0:01:22 > 0:01:24Saskia?
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Saskia?
0:01:38 > 0:01:43HEART MONITOR FLATLINES
0:02:02 > 0:02:04'Mr Powell, I'm arresting you on suspicion
0:02:04 > 0:02:06'of the murder of Saskia Stanley.'
0:02:06 > 0:02:10You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned
0:02:10 > 0:02:12something you later rely on in court.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17Anything you do say will be taken down and used in evidence.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Good morning.- Morning, Mr Ridley.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- You heard it was coming?- Gordon. I'm eternally grateful, I really am.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I know you pulled a lot of strings for this.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Nonsense, it's entirely deserved. Any thoughts on your junior?
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- Yeah, I think Julie can cope. - Think again.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36You've just landed your first murder. She's a pupil. And a very inexperienced one at that.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Well, she's good. And she learns quickly. I think she's ready.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Can you look through these and find every divorce settlement
0:03:48 > 0:03:50of over £5 million from the last 10 years?
0:03:50 > 0:03:54I'm doing work on three different trials for three different people already. I'm sorry.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58I know it sounded like a question, but I'm not asking you, Julie.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Well, you won't be getting them any time soon, I'm afraid.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03It will if you prioritise it.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08- Your pupillage is up soon, isn't it? - Mm-hm.
0:04:08 > 0:04:14- Vote's not far away.- That's right. - I knew I could rely on you.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- If I could have that by morning. - Of course, Valerie.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20"If I could have them by the morning"(!)
0:04:20 > 0:04:21SHE SIGHS
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Oi! What's up with you?!
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- I just pulled a cracker, Jules - Murder.- That's your first, right?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Mm-hm.- Congratulations.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44You can't really say that, somebody died, but you can say,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47"Mr Ridley you've got work to do, how about I make you a cup of tea."
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- You can make your own cup of tea! - That's my girl.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Eh, less of the "girl"! I'll have you done for sexual harassment.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Well, it would be a shame.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I was rather hoping you'd be my junior on the case.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Are you having a laugh? - Why would I be?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Seriously? Thank you!
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Seriously, thank you so much. Oh, my God!
0:05:12 > 0:05:15This is going to put you under a lot of scrutiny.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Oh, I don't care about that. I really want this. Bring it on.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21SHE LAUGHS
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- All right, Tony, how're you feeling? - How we doing?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45The pick-up's finished. The Mini's just waiting for that pump.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- What about the MOT? - He cancelled.- Why?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53No doubt the copper's been spreading my name like muck around town.
0:05:53 > 0:05:59- I'd stop worrying about what he thinks.- Neil Stanley's the reason I'm in this mess.- Is he?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- You what?! - Well, I can see why he'd be upset.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I'm not saying you shouldn't have done what you did.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09But they're going to be angry. They might jump to conclusions.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Have you forgotten what I'm accused of here?- Not for a moment, mate.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17I know you loved her.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22I really miss her.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23I know.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44INAUDIBLE SPEECH
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Blimey.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Way out of your league.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- I think we'll let her decide that. - I think I've a got a puncture.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- Oh, right.- You couldn't squeeze me in, could you?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05We'll see what we can do.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Nearly there, Mrs Stanley.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- That's it done. - That was quick. What do I owe you?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39How about dinner?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41SHE LAUGHS
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- OK.- Great.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Great.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27OK. The basics.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Saskia Stanley divorces her husband, Neil, a copper.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34She finds love with a garage mechanic, one Tony Powell.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37The family hate him, the relationship falls apart
0:08:37 > 0:08:40until she finds out she has terminal bone cancer.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Tony nurses her until her dying day. - Good. The basis of the murder charge?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Well, Tony claims that Saskia wanted to end her life,
0:08:46 > 0:08:50he assisted her, whereas the family argue that he murdered her
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- in order to get his hands on her will.- Good. Right.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56First thing I want to know when I look at Tony Powell is will a jury believe him?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00See if he'll look me in the eye, especially when the questions get tricky.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03I don't always look people in the eye, doesn't mean I'm a murderer.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07No, but it will make you a poor barrister. You need to get over that sharpish.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20See. It's not that hard, is it?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Dad, when did you say you were being called into court?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I've been called for tomorrow,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I expect you guys will be contacted any day now.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- I got my letter from the CPS today. - Good.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40There's nothing to worry about. You stand up there, you tell the truth.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46- I haven't had a letter.- Well, it must be on its way.- I rang to check.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- I'm not being called as a witness. - Why the hell not?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I imagine we'll all end up saying the same thing anyway.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57You've got to give evidence! I'll look into that.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Right, I'm off to work, bye.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11I don't think you should stand up in court if you don't want to.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Of course I want to! I want to see him rot in hell!
