0:00:02 > 0:00:04My name is Tony Powell. I helped Saskia take her own life,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06according to her own wishes.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09What the prosecution will seek to prove is this -
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Anthony Powell, crippled with debt,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15his business struggling to stay afloat,
0:00:15 > 0:00:17prematurely, and deliberately,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20ended the life of Saskia Stanley.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23I only did what Saskia wanted.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25That's all I ever did.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27What if Tony did what Mum wanted?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29She would have told us.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31She changed her will to benefit you.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- And?- You must've had an inkling as to what she was planning.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36What was the purpose of Mrs Stanley's visit?
0:00:36 > 0:00:39She wanted to change her will quite radically,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42so that Mr Powell inherited 50% of her estate.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44During my time as a police officer,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47I've looked into a lot of guilty faces.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49I knew he'd done it.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- Is it justice you're after, or revenge?- Both! I want both!
0:00:52 > 0:00:55I am now willing to stand as a witness for the defence.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28You're never even here half the time!
0:01:28 > 0:01:31I'm not the one swanning off for a week with my mates, am I?
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- Heaven forbid I spend five minutes away from you! - Five weeks more like!
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Give us a chance...
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Sorry. I have to get the keys.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I've got to go.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- Let me take you.- No, I'm fine.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46It's a big day today. How you feeling?
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Yeah, I'm OK, thanks.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- Well, good luck. - Yeah, do yourself proud, mate.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Thanks.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Oi!
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Who are you?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Are you a copper?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Did Neil send you?
0:02:51 > 0:02:52I'll find out who you are!
0:02:52 > 0:02:54No chance!
0:03:05 > 0:03:06What you got on today?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Put it this way, it involves a donkey and a sanctuary.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11- Morning.- Morning.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Jessica Stanley's agreed to stand as a witness for the defence.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- Wow! That's great.- Yes, it is.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22I'm going to head down there early, smooth things over with the judge.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25What's with the atmosphere?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27You and Ridley - you could cut it with a knife.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- It's nothing. - Well, it's clearly not "nothing".
0:03:31 > 0:03:34We had a disagreement about lines of questioning the defendant.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37And you disagreed so vehemently with your pupil master that you fell out?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Mmm.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42If that's true, that's incredibly arrogant of you.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Unless this really is about something else?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Mr Powell! Stop! Mr Powell, have you any idea...
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Get off me!- Calm down!- Calm down.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- I don't want to calm down. - You need to calm down.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Take a deep breath.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04All right. Perhaps you want to hear some good news.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Jessica Stanley, Saskia's daughter,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- has agreed to stand as a witness for the defence.- Mmm?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12That's good.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Yeah, so... plenty of things going our way.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Mr Powell.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23I'm not ready for this.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- You're going to be fine. - I'm going to be right there with you.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30This is your chance to tell the jury what really happened.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Just stay focused.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Mrs Laytham?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51I'm Valerie Morney. I'll be representing you.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Erm, I just want you to know that, um,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56this was my son's idea, not mine.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Well, it was a good idea. You may not have been living together,
0:06:00 > 0:06:04but you were still married to your husband when he died and he hasn't left you a penny.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Well, that was his decision. - Well, that's as may be,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11but you're still entitled, under the Inheritance Act,
0:06:11 > 0:06:12for reasonable provision.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Now, as it stands,
0:06:14 > 0:06:18your husband left his entire estate to a...
0:06:18 > 0:06:21donkey sanctuary. Is that right?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Now, I understand that your husband
0:06:24 > 0:06:27was having an affair with your half-sister, Linda,
0:06:27 > 0:06:28at the time of his death,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30and it's her donkey sanctuary.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Is that correct?
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Miss Morney, I have a very bad feeling about this.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Now I'm sitting here with you...
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I think I've changed my mind.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41But you have a very strong case.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45But I don't think I deserve his money.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Mrs Laytham, this is the 21st Century.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Women aren't chatteled to be discarded at will.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52You had a 25-year marriage, raised two children,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55contributed your own income into these savings.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56- Yes, but...- But nothing.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Let's go and get what's rightfully yours.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Your Honour, I'd like to call Anthony Powell...
