0:00:02 > 0:00:04BIRDSONG
0:00:05 > 0:00:06See you tomorrow, Mabel.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09And no chasing after Mr Roberts tonight.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15All right, love? No need to pick me up in the morning, I'll walk.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17- Casserole's in the oven.- Oh, ta. I might go out with Nick later.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- Just so long as he doesn't stay over.- What do you take me for, Mum?
0:00:23 > 0:00:24See you later.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48# Take a sip of my secret potion I'll make you fall in love
0:00:48 > 0:00:52# For a spell that can't be broken One drop should be enough
0:00:52 > 0:00:56# Boy, you belong to me I got the recipe
0:00:56 > 0:00:59# And it's called black magic. #
0:00:59 > 0:01:00Where are you?
0:01:02 > 0:01:07Well... Well, just pretend you've got something else to do and hurry up!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- RADIO:- Good morning, Devon! We're walking on sunshine.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25MUSIC: Walking On Sunshine by Katrina And The Waves
0:01:31 > 0:01:34# I used to think maybe you loved me. #
0:01:37 > 0:01:38GULLS CRY
0:01:45 > 0:01:47GULLS CRY
0:02:01 > 0:02:03What do you reckon? Hot off the press.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07That you should've printed them last week, not the night it's happening.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Better late than never. You and Beth coming?
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Karaoke starts at 8pm.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Oh, well, Beth's got a sleepover.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15I've got admin to do. Child death overview panel.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- I've got health and safety forms... - Oh, it's been done.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21In my appraisal, you said I should be more proactive.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- PHONE RINGS - Coroner's office.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24Great. Thanks.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Me and Mick are doing a turn, really pushing the boat out.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Jane? Davey - says it's urgent. - Right. Sorry.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Davey.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Lone driver. Judging by the sand in the car, she'd been to the beach.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42She looks so young.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Yeah. 17.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Ellie Patterson. Debs' daughter.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51Cath's sister, Debbie?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55I'm on my way to see Debs now.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Can't get hold of Dean.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Dean?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Lowe. Cath's husband. Remember him? Year above us at school?
0:03:02 > 0:03:03Yeah, 'course.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Poor Debbie.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Would you mind if I go and see Cath?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17No. Not the best way to meet up after 20-odd years, is it?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20I think she could do with a friendly face right now.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Got her address? - Yeah, I'll find it for you.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Davey.- You all right, Debbie, love?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I've just finished at Oaklands. Ellie not in?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Can we go inside?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Cath? Jane. Jane Kennedy.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Sorry, it's just not a good time right now.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I just, er... I've got to, er...
0:04:15 > 0:04:18You've already heard. About Ellie.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24You're the coroner. Yeah, Dean phoned.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29He, er...he was on duty in Plymouth when he...
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- You know, when they, um... - I'm so sorry.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37DS Hig... Davey, he...he's on his way to see Debs now.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Dean's on his way home from work now.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42He's going to take me and Alex over.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47Alex, he's my son. He's...he's devastated!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Look, I...I can take you both, if you like?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54No, Dean will take him. Alex?
0:04:54 > 0:04:55I'm going over to see Auntie Debs.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Your dad will take you when he gets home, OK?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Oh, Jane, I can't believe it! I can't believe it!
0:05:02 > 0:05:04CATH SOBS
0:05:04 > 0:05:07So, I think if we keep half for tonight, the other half for Reading?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Advance planning. I like it.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Oooh, found some wine.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14A cheeky little rose. Nice!
0:05:14 > 0:05:16You sure they won't notice?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Nah. Anyway, Gran wouldn't mind.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20That's nice of me.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Not sure your mum would feel the same, mind.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Or yours, Megan.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- I thought you were out.- I figured. I forgot this, for tonight.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Schnapps? - SHE CHUCKLES
0:05:34 > 0:05:35Beth, not even I'd drink that.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Please don't tell Mum!
