0:00:02 > 0:00:05# Fresh from the fields all fetor and fertile
0:00:05 > 0:00:10# It's bloody and raw but I swear it is sweet
0:00:10 > 0:00:15# With her sweetened breath and her tongue so mean
0:00:15 > 0:00:20# She's the angel of small death and the codeine scene
0:00:20 > 0:00:22# With her straw-blonde hair
0:00:22 > 0:00:25# Her arms hard and lean
0:00:25 > 0:00:29# She's the angel of small death and the codeine scene. #
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- Raar! - THEY SHRIEK
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Argh!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- Oh! - HE LAUGHS
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Werewolf. Classy(!)
0:00:38 > 0:00:41You should have seen you guys' faces!
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Spencer, you're such a jerk!
0:00:43 > 0:00:45HE CHUCKLES
0:00:45 > 0:00:47SHE SIGHS
0:00:47 > 0:00:49We need more wood.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52LOW CHATTER
0:00:52 > 0:00:56I'll go by myself, then, shall I?
0:00:56 > 0:00:57WIND WHISTLES
0:00:57 > 0:01:00LOW HOWL
0:01:42 > 0:01:43Gross!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49LOW GROWL
0:01:52 > 0:01:54LOW GROWL
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Spencer?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09LOW GROWL
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Come on, mate, seriously, you're not funny any more.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17OWL HOOTS
0:02:17 > 0:02:19LABOURED BREATHING
0:02:25 > 0:02:27BARKING
0:02:27 > 0:02:29SQUAWKING
0:02:30 > 0:02:33SCREAMING
0:02:35 > 0:02:37GROWLING
0:02:43 > 0:02:45BIRDSONG
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Ooo! It's saying it's not in service.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Why not try the place in town?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14This lot are mobile, they could do my nails here,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17if they'd printed the right bloomin' number!
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Ah! How was camping?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Tense.- Very funny.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24No, I'm serious.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29Look, a sheep killed near where we pitched.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- Looked like a wild animal had ripped it apart.- Eurgh!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I've heard there's been a few attacks,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36but nothing this close to Lighthaven.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Barely got any sleep. The slightest noise and everybody freaked out.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42What did they think it was - a werewolf(?)
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Probably. You know what people around here are like.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Beware...the moon!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50THEY CHUCKLE
0:03:51 > 0:03:54May I remind you that you're from around here.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- We're not all superstitious yokels, you know.- Just saying.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Anyway, it would've been the panther.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04DOORBELL I'll get it.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Oh, hi.- Hi!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- Oh. I'll get Mum. - Wait! Are you Beth?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Ben Fairhead, Lighthaven Star.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23If it's about one of Mum's cases, I'm not allowed to talk to you.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26I'm here about the photo you tweeted. Of the sheep.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28You're here about a dead sheep?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31No, I'm investigating a recent spate of animal attacks on the moors.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34It's a great shot, by the way. You've got a good eye.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Thanks.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- Look, it won't take long. - Yeah, sure.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40You're not the postman!
0:04:40 > 0:04:44No. No, I'm Ben Fairhead, Lighthaven Star.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47French maid's costume hasn't arrived yet.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Mick will be so disappointed.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I mean, obviously, I don't really buy the whole big cat thing.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Why not?
0:04:58 > 0:05:03Because the only predators in Devon are seagulls...and squaddies.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Before the 1976 Dangerous Wild Animals Act,
0:05:06 > 0:05:11some people, crazy, rich people, they kept big cats.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13And then when the law changed,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16there were only so many that could be taken by zoos.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17What, so, people just let them go?
0:05:17 > 0:05:18Where better than the moors?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Massive spaces, lots of small, furry things to eat.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Yeah, but people would've seen them.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24People have seen them, but they're never believed.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Livestock's been going missing for years,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30but it's always passed off as road accidents or rustling.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34There's at least one big cat out here, I swear.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37And I'm going to find it.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40TEXT ALERT
0:05:42 > 0:05:44It's my editor. I've got to go.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Where?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Police station. Something's kicking off.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Oh! Um...I can walk with you, if you like?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53I'm going that way, anyway.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57You can tell me what to do if I get cornered by a wild beast.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58All right.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02ANGRY SHOUTS
0:06:05 > 0:06:08All right! Yes, we are aware of the rumours.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11No, there is no such thing as a big cat on the loose near Lighthaven.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15How can you be sure? That sheep was found not 100 yards from my guesthouse!