0:07:04 > 0:07:07to give evidence in his own defence.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Mr Powell.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Let us begin by exploring the decision
0:07:59 > 0:08:01to end Saskia Stanley's life.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Could you please tell the court,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06whose idea was that?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10It was Saskia that first raised it.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I was initially horrified.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15And do you know if she discussed the matter with her family?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18She did try and mention it to them,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22but they made it very clear that they were opposed.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26I regret now that we didn't try harder.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28Mr Powell,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32would you mind speaking up a little?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37And why is it you regret not trying harder, Mr Powell?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39It was naive.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40It wasn't fair on them.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I can't tell you the pressure that I was under.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49I wanted to do what was right for Saskia.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52I wanted to fulfil her wishes, but, er...
0:08:54 > 0:08:57..that's not the route that I'd have chosen.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I found that very difficult to, er...
0:09:01 > 0:09:03..to reconcile.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Would you like a glass of water?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Excuse me, if we could...
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Thank you.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56It didn't need to come to this, Myriam.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58We can sort it out, it's not too late.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I'm not changing my mind, Linda.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Do you know why Jeffrey didn't leave it to you?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Because you'd have taken it to your grave with you, you skinflint!
0:10:06 > 0:10:08He was desperate to get away from you!
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Do you know what it was like living with your penny-pinching?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Querying every bill, vetoing foreign holidays,
0:10:14 > 0:10:16sending presents back?
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- You made his life a misery!- If you are in any way threatening my client,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23I will ensure to bring it to the attention of the judge.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Are you OK? - I think Linda's right.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Maybe I don't deserve the money.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I wasn't much of a wife.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I never really liked the man.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I was glad when he shacked up with her.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Never said that before.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Sounds like you endured a hard marriage for 25 years.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55The least you deserve is some financial recompense.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Maybe you're right.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Would you like a sandwich?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I've already eaten, thank you.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09So let's talk about you and, er, Saskia, Mr Powell.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Would you tell us about when you first met?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15She came into my garage.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18My mate Karl dared me to ask her out.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21I didn't think she'd say yes.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- And then what happened? - We started seeing each other,
0:11:24 > 0:11:30and very quickly realised that we'd really fallen for each other.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32This is a court of law,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35not an extract from a lonely hearts column, Your Honour.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Understanding the nature of the relationship
0:11:39 > 0:11:42is important, is it not?
0:11:42 > 0:11:43Your Honour.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48Mr Powell, we've heard from Saskia's ex-husband, Neil Stanley.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51What do you say to his assertion
0:11:51 > 0:11:54that you were only interested in Saskia for her money?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I think it's insulting.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59He knows we were in love. He's just...
0:12:00 > 0:12:01Just what?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Just jealous.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Doesn't want anyone else having what he couldn't.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11So when did things start to go wrong
0:12:11 > 0:12:14There was always a problem with the family.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16They treated me like the interloper,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19which I could kind of understand,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22but put an awful lot of pressure on us.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25I thought it'd get better with time,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27but it actually got a lot worse.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Just having lunch with Jess and Dan.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- No, I'll come back.- No. This is crazy. Come through.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Look who dropped by. Have you eaten?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- Mum!- Grab a seat and help yourself.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Jess was just teasing me for embarrassing her.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Well, you were!
0:12:49 > 0:12:53All I asked was, is Nick ever going to make a decent woman of her!
0:12:53 > 0:12:56That's what mums are for, asking embarrassing questions.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59You think I'm going to sit here and play happy families?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04You know how he feels. Don't rub his face in it.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05I'm going to go and find him.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08You let him act like a spoilt child.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I don't need parenting advice, Tony.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14He acts as his dad's spy. He'll be running back to spill the beans.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Well, what am I supposed to do about it?
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Well, something's got to give! I don't know...
0:13:19 > 0:13:24- Tell them you won't see them again unless they accept me.- I'm not forcing them to make a choice!
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Well, then you've made yours, haven't you?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35It was her again.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37She knows you're here,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39you can't keep ignoring her for weeks on end.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43You were really keen on her.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45You gave up too easily.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Yeah? Well, you've not met her family, have you?
0:13:49 > 0:13:53She said it was urgent. Said to pass on a message.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55And you've passed it on, thanks.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12You haven't returned my calls.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- Let's leave it as it is and save ourselves some heartache. - I've got something to tell you.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21What is it?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Are you seeing someone else? - Oh, God, I wish.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30I really wish that was it.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32What is it, Saskia?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38I have bone cancer.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Advanced.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44But it's curable, right?