0:05:38 > 0:05:40I tell you what,
0:05:40 > 0:05:44you hand all these out and we'll talk about it.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47But I'm going to a sleepover at Megan's.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49OK, OK.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57Hand all those out and you can pick this up later.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Gran won't mind(!)
0:05:59 > 0:06:02BETH SIGHS
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Debs.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12I'm so sorry!
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Jane, thanks for bringing Cath over.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22I'm so sorry about Ellie. If there's anything I can do to help...
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Right. Well, the collision investigation unit's
0:06:24 > 0:06:26finished doing their thing now, so...
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- What did they find? - Do they know what happened?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32They think she might have been driving a bit fast,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34came to a sharp bend, lost control.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39You OK?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Ellie never speeded. She's too sensible.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45No sign of anyone else?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47No, no, not that we can see.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49We checked her mobile phone.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Last call was to Debs at 6pm,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54and there's a couple of texts a few days ago, to a Nick.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Her boyfriend - Nick Caldwell.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Ellie said she might be seeing him last night.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Any relation to Stuart Caldwell?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Mm. His son.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Can't say I approved.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06We all know what you thought of him. You made that very clear.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08You don't even know him.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Can I see my daughter now?
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Yeah.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22She looks...peaceful.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26Like she's sleeping.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45We should go outside.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Why?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Er...I've got the postmortem results.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Well, why can't we talk about it here?
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Well, don't look at her.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58I'm Ellie's mother.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Did she suffer?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Ellie died from chest injuries.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06But given the level of alcohol in her blood,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08she wouldn't have known much about it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10She was driving drunk?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13No, the bruising ran from her left shoulder to her right hip.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- So?- Ellie was a passenger.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Someone else was driving.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Done it - handed out 260 fliers.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30Tonight's cancelled.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32We've just been all over Lighthaven.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Out of respect. Our old barmaid's daughter died.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Only two years older than you.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39She used to come here as a little 'un,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41run around in her nappy.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Ran around once without it - made a right mess.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Who was she?- Ellie Patterson.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52What happened?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Car accident. Did you know her?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56No, not really.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59I'm just going to take this and leave you to it.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00There's been a change of plan.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Oh! Hi, Mum, this is Megan.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Gran told me you've got half an off-licence in your bag.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- She's exaggerating. - Really? You can go.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Cheers. Come on, Beth.- No, not you.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- That's not fair! - I'll tell you what's not fair.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15I've just been with a dead 17-year-old, so you're not going,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and certainly not with someone who encourages you to steal alcohol!
0:09:18 > 0:09:19- Excuse me?- You heard.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Whatever, suit yourself. See you later.- No, she won't.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24That is so out of order!
0:09:24 > 0:09:27The drinks were my idea, if you must know!
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Megan's my best mate, what am I supposed to do now?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31PHONE RINGS I'll find you something.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Oh, yeah, like, cleaning the toilets, again!
0:09:32 > 0:09:34I have to take this. Clint.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Cos last time I checked, unpaid work is called slave labour.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40No, it's called reimbursement for all the booze you've nicked.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- Where is he now? - I didn't nick anything.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- Only because I stopped you. - I handed out all of your fliers.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Look, Mum...- Yeah, I'll be there as soon as I can.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Don't let her out of your sight.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54What...? Go on, then, ignore me!
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Oi! Where are you going, missy?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03BETH SIGHS
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Fine, but I'm not doing the bogs.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12We should talk to a funeral director.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Maybe Ethel Blackstone, who did your mum's?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17I'll give her a ring.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- Stop the car! Stop!- What?!
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Pull over!
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Debs!
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Debs?
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- What did you do?!- What?- Debs!
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Ellie's dead.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- Don't be stupid.- Hey!
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I've just seen her lying in the mortuary. You think it's funny?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Debs, leave him. - What's she talking about?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Ellie died this morning. Car crash. Only she wasn't the one driving.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- What?- What did you do?!
0:11:05 > 0:11:07It wasn't me! I'd never hurt her, I swear!
