♪ (DOGS WHINE) ♪ (BELL CLANGS) WOMAN: Last orders, please!

♪ Good night.

(WIND WHISTLES) ♪ Who's there?

(SHOTGUN BLASTS) (BIRDS CAW) (BEEP) WOMAN: You've reached Kate, Alex, and Ella.

We're not home right now, but if you leave a message, we'll get back to you.

(BEEP) VOICE: You have no new messages.

(SLOW JAZZ PLAYING) ♪ ♪ Boss!

Darren.

First lead on a murder case.

Yeah.

A bit early.

Jesse Halpin, sheep farmer.

Right.

This is his place.

Someone shot him last night.

He was walking home from the pub.

It's a bit out of the way, these woods.

There's a footpath from the village.

Leads straight across his land, up through those trees to the farmhouse.

Who called it in?

Farm worker.

Lorna Spalden.

She's given us a statement.

Well, I still need to speak to her.

Yeah?

I'm going to check in with Dr. Newstone first.

♪ (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS) Dr. Newstone.

Shotgun wounds to the upper torso.

No soot staining or secondary projectile damage.

Any sign of a firearm?

Nothing yet.

What about these shoe treads?

We've ruled them out as the victim's.

It's a public footpath.

Any number of people will have traipsed all over it.

We'll get them photographed.

But we did find some expended shell cases.

If we're lucky, we might lift some latent prints.

So whoever shot him was standing here, so he either chanced upon his killer or someone was lying in wait.

Hm.

That's a reasonably accurate assessment.

This is hardly the time, but well done with that promotion.

Thanks.

Ambitious new DI with a point to prove.

Pretty much sums it up.

Ridley never let himself get carried away with theories and guesswork.

Well, Ridley isn't running this case.

I'm not saying he was always right.

Play to your strengths.

You'll get there.

(KNOCK ON DOOR) (GRUNTS) Oh... Oh, jeez.

So this is where you've been hiding.

Jean.

What are you doing out here?

I've come to see you.

Can I come in?

The place is a bit of a mess.

Let me get me boots on and go for a walk.

(SIGHS) FARMAN: Lorna, isn't it?

DI Carol Farman, Copelton Police.

I understand that you found the body.

Yeah.

He was lying by the footpath.

Must have been there all night.

Do you always walk to work along the footpath?

I've a place down by Wensbeck Bridge.

Live-in tenant.

Oh.

Edge of the woods?

That's right.

So, how long have you worked for the Halpins?

(SIGHS) Must be 20-odd years now.

You'd have known Jesse Halpin pretty well, then.

Well enough.

Is there anyone you can think of that might have fallen out with him?

Well, people round here... they never had a good word to say about Jesse.

Any of those people I should be talking to?

Halpins keep themselves to themselves.

It's just the way it's always been.

Hmm.

I'll let you get on.

JEAN: How's your retirement shaping up?

Well, you know, it takes a bit of getting used to, all this time on your hands.

Well, you're cut adrift in your prime and you've still got so much to offer.

(SCOFFS) "Access to pension on medical grounds" was the phrase they used to dress it up.

Well, I used to run a major crimes team, and these days, the school run is about as exciting as it gets.

Ha!

The grandkids.

Gotta enjoy that.

Do you know, if I'm honest, they make me feel old.

You miss it, then?

The job?

So much more than I thought I would.

Your presence was noted.

At the funeral.

I should have come earlier, but... to be honest, I didn't know what to say to you.

Nothing anybody can say.

Won't bring them back.

He went to the pub after tea.

And that's the Mason's Arms in Wensbeck?

20-minute walk if you cut across the fields.

And when he didn't come home, you rang the police?

He wasn't answering his mobile.

What time was this?

It must have been well after midnight.

And you were both here all evening?

We don't get out much.

The farm keeps us busy.

Hm.

You own most of the land around the village?

Just shy of 300 acres.

Sheep farming mainly.

I'm sorry to have to ask you this, Mrs. Halpin, but, um, is there anybody that might have had a grievance with your husband?

No one I can think of.

The chances are this wasn't a random shooting.

Well, we keep our own company.

Always have done.

Your tenant Lorna Spalden hinted that there was tensions, neighbors in the village... Best pay no heed to what Lorna says.

How long will they be out there in the woods?

We've locked off the area as a murder scene.

Crime scene investigators are searching for evidence.