0:14:46 > 0:14:47I have a year.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Maybe less.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50This can't be right.
0:14:53 > 0:14:54It can't be.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Well, I'm not bloody making it up.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09You were the first person I thought of when they told me.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16I'd like you to be there for me.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I don't care what anyone else thinks.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23I love you.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27I'll do anything you want me to.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37'It was an easy decision to make.'
0:15:37 > 0:15:39If she wanted me there,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I wanted to be there for her.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47But tell us about your involvement in helping Saskia end her own life.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Saskia brought it up.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03She researched it on the internet.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09Pointed out the stockpile of diamorphine kept in the house.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11And we, er...
0:16:13 > 0:16:15We watched the doctor with the syringe,
0:16:15 > 0:16:20and the way that he put the needle into the arm.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30And how far were you willing to go to help her?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33She was adamant that I could prepare the syringe,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35but she had to make the injections.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37She didn't want me accused of anything.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40She'd be really upset if she could see me here now.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43That is highly speculative, Your Honour.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Indeed. Let's stick to the facts, shall we?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Mr Powell, what were you going to do if, for some reason,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Saskia had been unable to inject herself?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Was there a back-up plan?
0:16:58 > 0:17:00She was 100% clear -
0:17:00 > 0:17:02it had to be her.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04She wasn't going to fail.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06She was too determined.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10And what was your view?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I wouldn't have done it.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I couldn't have lived with myself.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Ms Byrne, I understand from your statement
0:17:33 > 0:17:35that you were shocked to discover
0:17:35 > 0:17:39that Mr Laytham had left his entire estate to your donkey sanctuary?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- I was.- And you've also made it very clear that,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44that despite your intimate relationship,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47you played no part in persuading him to alter his will?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Absolutely not.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53He must really have loved the work that you do at the donkey sanctuary?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Jeffrey was an animal lover.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59He understood the contribution that we were making.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Absolutely.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05I wonder if he was aware that you're not actually a registered charity?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I'm not sure that would have concerned him.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10He saw for himself the good work that we were doing.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12I'm sure.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Incidentally, how many donkeys are you currently caring for?
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Ms Byrne?
0:18:21 > 0:18:26We're in a period of transition, so it's completely unrepresentative.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29We're doing major renovations and many of our donkeys...
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Just for the record, how many do you have right now?
0:18:32 > 0:18:3320, 30?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Just a ball-park figure.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38Two.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41But I think this question is entirely unfair.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- What are their names?- I'm sorry?
0:18:44 > 0:18:46The two donkeys.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Do they have names?
0:18:50 > 0:18:51Yes.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Cameron...
0:18:57 > 0:18:59And Clegg.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02And, once you've deducted wages and turnover,
0:19:02 > 0:19:06how much did the sanctuary have to spend on the donkeys
0:19:06 > 0:19:07in the last year?
0:19:07 > 0:19:10It was less than 40,000.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14So, just less than 20,000 for Cameron,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16and 20,000 for Clegg.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Must be the most pampered donkeys in Britain.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Would you say you were an institution
0:19:21 > 0:19:25that needed over half a million pounds right now, Ms Byrne?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I was out of order last night, Julie
0:19:37 > 0:19:41It's not your fault Meztler's trying to wind me up.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43He does a pretty good job of it.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Point taken.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I'm sorry.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52There really wasn't ever anything between me and Valerie, by the way.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I did wonder. She's kind of scary!
0:19:57 > 0:20:00So, are we friends again?
0:20:05 > 0:20:06But...
0:20:06 > 0:20:08maybe we should back off a bit, you know?
0:20:08 > 0:20:11I shouldn't be asking you personal questions.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Be a bit more professional, you know?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17Yeah.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Yeah, you're probably right.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Did you help Saskia write the goodbye note?
0:20:58 > 0:20:59No.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02She asked me to get her a pen and paper, that's all I did.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Did you tell her what to write? - Not at all.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10It's 10.48pm, this concludes the interview at this time.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12We'll have more questions for you in the morning.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Can I go?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17You're under arrest on suspicion of murder, Mr Powell.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19You'll stay here in custody.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Hang on. We've not talked about the videotape.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24What videotape?