0:11:07 > 0:11:09What's going on?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Dean?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Is it true? Ellie wasn't on her own?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17You can't take the law into your own hands.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Even you. I got this.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Take Debs home, will you? Look after her.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32This isn't the way, love.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40DS Davey Higgins, South Dart Police.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I'm guessing you're Nick Caldwell?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- What happened?- You tell me.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48I haven't seen Ellie for a week.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51That's funny, cos Debs said she may have been with you last night.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53I was at my aunt's in Torquay.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56She dropped me back this morning.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00All right. You got any idea who Ellie might've been with?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Not a clue.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- I wouldn't have put you and Ellie together.- Meaning?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08No reason. How's your dad?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Are we finished? - No, I don't think so.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I think we'll continue this down the station, check out this alibi.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- Might be good to get your prints, as well.- What for?- Elimination.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Haven't got a problem with that, have you?
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Come on.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26GULLS CRY
0:12:31 > 0:12:33I'm really sorry. It's just...
0:12:33 > 0:12:35you said if you could do anything to help...
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Sure. What's wrong?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Mum said Ellie wasn't alone.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I talked to Ellie a couple of weeks ago.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47She said her boyfriend was...too controlling.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Didn't like her seeing anyone else.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52She told me not to tell her mum,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54only now this has happened, I just feel a bit...
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Guilty?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00She might not have meant it.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02It could've just been a row or something.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I-I-I-I don't want to get him into trouble,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I just...had to tell someone.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12What did you make of him?
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I don't really know him.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Met him a couple of times when they started going out together.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21How long were they together?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Six months.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Serious?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Were you and Ellie close?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Used to be, before Nick.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35I helped her with her GCSES.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I do tutoring. University fund.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Ah! Which uni are you going to?
0:13:40 > 0:13:42King's at Cambridge.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44King's? Wow!
0:13:44 > 0:13:47That's fantastic. No wonder your mum's proud.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51I couldn't care less.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56I'd give it up in a second to have Ellie back.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57What was she like?
0:14:00 > 0:14:02She was great.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Bright, clever...
0:14:04 > 0:14:06so funny.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10She'd had it tough, though.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Her dad died a couple of years ago.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14She had to work, help her mum.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17She couldn't wait to leave...
0:14:20 > 0:14:21..before she met Nick.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- Jane?- Yeah.- Forensic PM just in.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Sorry, mate, it's just that Davey needs them.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- I can scan them in, if you want?- No, no, no, I'll take them. Thank you.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Sorry, I'd better go.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Don't be so hard on yourself.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45This is a waste of time,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47you're not going to find anything.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Right, Nick, your aunt's confirmed your alibi.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Told you. Can I go?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Yeah, as long as you don't leave Lighthaven. Take him out, please.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Is that Ellie's boyfriend?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Alex came to see me,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12said it wasn't a bed of roses between those two.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Well, I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Never trust an alibi given by a family member,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18especially when it's a Caldwell.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- Look, I've got some bad news for you.- What?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Ellie's car, driver's side? Completely wiped of prints.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Door handles, steering wheel, gear leaver.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Someone's been watching too much CSI.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31We'll try and get some DNA, but I think it's doubtful.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Look at the Forensic PM.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Ellie's ribs broke in the accident.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38If she'd stayed in the car, she might have survived,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41but bruising on her arms indicate she was pulled out.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43When she was moved, her ribs punctured her skin,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45causing a tension pneumothorax.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Her right lung collapsed,
0:15:47 > 0:15:49that's what killed her.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Did you know her?
0:16:01 > 0:16:02No.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Whoever moved her good as murdered her.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I don't know what to say.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Well, Nick's got an alibi.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22He said he hadn't seen Ellie in a week.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25He's lying! She said she was seeing him that night!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27All right. Well, we'll check the local hospitals,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30see if anyone was admitted on the morning Ellie died.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Sarge! Up here.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34Excuse me.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Anything from the boyfriend?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- Any letters or cards or anything? - No, nothing.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43- That's it, yeah?- Yeah.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47They found this phone-charger in Ellie's room,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50only it doesn't match her phone.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Could it be yours?- That's not mine.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Could she have had another phone?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56No.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I know it seems boring after London. You have to make your own fun.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- Yeah, I was.- So... Ta-da!