She's been up all night.

She's exhausted.

I understand.

We'll still need you to identify your husband's body.

There's no rush.

DARREN: I can speak to a family liaison officer.

No, no.

No need for any of that.

I'll see she's looked after.

Thank you.

Have you heard from Carol Farman lately?

(LAUGHS) Carol?

No.

I suspect she's busy, you know, at the promotion and that.

So you won't have heard about last night's homicide?

Sheep farmer out in Wensbeck.

Jesse Halpin.

♪ I thought it would be better if you heard it from me.

Have they any idea who killed him?

Well, that's a question for the SIO.

So this wasn't a social call, Jean.

You came all the way out here, what, to warn me off.

Is that it?

It's just some friendly advice, that's all... from one ex-copper to another.

You can't solve them all, Ridley.

It doesn't pay to dwell on the past.

See you later.

Adless Woods homicide.

Victim's name was Jesse Halpin.

He was a sheep farmer from Wensbeck.

Last seen drinking in the Mason's Arms in the village.

It appears he was killed on the walk back home.

Fatal shotgun wound to the chest.

Body was discovered by Lorna Spalden, one of his tenants.

Any names in the mix?

No one so far, though it does seem that the Halpins have a bit of a rep.

Chances are this was personal.

Someone with a grudge.

Someone local who knew the area.

So let's get some legs over to Wensbeck.

I want house-to-house inquiries.

Cameras.

Phone records.

ANPR.

Who did Jesse Halpin talk to last night?

Have a seat.

This stays strictly between us, but it won't hurt to give you the heads-up.

Jesse Halpin was questioned by DI Ridley in connection with the Zoe Lindsey case-- the three-year-old abducted near Dunmore Sands.

Yeah.

I know.

Must have been... 14 years ago.

West Riding were running that case.

My old stomping ground.

Lowly DS back then.

So why was Ridley anywhere near it?

He was asked to rule out Halpin after his plates flagged up near the crime scene.

And was he...ruled out?

Ridley was convinced he was somehow connected.

You clearly weren't in agreement?

A suspect had already been arrested--Daniel Preston.

A lot of evidence pointed to him, but the charge never stuck.

So Ridley might actually have been onto something.

If Ridley gets wind of this, he's bound to start stirring things up.

Wouldn't hurt to bring him in, see what he can add to the mix.

He's just lost his wife and daughter, Carol.

Full-on breakdown.

I hear he can barely get out of bed.

This might give him something to focus on.

I don't want him anywhere near it.

Last thing we need is Zoe Lindsey coming back to haunt us.

(SLOW JAZZ) (TEARFULLY) If anyone out there knows where she is, please...please come forward.

She'll be tired and frightened.

She'll be wanting her mum.

(LAUGHTER OUTSIDE) (INDISTINCT CHATTER) ♪ (RADIO CHATTER) Jesse Halpin always drank on his own.

Regular, was he?

Show his face most evenings.

Barely a civil word out of him.

I get the impression that he wasn't well liked.

Halpins have always been oddballs.

You'll see Moll in the village and she'll look right through you.

So she doesn't get out much?

Jesse liked his women to stay at home.

Even had his daughter home schooled.

Any trouble last night we should know about?

It was quiet.

Usual faces.

Well, I'll need you to put some names to those faces.

Yeah?

(VEHICLE APPROACHES) (MUSIC BLARES) (GLASS CLINKS) Hiya.

What's all this?

DI Farman, Copelton Police.

Steve.

My lad.

They're here about Jesse Halpin.

Aye, um...

I heard someone shot him.

You work in the pub, then?

With your mum?

There's not much else on offer round here.

Were you working last night?

Busy collecting glasses till closing.

Truth be told, we had a bit of a lock-in.

Oh, right.

I'd keep that one between us, eh?

DARREN: Boss!

Yeah?

Nothing we can work with from house-to-house.

No one seems to have seen him walking home.

Well, clearly he ran into someone.

I need you to retrace Halpin's steps last night.

Walk along the lane until you get to the footpath.

See if it throws up anything.

Boss.

Darren... Yeah?

Run a check on Steve Parry as soon as you get back to the station.

Yeah?

Something I should know about?

Just covering all our bases.

(LINE RINGS) (PHONE RINGS) Detective Inspector Farman.

Nice ring to it, don't you think?

(CHUCKLES) It's been a while.

Too long.