0:10:21 > 0:10:25What if Dad's wrong?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- What if Tony did what Mum wanted? - She would have told us.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31But what if she didn't want to?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Now, Mr Powell, I need to ask you some fairly difficult questions.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- I hope you understand that it's... It's nothing personal.- Fire away.
0:10:48 > 0:10:54OK, why do you think that your late partner's family would consider
0:10:54 > 0:10:56you capable of her murder?
0:10:56 > 0:11:01- Because her ex...- Err, Neil Stanley, is it?- Yeah. The copper.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Cos he thinks I'm the devil incarnate for nicking his missus.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07I wouldn't be sat here accused of anything
0:11:07 > 0:11:10if he hadn't pinched that bloody videotape.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14He knows I'm innocent. He just wants to see me get sent down.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Yeah, I understand that you claim to have videoed Mrs Stanley
0:11:17 > 0:11:22- explaining her decision to take her own life. Is that right? - Yeah. It was her idea.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26And why would she want to do that rather than talk to her family?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Because they didn't like the idea of her taking her own life.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33They were disgusted when she raised it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- I don't know if you're familiar with bone cancer?- No, not really.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- Well, she was in unbearable pain. - Though the family dispute that.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43The family dispute everything,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47cos they hate the fact that I was closer to her than they were.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Our problem, Mr Powell, is that that videotape has never been found.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Now, we don't know why that is. But I can tell you that
0:11:54 > 0:11:57if you stand up in court and throw unsubstantiated accusations
0:11:57 > 0:11:59at a police officer, it won't play well.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03I don't care! That's what happened. He stole the tape.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I know this is, erm, this is daunting, Mr Powell.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09But we are here to defend you. We are on your side.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12OK, now, is there anything that you haven't mentioned
0:12:12 > 0:12:15that I need to know? Anything at all?
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- Such as?- Anything, Mr Powell, I can do without surprises.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Better here than in the courtroom. - You've got everything.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27You need to get me out of this.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- So what will the prosecution throw at us?- They've got some pretty strong cards.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39He didn't mention the videotape until after he was arrested.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42They've got a graphologist lined up to prove the goodbye note was faked.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45And there's a motive - he got the lion's share of the will.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48So we need to undermine some key prosecution witnesses if we're to win this.
0:12:48 > 0:12:54- Mmm.- I want you to go through every single witness statement, every assertion, every piece of evidence.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- Who's prosecuting?- Mark Metzler. Smug, arrogant...pain in the arse.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01I hear you got a murder, Ridley.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Always trying to upstage me, aren't you?
0:13:03 > 0:13:09- It is my sole purpose in life, Valerie.- I would congratulate you, but it'll only encourage you.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Please tell me you haven't just used the last of my soya milk.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17There's normal milk.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Which I would happily drink if I didn't have a lactose intolerance!
0:13:25 > 0:13:26Or a people intolerance.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29JULIE LAUGHS
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Julie, I wondered if you might pick up my dry cleaning for me.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46It's the one on the corner of Rundle Street, you know it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- I'm not a servant! - Course you're not, but picking a fight with her is a big mistake.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- No way, that's wrong!- Julie!
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I'm sorry, I can't run your errand.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05We all had to do things we didn't want to when we started out.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- You do know that's how it works? - I'm afraid I'm busy.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12I'm giving you an opportunity here to respond reasonably to my request.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I wouldn't get above yourself.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I know you're assisting on a murder case, but I'd take a moment
0:14:23 > 0:14:25to reflect on why Ridley chose you.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- In what way? - Work it out, sweetheart.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Gobby little madam.- And here was me thinking you liked the girl.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Turner's still stuck in the fraud trial from hell.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44I need you to take this on.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Client with a temper problem. Could be right up your street.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53You deny that you assaulted Miss Salter at the bus stop?