0:06:15 > 0:06:17I rely on the summer's tourist trade.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Well, maybe it died of natural causes and was eaten by smaller predators.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- I take ramblers up there every day. If something happens...- It won't!
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Am I supposed to let my flock graze on the moors, or not?
0:06:27 > 0:06:31All right. Yes, the moors, they're not always safe.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33You might fall down a crevasse,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36you might get set upon by angry badgers.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- THEY GROAN - But eaten by a lion? No.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It's not a lion!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- It's probably a melanistic leopard. - What?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46And it's perfectly capable of doing this.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50And you have proof of this leopard, do you?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Yes, actually.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59That? That could be anything.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01So if none of you have anything better, then the South Dart Police
0:07:01 > 0:07:03have more important matters to attend to.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- But...!- This is proof, this is proof!- We're done!
0:07:09 > 0:07:11DISGRUNTLED CHATTER
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Haven't you done enough damage?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Why don't you stick to reporting village fetes
0:07:16 > 0:07:18and leave the real journalism to other people?!
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- That weren't Ben's fault! - Yeah, leave him alone!
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Hey. Does this mean you've changed your mind?
0:07:28 > 0:07:29No, Ben.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I mean it, it's over.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Do you want to talk about it?
0:07:49 > 0:07:50That's for me, right?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52All right, thanks.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06HE SIGHS
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Hello, Jane? It's me.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Look, do you fancy a drink later? I've got a favour to ask.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Yes, I'm buying.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22All right, thanks.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Derrick! - LAUGHTER
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Here he is.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44PHONE RINGS
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Did you get me anything?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Police are a joke!
0:08:50 > 0:08:53But don't worry, we've still got enough for a front page.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56On the Beast? Please tell me you've got me something else?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58This time, I've got photographic evidence.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01I found this in a photographic archive of the moors.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08And this...this is from last night.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12I mean, that's no dog. Look at the depth of the wound!
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I like you, Ben,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18nobody can review a charity coffee morning like you can.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22But you're not ready for the front page. And even if you were,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25I'm not printing a picture of a gutted sheep,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27and certainly not an out-of-focus shot
0:09:27 > 0:09:30of what could very easily be a bush!
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Well, maybe I should write a different story, then.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37An expose?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40The Shocking Truth Behind The Lighthaven Star!
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Tread very carefully.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49OK. OK, I'll print the story,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53IF you get me proof, proper proof.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56In the meantime, we still need someone
0:09:56 > 0:09:59for this week's Lighthaven Life feature.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06What's so funny?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08I'm not asking a pathologist to do a postmortem on a sheep!
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Look, if I could prove the sheep wasn't killed by a big cat,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13then that bunch of lunatics might leave me alone.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Speak to a vet, or DEFRA. Anyone that's not me.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Why don't you try Paignton Zoo?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Now, they've got big cats. My nan used to take me.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Well, at least ask!
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Come on, what's it worth? Slap-up dinner?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Ah! You old romantic!
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Wine, dinner, cutting up a dead sheep.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36I'm not suggesting you do it yourself.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Have you any idea how long it takes to get pathology reports on humans?
0:10:39 > 0:10:40Do you remember Gary Salter?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Who?- Tom and Elsa's boy.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- He crashed his motorbike on the link road.- Yeah.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47His parents disputed whether he was under the influence of marijuana
0:10:47 > 0:10:49and it's taken weeks to get the tox report back.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52So I'm sorry, dead sheep's your problem, not mine.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Jane Kennedy?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Ben Fairhead, Lighthaven Star.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Your daughter's nominated you to be our Local Celebrity of the Week.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- Did she now? - Local Celebrity of the Week?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Blimey, you're scraping the bottom of the barrel!
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Quick photo, a few questions.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Favourite song, pet hates.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Pet hates, put, "nosey reporters". - It's not really a good time.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- All right. Tomorrow morning, then? - I'm not in the office, sorry.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14I've got a meeting with the new undertaker first thing,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- then I've got to get over to Orlington.- I thought that wasn't until later?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- All right, well, I could meet you somewhere on the way.- Um...