I know.

Listen, I wondered if you had any plans later this evening.

Thought I could buy you dinner.

FARMAN: Makes a change from takeout, eh?

Pulling an all-nighter, pizza sauce all over the custody suite.

(BOTH LAUGH) How's it going anyway?

Yeah.

Let's just say I'm still on probation.

What?

You deserve it, the promotion.

Five years on the job with you and that is the first compliment you ever paid me.

(GIGGLES) That's got to be a lie.

(LAUGHS) I've been meaning to call you for ages.

Things have been pretty full-on.

That murder up in Wensbeck must be keeping you busy.

Jean Dixon came to see me this morning.

Jesse Halpin.

Someone shot him last night.

So, what, you thought I might be able to shed a bit of light on it?

Goodwin warned me not to talk to you, but he said you had concerns about Halpin.

Yeah.

I was always convinced he'd taken her.

What made you so sure?

Well, apart from inconsistencies in his statement, he could never explain what he was doing in the area.

I asked them to keep on him, but they never did.

But the arrested a suspect, a convicted sex offender.

Yeah.

Daniel Preston.

He's serving time for an unrelated offense.

Indecently assaulting a minor...

The CPS ruled there was insufficient evidence to charge him with Zoe Lindsey's abduction.

And you think he was innocent?

The investigation was flawed.

I know that much.

Perhaps they were in it together.

Halpin and Preston.

♪ ♪ RIDLEY: ♪ You remember young Danny McLaren, of course ♪ ♪ Well, he's over here with the rest of the force ♪ ♪ I seen him myself as he stood on the strand ♪ ♪ Stopped all the traffic with a wave of his hand ♪ ♪ And as we were talking of days that are gone ♪ ♪ The whole population of London looked on ♪ ♪ But for all his great powers ♪ ♪ He's wishful like me ♪ ♪ To be back where the dark Mourne ♪ ♪ Sweeps down to the sea ♪ I've missed that voice.

Oh... Annie.

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

I'm a bit rusty.

Sounded good to me.

(CHUCKLES) Didn't expect to see you tonight.

No, I was just round the corner.

I thought I'd drop in.

I didn't expect to see you either.

How are we doing?

Well, by the time we've paid the talent, we're barely breaking even.

I keep telling you.

You're giving away too many free drinks.

You want a return on your investment, you could always play a set this weekend.

Oh, I don't know, Annie.

These days I'm more of a silent partner.

You know, I could do with a bit of support, Alex.

It's been tough on me too, coming to terms with what happened and trying to keep this place ticking over.

I know.

(DRINK POURS) I know.

Do you think this is what Kate and Ella would have wanted?

To see you like this?

You can't hide away forever.

Can't I?

Make sure you lock up before you leave.

Night!

Night.

(DOOR CLOSES) FARMAN: Sorry I couldn't make it to parents' evening, Jack.

So what did I miss?

Mr. Atkins got a new hairpiece.

It's a much better fit.

You can only see the joins up close.

And Sharon Dawkins said, could she ring you?

Wants to talk about policing the school run parking.

Her daughter's a right nutter.

She comes to school with no knickers on.

What?

I'm not even gonna ask how you know that.

Aw... (PHONE CHIMES) Can I go round Tom's for tea?

I don't see why not.

And what about that project you still need to finish?

Well, one late night won't hurt him, will it?

He'll probably be outside right now.

Er, fruit, please.

You'll get scurvy.

I can give you both a lift if you want.

I'm headed that way.

(DOOR CLOSES) I'll take that as a no, then.

He's falling behind as it is.

And all you ever do is remind him.

Yeah, it's a big year for him.

Which is why he should be able to let off some steam every now and then.

(PHONE RINGS) (SOFTLY) Sorry.

Mwah.

Yes, Darren?

I ran that check on Steve Parry you asked for.

Six-month custodial for stealing a tractor.

And this couldn't wait until I get to the station?

His plates also flagged up on Wensbeck Lane the night of Jesse Halpin's murder.

Get a team over to Wensbeck.

Arrest him and put him in an interview room.

I'm on my way.

♪ You've got a visitor waiting.

Catherine Halpin.

She said she'd only speak to you.

All right.

Catherine.

I want to see Steve.

Right, well, I'm just about to question him in relation to a very serious crime.

He had nothing to do with it!

Ah.

You and Steve...?

We've been together for a couple of months now.

