought him into this world -
0:16:34 > 0:16:36worst thing she ever did.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Foxes, rats, predators...
0:16:43 > 0:16:45..if you don't look after your own,
0:16:45 > 0:16:50they'll come back and take, take, take!
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Nora Protheroe, the boy's mother, drugs caution, 1996,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00possession of marijuana.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Shoplifting charge the following year, given a few warnings
0:17:02 > 0:17:04and that was it, sir.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06What about Daniel? Plenty of complaints,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09prowling about people's property, poaching, stealing.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Was Owen Beynon one of the complainants? No.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16See what else you can find out.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18We're on the way to Daniel's house now.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01HE BANGS ON DOOR
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Hello!
0:18:25 > 0:18:27DOOR CREAKS OPEN
0:19:22 > 0:19:24KETTLE WHISTLES
0:20:12 > 0:20:14CHIMES RATTLE
0:20:38 > 0:20:40MUSIC BUILDS IN TENSION
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Nora Protheroe is an epileptic.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42She was in her late 30s, Social Services confirm she was
0:21:42 > 0:21:46on their "at-risk" register up until 18 years ago when she had her son.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49She dropped off the radar after that.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51I can't find any documents.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56Nothing official, no social security details, bills, birth certificates.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59No record of Daniel existing.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03The electricity was cut off about a year ago.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Why would anybody live like this?
0:22:08 > 0:22:11We need cause and time of death, as quickly as possible.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30I've issued an alert to the public concerning Daniel Protheroe.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Is that wise, sir?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35We've no proof that he's involved with the Beynon case.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36You've no proof that he isn't, either.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42With respect, sir, I should be consulted before those
0:23:42 > 0:23:44kind of decisions are made.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48And until you or the IPCC tell me otherwise, this is my investigation.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Let me be the judge of that.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Daniel?!
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Daniel, stop!
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Stop!
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Get off me!
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Who are you? What are you doing here?
0:24:30 > 0:24:33I heard about Daniel's mother.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35You know Daniel?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Where is he?
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Branwen Powell, Glyn Powell's daughter.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48I'll take her home.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42FIRE CRACKLES
0:25:43 > 0:25:47She just locks herself in her room and shuts the world out.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Is it true...
0:25:52 > 0:25:54..Nora Protheroe?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01You delivered her baby? Yes.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05What was Nora like?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09She was troubled.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Nora had a tough upbringing...
0:26:14 > 0:26:19..but having the baby seemed to settle her.
0:26:19 > 0:26:20And after that?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Nobody saw her.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28She never left the house?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35What about Daniel?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38What about him?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40How well does he know Branwen?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46What is it?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Bethan...
0:26:51 > 0:26:54..I really need you to help me.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01My daughter is headstrong, like her father.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05She doesn't always do what's best for herself.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Meaning what?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Daniel's got a hold on her.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13In what way?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17In the way that men do, sometimes.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24VEHICLE PULLS UP OUTSIDE
0:27:27 > 0:27:29PHONE RINGS
0:27:29 > 0:27:30DS Owens.
0:27:32 > 0:27:33Yeah.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41I warned you about that boy!
0:27:41 > 0:27:43You forgot to mention that your daughter
0:27:43 > 0:27:45and Daniel were friends, Mr Powell.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51There's no friendship, it's finished!
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Sir, there's been a possible sighting of Daniel Protheroe.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38You took your time.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51That's the third time I'm going to have to replace that.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57It's hard enough making a living up here without all this nonsense!
0:28:59 > 0:29:01The till?
0:29:01 > 0:29:02Never went near it.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Batteries he wanted...
0:29:09 > 0:29:10..and sardines -
0:29:10 > 0:29:15tins of the stuff - and he ran like a rat when saw me coming back.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Do you have the CCTV footage?
0:29:21 > 0:29:23That's him.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Can you rewind it back a bit?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Stop it there.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39What happened to his face?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Well, someone must have given him a hiding - no more than he deserved.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00We'll need a copy of that CCTV.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05It's Lewis, isn't it? That's right.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Ran out of milk? No.