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Clint's volunteered to teach you to surf.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I think volunteered's a bit strong.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I thought you'd taken the day off to, like, actually be with me.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14I know, I'm sorry. I've got to work,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17but I'm going to come and pick you up later.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19BETH SIGHS He says the surf's great!
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- Actually, um...yeah, it's...it's perfect!- Really?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Yeah. I mean, I've always wanted to learn to surf.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Great. Hm!
0:17:34 > 0:17:35What's that?
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Oh, it's just from a club in Plymouth - Deja Vu.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I went there last night. It's a bit stubborn, actually.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Do you know any clubs called Tutankhamen,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- or anything to do with Egypt?- No.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Bit old for clubbing, aren't you, Mum?
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Have fun.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56So, we learn to surf on sand before we go on the water.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Once you've mastered it here, then we can go out there.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01First things first, we want to figure out
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- our body position on the board, OK? - Yeah.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08So, we make sure our toes are together
0:18:08 > 0:18:10and at the back of the board, like this.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- We call this the sweet spot.- Yeah.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13Beth!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Yeah?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Oh. You can get up. Look, I'm shooting off.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Back in, what, four hours?
0:18:22 > 0:18:24What?! Your mum said that we...
0:18:24 > 0:18:27We'll let her think you taught me, obviously.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- No, no, she's given me the whole day off.- Brilliant.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31Look at that, it's perfect!
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Why would you want to be teaching me
0:18:33 > 0:18:35when you could be out there, surfing?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Oh, man! She's going to kill me!
0:18:37 > 0:18:39She won't know.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43All right. We meet back here at 3pm
0:18:43 > 0:18:46and if Jane asks, I taught you pop-ups.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- Google it - pop-ups!- Pop-ups!
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Megan? We're on.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Davey, it's me. I don't think Nick was with his aunt.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04No. You want to know where he really was?
0:19:06 > 0:19:07There you are, mate.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13Hey, Nick,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16can you step down from the van, please?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- I need to have a word with you. - This is harassment!
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Why didn't you say you were at Pharaoh's?- What?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28You had a stamp on your hand.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29I saw it at the police station.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31We know what kind of club night it is, Nick,
0:19:31 > 0:19:33and we know it only happens once a month -
0:19:33 > 0:19:34the night that Ellie died.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Don't tell my dad. He'd kill me.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38I'm not going to tell your dad.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39I don't need to.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42So let's start again, shall we?
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Were you at Pharaoh's the night that Ellie died?
0:19:46 > 0:19:47There till five...
0:19:48 > 0:19:51..till it closed, and hitched back in the morning.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Did Ellie know you were gay?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55She was the only one around here that guessed.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57She said she'd be my beard,
0:19:57 > 0:19:59you know, make it look like I was straight.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Why?- She wanted a cover story, too.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05She was seeing someone.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- Who?- I don't know, she wouldn't say.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11So, how do I know you're not making this up?
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Check Pharaoh's CCTV.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I wasn't with Ellie, I was there.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Another boyfriend?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Could be why she had another mobile phone.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I'm not ruling Nick out yet, though.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- You sure she never mentioned anyone else to you?- No-one.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34All right. Well, we got nothing from her room, apart from the charger,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37and there's no news back from the hospitals, so...
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I really need to step this investigation up now, Debbie.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42I'm going to need your help.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Ellie Patterson was last seen
0:20:45 > 0:20:47leaving Oakland's Care Home in Lighthaven
0:20:47 > 0:20:49at 6pm on Thursday evening.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52We believe she then spent the rest of that night in Blaze Sands.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54So we're looking for anyone who may have seen Ellie
0:20:54 > 0:20:58on that Thursday evening, or early on the Friday morning.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01This is Debs, Ellie's mother.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04She'd like to say a few words.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06CAMERAS CLICK
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Ellie...