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Fine. I can give you 15 minutes, 10:00.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Let's say picnic area, Penketh's Guesthouse.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Amy Penketh's place? - Yeah. Is that a problem?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Yeah, yeah, it's fine. 10:00.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Just don't mention bloomin' big cats, or you'll be there all day!
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Come on.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Listen, it's not just sheep that's gone missing.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Eleanor Lawrence?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47She went for a walk on the moors 15 years ago and she never came back.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49It's not really a good time, but I'll see you tomorrow.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52None of you want to believe me, but it's true!
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- Isn't he coming in? - He's a bit old for you, isn't he?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03And a couple of lions short of a pride.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07I'm not interested, I just fancied getting work experience at the local paper.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09That rag? It's all adverts nowadays.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Well, either way, you could do better.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- What?- You said you were buying. I'll have my usual, please.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Cider for me.- Rum and Coke.- Um...
0:12:19 > 0:12:22All right, just Coke.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Red wine, lager, cider, Coke.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27All in the same glass?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Bad day, love?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Just don't mention big cats.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Ooo! The Beast of Lighthaven, you mean?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36A huge panther.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Razor-sharp claws, fur black as the night.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Many of my valued customers have seen it with their own eyes.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45That's what happens when you spend your life drinking scrumpy,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47you get holes in your brain.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50There's a cat out there, all right.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52You seen it, too?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Clever animals. Know better than to go near people.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01Still, only a matter of time before one of them gets braver.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07If I were you, I'd stick to the roads and keep off the moors.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Especially at night.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59GLASS SMASHES
0:14:09 > 0:14:11CAT MEOWS
0:14:15 > 0:14:17SHEEP BLEAT
0:14:19 > 0:14:20CAT SCREECHES
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Cecil, din-dins!
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Cecil?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35LOW HOWL
0:14:35 > 0:14:37THUNDERCLAP
0:14:40 > 0:14:41WIND WHISTLES
0:14:48 > 0:14:50BIRDSONG
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Good luck with the hunt! I'll do some sandwiches later!
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- Anything else?- No, thank you.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Not looking for the panther, are they?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Well, that carcass was discovered down that path there.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17The Beast must be close by.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Waiting for someone?- Journalist.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Not that young 'un, Ben something?
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- You know him?- Ooo, he's got a cheek, arranging meetings 'round here!
0:15:28 > 0:15:29SHRILL WHISTLE
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Someone's in trouble.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Those two found the body up here.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- No attempt to hide it, then, is there?- No.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56There's plenty of nooks and crannies around here.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58You got any idea yet as to the cause of death?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Take a look for yourself. There's something else, though.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Yeah? What's that?- We know him.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08HE SIGHS
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Maybe the Beast of Lighthaven isn't a myth after all.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33It's all about the Beast.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35He was obsessed!
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Hey, put that down. That's evidence.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Right, so, what have we got?
0:16:43 > 0:16:48Food, Thermos, sleeping bag, torch.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Looks like he was planning on making a night of it, doesn't it?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- What do you think that is? - Evidence. Don't touch it.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Next of kin?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59No. Parents both dead, no siblings.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02We'll keep looking, though.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05So, what's next? Because we both know this wasn't a panther.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08You speak for yourself, because I think the Beast did it.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- You're not serious?- Yeah. Means no crime was committed, doesn't it?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13The body's your problem, not mine.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15PHONE RINGS
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Beth. Everything OK?- Is it true?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20That you found Ben's body?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Wow! News travels fast.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26I can't believe it. Um...
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Does Gemma know?- Gemma? - Yeah, Gemma Roxwell, his ex.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34They literally split up, like, a few days ago.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Do you know Gemma Roxwell?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Yeah. Runs guided tours for ramblers on the moors.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Her dad owns a farm up there.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- Mum?- Yeah, sorry. I'll make sure she knows.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48I'll speak to you later, love. OK. Bye.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Ben's ex. Good a place to start as any.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55And I'm not recording cause of death as, "attacked by a big cat",
0:17:55 > 0:17:58until I've exhausted all possibilities.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12He was nice, but...
