0:00:00 > 0:00:03I'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Saskia Stanley.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05It may harm your defence
0:00:05 > 0:00:08if you don't mention when questioned something you rely on in court.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11I just pulled a cracker, Jules. Murder.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Tony claims that Saskia wanted to end her life, he assisted her.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The family say he murdered her, to get his hands on her will.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22What the Prosecution will seek to prove is this -
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Anthony Powell prematurely and deliberately
0:00:25 > 0:00:28ended the life of Saskia Stanley.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30It was her idea.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Why would she do that, rather than talk to her family?
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Well, she was in unbearable pain.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36'He tried to persuade her'
0:00:36 > 0:00:40that he could help her end her own life more quickly,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44so she would avoid the pain of the last stages of cancer.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- What if Tony did what Mum wanted? - She'd have told us.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49In my time as a police officer,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51I've looked into a lot of guilty faces
0:00:51 > 0:00:53That's what I saw in his eyes.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55I knew he'd done it.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53I'd given up for 12 years. Disgusting habit.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Technically, I should have called the police when you rang.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- Why didn't you, then? - Because you know running away is not the answer. That's why you called.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05I know I'm innocent, but listening to that evidence that's coming.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07If I was on the jury, I'd think I'd done it.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- It's only been one day. - I'm going down, Mr Ridley!
0:02:09 > 0:02:11You will be if you run, I can tell you that!
0:02:11 > 0:02:13You'll be caught, there'll be a retrial,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15and what's a jury going to think, then?
0:02:17 > 0:02:23Come on, let's give you the best chance. Yes?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Is there some other reason you can think of for running away,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28something you haven't told us?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03DOORBELL RINGS
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Hiya, mate. You all right?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Yeah. I need a bed for the night.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Yeah, of course.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Well, that was one of the more unusual evenings I've had. - Wasn't it?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Think he'll be there tomorrow?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Not sure he's got the guts to run. I think he's just scared.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Aren't we the amateur psychologist?
0:03:27 > 0:03:31At least you didn't call it "woman's intuition". I'd have had to hit you.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33I'd like to see you try!
0:03:33 > 0:03:35I've got a pretty tasty right hook, you know.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Well, I'd better be nice to you, then.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40And I'll try not to screw up again, eh?
0:03:40 > 0:03:44I don't want to give the likes of Valerie any more ammunition.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45It's a deal.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I'll see you tomorrow.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49See you.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28I recognise that expression. It's the harbinger of doom.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30This contact and residence hearing.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Versus Paul Carrington?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Paul Carrington? Don't tell me you hadn't noticed.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39I'd noticed. But it hadn't crossed my mind it would be a problem.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44Surely it's all water under the bridge? If he still gets under your skin, someone else can do it.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Don't be ridiculous. I'm a big girl, I'll manage.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Good, because Carrington's on his way over with his client for a session of negotiation.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54While we're on the unhappy union of business and pleasure,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58I wondered if you'd noticed anything untoward with Ridley and his minion.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59What have you heard?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Nothing yet. But why else would he appoint her junior
0:05:02 > 0:05:06on a case as important as that?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I don't care if she turns out to be Rumpole, she's a pupil.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Morning. - Oh, we were just talking about you.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Anything else I can help you with, Valerie?
0:05:17 > 0:05:18And what can I do you for?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Prosecution have a witness, a graphologist,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- and it seems there's a case... - Oh, I heard - The Greenberg case.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Graphologist. The infamous, pompous Mr Cook.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Their Lordships should be ruling on the appeal today, I hear.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32And you want someone on the spot
0:05:32 > 0:05:34so if the judgement comes through in time,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Mr Ridley can use it to discredit the ghastly graphologist?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39That's about the size of it, yes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42I know a couple of people there, so wait and I'll put the call in.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44?You know a lot of people were surprised
0:05:44 > 0:05:47when Mr Ridley appointed you as Junior on this case.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49And now we know why.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Oh, Martin, hi.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55It's Gordon McCallister. Yes.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Really?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- You going to give Tony a lift? - No, I'm fine.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- I'll take you, mate.- I can manage.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08I'll be there, OK.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Yeah. Good luck.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Bye, then!