DARREN: Boss?

Right.

Duty solicitor's arrived.

OK. We'll finish this after I've interviewed him.

(DOOR BUZZES) ♪ (DOOR BUZZES) (LOCK CLANGS) Hi, Michael.

That pick-up truck you own.

We can place it on Wensbeck Lane at 9:46 p.m. on the night of Jesse Halpin's murder, and again, nearly two hours later, heading back towards the village.

I went for a drive.

You told us you were in the pub all night.

I knew if you found out me and Jesse had previous-- Oh, what previous is this?

Me dog were injured in one of his snare traps.

He sets them in the woods.

To keep scrotes like you off his property?

I took it to your lot.

Official complaint, and they said I couldn't prove owt.

Your relationship with Catherine Halpin-- you didn't think that was worth mentioning?

Let's just say it wasn't common knowledge.

I'm guessing her dad warned you off.

Said his daughter were too good for us.

That must have been a blow to the ego.

You know, they worked her like a skivvy.

Kept her locked up on that farm.

OK.

So he's warned you off his daughter, nobbled your dog.

Chances are you were looking to even the score.

I didn't even see him that night!

So what were you doing in the woods?

(SIGHS) Me and a mate... we went lamping.

That's hunting after dark.

Yeah.

I know what it is.

There's always plenty of bait there, so we just placed a few bets on the dogs.

What about a firearm.

Were you carrying?

OK. We had a gun.

It's licensed.

You can check.

Oh, we will.

But we heard a shot, so we ran, 'cause we thought he were coming for us.

Called in the dogs and drove back to the village.

What, and then got your mum to cover for you?

Look, Jesse Halpin were a piece of work, and I'm not sorry he's dead.

But I didn't kill him.

This mate of yours.

We're going to need his name.

RIDLEY: I brought you some books.

Some of those racing sagas that you like to read.

Good of you to remember.

How are you bearing up?

Every visit, same sanctimonious concern.

Be rude not to ask.

My request for a transfer was refused.

I wasn't aware you made one.

Maybe you could put in a word for me.

Man of your standing.

Ex-copper to boot.

Ex-copper.

I don't think my word will count for much.

You think I'm gonna be safe in the seg wing, banged up with the fruit loops and the nonces?

You know what they'll do to a grass.

You'll just have to watch your back.

In case you're forgetting, you owe me.

We're serving this sentence together.

It were your fault, what I did that night.

Steve has admitted to being in the woods the night your dad was killed.

I know he's got a bad rep, but he's a big softie, really.

Once you get to know him.

I just wanted some fun.

A life.

Something that was mine.

Away from... that farm.

She'll be wondering where I've got to.

Hey, why don't I drive you home, hmm?

Come on.

FARMAN: Listen, you don't have to answer this, but how did your dad seem in the days before he was killed?

Hadn't really seen too much of him.

They were arguing the night he died.

I heard them downstairs.

What were they arguing about?

It's usually money.

Even talked about selling the land, buying somewhere smaller in the village.

There was always something stopping them.

(DOOR CLOSES) Come on.

Get yourself inside.

You had no cause to speak to her, not without me there.

We were questioning Steve Parry in relation to your husband's murder.

The Parrys are bad news.

You must have known that Catherine and Steve were seeing each other.

This is what happens when you let people in.

Nothing good ever comes of it.

Ever come across Daniel Preston on the seg wing?

A man like that?

You learn to keep your distance.

Did he ever talk about his crimes?

In case you've forgotten, I don't sing for you these days.

You must have heard something.

Rumors.

He has a certain notoriety.

The numbers only talk to each other.

Always competing for bragging rights.

Did he ever mention Zoe Lindsey?

Not to my knowledge.

Why do you ask?

Two days ago, a man was murdered in my old patch.

Jesse Halpin.

I interviewed him at the time in connection with Zoe's disappearance.

And you think Preston took her?

He's always maintained his innocence.

The powers that be sent all kinds in to visit him, pushing him to tell them what he'd done with her.

Maybe he finally gave them something.

What makes you say that?

They released him on parole a few days ago.

(DOOR BUZZES) (LOCK CLANGS) Lowlifes like Preston, best not to indulge them, yeah?

He'll be back inside soon enough.

Thanks for the books.

♪ Got you coffee.

OK... Daniel Preston was released two weeks ago.

Ten days before Jesse Halpin was murdered.