0:18:15 > 0:18:16Not The One?
0:18:20 > 0:18:21How did he take it?
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Not great.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29But he cared more about finding that stupid Beast than he did me.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31All he ever talked about.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Can't blame him, I guess, not after what happened to his mum.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40His mum?
0:18:40 > 0:18:41Eleanor Lawrence.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Eleanor Lawrence?- That's right.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Fairhead's his foster parents' name.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Ben believed the Beast killed her.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57He's been looking for it ever since.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Had Ben been acting strangely, or was he in any sort of trouble?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08No.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12He mentioned a couple of arguments with his editor,
0:19:12 > 0:19:13but nothing serious.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19SHE SOBS He didn't deserve this!
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I'll find out what happened, I promise.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Sorry, but...I've got people waiting, so...
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Sorry to keep you waiting.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- I take it you're here about Ben. - Yes, that's right.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57I feel terrible.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00He spent years trying to convince me there was a big cat,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03now he's...got himself killed by the thing.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06You believe that's what happened?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Isn't it? I heard his neck was...
0:20:08 > 0:20:10It's important to keep an open mind.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16I understand the two of you had a few arguments recently.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Not that I recall.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23A few professional disagreements, maybe, same as any newsroom.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Hello, there. Sorry to interrupt.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31I thought you were out confiscating pitchforks from the angry mob?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Yeah. That's sort of why I'm here, really.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Mr Mansfield, initial findings
0:20:35 > 0:20:38from Forensic are inconclusive, I'm afraid.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42As of yet, we cannot confirm or deny an animal attack.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- So...? - So it's a friendly request, really.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47If you couldn't print anything that might cause undue alarm,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50at least until we find out what's going on.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Emotions are already running fairly high.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57Fear not. I'll choose my words very carefully.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12ALL TALK AT ONCE
0:21:12 > 0:21:15All I'm saying is stay off the moors for the next few days.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Why not stay here and enjoy a pint of my new Beast Bite cider?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22If you stop folk going up to the moors, then I'll be out of business!
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Surely the police would want people to catch the Beast?!
0:21:25 > 0:21:27You go up there, the cat will go to ground!
0:21:27 > 0:21:28All you'll do is frighten my sheep!
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Prefer they were cat food?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Come on, everyone, just calm down, please!
0:21:32 > 0:21:34And don't forget to pick up one of our limited-edition T-shirts,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37as modelled by the gorgeous Judith!
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Oh! - CHUCKLING
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Available in all colours. Eh?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Leave it to the professionals, that's what I say.- Thanks.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48All right, then, professional, what is your plan?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50ALL TALK AT ONCE
0:21:51 > 0:21:54"Now the panther has taste for human blood,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57"the town won't be safe until it's caught." What an idiot!
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Yeah. Panther isn't even a species!
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I take it you got hold of someone at the zoo?
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Head keeper. Specialises in big cats.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Did you know female lions have a larger frontal cortex than males?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- I could've told you that. - Anyway, it turns out that panther
0:22:13 > 0:22:17is just an umbrella term for black, big cats.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20From descriptions given after sightings...
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Alleged sightings.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23..she agrees it could be a black leopard.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26And Ben's wounds fit.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Leopards, they target the neck, see?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31They're stealthy, solitary and smart.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- Talking about me again? - Huh! You wish. What's with the bag?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Well, thanks to our friends at the Lighthaven Star,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39I've got to go traipsing all over the moors
0:22:39 > 0:22:42looking for evidence of big cat activity.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- CSI report.- Oh.- No paw prints.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Well, if you are going on the hunt,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49you should take Bear Grylls with you.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51He's now Lighthaven's resident big cat expert.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Really? All right, the more the merrier.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I haven't got a clue what I'm looking for.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57And I'm already a laughing stock down at the station, so...