0:30:14 > 0:30:15There's a meeting.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18About what? Pest control.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03BLEATING
0:31:09 > 0:31:12LOW CHATTER AND BARKING
0:32:02 > 0:32:05There is no evidence that Daniel Protheroe has hurt anyone.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Get your facts straight before you do something you might regret.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13The facts? Huh!
0:32:14 > 0:32:16The facts are there for all to see.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18What sort of boy kills his own mother,
0:32:18 > 0:32:20allows her to rot in the house
0:32:20 > 0:32:22and then carries on as if there's nothing wrong?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26We have a right to defend ourselves.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07You'd better find him, then.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13We intend to.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42FOOTSTEPS
0:33:47 > 0:33:49How did they survive up there?
0:33:51 > 0:33:52Just the two of them.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55They must have been completely dependent on each other.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58He loved her.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02He couldn't bear to be without her.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06The radio appeal, there are sightings of Daniel Protheroe
0:34:06 > 0:34:09coming in from all over the county. Dozens of them.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10And they all have to be followed up.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14This is interesting.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16What is it, Lloyd?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I've been checking through employee records for Huw Griffiths' place.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21He had a delivery driver working with him up until last summer.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Lewis Jones?
0:35:46 > 0:35:48You going somewhere?
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Out. That's all.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05You used to work for Huw Griffiths, didn't you?
0:36:08 > 0:36:09For a bit.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Do you think he had anything to do with what happened to Owen Beynon?
0:36:14 > 0:36:16No.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18They got on, as far as I know.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Everyone knows it was Daniel.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Do they?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Of course they do.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31He was off his head. Always has been.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34He never talked to anyone in school.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37If he bothered coming to school, that is.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Did you ever go up to the house?
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Sometimes.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51As soon as they saw us coming, they'd lock themselves in.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53Why?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58They were scared of you.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04We were just kids.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07Just having a bit of fun.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34CAR DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE STARTS
0:37:44 > 0:37:46MOBILE PHONE RINGS
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Lloyd?
0:38:13 > 0:38:16According to Lloyd, Lewis' alibi stacks up.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18He was out drinking with his mates in Aber.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Having fun.
0:38:25 > 0:38:26We should be out there.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29We have to find Daniel before Glyn and his mob do.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32There's hundreds of acres. We couldn't possibly cover the area.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35We don't have the resources. So we just do nothing?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52You're not coming in? No.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15BARKING
0:41:20 > 0:41:23FLARE BOOMS
0:41:23 > 0:41:24FAINT BARKING
0:41:33 > 0:41:35DISTANT VOICES
0:41:38 > 0:41:40WHISTLING
0:41:44 > 0:41:46FAINT VOICES
0:41:46 > 0:41:48WHISTLING
0:41:56 > 0:41:58FAINT BARKING
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Protheroe! Protheroe!
0:43:42 > 0:43:43Argh!
0:43:55 > 0:43:56BIRDSONG
0:44:12 > 0:44:13Sir?
0:44:54 > 0:44:56Look at how it was buried.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00That child was loved.
0:45:05 > 0:45:07Tom? Have you spoken to Prosser?
0:45:17 > 0:45:19The IPCC have submitted their report.
0:45:22 > 0:45:23You're in the clear.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30It doesn't feel that way.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20Preliminary report from the scene, sir.
0:46:20 > 0:46:24The body was that of an infant male, 18-24 months.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26No sign of injury, no broken bones.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29We need a DNA comparison between Nora and the dead child.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32We need to establish time and cause of death
0:46:32 > 0:46:33and when the child was buried.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37Are there any records of a second child? No. I checked.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41Nora Protheroe was visited regularly by a health worker until 1999.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43Only one pregnancy was ever recorded.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49Autopsy report on Nora Protheroe.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52No external injuries or signs of violence.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56She died of natural causes? Looks that way.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59Most likely she suffered an epileptic fit.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Nora Protheroe.
0:47:02 > 0:47:05A troubled girl, gets pregnant, has a baby,
0:47:05 > 0:47:07lives a life of virtual recluse.