Let's go.

Daniel Preston?

Detective Inspector Farman, Copelton Police.

What's this about?

Well, we'd like to ask you a few questions in connection with the abduction of Zoe Lindsey.

Yeah.

I mean, we can do it here or we can go somewhere more private.

In case you've forgotten, they threw out the charges.

Police tried to stitch me up.

We need to talk to you in light of some recent developments.

Jesse Halpin.

Does that name mean anything to you?

No, can't say it does.

You may have come across him about 14 years ago.

Yeah.

Yeah, the face.

Yeah, maybe.

I think he...He worked at the park that summer.

Dunmore Sands?

Yeah.

Can only have been a couple of weeks.

The manager took him on.

And what work was he doing there, exactly?

Odds and sods.

Wherever he was needed.

I didn't have anything to do with him.

You know that Jesse Halpin was questioned as a person of interest during the time of Zoe Lindsey's abduction?

What's that got to do with me?

He was murdered three nights ago.

A few days after you got out of prison.

What, and you think I did it?

Well... if you knew who'd taken her, you might want to even the score for all the years everyone pointed the finger at you.

PRESTON: 7.p.m curfew.

I guess that puts me in the clear.

I've been reading a list of your previous convictions.

Possession of child pornography.

Five counts of indecent assault.

Statutory rape of a minor.

Was that a stitch-up too?

Do you think you're the first person to try and get me to confess?

I've been threatened, bribed, all sorts of promises.

Well, maybe this is a chance to clear your name.

Nah.

I'd rather take me chances.

FARMAN: He's stringing us along.

We gave him Jesse Halpin and he ran with it.

Maybe he was telling the truth.

Oh, come on, Ridley.

You only need to look at his record.

We could take him down the station, question him there.

I wasn't even cleared to be talking to him, especially not with you there.

Look...

I'll raise this with Goodwin, provided you back off and give me some space.

Look, Carol, I get it.

You've just been promoted.

And if we wake up Zoe Lindsey, you are going to rustle a lot of very important feathers.

Then we'll just have to deal with the fallout.

DARREN: We pulled out Jesse Halpin's phone records.

Three unanswered calls from his wife the night he died.

I ran a background check on the daughter with social services.

The home-schooling flagged up some concerns.

They queried neglect.

She also missed her MMR jabs, several childhood medical appointments and developmental checks.

There don't seem to be any major issues.

I'm glad you think so, Darren.

I just meant-- How old is that lad of yours?

He'll be four in a few weeks.

Well, why don't you run this list by his mum and then you get back to me, yeah?

Carol!

A word.

I just got a call from Daniel Preston's probation officer, accusing us of police harassment!

I was all set to update you-- Well, I'm all ears.

Halpin worked at Dunmore Sands the summer that Zoe Lindsey went missing.

If Halpin and Preston were acquainted, his death could be connected to Zoe's disappearance.

So now Preston's in the frame for his murder?

I just think that Ridley might be onto something.

Well, this just gets better!

I might have known he'd be pulling your strings.

We're obligated to investigate it.

It was my call to make, not yours!

You worked the original case.

A case that was never solved.

If we could reopen it, I really think these cases could be connected.

I'd need to take it to the Super.

I still want Ridley in on this.

You really think this is going to fix him?

He's going to go after Halpin anyway, make some noise.

Surely it's better to have him on side.

I think he has something to offer.

(THUNDER RUMBLES) (SIGHS) Are you sure you wanna do this?

(SCOFFS) It's too late to turn back now.

You've got nothing to prove any more.

I don't know.

Bloody thing doesn't work.

GOODWIN: Mr. Ridley!

We'll need to sign you in.

Oh.

I wasn't expecting a welcoming committee.

Thought I'd take the opportunity to lay down some ground rules.

You'll answer to "Mr. Ridley," as you're no longer a working detective.

I've answered to worse.

No access to the PNC, no powers of arrest.

You can question suspects out in the field but never under caution.

Hands off.

Arm's length.

Hardly worth me while coming back.

Let's get one thing straight, shall we?

I only cleared this with human resources after I guaranteed personally that you're fit and able to work.

I've put my neck on the line for you.

Don't let me down, Ridley.

FARMAN: Adless Woods homicide.

We are pursuing a new line of inquiry in connection to a well-known cold case.