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Aw, are they making fun of you because of the nasty puddy-tat?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Yeah, count me in! I'd kill to get out of the office.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- We could take Ermintrude! - Who's Ermintrude?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08His campervan. I was joking.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Oh, please! We could call it an extended lunch break.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Fine! Two hours, max.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Don't come crying to me if you both get eaten.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- Admit it, you'd miss us. - Well, I'd miss Clint.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Aw, thanks!- I hate doing filing.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24As for you...I'd get over you.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30GULLS CRY
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I'll be honest, Ben,
0:23:42 > 0:23:43I believe in the Beast of Lighthaven
0:23:43 > 0:23:46about as much as I believe in the Abominable Snowman.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51You were so sure the Beast exists, weren't you?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Maybe you could've convinced me, but I guess it's too late now.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Unless...
0:24:07 > 0:24:14Right, we'll start over...over...there.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17BAAING
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- So, do you think we'll find it? - No, not a cat's chance in hell.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25But I've got to be seen to be trying.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29We'll do small circles, radiating out from where the body was found.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- Keep your eyes peeled.- For what?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Oh, I dunno, you're the big cat expert.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- Anything out of the ordinary. - Tracks.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Yeah, tracks, things like that.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41No. Tracks, there, look!
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Oh, yeah.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Yeah, car tracks.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Big, heavy one, too, by the look of it.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Could it be one of your forensics lot?
0:24:59 > 0:25:03No. No, they came up the same path, from the south.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Someone else has been up here.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11THUNDERCLAP
0:25:11 > 0:25:12Come on.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22KNOCK AT DOOR Just a minute.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Guilty as charged.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34DS Higgins is out for your blood.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38I was merely trying to warn our readership about a credible threat.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40You were merely trying to sell papers.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42You say that like it's a bad thing.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Regional-print journalism isn't exactly booming.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Well, luckily for you, I know the perfect way to redeem yourself.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I need access to your archives.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- Can I ask what you're looking for? - Everything Ben wrote on the Beast.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58I want to decide for myself if there's any truth in it.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01SHEEP BLEAT
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- What's over there? - Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa!
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Easy, tiger.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16That's just a farm.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Looks like the farmer's pretty worried about the Beast.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Yeah, maybe.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Though I don't suppose leopards are normally scared off
0:26:24 > 0:26:27by security cameras.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29LOW GROWL
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Tell me that was thunder.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- Shall we call it quits for the day? - Works for me.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46PHONE HOLDING MUSIC
0:26:46 > 0:26:49SHE SIGHS
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Hi, there.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Hi, it's Jane Kennedy, I'm the coroner for Lighthaven.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Do you have the PM on Ben Fairhead?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Fine. Can you just call me when you're done? Thanks. Bye.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19ENGINE SPLUTTERS
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Oh, please, tell me this is a wind-up!
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Do you know anything about motors?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Do I look like a mechanic?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- Well, now that you mention it... - Be very careful what you say next.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Huh! No phone signal, for a change!
0:27:42 > 0:27:44So, what now?
0:27:44 > 0:27:46What, we just spend the night out here?
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Well...it's 2:20 now.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53I'm sure we could walk to Lighthaven before nightfall.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58With any luck, it won't come to that.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- Problems?- Yeah. Any chance you can give us a lift back to town?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19I was only going as far as the supermarket.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Close enough.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Hiya.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Come on, Davey, pick up! Pick up!
0:28:48 > 0:28:49PHONE RINGS
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Hey. What's up? - Ah! I've finally got through to you.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Listen, I think I've found someone who had a grudge against Ben.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- Oh, yeah?- Yeah.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03You know the lady who runs the guesthouse on the moors road,
0:29:03 > 0:29:04near where he was found?
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Yeah, yeah, I know her.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Yeah. Ben wrote an article about her, saying that she had...
0:29:11 > 0:29:12I'll call you back.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Wha...?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Could you pull over?
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Ben blew that salmonella story totally out of proportion!
0:29:26 > 0:29:29One dodgy batch from a supplier's not my fault!
0:29:30 > 0:29:32He ruined my business' reputation!
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- So, you wanted to get your own back? - That's not what I'm saying!
0:29:36 > 0:29:38And when we test the blood on that rug...
0:29:38 > 0:29:40It'll come back as ovine.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Ovine?
0:29:42 > 0:29:44And there's sheep's blood in your car because...?
0:29:44 > 0:29:46None of your business!
0:29:50 > 0:29:53I heard that the guesthouses on the north moor were packed out
0:29:53 > 0:29:55with tourists wanting to see the big cat, so I...