0:21:18 > 0:21:20(Come on, sweetheart.)
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Ellie was a...
0:21:24 > 0:21:25- You all right?- Mm.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- READS:- Ellie was a beautiful young woman.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Kind, helpful.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Loved by all who knew her.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Three days ago, she had hopes and dreams for her life.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Those have been shattered.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Someone was with her.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Someone knows what happened.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04If you can help, if you've seen anything suspicious,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07no matter how small or insignificant...
0:22:10 > 0:22:12..please call the police.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15Hey!
0:22:15 > 0:22:17How's Beth?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Yeah, she's really impressed me.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- She's with Clint again, learning pop-ups.- Hm.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- That's interesting.- What?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Someone's reported a man acting suspiciously the day Ellie died.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Parked his car in the morning, picked it up a few hours later on.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- Bit tight for time of death, but... - Where?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Blaze Sands.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41There's a registration number, as well.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Who is it?
0:22:57 > 0:22:58Right, thanks, Alex.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01I need to speak to your dad in private.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Dean.- Davey.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08You mind if I sit down?
0:23:12 > 0:23:14DAVEY SIGHS
0:23:14 > 0:23:17When you phoned Cath to tell her about Ellie,
0:23:17 > 0:23:20you said you'd just finished your shift.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Your station says you left work at 5:40am.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26That's over four hours earlier. Said you felt ill.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28So, where were you?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30I did...?! Mate, you know I'd never hurt Ellie!
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Just answer the question.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39I was with, um...a woman.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42Married bit.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45You can't tell Cath, all right?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49All right.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50What's her name?
0:23:50 > 0:23:51I can't.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55OK. Let's take this down the station, then, shall we?
0:23:55 > 0:23:56All right, all right!
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Thing is...
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I like to enjoy certain things.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Adult things...outside.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12And I like people...to watch.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Are you talking about what I think you're talking about?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I'm not talking about jogging, am I?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22There's a site down near Blaze Sands.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24I left work early to go down there.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29All right. Can anyone confirm that?
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Yeah, but I wouldn't know who to ask. Most of us wear masks.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Including you?- Yeah! I don't want to get recognised, do I?!
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Dan Connell, from down my nick, he caught me a few months back.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Never reported it.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Talk to him.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51All right. So, er...is this, like, a regular thing?
0:24:51 > 0:24:52I'm not proud of it, mate, I have urges!
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Well, I'd knock them on the head, if I were you. Does Cath know?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I forgot to delete my search history.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01HE SIGHS
0:25:03 > 0:25:05HE SIGHS
0:25:07 > 0:25:09He always had a wandering eye. He tried it on with me once.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- Dean?- Yeah.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13A week before the leavers' disco.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Before I left.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19What, when you and me were...?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Yeah. I mean, I told Cath. I had to, she was a mate.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- Do you believe him?- Yeah.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Dan Connell down at his station
0:25:28 > 0:25:30said he'd picked him up for it before, so...
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Did he really try it on?
0:25:34 > 0:25:35He didn't get very far.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- Put it this way, he was limping for quite a while afterwards.- Hm!
0:25:41 > 0:25:43So, you going to cross him off your Christmas card list?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45He was never on it.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I thought you two were close.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Well, we were, until he got together with Cath.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52You were friends with her at school.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54No, you were friends with her at school.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56I never really liked her myself.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58DOOR OPENS
0:25:58 > 0:26:00So, er...your mum and Mick coming today?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- Yeah, and Beth. She's meeting us here.- Beth?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05She offered to hold my hand.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Feeling guilty because she's going camping
0:26:07 > 0:26:08with some friends from London later.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- How's her surfing? - Er...yeah, she's a slow learner.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13She's a bit clumsy, to be honest.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15- I wonder where she gets that from(?) - Oi!
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Right, I'll see you down there.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Mum, I shouldn't be here.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35This is for people that knew her.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36Can I sit in the car?