We think it's possible that Jesse Halpin may have been involved in the abduction of Zoe Lindsey, and... (DOOR OPENS) The three-year-old was abducted from Dunmore Sands Caravan Park, where she lived.

Missing, presumed dead.

A 34-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of her abduction.

Daniel Preston, a convicted sex offender who worked at the park, was never charged but remains under suspicion.

The evidence was circumstantial.

So what's Halpin's connection to the cold case?

I interviewed him at the time as a person of interest, and his plates were flagged up in the area where Zoe went missing.

He could never really explain what he was doing there, and there were also inconsistencies in his statement that raised concerns.

Concerns that were taken on board at the time.

And subsequently disregarded.

He was clean.

No previous.

Nothing that tied him to any crime.

Er, Preston claims that Halpin worked at the caravan site that summer.

A fact that was missing in the initial investigation.

FARMAN: If the two of them were acting together, then... At the moment, that's pure supposition.

DARREN: It gives Preston a motive for Halpin's murder.

We could be looking at extortion.

Reprisal.

A catch-up between two guilty parties.

We can rule Preston out as our murder suspect.

We've established that he was under a Home Detention Curfew.

RIDLEY: But he can place Halpin in the caravan park, and so that puts Halpin back in the frame for the abduction.

All right, everyone.

I don't want the press getting wind of this.

It could blow up in our faces.

Over 100 people say that they saw Zoe Lindsey the day that she went missing.

Case files, statements, evidence.

Anything that might tie Jesse Halpin to the Zoe Lindsey case.

Just to be clear... Well, is DI Ridley back on the team?

Mr. Ridley is here in the role of investigative support.

Temporary consultancy basis.

In case anyone's forgotten, we've still got a murder to solve.

MOLL HALPIN: We were wiped out by foot-and-mouth.

Told us we had to cull the whole flock.

That summer, we was flat broke.

And how did Jesse hear about the job at the caravan park?

Saw it advertised in the local paper, I think.

It was only a summer job.

He also visited Dunmore Sands on a later occasion.

The same day a three-year-old child was abducted.

You're the copper what questioned him!

The missing child.

Her name was Zoe Lindsey.

Jesse had nothing to do with that!

He also lied to the police about his movements that day, Mrs. Halpin.

He's not even gone to his grave, and you come to my house and drag it all back up again?!

Did Jesse ever mention a man named Daniel Preston?

What has this got to do with the murder of my husband?

Just answer the question, Mrs. Halpin.

Not that I remember.

Now, if we're done here, I've got work to do.

Her husband was murdered.

What happened to compassionate policing?

Oh, come on.

She's covering for him.

She must know something.

Is this really about closing a cold case, or is it actually about getting one over on Goodwin?

This is about a parent who lost a child... 14 years ago.

But we've got nothing on Halpin except that he worked there that summer.

Well, maybe it's time we went back to the crime scene.

♪ Penny Lindsey?

This was the picture they used on the posters.

She took that doll with her everywhere.

She never let it out of her sight.

She had it with her the... Look, we...We know it's going to be very difficult for you to tell us what happened.

It helps.

Somehow.

Keeps her alive.

Can you tell us what you remember?

Uh... She'd gone out to play with her friends.

Kids on the park ran wild in the summer.

It was a safe place.

A friendly place.

So when she didn't come back home for her tea, I wasn't especially worried.

Then it went dark and still no sign.

That's when they started the search.

Sorry, can I...?

They said it was neglect.

That I'd been drinking.

Even suggested I might have hurt her.

I... Do you ever remember seeing this man?

His name's Jesse Halpin.

We think he was working here the summer Zoe went missing.

Has someone come forward?

Is that why you're here?

We're just following up some routine inquiries.

Yeah.

He was questioned at the time by detectives.

He was a person of interest.

But we all know who took her.

It was Daniel Preston.

Can you be so sure about that?

Something about him just wasn't right.

Then the police found all that...stuff on his laptop.

(GASPS) If I'd have known what he was, I'd never let him anywhere near her.

It wasn't your fault, you know, what happened.

She was my little girl.

I couldn't protect her.

We got that statement from Steve Parry's mate, sir.

Backed up his alibi.

Course he did.

We've got no evidence that ties him to Halpin's murder.

What about the firearm?

Ballistic report shows it wasn't the gun that killed Halpin.

Either we find something solid to charge him-- Fine.

Get him signed out.

Sir.

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