0:29:55 > 0:29:57So, you staged an animal attack?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59I found the sheep at the side of the road!
0:29:59 > 0:30:00Must've been hit by a car.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05I dumped it up on the moors, nearby where those kids were camping.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07But that sheep had been ripped to pieces.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I was brought up on a farm!
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Done worse things in time than gutting a sheep!
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Add a few claw marks and Bob's your uncle.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17I was desperate!
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Since that salmonella outbreak, my bookings have plummeted.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23And Ben Fairhead?
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Did you stage that, as well?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Look, whatever he did to me...I...I wouldn't wish that on him.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Especially after what happened to his poor mum.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37I remember seeing her picture in the paper, poor woman.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Horrible mess.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40All right, Amy.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44You got anything else to add? No?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Interview suspended at 15:15.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50BUZZING
0:30:58 > 0:31:00I believe her.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- Yeah.- What did she mean about pictures in the paper?
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I thought Ben's mum disappeared.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Disappeared?
0:31:07 > 0:31:08Yeah. Ben said she went...
0:31:08 > 0:31:10No. Eleanor Lawrence was murdered.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13By Ben's father, Graeme.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Dumped her body on the moors.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16Unrecognisable, she was.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Graeme confessed and killed himself in prison a couple of months later.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Why didn't you say anything?
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Well, I thought you knew. National press at the time.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25When was this?
0:31:25 > 0:31:2715 years ago.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28Oh! Beth would've been tiny.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I was probably sat in my flat in Edinburgh watching Teletubbies.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33I can't believe you didn't mention this!
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Well, it's not something people around here like to talk about.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Ben's father was the original Beast of Lighthaven.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Don't go anywhere without telling us.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47If you're looking for a bad guy, what about that Samuel Mansfield?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Nasty piece of work!
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Oh, really? What makes you say that?
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Well, after the salmonella story, I asked for compensation.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Instead, he rocks up in a brand-new Jaguar,
0:31:58 > 0:32:00threatening me with all sorts!
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Hardly a good advert for a community paper.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- What?- Get in the car.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15If times are so hard for print journalism,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18how come you're driving around in a brand-new sports car?
0:32:18 > 0:32:21What can I say? Midlife crisis.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22HE LAUGHS
0:32:22 > 0:32:25So I went through a stack of old editions earlier.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Like DS Higgins says, they're full of adverts nowadays.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- Yeah. A lot of new clients. Congratulations.- Thank you.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Strange thing is, most of these companies, I've never heard of.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Some don't have contact details, or, if they do, the numbers don't work.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40It's up to individual advertisers to check all the content.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43We've done some digging and most of these companies don't exist.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Businesses, they come, they go.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48People just skim over the ads, don't they?
0:32:48 > 0:32:50So if I called a mobile nail salon, for example,
0:32:50 > 0:32:52and no-one picked up, who'd think anything of it?
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Sorry, is there a point to all this?
0:32:54 > 0:32:56No. No, you're right.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I'll just go back, get a warrant,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- come back, go through the paperwork, it'll be much quicker.- OK.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06A while ago, I was approached by a new media agency.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09They offered me...a deal.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10What kind of deal?
0:33:10 > 0:33:14They pay me above the going rate for advertising space,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17supply all the content, I pay them a commission.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19How big's the commission?
0:33:19 > 0:33:21It's generous.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24And I assume this agency pays you in cash?
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Is that a crime? HE LAUGHS
0:33:27 > 0:33:30No. But money laundering is.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Let's not get carried away.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37So Ben found out what you were up to and you had to shut him up.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39No!
0:33:39 > 0:33:42He was a bit of a prat sometimes, but I quite liked him.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I swear, I had absolutely nothing to do with his death.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47My daughter took this photo.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51I wouldn't know. Ben brought it in.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Reckoned it proves the Beast is real.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56It's the same number Ben had on him.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Yeah, it's a holding number.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Identifies the farm the sheep came from.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03So...are we done here?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05No, not even close.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08My friends in the fraud squad will be very happy to meet you.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Sam Mansfield, you're under arrest for money laundering.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13You don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defence
0:34:13 > 0:34:15if you do not mention when questioned
0:34:15 > 0:34:17something that you later rely on in court.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20GULLS CRY
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Oh! This hold music's killing me!