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- As you can see, things are much better between her and me.- Everyone has their rough patches mate.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30So what about today? Will you get to give evidence?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Maybe. Depends how far the case gets.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- You'll feel a lot better once you get a chance to give your side. - I don't know.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41I think the jury will find it hard to understand why I did it.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I think you do, too.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46I've never said that.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54I think...you believed you were doing the right thing.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55But you don't.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00She was going to die in excruciating pain.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02How could I not give her what she wanted?
0:07:02 > 0:07:04I guess...I just...
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- struggle to imagine being able to do it.- Yeah, and so did I.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Look, I don't know what I would've done.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13The point is, you did what you thought was right.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14I know you're a good bloke.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Yeah, but the jury don't.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19And the prosecution are going to slaughter me.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22It was an act of love, that's what they don't understand!
0:07:23 > 0:07:25It was an act of love.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Well, this is nice.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Isn't it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I don't know what I'd do without you.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41I'm not going anywhere, don't worry.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44SHE GASPS IN PAIN
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Are you OK?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47SHE BREATHES OUT SLOWLY
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Shame they won't let you administer it.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54You could give me a bit extra.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09My name is Tony Powell.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13I helped Saskia take her own life, according to her own wishes.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18This is her goodbye note.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24You'd better get going.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Good luck, mate.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Cheers.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41HE BREATHES DEEPLY
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Morning.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Glad I ran into you.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17Listen, it was wrong of me to discuss Ridley's private affairs with you. Quite wrong.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18No harm done.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- So, er, don't mention it to him, hm? - I wasn't planning to.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Good. I think he'd be quite cross.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29Especially if he thought I was gossiping about the whole Valerie thing with...
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Anyway, see you in court.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Mr Powell here yet?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46He's normally pretty prompt, isn't he?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- I thought we'd talked him round. - So did I.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51He did seem pretty scared though.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Maybe he's bottled it. - Hey, let's not go there just yet.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56What's the news on the graphologist appeal?
0:09:56 > 0:10:00The judgement's likely to be today, but not necessarily this morning.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04We really need an angle on this guy. If the goodbye note is faked...
0:10:04 > 0:10:07He's not first up. Buys us a bit of time.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Yeah. Forensic pathologist is first.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Ah, good morning, Mr Powell.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Had my brake light kicked in this morning
0:10:16 > 0:10:20and I got pulled over for it by the cops. You know who's behind it.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Are you going to try and tell me it was coincidence?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Yes, Mr Powell, I think it probably was. Shall we?
0:10:29 > 0:10:35How easy is it for a layperson to inject themselves in the arm?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37It's surprisingly difficult.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41The issue is finding the vein. It takes practice.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43How much more difficult would it be
0:10:43 > 0:10:47if you were in Saskia Stanley's feeble physical state?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I wouldn't like to say.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Well, more or less difficult than normal?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55More, I suppose.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Describe to us what you'd have to do.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Well, er, you would have to prepare the diamorphine solution
0:11:03 > 0:11:05and fill the syringe.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Then apply a tourniquet and hold it tightly
0:11:09 > 0:11:11while you find the vein with the needle.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14From what angle? Where would your arm be?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20So you'd have to bring your arm right round.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22It's quite a physical action.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Could you do that while you were lying down?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27I think that would be very difficult.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Thank you, Your Honour.
0:11:31 > 0:11:39Mr Robinson, were there not in fact signs that Mrs Stanley had indeed been practising injecting herself?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41There were other needle marks on her arms,
0:11:41 > 0:11:46but that may have been from other drugs that had been administered to her,
0:11:46 > 0:11:50or blood tests, for example. So it's impossible to say.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54You say it's hard for a layperson to find the vein? Is that true of everybody?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Well, some people struggle. Others less so.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02Let's say Mrs Stanley found it relatively easy. Could she have done it?