0:14:53 > 0:14:57The whole thing was ridiculous. I accused her of pushing in, right?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00She totally lost it with me and she hit me. I tried to defend myself,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- next thing, she's saying I attacked her. - Did you touch her at all?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05I put my arm up to stop her whacking me.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- That was it.- Two witnesses claim you hit her.- They were her mates. Yeah?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12When the cops turned up, they pretended not to know her.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- It was a farce. - Did you tell the police?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17I tried, but nobody would listen. I can't believe it's come this far.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20If I get done for this, I will lose my job!
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Everything OK? - Valerie's got my card marked.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Do you want to know a secret?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Mmm.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- You know how she lost it with Judge Palmer a few weeks back?- Yeah.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Well, apparently she went on an anger management course.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- She thinks no-one knows, but of course we all do.- Who said that?
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Oh, she did. Yeah. It's classic Valerie.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Isolate your weakness, deal with it, move on.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Still, you should take it down a notch with her.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04So, what, I roll over and let her treat me like crap?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- I don't think so. - No, I'm just saying you need allies
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- if you want to get voted into chambers.- Look, I just want to get up in court and do my job.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14I'm not interested in the politics.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18OK, let me put it another way. How badly do you want this?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52You better not be looking for me,
0:16:52 > 0:16:54because I've got nothing to say to you.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I want you to know that I loved your mum so much.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- I can't have this conversation. - Jess, please...
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Have you any idea of how angry I am?
0:17:03 > 0:17:04I didn't kill your mum.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Whatever happened, you were involved in a decision
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- we weren't part of.- And I'm sorry.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15But it's what she wanted.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I need your help.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Will you stand up in court and say what you believe?
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Because...
0:17:32 > 0:17:36I think that you know that I would never, ever hurt your mum.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Are you serious?!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44I can't do that. Dad'd never forgive me.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47I'm sorry.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49What about ME?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27That's the only kiss you're getting while you're that mucky.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- I'll take what I can get. - The flowers were gorgeous.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- I'm glad you liked them. - So what's all this about?
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- Does there have to be a reason?- No.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44I'm just...it's a shock having someone in my life again.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Mate, you got a sec? Oh. Hiya, love. S'all right, it can wait.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Err, still think I'm out of his league?
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- SHE LAUGHS - Poor lad.
0:19:00 > 0:19:07Listen, I want this to happen. And I want you to meet the kids soon too.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11I just need to clear the way.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16Well, not just with them. It's Neil, too.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21OK.
0:19:28 > 0:19:34- Oh, God, Neil you scared the life out of me then.- I'm sorry.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Neil, I've told you before, this isn't your house any more,
0:19:38 > 0:19:43- you can't just come and go as you please.- I know. But we need to talk. - Now isn't a good time.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48- We made a big mistake splitting up. - Neil, please...- Just hear me out.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50What if...
0:19:50 > 0:19:53What if we gave it another chance?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55I mean, we...
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Neil, this is Tony.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18HE SHOUTS
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Trial's coming around soon. You must be nervous.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- I think we'll be ready.- Boyfriend must get a bit miffed though.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Can't imagine he's seen much of you. - Goes with the job. We manage.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Well, that's good to hear.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- Gordon, about the vote at the end of my pupillage.- Oh, yes?
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- Is there anything I can do to... - Sway the doubters?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24To influence the outcome?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27I just want to make my case the best I can.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29I really want to join these chambers.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Are you asking me to put a good word in for you?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Yes, I guess I am.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40I'm afraid I have very little influence in these matters.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- Hi.- Hi. Have you noticed the date that Mrs Stanley changed her will?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08It was only six weeks before she died.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10AND Mr Powell accompanied her to the solicitors.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Yeah, but he wasn't in the actual meeting where the will was changed, was he?
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Yeah, but still. She changed it so that he became the main beneficiary.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- That's true.- They've already got a graphologist saying Saskia's goodbye note is faked.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Mr Powell is going to get hammered over this.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28OK, let's talk to him again.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30So how was dinner with grumpy boyfriend?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Um, yeah, yeah, it was good, thanks, yeah.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Listen, I knew it was a bad idea.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49She was too ill. And I didn't want to do it. But she was adamant.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54Did you know she changed her will to benefit you at the expense of her family?