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Tough. I need an ID on that holding number.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28You know, that editor's as crooked as they come,
0:34:28 > 0:34:31but I can't see him cutting up Ben like this.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32- Nor me.- Hello?
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Yeah. Yeah, that's brilliant.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Yeah, I'll let her know. All right, thanks.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Roxwell Farm.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Great. So if Ben went looking for the Beast the night he was killed,
0:34:42 > 0:34:44I bet that's where he started.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46And you said there was CCTV on the farm buildings.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Well, maybe they caught something. - Yeah, maybe.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Come on! Don't you want to know if the Beast really exists?
0:34:55 > 0:34:56HE SIGHS
0:34:56 > 0:34:58BIRDSONG
0:34:59 > 0:35:01SHE SIGHS
0:35:01 > 0:35:03BARKING
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Dogs.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- Dogs?- Pathologist found a few hairs.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14What if John Roxwell's holding illegal dogfights?
0:35:14 > 0:35:17They're always on isolated farms like this, away from prying eyes.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Ben starts nosing around... - Got himself mauled.- Yeah.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24To be honest, it doesn't sound much more plausible than panther attack,
0:35:24 > 0:35:26but I suppose I could go and get a warrant.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Hey! Where are you going?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34We're lost. I'm going to find someone to ask for directions.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38Can you smell something funny?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40I assumed that was your new aftershave.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41No, no, no, I'm being serious.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- No. All I can... - FEROCIOUS BARKING
0:35:43 > 0:35:45See? Dogs!
0:35:45 > 0:35:47No, correction, dog. Dog.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Need more than one for a fight, don't you?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52All right, easy, Fido.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07You get the feeling he doesn't want anyone looking in here?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Oh, hey, hey!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31You putting on weight?
0:36:31 > 0:36:32You want a slap?
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Oh!
0:36:43 > 0:36:44Anything?
0:36:46 > 0:36:47Yeah.
0:36:49 > 0:36:50Dogs?
0:36:52 > 0:36:53No, not dogs.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54Well, what, then?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Enough cannabis to fuel the second coming of Woodstock.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- CLICKING - Davey?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Davey?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Davey, did you hear me?
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Yeah, I heard you.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Come on, John, put the gun down.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27I'm sure we can talk about this.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28Too late.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31All right, well, I have to let you know, my colleagues are on their way, so...
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- Shut up!- Look, we're not here about the cannabis,
0:37:33 > 0:37:35we just want to know what happened to Ben.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Ben?
0:37:37 > 0:37:38How should I know?
0:37:38 > 0:37:41I'm now thinking you didn't want a journalist nosing around,
0:37:41 > 0:37:42so you got Gemma to break up with him,
0:37:42 > 0:37:44only he didn't take the hint, did he?
0:37:44 > 0:37:48Did he find out what you were up to and you set the dog on him?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51All right, hey, take it easy. I'm sure there's an explanation.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54You just meant to scare him off and something went wrong. Am I right?
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Come on, John, don't do this.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58You shouldn't have come here.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59Dad, what's happening?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- Go in the house!- We know about Ben.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- You know?- It's what you said, he was trespassing.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10I set the dog on him. And that's that.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12No, he was your daughter's boyfriend,
0:38:12 > 0:38:14he wasn't some random burglar.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17And if you were defending your property, why move the body,
0:38:17 > 0:38:18why not just call the police?
0:38:20 > 0:38:23You knew you had to silence him, so you...you killed him
0:38:23 > 0:38:26and dumped his body on the moors to pin it on the Beast,
0:38:26 > 0:38:27keep people away from this place!
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- No, no, that's not what happened! - All of you, shut up!
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Dad, please don't do this!
0:38:31 > 0:38:33She's right, John, come on, don't make this worse for yourself.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Worse?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Ever since that maniac killed my Eleanor,
0:38:37 > 0:38:42all I've been doing is...is scraping by, trying to make ends meet.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44I just wanted to stay on my own land!
0:38:46 > 0:38:50Well...I'm not going down without a fight.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52So, what's it to be, ladies first?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54No! No!