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Objection, Your Honour. The witness is being asked to speculate.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Indeed.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Let us be clear, then.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14You wouldn't rule out the possibility that she could have injected herself?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19No. No, I would not.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Thank you.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Ah, I was just coming to find you. I believe you and Mr Carrington are acquainted.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Valerie, what a pleasant surprise. - Paul.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- My face lit up when I saw your name on the brief. You're looking marvellous.- Thank you.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Meanwhile, I've put on a stone and I look knackered.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54You can't live life in the fast lane without a bit of collateral damage.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I'll leave you to it.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- Shall we cut to the chase? - Is that a come-on?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09So you think we can knock their heads together without a scrap in court.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13I see no reason, if your client is in a reasonable, mature mood.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14Your client doesn't want residence?
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- He just wants to see his kids. - So what are all these conditions?
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Your client must stop threatening legal action for non-payment of maintenance
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- when my client has never missed a single payment.- And?
0:13:25 > 0:13:29She needs to stop the weird late-night phone calls.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- There's no evidence for that. - Au contraire.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37The phone company was very helpful.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Your client sounds like the classic wronged woman.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44She needs to move on,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47then we can wrap this up and go for lunch.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give
0:13:57 > 0:14:00shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Any word from Gordon's contact?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06No, nothing yet.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08When you're ready, Mr Metzler.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Mr Cook, how long have you been...
0:14:14 > 0:14:16PHONE VIBRATES
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Hi, Gordon. The appeal's through?
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Oh, great. Many thanks. Could you fax it over?
0:14:42 > 0:14:43I owe you.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Thank you.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50What's your fax number?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53'To my darling children, my family and Neil.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57'I'm so sorry but I could go on no longer.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00'I love you all. Remember me fondly. Saskia.'
0:15:02 > 0:15:08Now, you've studied several of Saskia Stanley's letters.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Do you think this is her handwriting?
0:15:11 > 0:15:15I think there are significant anomalies.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17If you compare with her normal writing,
0:15:17 > 0:15:22the downstroke of the G is quite different,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26as is the formation of the As and the Ts.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30It's also interesting that the handwriting in the note
0:15:30 > 0:15:33is heavier and thick-lined.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36And what would that signify?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Leaning on something soft when writing.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Or if you were trying to copy somebody else's writing you'd write more slowly,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47thus your pen would be in contact with the paper for longer,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50leaving heavier and thicker strokes.
0:15:50 > 0:15:56Do you think that this is Saskia Stanley's handwriting?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Well, it's difficult to be certain.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02But I have some reservations as to its authenticity.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Thank you, Mr Cook. No further questions, Your Honour.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Ahem!
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Mr Ridley?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Er...
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Mr Cook, 19 different cases...
0:16:21 > 0:16:23That's an awful lot of work.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Your Honour, excuse me for one second.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37Mr Cook, do you recall giving evidence in a case last year,
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Crown versus Greenberg?
0:16:41 > 0:16:42I do, yes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46That case went to appeal and I can tell you now
0:16:46 > 0:16:50the Court of Appeal have just overturned the original verdict.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Your Honour, if I may, I'll just quote from Their Lordships' judgement.
0:16:53 > 0:17:00"The evidence of Mr Cook was speculative, unscientific and unsubstantiated.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04"The case should never have relied upon it so strongly."
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Mr Cook, I have to ask you,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09in what way is the evidence you've given today any different
0:17:09 > 0:17:12from the evidence that Lord Justice Clancy described
0:17:12 > 0:17:15as speculative, unscientific and unsubstantiated?
0:17:15 > 0:17:19I happen to disagree with that statement profoundly.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I'm sure you do. You'd be out of a job if you didn't.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24No further questions, Your Honour.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I don't see why I should agree to a thing.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43He's the one who dumped me and shacked up with another woman.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46It's important to remember that if we can find a common agreement,
0:17:46 > 0:17:48it's less stressful for you and your children.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Yes.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54So we agree about the phone calls and the legal threats?
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- He only responds to threats. - Have the threats worked? Have you got what you wanted?