0:47:07 > 0:47:08Why?
0:47:10 > 0:47:11Perhaps she had something to hide.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15Daniel didn't report his mother's death
0:47:15 > 0:47:17because she was all he ever had.
0:47:19 > 0:47:20All he ever knew.
0:47:23 > 0:47:24And the only person who ever loved him.
0:47:26 > 0:47:27This boy...
0:47:30 > 0:47:32..is a poacher, a stargazer.
0:47:36 > 0:47:37He's not a killer.
0:47:47 > 0:47:49BIRDSONG
0:48:09 > 0:48:12I want to talk to your daughter. I'm not sure. My husband's...
0:48:12 > 0:48:14It's OK, Mam, I want to talk to him.
0:48:14 > 0:48:15On my own.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25I used to see him in school.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28Across the playground.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33And up on the mountain.
0:48:37 > 0:48:39He was the loneliest boy I ever saw.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45All those times I saw him...
0:48:46 > 0:48:47..he never looked back at me.
0:48:49 > 0:48:50So, what changed?
0:48:53 > 0:48:55I dunno.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58About...a year ago...
0:49:00 > 0:49:03..it's like he looked up for the first time.
0:49:04 > 0:49:05Like he saw me.
0:49:07 > 0:49:08A year ago?
0:49:11 > 0:49:12His mother was dead.
0:49:15 > 0:49:16He was lonely.
0:49:18 > 0:49:19He was reaching out.
0:49:22 > 0:49:23Where is he, Branwen?
0:49:26 > 0:49:27I wish I knew.
0:49:29 > 0:49:31Why does everyone hate him so much?
0:49:31 > 0:49:32They treat him like he's an animal
0:49:32 > 0:49:34just because he's different from them.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44Do you know who could've done this to him?
0:49:47 > 0:49:51Who did it, Branwen?! You have to leave! You can see she's upset!
0:49:57 > 0:49:59(OK.)
0:50:17 > 0:50:19The baby was wrapped in a blanket and plastic.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22But inside, it was wrapped in newspaper.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24The paper underneath the body perished,
0:50:24 > 0:50:26but above the body, a few bits survived.
0:50:26 > 0:50:27Look at this date.
0:50:29 > 0:50:3120th June, 1999.
0:50:34 > 0:50:35If that was the date of burial,
0:50:35 > 0:50:39it makes the approximate date of birth February, 1997.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41The same age as Daniel.
0:50:45 > 0:50:49It doesn't make any sense. There were no other children, right?
0:50:49 > 0:50:51The records confirm that.
0:50:51 > 0:50:55So, the little boy we pulled from the ground, who is he?
0:50:55 > 0:50:57I think it's Daniel.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01The child's DNA matches the mother's.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03Confirmation just came through.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06So, if the dead child is Daniel Protheroe...
0:51:08 > 0:51:10Who are we chasing?
0:51:11 > 0:51:13BIRDSONG
0:51:41 > 0:51:44Branwen? Branwen?
0:51:47 > 0:51:521997, Nora Protheroe has a son, Daniel.
0:51:52 > 0:51:561999, Daniel dies and Nora buries the body in the garden.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59After that, she disappears off the radar.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01Next thing you know, it's 2001
0:52:01 > 0:52:05and Nora enrols a child at Coed-y-Fedw Primary School
0:52:05 > 0:52:07and that boy is also called Daniel.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10They tested Daniel's toothbrush from the house.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12The DNA results confirmed there is no familial match
0:52:12 > 0:52:15between Nora Protheroe and the boy she enrolled at school.
0:52:15 > 0:52:16So, who...
0:52:18 > 0:52:20..is this?
0:52:23 > 0:52:26We've been through every database, local and national,
0:52:26 > 0:52:28searching for any missing or abducted children.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31We extended the age range in case we're wrong about the timeline.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35There are no unsolved disappearances of any boy of that age at that time.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38But a child doesn't just disappear like that, unnoticed.
0:52:38 > 0:52:42There's media coverage, grieving parents. Look!