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- Me first.- If you insist.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Dad, no!
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Go in the house, Gem! I don't want you seeing this!
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- Dad...- It's a single barrel, isn't it?
0:39:04 > 0:39:06If he fires it, then you leg it.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- Please don't do this!- No, John, come on, listen to your daughter!
0:39:09 > 0:39:11She loves you. Can you imagine what this would do to her?!
0:39:11 > 0:39:14John, please! Please! You can make this all right!
0:39:16 > 0:39:17John, please!
0:39:22 > 0:39:24HE SOBS
0:39:30 > 0:39:33I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I've messed it all up!
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- Please, Dad, please! - John Roxwell, I'm arresting you
0:39:35 > 0:39:37on suspicion of the murder of Ben Fairhead.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39You do not have to say anything, but...
0:39:39 > 0:39:40No! Wait! Wait, wait!
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Are you going to let your dad go down for murder,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45or are you going to tell us what really happened?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47No!
0:39:47 > 0:39:49I...
0:39:52 > 0:39:54It was an accident.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Come on, John.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Ben had been drinking on the moors.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16I didn't want to see him, but I was worried he'd wake up Dad.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Were you scared of Ben?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- Gemma, I need to talk to you! - We have to be quiet.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- Dad will freak if he finds you here. - I need to know the truth!
0:40:24 > 0:40:26He was so nice most of the time,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29but you'd get these flashes of temper.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Please!- Is there someone else?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- No! This wasn't working out!- Liar!
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Dad had...had an affair with Ben's mother.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44It went on for years.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Eventually, Ben's father found out
0:40:47 > 0:40:49and that's why he killed her.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54So Ben convinced himself his mum was killed by the Beast,
0:40:54 > 0:40:56because it was easier than accepting the truth.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Wait! Is Ben your half-brother?
0:41:02 > 0:41:03I don't know.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Dad doesn't know.
0:41:05 > 0:41:11But when I told Ben the truth about the affair, he just went mad.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14He kept saying I was lying! He kept going on and on about the Beast!
0:41:14 > 0:41:16I don't care what you think!
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Do you know what, I've been alone my entire life
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- and I'm not going to let you leave me!- Argh! Argh!
0:41:23 > 0:41:25No!
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Argh!
0:41:29 > 0:41:30Gemma?
0:41:32 > 0:41:33Ben?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36SHE SOBS
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Then your dad put Ben's body in the trunk and left him on the moors?
0:41:45 > 0:41:47I don't know if he was trying to protect me, or...
0:41:49 > 0:41:52..he just didn't want police crawling around his farm.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Right, what do I owe you?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05I reckon you deserve a round on the house, after what you did today.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Thanks, Judith.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15On the house. Could this day get any better?
0:42:15 > 0:42:18You enjoy having a gun being pointed at you?
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Thanks again, by the way.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Oh, forget about it. I should be thanking you.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Turns out John Roxwell was providing storage
0:42:25 > 0:42:27for the largest drugs gang in the southwest.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31And our friend at the Lighthaven Star has told us where they were laundering their money, so...
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Well, don't expect your picture in the paper.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35With their lead journalist dead and the editor banged up,
0:42:35 > 0:42:38I imagine the Star's going to be offline for a while.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42I still can't believe you were willing to take a bullet for me.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Ah, don't be daft!
0:42:46 > 0:42:48I knew he wasn't going to shoot.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Davey?
0:42:55 > 0:42:56Thank you.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Hey, look, some of my friends recorded this on the moors.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03It's proof.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06SNARLING
0:43:06 > 0:43:10I knew it! I told you there were big cats on that moor!
0:43:10 > 0:43:11Let me see that.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15SNARLING
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Lemonade, please, Mick.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22WHISPERS: I found it online.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26Cheers.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30Go on.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33I don't know whether I mentioned,
0:43:33 > 0:43:35I'm now taking orders for our new Beast of Lighthaven mugs,
0:43:35 > 0:43:38key rings and cuddly toys!
0:43:38 > 0:43:40THEY LAUGH
0:43:53 > 0:43:56SNARLING
0:43:56 > 0:43:59GROWLING
0:43:59 > 0:44:01HOWLING