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- OK. - Good, this is a real step forward. I think we're getting somewhere.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07But I am not having that woman round when the kids are visiting.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10My counterpart is putting that to your husband.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13But I think it's very unlikely he'll concur.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- She's poisoning my kids against me. - Mrs Turner, I know this is awkward,
0:18:17 > 0:18:22but if Guy's partner is living with him, we can't ask her to leave every time your children visit.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Fine. Then we've got no agreement.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Let's take it to the judge and Guy can go to hell.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29The cheek! The cheek of the woman!
0:18:29 > 0:18:32She doesn't get to tell me who I see and when.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- Quite agree.- She gave up that right when she ended it.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Not that it matters now.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Circumstances have changed.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Here you go.- Ah, thanks.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Well done, by the way. That turned out pretty nicely.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Bit too close for my liking.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Did you see Metzler?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Sat there pretending like he didn't care.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Ha! I know we got under his skin. Now we just have to make it count.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05You do sound slightly unhinged when you talk about Metzler.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10What can I say? He's everything I don't like about the legal world wrapped up in one person.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12He's good though.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- Hey, whose side are you on? - Just saying.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16MOBILE RINGS
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Hello?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Oh, Gordon.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25Yes, just in the nick of time. We're very grateful.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Well, court's back in session in an hour and...
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Yes, I suppose I could pop over.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Payback. I've got run Gordon an errand, apparently.
0:19:41 > 0:19:47There's no harm in keeping in his good books. Especially with that vote coming up.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49See ya.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55There's been an important development.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58We need to see the judge right away.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25Need some jurisprudence on damages awarded to poorly-executed hip replacements.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28You should manage that in your lunch hour.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Yeah, of course. Who's it for?
0:20:30 > 0:20:34Long-running case that Valerie's working on. She'd be most grateful.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44I realise that this is unusual, Your Honour,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47but the prosecution would like to call a further witness.
0:20:47 > 0:20:53Tamsin Hatfield was a junior solicitor at the firm where the deceased altered her will
0:20:53 > 0:20:58and we've just discovered that she's back in the country visiting family.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Her testimony is vital and sheds new light on the prosecution's case.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Why was she not available before this time?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08She had emigrated to Australia, Your Honour,
0:21:08 > 0:21:12and so wasn't available when the police were looking for witnesses.
0:21:12 > 0:21:18Unfortunately, she is due to fly back to Melbourne this afternoon
0:21:18 > 0:21:21and so this would be our only opportunity.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33The new girlfriend is no more, so we can tick off that issue.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38- Really? She didn't stick around. - Probably because your client was breathing down her neck.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Yeah, I'm sure it was all her fault.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Still, this should help matters enormously.- I hope so.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Your client is being very difficult, considering she ended the relationship.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Quite the contrary. He ended it.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- He's insisting that is not the case. - So is she.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58How can they not agree on why they split up?
0:21:58 > 0:22:02You row, you blame each other, and then you make up the story of what happened in your head.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Is that right?- Yeah. - Is that what you do?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10These idiots are still in love.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Is that feminine intuition?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14No, it's basic emotional intelligence.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Not exactly your forte.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Here's the jurisprudence research you needed.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Thank you. That was quick. There was no rush.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27SHE SIGHS
0:23:07 > 0:23:09What's wrong?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23When you took Saskia to change her will, did you row?
0:23:23 > 0:23:24What do you mean row?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Did you argue? A falling-out before you went inside?
0:23:27 > 0:23:31I don't know. I don't think so.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33I mean, she was upset because...
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- Because what? - Because she was changing the will.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41She was thinking about her life coming to an end. She was in sat in a wheelchair in unbearable pain.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45- What is the problem here? - The problem is... - There's not a problem, Mr Powell.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50There's just a new witness and we're re-establishing the facts.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Saskia wanted to go to the solicitors.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58I thought it was a bad idea, not least because her mobility had become a real problem.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01But she was determined, so that was that.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05I never asked her what it was about, I swear.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21He's not budging, is he?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Guy's single again, Stella.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29And apparently rather upset that you left him.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32But I didn't leave him. He left me.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33KNOCKING
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Come in.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Could my client speak with your client in private?