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Well, that's a nice way to put it. No, I didn't have a clue.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Mr Powell, you drove her to the meeting.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06- And?- You must have had some inkling as to what she was planning?- Oh, and that gives me motive, does it?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10I know these questions are tough, but it'll get tougher in the courtroom.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Do you really think that I wanted to end her life?!
0:23:13 > 0:23:15I didn't even want to help her.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17I loved her.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20But she begged me.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22How could I say no?
0:23:28 > 0:23:33I can see that from the wrong angle, this looks bad.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36But I only did what Saskia wanted.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40That's all I ever did.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53You weren't honest with me last time, were you, Mr Armitage?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56The witnesses were not friends of the complainant.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58I think they were.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03And this isn't the first time you've had a violent loss of temper, is it?
0:24:03 > 0:24:07In 2007, you assaulted a postman.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12And in 2009, you received a community order after attacking a 13-year-old in a skate park.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Hang on, no, I didn't attack him, I defended myself. He was a yob.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19He needed 12 stitches in his head after you "defended yourself".
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- Are you on my side or what?- I'm here to represent you, Mr Armitage.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26And in doing so, I have to be realistic about what we can achieve.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29There's a common theme running through your story,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- and that is you losing it with complete strangers.- Listen here!
0:24:32 > 0:24:34I told you what happened, right?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I didn't do nothing and I'm not going to prison for this
0:24:37 > 0:24:40so why don't you try doing your job properly, you useless cow?!
0:24:42 > 0:24:46If you ever speak to me like that again, you'll be getting a new barrister.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50And I'll make sure my replacement is the lousiest halfwit I can find.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Trust me, I know a few.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Morning, Mr Powell.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11It's quite normal to be nervous.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15It's not in my hands any more.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Scares the life out of me.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38No, I haven't found anywhere yet.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42You can't just throw my stuff out on the street!
0:25:42 > 0:25:47Ah. You're Ridley's new rising star. We haven't been introduced formally.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- I'm Mark.- Julie Prior.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52No doubt he's told you what a ruthless scumbag I am.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- No, not at all.- Oh, well, he should have done because I am.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Oh, don't worry, it's all good clean fun.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Ridley and I go back a long way...
0:26:01 > 0:26:06But I bet he makes out that he's squeaky clean to you, does he? Bet I could tell you few stories.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10I'm not comfortable with having this conversation, sorry.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Of course, of course. I apologise. That was quite wrong of me.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Anyway, see you in court.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26WHISTLING
0:26:26 > 0:26:29What the prosecution will seek to prove is this...
0:26:30 > 0:26:34That Anthony Powell, prematurely and deliberately,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37ended Saskia Stanley's life.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42Crippled with debts, his business struggling to stay afloat,
0:26:42 > 0:26:47he met Saskia, a modestly rich and successful businesswoman.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52When she discovered she was dying from bone cancer,
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Mr Powell isolated her from her own family,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00forcing her to rely on him exclusively.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07In doing so, he tried to persuade her that he could help her
0:27:07 > 0:27:10end her own life more quickly,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14so she would avoid the pain of the last stages of cancer.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17But as he did so,
0:27:17 > 0:27:21he successfully pressured her into changing her will,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25so that he became the main beneficiary.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30When, finally, she rejected his plan...
0:27:32 > 0:27:35..he took her life, callously
0:27:35 > 0:27:38and in cold blood, with an overdose of diamorphine
0:27:38 > 0:27:42which he then bogusly claimed
0:27:42 > 0:27:46was Mrs Stanley's idea all along.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Did your mother ever talk to you about taking her own life?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Once.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13She mentioned it.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- In a very vague way.- And how did you respond?- I was appalled.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22I couldn't believe she was even saying such a thing.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- But I don't think she was being serious.- And why is that?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Well, she never mentioned it again.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Might that be because she knew what your reaction would be?
0:28:31 > 0:28:37- I... I don't know.- Thank you.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- Mr Metzler, do you have any further questions?- Yes, Your Honour.