0:26:38 > 0:26:39Yeah, sure.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Thanks.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- See you in there.- We have to sit together. What will people think?
0:26:47 > 0:26:48You should have thought of that before...
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Alex, for your mum, please?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Oh, right, now? Now you're thinking about her?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Nothing at all?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I've got officers rechecking the local hospitals.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59Someone must've seen something.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Yeah, I know, love.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Thank you, for releasing Ellie's body.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07It's the least we could do.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Do you know her?
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Megan. Used to be Ellie's best mate. Not seen her in months.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17It's time, love.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19(Come on.)
0:27:31 > 0:27:33I saw her outside Debs'.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35She said she didn't know Ellie.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Strange.- I know.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Do you think Dean told Cath where he was last night?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- Would you?- Huh!
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Do not judge a biography by its length...
0:28:11 > 0:28:13..nor by the number of pages in it.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Judge it by the richness of its contents.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Sometimes those unfinished are among the most poignant.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Do not judge a song by its duration...
0:28:31 > 0:28:33..nor by the number of its notes.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Judge it by the way it touches and lifts the soul.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45Sometimes those unfinished are among the most...beautiful.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50And when something has enriched your life,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53and when its melody lingers on in your heart...
0:28:58 > 0:29:00..is it unfinished?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Or is it endless?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09I want to speak.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Everyone says their kids are perfect,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25but Ellie...she really was.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28Never any trouble.
0:29:28 > 0:29:29Always helpful.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Ellie didn't die in the crash.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Ellie died because someone dragged her out of the car.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45If they'd called for help, she'd still be alive...
0:29:48 > 0:29:49..but they didn't.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53They left her,
0:29:53 > 0:29:54and wiped the car.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57Wiped it clean!
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Someone here knows something.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08If you have any decency...you'll say.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12If not for me...
0:30:13 > 0:30:15..for her.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Else you have no right being here.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Cos my Ellie...
0:30:25 > 0:30:27..my beautiful Ellie...
0:30:29 > 0:30:31..she deserves the truth.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Come on, love.- Any of you got the guts to tell the truth?
0:30:37 > 0:30:38Or are you just here to gawk?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41It's funny she's got so many friends here
0:30:41 > 0:30:44cos none of you could be bothered when she was alive.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49(Debbie? Come on.)
0:30:51 > 0:30:52Give me a minute.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56ORGAN PLAYS: Abide With Me by Henry Francis Lyte
0:31:07 > 0:31:11# Abide with me...#
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Megan!
0:31:16 > 0:31:19What happened between you and Ellie? Why'd you drop her?
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Talk to me. Talk!
0:31:24 > 0:31:28She...she started going out with Nick and she knew that I liked him.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31You dropped her because of that? Because of him?
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- I'm sorry.- So you should be!
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Cos if you hadn't, she might still be here.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39You should be ashamed of yourself!
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Megan! What you doing here?
0:31:48 > 0:31:49Were you at the funeral?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53You knew her, didn't you?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57What is it?
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- Go, just go!- What's going on?!
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Get out!
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Not until you tell me what's going on.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- Is everything OK? - What are we going to do?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16We can't hold the funeral, vicar's got another service after.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- I'll go and find her.- No, no, you should stay here. We'll go.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Can you come with me?
0:32:27 > 0:32:29I'll take the beach.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42JANE SIGHS
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Shall we go back up?
0:32:51 > 0:32:53What's the point?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57You mustn't give up hope.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00We'll find out what happened.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Will we?
0:33:04 > 0:33:06I thought I knew Ellie.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09I didn't know her at all.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Didn't know why she fell out with Megan until now.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17What did she say?
0:33:18 > 0:33:19It was over Nick.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Megan liked him and Ellie knew.
0:33:26 > 0:33:27Can you go?
0:33:29 > 0:33:30I just want to be with Ellie.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Be with her?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Figure of speech.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Debbie?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Oh, Debbie, how many have you taken?