0:21:24 > 0:21:25We made it together.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26It explains everything.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29It was in her bedroom, you must have found it.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32There was no videotape, Mr Powell.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33That's not true!
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Look, get one of your men to go back and check the scene!
0:21:36 > 0:21:38You have to find it!
0:21:59 > 0:22:04Now, this is the part I really enjoy!
0:22:07 > 0:22:09I'd like to remind the jury
0:22:09 > 0:22:12of the CCTV footage captured
0:22:12 > 0:22:18after you left Mrs Stanley's dead body and exited the house.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24This is less than an hour after she died.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25What are you doing?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Tell the court what you're doing.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35I was having something to eat and a drink.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36You had a pint of beer
0:22:36 > 0:22:38and some fish and chips, is that right?
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Yes.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40Yes.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Let's just look at that image, shall we?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47A man helps kill his partner.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52And his first response is to treat himself to a pint of beer
0:22:52 > 0:22:54and some fish and chips.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55Just what you need after an ordeal.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59I was in a daze. I felt faint. I just needed something to eat.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03And the beer, that would help with feeling faint, would it?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05See, I suggest you were not in shock,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07I suggest you were relieved.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Not true.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11You'd planned it, you'd seen it through,
0:23:11 > 0:23:13and you deserved a pint and a fish supper
0:23:13 > 0:23:14because it was over now.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16That is not the case.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19If you were in shock and upset,
0:23:19 > 0:23:24would it not rob you of your hunger, than lead you to the nearest chippy?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Objection, Your Honour.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- That's a ridiculous line of questioning. - I don't think so, Mr Ridley.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34- The defendant's hunger, or lack thereof, is no reflection of his grief.- You may continue, Mr Metzler.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38So then...
0:23:38 > 0:23:40after you returned to the house,
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Neil Stanley called the police and you were arrested.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48You were questioned by the police for three hours.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52During those three long hours,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55you never mentioned the word "videotape".
0:23:55 > 0:23:56But, lo and behold,
0:23:56 > 0:23:58upon conclusion of the interview,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01suddenly it all comes flooding back to you. Why is that?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I was in a complete state. I couldn't think straight.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Straight enough to have a pint and a fish supper,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10but not enough to recall an apparently crucial piece of missing evidence?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I was in grief.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14I was in a terrible way.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15You don't know what it's like!
0:24:17 > 0:24:23And what was on this mythical missing videotape?
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Saskia had recorded a message for her family,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29explaining why she'd done what she did.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32And exonerating you?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Yeah, I guess so.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36But it's never been found.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Why is that?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I don't know.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44And you never mentioned it until you knew how much trouble you were in.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46That's not how it was.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Looks like it, though.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Doesn't it?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56It doesn't exist,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59does it, Mr Powell?
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- Of course it does. - So, where is it?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04I don't know.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11We don't doubt that Mr Laytham was motivated by altruism
0:25:11 > 0:25:13and wanted to see the sanctuary thrive.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16But his wife has not received adequate provision,
0:25:16 > 0:25:17and so we submit
0:25:17 > 0:25:20that half of the estate now be given over to Mrs Laytham,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23and that should include the family home.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25We also request that the court
0:25:25 > 0:25:27order an audit of the donkey sanctuary's accounts,
0:25:27 > 0:25:31to confirm where the money is, in fact, being spent.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35And finally, we request that the court requires Ms Byrne
0:25:35 > 0:25:37to nominate an alternative donkey sanctuary
0:25:37 > 0:25:40should her own venture fail financially.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44After all, we wouldn't want any donkeys missing out
0:25:44 > 0:25:47on Mr Laytham's generous provision for them.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Welcome to the 21st century.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57You are now an independent woman of means.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58I am, aren't I?
0:26:00 > 0:26:01I'll deal with this.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02No, it's fine.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06You have trampled all over Jeffrey's wishes.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Who gives a damn about Jeffrey?
0:26:10 > 0:26:11Jeffrey was a stupid bore.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13I'm glad he's dead,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16and I can't wait to get his money.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18You see?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20This is what she's like!
0:26:20 > 0:26:25Oh, don't tell me you fell for the "poor little Myriam" act?