0:52:46 > 0:52:50This...is the important timeline.
0:52:50 > 0:52:531999-2001. Please, check again.
0:53:07 > 0:53:08What is it?
0:53:11 > 0:53:12Tom?
0:53:22 > 0:53:23What's the latest?
0:53:23 > 0:53:26We're still looking for Daniel Protheroe, sir. Is he our killer?
0:53:26 > 0:53:28In my opinion, no, he's not.
0:53:28 > 0:53:29Then why are we pursuing him?
0:53:29 > 0:53:32To save him from the ones who think that he is, sir.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37And Owen Beynon? We're still pursuing all possible leads, sir.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44He was very well connected, Tom.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46I need results.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48Well, I'm doing my best, sir.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53You can tell that to the IPCC next time.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23We were looking for a missing child, not a dead one!
0:54:23 > 0:54:27April, 1999, a child disappears in the sand dunes at Ynyslas.
0:54:27 > 0:54:30His name was Aled Roberts. He was three years old.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32The area was searched, but the boy was never found.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35It was presumed that he drowned at sea.
0:54:35 > 0:54:36The body was never recovered.
0:54:51 > 0:54:52This is the same boy.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55This is Daniel.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57I was part of the team that searched Ynyslas.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59I'd only been in uniform two years.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01I remember what the mother said at the press conference.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04"One minute he was laughing, the next he was gone."
0:55:04 > 0:55:07In 2006, the child was legally declared dead.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09The case officially remains open,
0:55:09 > 0:55:12but with no evidence of foul play, it hasn't been reviewed in years.
0:55:12 > 0:55:13Why didn't he come up on the database?
0:55:13 > 0:55:15It hadn't been updated properly.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17Why didn't you remember? He was presumed dead!
0:55:19 > 0:55:21Have we got an address for the parents?
0:55:21 > 0:55:23I don't think we should speak to them. Their child is still alive!
0:55:23 > 0:55:26As far as the family is concerned, their son is dead.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32You're not listening to me!
0:55:32 > 0:55:33We should contact Social Services.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36We don't know their situation, what the consequences might be.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38They deserve to know!
0:55:38 > 0:55:40Of course they do, but there's a way of doing things.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42They shouldn't have to wait!
0:55:42 > 0:55:44Tom! Objection noted, Mared.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02KNOCK AT DOOR
0:56:12 > 0:56:14FOOTSTEPS
0:56:16 > 0:56:18Ayesha?
0:56:22 > 0:56:23Well, we have...
0:56:25 > 0:56:27..reason to believe that your son, um...
0:56:29 > 0:56:31..Aled...
0:56:34 > 0:56:36..is still alive.
0:56:39 > 0:56:43A young man we have come into contact with... No, you've made a mistake.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51I know this is difficult. You've no idea.
0:56:59 > 0:57:00Is Aled's father home?
0:57:02 > 0:57:04Mrs Roberts? We're no longer together.
0:57:06 > 0:57:07I'm sorry.
0:57:09 > 0:57:11Is there a way we could contact him?
0:57:11 > 0:57:13How do you know it's Aled?
0:57:17 > 0:57:19Um... Circumstances are...
0:57:21 > 0:57:23..difficult.
0:57:23 > 0:57:25Difficult?
0:57:26 > 0:57:29He's a suspect in a crime.
0:57:39 > 0:57:42After all these years,
0:57:42 > 0:57:45you come here and tell me you've found my son?
0:57:45 > 0:57:47That this criminal is Aled?
0:57:50 > 0:57:52My son is dead.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56He drowned 16 years ago.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01Mammy?
0:58:03 > 0:58:05I want you to leave.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09Now.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11Please.
0:58:29 > 0:58:32We've got a dead man in the mortuary, a dead mother and child
0:58:32 > 0:58:34and a boy running for his life on the mountain.
0:58:34 > 0:58:35His mother is dead, he needs someone
0:58:35 > 0:58:38to look after him and I need the truth, Bethan!
0:58:44 > 0:58:48If you had done your job, it would never have come to this.
0:58:48 > 0:58:49Tom, no!