0:24:42 > 0:24:44We'll give you both a minute.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56(This could backfire massively.)
0:24:56 > 0:24:58(No chance. It's in the bag.)
0:24:58 > 0:25:00RAISED VOICES
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Give it a minute. It's just a bit of anger coming out.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05SHOUTING STOPS
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- SOBBING: It's my fault.- No!
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Oh, Guy!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I doff my invisible hat in your general direction.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Easiest money you've ever earned.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31We've played our part in keeping the divorce statistics down.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37So, Ms Hatfield,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40let's cast our mind back to 9th March,
0:25:40 > 0:25:44six weeks before Saskia Stanley's death.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Can you tell us when you first saw her that day?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50I was outside having a cigarette.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Mr Powell was helping Mrs Stanley into a wheelchair
0:25:53 > 0:25:55and they were having an argument. I could hear them.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Could you make out much of what was said?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00No.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04And then Mr Powell started pushing Mrs Stanley towards the office.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I could see she was crying.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I went back inside at that point.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11When did you next see Mrs Stanley?
0:26:11 > 0:26:15When she came into the meeting with the senior partner Mr Kennedy and me.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Mr Powell brought her in and then he left.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22And what was the purpose of Mrs Stanley's visit?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25She wanted to change her will quite radically,
0:26:25 > 0:26:29so that Mr Powell inherited 50% of her estate.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32And what had he been due to inherit previously?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Nothing.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Can you confirm the authenticity of this file note,
0:26:42 > 0:26:47written in your name, which states that Mrs Stanley's estate,
0:26:47 > 0:26:52including her house, was worth over £600,000?
0:26:57 > 0:26:58I can.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23- You know it's rude to read people's mail.- I'm sorry, it's just...
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Don't prove them right, Tony.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32- Who?- My family. They think you're after my money.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- Are you joking? - Just don't give them reasons.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Are you accusing me of being after your money?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Oh, darling.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46One of the things I love about you is that you let me be independent.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49I'd like to keep it that way.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52And I think that should apply to money too.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54I totally agree. I never...
0:27:54 > 0:27:59I honestly wasn't being nosey. I just idly picked it up.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02And you were surprised by how much I had?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05As you say, none of my business.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07No.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13But my company does pretty well and I've got a few bob.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17So we have to make sure it's not an issue.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Agreed.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Karl says the garage has money worries.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31It's nothing. It's, er...just a few unpaid bills. That's all.
0:28:47 > 0:28:53So, Mr Powell was the beneficiary
0:28:53 > 0:28:57of this radical change in Mrs Stanley's will.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Which is why I thought it was pretty weird,
0:29:00 > 0:29:05considering Mr Powell had brought her here to change the will. Especially after I saw them arguing.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07I found the whole thing pretty unsettling.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Objection, Your Honour, that's pure opinion.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12No further questions, Your Honour.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58I thought I wanted to see Tony go down.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Wanted to see him pay for what he did.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Like Dad does?
0:30:03 > 0:30:04Yeah.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07And I do. I really do.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11But it's weird, you know.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15I stood up in court yesterday, said what I wanted to say.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Just thought I'd feel better afterwards.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Are you going to tell him?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Apparently, you should've seen the look on Tony's face
0:30:25 > 0:30:28when this solicitor took the stand.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30It was like he'd been caught red-handed.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33I mean, it's really going better than we could've hoped.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Where are you getting all this information, Dad?
0:30:36 > 0:30:41- I have colleagues keeping an eye on proceedings.- That's a good use of police resources(!)
0:30:43 > 0:30:47It's difficult for us, not being able to watch the trial,
0:30:47 > 0:30:51so I thought you'd appreciate regular updates. No?
0:30:51 > 0:30:53You're not interested with the outcome of this?
0:30:53 > 0:30:58Don't be silly! Personally, I don't want to hear every detail.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00I just...