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Come here, come here. Come here.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58DEBBIE SOBS
0:34:00 > 0:34:02BRAKES SCREECH
0:34:02 > 0:34:06So, this is your plan? What, just keep driving and say nothing?!
0:34:07 > 0:34:08Oh, thank God you found her!
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Look after her. The ambulance is on its way.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- Thanks, Jane.- OK.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Megan told Debs they fell out because of Nick.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Well, they weren't even together. - What if Megan was driving?
0:34:20 > 0:34:22I mean, we don't know Ellie was going to meet a boy.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Don't suppose you've seen Beth?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26It's just I've just found these in the ignition.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28She was waiting in the car. Where is she?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30I think I might know.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33OK, Beth was never learning how to surf.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35She was with Megan.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49We're going to Plymouth?
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- They're heading for Plymouth. BETH:- Why Plymouth?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Can you get a car registration out for a Megan Chapman
0:34:53 > 0:34:55to all units, please?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- They're on their way to Plymouth. - Is that where you went with Ellie?!
0:34:58 > 0:35:00How do you know her?!
0:35:00 > 0:35:02We'll find her, don't worry.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03Megan, she was drinking!
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- Megan!- Shut up. Shut up!
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Slow down!
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Megan, please!
0:35:11 > 0:35:14BRAKES SCREECH
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Stop it! You're scaring me! Stop it!
0:35:17 > 0:35:20It was all my fault.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22What was, Megan?!
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Ellie.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30SIREN WAILS
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- They've spotted them. - JANE SIGHS
0:35:32 > 0:35:35They can't chase them! Don't let Beth get caught in a chase!
0:35:35 > 0:35:39All right, all right. You got a stinger? Use a stinger.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41SIREN WAILS
0:35:41 > 0:35:43They've gone.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Slow down, you're drunk! You're going to get us killed!
0:35:59 > 0:36:01MEGAN SOBS
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Why did you say Ellie was your fault?!
0:36:06 > 0:36:07I'm about to interview her.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- Shouldn't you be with Beth? - She's with Mum. Well...?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13I dropped her.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14If I hadn't...
0:36:16 > 0:36:19If I'd been there...she might still be here.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- She was my best friend.- Why did you drop her?- Jane, leave it.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Debs said it was over Nick, but we know it wasn't him!
0:36:27 > 0:36:30I saw them kissing.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- She knew I liked him.- Who?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35She made me promise not to say. They both did.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40He was there today.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43You were watching him outside the church, I saw you!
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Oh. Er...Cath's back.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Debs is in ITU, but she's going to be fine, apparently.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Can we come inside?
0:37:18 > 0:37:19Going away?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Um...yeah. Alex is too upset to stay.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Going to stay with Dean's sister up in Durham.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26Ah, that's a nice idea, isn't it?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Might want to carry that out to the car, then.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30- I've got it.- Argh!
0:37:32 > 0:37:33Broken ribs?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36You were never here the morning I came around, were you, Alex?
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- You've got two cars. There were none when I was here.- What?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Did you get together with Ellie after helping her with her GCSEs?
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- Is this a joke? - You were her boyfriend.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48That's why you had to keep it secret, why you both did.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51But it was you that was driving the car that night.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52He was with me.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56So, who did you call for help - your mum or your dad?
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Your mum. And then you went around, cleaned the steering wheel,
0:38:02 > 0:38:05got rid of Ellie's phone, took Alex to a hospital,
0:38:05 > 0:38:06somewhere not too close.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08In his car, of course.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10You couldn't leave that at Blaze Sands.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12You parked yours nearby, picked it up on the way back.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15So, why were you driving Ellie back that night?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Because she was drunk and you were worried?
0:38:17 > 0:38:21I mean, you were together, what, six months? You must've been close.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23This is ridiculous!
0:38:23 > 0:38:24You loved her.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28You wanted to tell me. That's why you came to see me at my office.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Did your mum stop you?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Persuade you to blame Nick?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Son, don't say anything.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51She got drunk because I was late meeting her.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53I couldn't let her drive.