0:28:48 > 0:28:54- How close to your mother would you say you were?- Incredibly. Always.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00- And how often did you discuss the illness?- Loads.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04You know, we're a very close family, we talk about stuff.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08It's ridiculous to say that she'd end her own life without telling us.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13- I just know it's not what my mother wanted to do.- You seem very definite about that.- Yes, I am.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Why is that?- It was the will.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18I was always suspicious, but that's when I realised.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22That he'd made her change the will. Then, it all made sense.
0:29:22 > 0:29:29- And that is your own view? - Of course.- Not anyone else's?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31No, of course not.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Why didn't you push Dan? He doesn't even know what he thinks.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42It wouldn't have looked good, believe me. I think we explored his feelings as best we can.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47Mr Powell, look I know it's hard to hear those things,
0:29:47 > 0:29:52but you have to remember that's just the prosecution doing their job.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54We're on your side, Mr Powell.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57He seems volatile.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Metzler's going to have fun with him.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Let's get some lunch.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08And once Saskia met Tony, everything changed.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12She seemed to hang on his every word, be completely in his thrall.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Which was particularly difficult for the kids, because they didn't like the man.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- Neither did I.- And why was that?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Well, it seemed obvious to me,
0:30:22 > 0:30:24he wanted her for her status and her money.
0:30:24 > 0:30:30He would always go on about the size of the house or how well her business was doing.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34And how was the relationship with your ex-wife during this time?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I'd always tried to maintain a friendly rapport,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40I thought that was important for our son and our daughter.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43But Tony made it clear he didn't want me around,
0:30:43 > 0:30:46and Saskia did as Tony asked.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50Did you or your children talk to Saskia about these problems?
0:30:50 > 0:30:54We did, and eventually I think she saw sense.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58Just before she fell ill, she realised he was using her
0:30:58 > 0:30:59and she broke it off.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03So why do you think she got back with Mr Powell?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Well, obviously she was feeling vulnerable,
0:31:06 > 0:31:08she'd found out about the cancer.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12And he had made promises about nursing her,
0:31:12 > 0:31:14then the situation became much worse.
0:31:14 > 0:31:20- In what way?- She was dying slowly, and she was shutting out her family,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23because that's what Tony wanted her to do.
0:31:23 > 0:31:29Did she ever talk of taking her own life?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Saskia would never entertain such a notion.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36And without telling her children? Not a chance.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I want to turn our attentions to the afternoon
0:31:39 > 0:31:44when you discovered your ex-wife's body.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46What was the scene you encountered?
0:31:48 > 0:31:51I knew she was dead as soon as I laid eyes on her.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56To me, it all looked too arranged.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57It was all too neat.
0:31:58 > 0:32:04I noticed the syringes at the side, I heard the front door go.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08And what happened when Mr Powell walked into the room?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13During my time as a police officer
0:32:13 > 0:32:17I've looked into a lot of guilty faces.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29That's what I saw in HIS eyes. I knew he'd done it.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- Objection, Your Honour, that's pure speculation.- Agreed.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37- Please do try and stick to the facts.- Thank you, Mr Stanley.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41See how long it is before he mentions his profession again.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45So what's the score, Ridley? 7-4, isn't it?
0:32:45 > 0:32:48It's 7-6, Mark, you know that.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52But you always choke on the big stage, don't you?
0:32:52 > 0:32:568-6 after this, I think. Walk in the park.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- Mr Ridley.- Your Honour.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06Mr Stanley, do you recall the first time you met Mr Powell?
0:33:06 > 0:33:11- Not off-hand, no. - Oh, perhaps I could jog your memory.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16Is it true that you were so angry that your wife had met another man
0:33:16 > 0:33:18that you punched a hole in her wall?
0:33:18 > 0:33:23We did argue occasionally, Mr Ridley, as ex-partners do.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26So you did punch the wall the first time you met Mr Powell?
0:33:26 > 0:33:27I don't recall.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29But it's fair to say you...
0:33:29 > 0:33:32You took against him from the moment you set eyes on him.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35I don't think that's fair to say, no.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Wouldn't it be normal for someone to want to distance themselves
0:33:39 > 0:33:43from an ex-partner when they'd fallen in love with someone else?