0:31:00 > 0:31:02I just want it to be over.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04It will be. Soon.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09So, how are the wedding plans going?
0:31:09 > 0:31:13You know you need to get your brother involved with this, don't you?
0:31:13 > 0:31:15He's got a great eye for design.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17He's going to make us all very proud one day.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19I failed.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Say again.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26I failed. And I haven't gone back.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29I don't think architecture's for me.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- I thought... I thought that's what you wanted to do.- No.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36I wanted to do fine art. But you talked me out of that, remember?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38I thought you loved it.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40No.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Hated it, actually.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Just too embarrassed to tell you.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52I know it's hard for you now. But don't give up so easily.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57Dan, think about your mother, you think about what your mother would've wanted.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Dad, you don't know what Mum would have wanted!
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Not about Dan's future - and not about the trial, actually.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07You don't know any more than we do, so just give it a rest.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11MOBILE PHONE BEEPS
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Really sorry, but I've got to pop out.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39I'm, er, sorry that we took up so much of your time.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Not at all, very gratifying to know we could help.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44It's not often we achieve such a satisfactory outcome.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47You won't see us again. That's a promise.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51TELEPHONES RING, BUZZ OF CONVERSATIONS
0:32:51 > 0:32:55While reconciliation's in the air, how about WE bury the hatchet?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57No hard feelings?
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- Don't push it, Paul. - I'm trying to say sorry.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06YOU'RE trying to say sorry?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Yeah!- Fair enough.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12We had SOME fun, you and me. I mean, we had a good time for a while.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Pity we can't just pick it up where we left off.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19I mean, nothing serious, just a bit of fun between us.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Nothing serious? Is that how you saw us?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Oh, whatever! Come on, we were hardly Romeo and Juliet!
0:33:26 > 0:33:30You told me you wanted to marry me. You told me you wanted to have kids.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35You begged me to move in with you and, three days after you dumped me, you shacked up with a 22-year-old!
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Oh, yeah. Forgot about her.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40It's delightful to be reminded
0:33:40 > 0:33:43my life is so much better without you in it.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48How was it with Mr Carrington?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Very instructive.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05MUSIC PLAYS, PEOPLE CHATTER
0:34:15 > 0:34:19Before you say anything, we are not going over old ground here.
0:34:19 > 0:34:25- So don't ask me again about being a witness, cos I'm not doing it, OK. - That's not why I asked you here.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28I found a copper by my car outside court today.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32He said that my number plate
0:34:32 > 0:34:35was down in their system as having been stolen.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40It took me an hour to prove that the car was mine.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44And someone had kicked in my brake light this morning
0:34:44 > 0:34:48and then, lo and behold, I get pulled in on the way to court.
0:34:48 > 0:34:55I was nearly late. I understand if you can't stand up there
0:34:55 > 0:34:57and tell them what you feel to be true.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04And I wish there was something that I could say to change your mind.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07But what you can do is to tell your father
0:35:07 > 0:35:10to call off his cronies and leave me alone.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- We don't know that it's... - Oh, come on, Jess!
0:35:12 > 0:35:15You're a bright girl, don't patronise me.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Just remind him that it's criminal
0:35:18 > 0:35:22that a cop can get away with acting like that. It's disgusting!
0:35:24 > 0:35:27He'll get what he wants in the end, anyway.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29So why doesn't he just give it a rest, eh?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35I hear the judgement came in rather useful.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- Just a little. We're very grateful. - Dug you out of a hole, didn't we?
0:35:39 > 0:35:43I gave Valerie her research. She said it wasn't actually urgent.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Oh, must've got a bit mixed up.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Still, it's good to see you doing a hard day's graft.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Thanks again, Gordon.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59I see Ridley and his cheerleader are still as thick as thieves.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00Why are you stirring so much?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Intense boredom.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06It's not unusual for a barrister to spend a lot of time with his junior on a case.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09But it's still a disciplinary offence to do more than that.