0:38:53 > 0:38:54I thought I'd be OK.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59It was only when we were on the road I realised I was drunk, too.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03Let's keep driving, get away. As far as we can.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06I've got uni next month, El.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08MUSIC: Walking On Sunshine by Katrina And The Waves
0:39:08 > 0:39:11It won't make any difference to us.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12Won't it? You'll forget about me.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Huh! How could I forget about you, you nutter?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18I love you.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19I love you more.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Let's get you home so you can sleep before your mum gets back.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Just sleep? Spoilsport!
0:39:27 > 0:39:29SHE CHUCKLES
0:39:29 > 0:39:31BRAKES SCREECH
0:39:31 > 0:39:32ELLIE SCREAMS
0:39:32 > 0:39:35It was over in seconds.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39I was worried the car would catch fire.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I had to get her out.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43She said her chest hurt.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46And when I moved her, she started screaming.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49She couldn't breathe.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54And then she...
0:39:59 > 0:40:01It was too late.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04I didn't know what else to do.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08So you called your mum.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12And Dean owed you because of what he'd put you through,
0:40:12 > 0:40:14almost destroying your marriage.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16So you cleared Ellie's room,
0:40:16 > 0:40:18made sure there was no sign of their relationship.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21But you didn't know about the charger.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24He's my son. You'd anything for your kids.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26We don't have to say anything.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Alex could go away! We won't breathe a word.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- We don't have to wreck his life, too!- Cath?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Ellie would've wanted him to have a future!
0:40:37 > 0:40:39(We can keep this a secret!)
0:40:42 > 0:40:44I don't want to.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Ellie would've known what lying would do to me.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49It was my fault.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53SHE SIGHS
0:40:57 > 0:40:59It won't ever happen again.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Don't blame Clint, blame me. I should never have listened to Megan.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Or anyone that's not you.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- Obviously.- Obviously.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12So you're buying the drinks tonight and Mick's dishwasher's broken.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15What an excellent use of my time.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21I thought your mum and Mick would have cancelled tonight,
0:41:21 > 0:41:22you know, after the funeral.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25No, made Mum even more determined.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Let the dead rest and the living keep living.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30She speaks sense sometimes, your mum. Not very often, mind.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32So, what are they doing?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34I don't know, it's a big surprise.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- They've got costumes, apparently. - Oh!
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Why don't you like Cath?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Think I might sing myself tonight.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44You know, bit of the old Phil Collins.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Here they come.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:41:48 > 0:41:50MUSIC STARTS
0:42:04 > 0:42:08# You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
0:42:08 > 0:42:11# When I met you...#
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Why don't you like Cath?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Ah, it was a long time ago. It's petty. Really petty.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20I have a degree in petty. Plus, I don't give up.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22So, come on, why don't you like her?
0:42:24 > 0:42:29Er...well, you remember the, er...the sixth-form leavers' disco,
0:42:29 > 0:42:31when I...?
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Snogged Annette. Yeah, I do remember, I was there.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36Yeah.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Well, I never told you why.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44It was cos of what she said - Cath.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47She said you were going to leave me when you went to university,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50you were going to meet a decent boyfriend.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Someone clever. Clever, like you.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55She said you laughed about it.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00She told me you'd fancied Annette for ages.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02What?! No!
0:43:02 > 0:43:05No, I never even looked at Annette! I...
0:43:05 > 0:43:06I was upset, Jane.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10I was...I was drunk.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12I never said that, Davey. I never said that!
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I never wanted anyone but you!
0:43:21 > 0:43:24It's cos I told her that Dean tried it on with me, isn't it?
0:43:27 > 0:43:28She broke us up!
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- Oh, Davey!- No, don't.
0:43:35 > 0:43:36Don't.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42# You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me
0:43:42 > 0:43:45# Don't, don't you want me?
0:43:45 > 0:43:50# You know I don't believe you when you say that you don't need me. #