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Well, more fool you.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30I won't forgive you for this.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Oh, I think I can probably manage to live with that.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Well, thanks your help, Miss Morney. Goodbye.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46Oh, you may notice when you receive my payment,
0:26:46 > 0:26:48it's a little reduced.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51I've always thought you lawyers were overpaid.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09So, we're to assume
0:27:09 > 0:27:11that you had no knowledge
0:27:11 > 0:27:13of how much Saskia Stanley was worth?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15We never talked about money.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Karl tells me the garage has money worries.
0:27:21 > 0:27:27But you did spend time in her large, modern, comfortable house?
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Yes.
0:27:28 > 0:27:34Yes. And you were included in her Mercedes sports car insurance?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36For a little while.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39And you were taken on holiday to, erm...
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Corsica, for two weeks in a luxury five star villa,
0:27:43 > 0:27:44paid for by Mrs Stanley.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46I paid for the flights.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Mrs Stanley paid for everything else.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53In the meantime, your own business had amassed debts of over £100,000
0:27:53 > 0:27:56and you had been threatened with legal action
0:27:56 > 0:27:58on no less than four separate occasions.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59I don't recall.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04No. So, you had no need to know how much Saskia was worth,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06because it was obvious, wasn't it?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- Saskia and I were together because we were in love!- Yes.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10And so diligent was your care of her
0:28:10 > 0:28:12that you even drove her to the solicitors
0:28:12 > 0:28:16when she changed her will in order to make you the main beneficiary.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17So?
0:28:17 > 0:28:18So?!
0:28:21 > 0:28:23You never discussed the will?
0:28:23 > 0:28:24- No.- Or her wealth?
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Or your financial problems?
0:28:26 > 0:28:28No!
0:28:30 > 0:28:31I put it to you,
0:28:31 > 0:28:35that you knew how much Saskia was worth.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38You couldn't wait, you needed her money,
0:28:38 > 0:28:39and so you killed her,
0:28:39 > 0:28:43and you went off and you had a pint and a fish supper to celebrate.
0:28:43 > 0:28:44That is not what happened!
0:28:44 > 0:28:45After you were arrested,
0:28:45 > 0:28:48you realised just how much trouble you were in,
0:28:48 > 0:28:52and so you invented the story of a videotape that would clear you.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53The videotape is real.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- So where is it?- You tell me!
0:28:56 > 0:28:58HE GUFFAWS
0:28:58 > 0:29:01I don't know, Mr Powell!
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Do you have any theories?
0:29:04 > 0:29:06It was there when I left Saskia.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- It was there when I went out. - Was it there when you got back?
0:29:09 > 0:29:10Well, obviously not!
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- Who took it then? - I'd have thought that was obvious.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18Well, why don't you share that information with us?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25If you have a theory as to its whereabouts, Mr Powell,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28you need to share that with the court.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36I think Neil Stanley took the tape.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39He was the first person on the scene,
0:29:39 > 0:29:43and he had plenty of reasons to want to stitch me up.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Just to clarify.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55You're accusing Mrs Stanley's ex-husband,
0:29:55 > 0:29:59a policeman of 20 years experience,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02of stealing a piece of evidence
0:30:02 > 0:30:04in order to frame you?
0:30:04 > 0:30:05Hmm?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Do you have any concept
0:30:09 > 0:30:12of the severity of that accusation?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18I know what I believe.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Well, there are no further questions, Your Honour.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Tony Powell is going down.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Oh, yes!
0:30:41 > 0:30:43He got proper caught out today.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44What happened?
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Well, he started to ramble on about this videotape.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Even accused me of nicking it.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53That's the sort of scumbag he is.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56What if there was a tape though, Dad?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59There wasn't. He's lying.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01He made it up after he was arrested.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03You don't know that.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I was first on the scene.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09So? Can you not entertain the idea that it might exist?
0:31:09 > 0:31:10What's got into you?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13What if you're wrong?
0:31:13 > 0:31:14Yeah, what if you are, Dad?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Have you seriously thought about that?
0:31:19 > 0:31:21I'm not.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Can we eat?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38It's going to feel bad.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41That's what those barristers are paid to do - ask nasty questions.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45But it doesn't mean the jury's not going to believe you.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Look, we don't have to talk about the trial,
0:31:47 > 0:31:50but it'd be nice to talk about something.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53You patched things up with Nicole yet?
0:31:53 > 0:31:54Hardly.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Listen, mate, I don't think you can come back tonight.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01That bad, is it?