0:36:09 > 0:36:16Oh, come on! If every barrister who'd had a dalliance with a pupil got slung, we'd lose half our members.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20But not everyone walks around like Ridley thinking they're as pure as the driven snow.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25You just want some dirt on him, so you can store it up for a rainy day.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27That's highly speculative.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29I'm not being your spy.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31I wasn't asking.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40CLOCK STRIKES
0:36:40 > 0:36:41Hey!
0:36:41 > 0:36:45- Where's Dan? - He's, er, gone out with friends.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Good, cos I want to talk to you.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- Who did you go out to see? - I'm not telling you
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- unless you promise to let me speak first and not to be angry.- OK.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55Promise?
0:36:55 > 0:36:57OK!
0:36:58 > 0:37:00I saw Tony.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Just...listen.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06You can get into serious trouble. You're not allowed.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09I'm not a prosecution witness, so that's not true, actually.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Anyway...
0:37:12 > 0:37:16He's being harassed, Dad. By the police.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19What do you want me to do about that?
0:37:19 > 0:37:20Come on, Dad,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23I know about you and your mates, you're all thick as thieves.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30It's nothing to do with me. And if he is being harassed by my mates,
0:37:30 > 0:37:32it's because they care about me.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34And you'll just turn a blind eye?
0:37:34 > 0:37:39As long as you destroy Tony, that's all that counts, right?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41He deserves everything he gets.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Is it justice you're after, or revenge?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48BOTH!
0:37:49 > 0:37:51I want both.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02SHE SIGHS
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- Don't let Gordon wind you up. - What, like Metzler winds you up?
0:38:05 > 0:38:07I'm sorry?
0:38:07 > 0:38:09You seem to have history,
0:38:09 > 0:38:12I don't understand why he gets to you so much.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Fair enough.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16I remember you telling me -
0:38:16 > 0:38:20the best way to prove myself was to ignore all the criticism -
0:38:20 > 0:38:22and to do better than everyone else.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Are you giving me a piece of my own advice?
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Mm-hm. It was good advice. I think of it often.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- Well, thank you. - SHE LAUGHS
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Planning a late one?
0:38:36 > 0:38:37Er, I don't know yet.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41If he orders in pizza and beer, then you know you might as well kip here.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Still, put a mattress down,
0:38:43 > 0:38:48might be quite a cosy place to spend the night, I suppose.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53Is she jealous?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Of what?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Well, she seems very protective of you.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03Um...what are you implying, Julie?
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Nothing, it's just...
0:39:06 > 0:39:10What, you want to know if I'm one of those guys that,
0:39:10 > 0:39:11that plays the field, is that it?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14I... I shouldn't have asked. It's none of my business.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18No, but you wondered...?
0:39:18 > 0:39:22You're putting me on the spot.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Well, come on, why did you ask?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Nothing, it was just something Metzler said and....
0:39:31 > 0:39:33What did he say?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Well, I dunno, just..
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- What did he say? - Something about you and Valerie...
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- You believed him? - I didn't know what to believe.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- He shoots his mouth off and you swallow it hook, line and sinker? - I didn't say that.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- No, but you weren't sure? - It's none of my business.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51You're damn right it's none of your business, Julie.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55He's a snake, peddling that lie for years! Can't you see what he's trying to do here?!
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- If it's not true, what's the problem? - Because you believed him!
0:39:59 > 0:40:03You're willing to think of me as some kind of womanising scumbag!
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- I'm sorry I mentioned it. - Yeah, so am I.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11If you've got any more idle gossip, I suggest you keep it to yourself.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22SHE SIGHS
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Hi. This is a message for Briony Lynch, solicitor for Tony Powell.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46This is Jess Stanley.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49I've changed my mind. If it's not too late,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52I am now willing to stand as a witness for the defence.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15MOBILE PHONE RINGS
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Hello.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Hello?
0:41:24 > 0:41:28'You gave her the injection. You took her life.'
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Who is this?- 'You think you're going to get away with this?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34'But I know you did it. And you know you did it too.'
0:41:45 > 0:41:47'You're a murderer.'
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