0:33:44 > 0:33:47I don't accept that she'd fallen in love with him.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48Even though she told you,
0:33:48 > 0:33:52and your son AND your daughter that she did?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55You get the sense of a guy, doing my job.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59I gave him a fair crack of the whip. He came up short.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Mr Stanley, you punched a hole in the wall the very first time you met him.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06That's what you call giving someone a fair crack of the whip?
0:34:06 > 0:34:09You couldn't bear seeing your ex-wife with someone else, isn't that it?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- No.- And you'd like to see Mr Powell found guilty
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- regardless of the truth of what happened...- No.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17..because you wanted her back and she chose him.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21And that, Mr Stanley, that wounded your pride.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22Ridiculous!
0:34:27 > 0:34:28That's ridiculous.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Right, Mr Armitage. I've had a word with the CPS
0:34:46 > 0:34:49and if you were willing to plead guilty to the lesser charge,
0:34:49 > 0:34:52I think we can persuade them to drop the more serious offence.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53I'm not changing anything.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Then, I'm minded to tell you that your case is not looking good...
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Not if you did your job properly!
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- Sit down, Mr Armitage. Sit down! - I'm not listening to another word you say.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Get me another lawyer who'll get me off and isn't as stuck up as you!
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Feel free! Find someone else.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Because get this, you jumped up little man -
0:35:09 > 0:35:11it doesn't matter who represents you,
0:35:11 > 0:35:16there's no jury who won't send you down! You've been found guilty three times and still you live
0:35:16 > 0:35:21in a ridiculous little world where it's everybody else's fault and not yours.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26There's no need to speak to me like that.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Well, that's how you speak to everybody else, so now you know.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Shall we start again?
0:35:37 > 0:35:41And this time let's be respectful and calm and honest.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50I went on one of those anger management courses.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54It was a load of rubbish. I'm angry for a reason. I'm angry because my wife left me.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57And they won't fix that with some fancy techniques, are they?
0:36:01 > 0:36:02How do we reduce the charge?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04If you plead guilty to common assault,
0:36:04 > 0:36:06I think we can get them to drop the ABH.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- Which means?- Probably just a fine.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14You want to watch that temper of yours. It's not professional.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- He's just a good, old-fashioned ambulance chaser.- Really?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Oh, God, here comes Valerie.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Good news about your graphologist.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- About to be discredited, if rumours are true.- What?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42That corporate fraud case based on his evidence.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43You did know there was an appeal?
0:36:43 > 0:36:47Judgement's due tomorrow, I assumed Julie knew about it.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52Whoops.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Just let me get this straight.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02There's a key prosecution witness appearing tomorrow who claims
0:37:02 > 0:37:07that the handwriting on the goodbye note is not Saskia's. A really damning expert witness.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11And in a landmark appeal, his reputation may be about to crumble.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15And if that judgement comes through in time, we can rubbish the guy, and you hadn't even checked?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Neither had you.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20I asked you to check the background on all the witnesses.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32Gordon's got a lot of friends in High Court. You'd better beg him for some inside news.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Don't let them prove me wrong about you.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41I'll go and see if Gordon's in his office.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Gordon's gone home, so...
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- I'm sorry that Valerie's on your back.- Look, I screwed up.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- I deserve everything I get. - That's a little melodramatic.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Yeah, it is.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28What's up?
0:38:30 > 0:38:33I've split up from my boyfriend, I'm living in a crummy hotel
0:38:33 > 0:38:35and he's about to throw my stuff out on the street.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- Doesn't sound much fun. - I don't even know why I care.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45I don't even love him anymore.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Good riddance, seriously.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Guess I'm young, free and single.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55I can't even remember what that's like.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58How long have you been married, if you don't mind me asking?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Oh, God, no.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Eight years.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08Must be hard with the hours you work.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Yeah, yeah, it is. But...
0:39:13 > 0:39:16..maybe you use that as an excuse, you know.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22I thought we'd grow closer the longer we were married.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24But that's, er...
0:39:27 > 0:39:29That's not happening.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Why did you offer me junior on this case?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Because you're the best person for the job.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Is that only reason?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Do you want there be another reason?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00PHONE RINGS
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Your phone.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08I know.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20DOGS BARK
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