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Think she wants out.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I'm going to try and talk some sense into her,
0:32:06 > 0:32:10but I feel terrible you being on your own tonight.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12You can always come over later.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Why? What do you think I'm going to do?
0:32:14 > 0:32:16I'll be fine on my own, mate.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Better hope our witnesses perform better than our client.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Maybe Metzler's done us a favour.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32I mean, do juries think cops are whiter than white these days?
0:32:32 > 0:32:33I bet they don't.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36It's all out in the open now anyway, there's not much we can do.
0:32:36 > 0:32:37- Good day?- Don't ask!
0:32:37 > 0:32:41I don't know about anyone else, but I could do with a drink.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Afraid I've got a dinner date.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46I'm busy fact-checking Jess Stanley's witness statement.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- Come on, just a quick one. - Nah, I'm OK. But thanks.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53What's with her?
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Your pupil master asks if you want a drink, you bloody well say yes.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Or haven't you resolved your legal differences yet?
0:33:00 > 0:33:02What legal differences?
0:33:02 > 0:33:06She said you fell out this morning. What was it about precisely?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Why do I feel like I'm walking into a trap?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10You tell me. I didn't set it.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12It wasn't about the case, was it?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17What do you want, Valerie?
0:33:17 > 0:33:21Watch yourself. You wouldn't want Gordon on the warpath.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23I know that Gordon doesn't want Julie voted in.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Then don't give him unnecessary ammunition.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Such as?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Anything.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Just saying.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37And now you've said.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39There's nothing going on
0:33:39 > 0:33:42except in your vivid imagination.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Hmm. Mine or yours?
0:33:59 > 0:34:01What are you up to?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Just a bit of paperwork.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Do you fancy going away at the weekend?
0:34:07 > 0:34:09I can't. I've got a lot of work on.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Well, next weekend?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16So you've just thrown the towel in then?
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Do you want me to be honest?
0:34:21 > 0:34:25I don't think there's anything here any more.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- Not for me.- And that's that, is it?
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Come on, Karl, we've been arguing for two years.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Have you not had enough?
0:34:37 > 0:34:40I'm going to go to Michelle's.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Might be back later.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47I'm sorry.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Tuck in.
0:35:04 > 0:35:10Jess, can we not just have a nice evening without arguing about stuff?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Yeah?
0:35:13 > 0:35:17We can't agree about everything, I understand that.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Jess, love?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23There's no easy way of doing this.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27I've been asked to give evidence.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28It's too late.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Not for the defence, it isn't.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36What do you mean?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Mum asked me what I thought about euthanasia,
0:35:39 > 0:35:43about two months before she died.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46I told her I thought it was a horrible idea.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Your mum talked about a lot of things.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51I don't think Tony killed her.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02And you're going go into a court and defend him?
0:36:02 > 0:36:05I'm going to say what I saw, and heard, and what I believe.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06That's all.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Have you made a statement to his solicitor?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Yeah.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- Why didn't you say? - Why do you think?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17I think you've lost your mind, love.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19You need to withdraw that statement,
0:36:19 > 0:36:21tell them that you weren't in your right mind.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23I'm doing it! I am definitely doing it.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- No, you're not! - Dad, I've made up my mind...
0:36:26 > 0:36:32You will NOT help that man get away with murdering my wife!
0:36:34 > 0:36:36He's got to pay.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41And you are not getting in the way of that!
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Hi.
0:36:58 > 0:36:59Hi.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11You should go home.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Just what I was thinking.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Well, at least Gordon saw me hard at it.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- Well, there's a brownie point. - As if he gives me any of those!
0:37:22 > 0:37:23So, what are you doing?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Just got a bit of reading
0:37:25 > 0:37:28and then I'm going to head off too.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Unless you wanted to change your mind about that drink?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Sorry, I forgot.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39We're being above-board and professional, right?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Right.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45No personal chit-chat, no out-of-hours socialising?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Apparently so.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Well, good night then.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57I'll see you tomorrow.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58Yeah.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33I thought you'd gone.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Tell me if I've got this wrong.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Hello?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02I'm sorry.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Nicole! You scared me half to death.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18I know, I had to see you.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Look, you shouldn't be here.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Yeah, I know, I know, but I want to be.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24I realise that now.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Look, we can pick things up from where we left off.
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