1 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,560 DISTANT SIRENS 2 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,560 MAN: '..goes by the name of Nigel Dempster. 3 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:32,560 'All that and much more on TVAM, 4 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,560 'but for the moment, on behalf of all of us here 5 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,560 'at our studios at Thames, good night.' 6 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,760 DOG BARKS 7 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,560 BIRDSONG 8 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,240 DOG BARKS 9 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,560 CLOCK TICKING 10 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,560 DOOR CLOSES 11 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,560 TICKING CONTINUES 12 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,560 DOORBELL RINGS 13 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,560 WOMAN: Mum? 14 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,560 DOOR RATTLES 15 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,560 Hi, Mum! 16 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:14,560 Mum! 17 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,240 Mum? 18 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:31,560 Mum?! 19 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:42,560 Mum! 20 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,560 WHIMPERING 21 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:19,560 WHIMPERING GETS LOUDER 22 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:21,560 Mum! 23 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,560 SHE CRIES 24 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,560 RADIO PLAYS 25 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,560 What are you doing, Colin? 26 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,560 Looking for dishwasher salt. I could've sworn I bought some. 27 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,560 Want me to pick some up? 28 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,560 Er, yeah. Would you? 29 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,560 PHONE VIBRATES 30 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,560 Hamish Campbell. 31 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,560 Er, DCI Colin Sutton to see Hamish Campbell. 32 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:12,560 He's this way. Just through there. 33 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,560 Thank you. 34 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,560 MAN: ..apprehension of this dangerous man 35 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,560 without regard to his personal safety 36 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:27,080 was in the finest tradition of the Metropolitan Police. 37 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,560 Apologies - commendation write-up. Hello, Colin. 38 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:31,760 Morning, sir. 39 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,560 Bloody amazing, what these young PCs will do for us. 40 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,560 Yes. Well done, again, on Bellfield. 41 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,560 Oh, it's team effort, sir, thank you. 42 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:40,560 Great work. 43 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,560 What do you know about Operation Minstead? 44 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,560 A long string of burglaries and rapes of the elderly 45 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,760 dating back to the '90s. 1992, 17 years. 46 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,560 The press called him the Night Stalker, 47 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,560 and he's recently become active again. 48 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,560 Haven't we got his DNA? 49 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,560 Yeah, but he's not in the system, so we can't ID him. 50 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,560 DNA tells us he's of West Indian origin, but that's it. 51 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,560 Our new commissioner has suggested that we make the Night Stalker 52 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,080 a priority of the Command. 53 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,560 Right, and when a new commissioner suggests... 54 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,560 Oh... he thinks there's an impression 55 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,560 that the Met drags its heels 56 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:18,600 when it comes to serial sex offenders. 57 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,560 Well, after Worboys, I can't blame him. 58 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,560 Given that you have some experience with high-profile, 59 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:27,920 serial sex offenders... 60 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,560 well, I thought you could bring something to the table. 61 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,600 Right. So do you want my team to take a look at it 62 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,760 or for me to review what they've got? 63 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,560 The latter. Definitely the latter. Simon Morgan remains as SIO. 64 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,560 Didn't Serious Crime just do a review? 65 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:44,760 Yes, they did, and there's been at least three before that. 66 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,560 This guy's good, Colin - 17 years and he's never left a fingerprint, 67 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,560 never let a witness see his face. 68 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,080 Years go by, no offences. 69 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,240 Teams get broken up, budgets get re-allocated, 70 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,560 and then he starts again. 71 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:01,560 It's a ten-year investigation. 72 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,400 They might be missing something that's staring them in the face. 73 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:05,560 That's ten years of feathers to ruffle. 74 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,560 I-I know you're retiring in a few months. 75 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:14,560 I just need you to take a look. In and out in a couple of weeks. 76 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,560 Well, come on, give us a clue. 77 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,560 I want you to dig out everything you can on Operation Minstead 78 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:23,560 and email it to me. 79 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:27,400 They're not lumbering us with that? No, just me for the moment. 80 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,560 Right. I'm just gonna have a look. 81 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:31,560 A fresh pair of eyes and all that. 82 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,560 But I do need those files, Clive. 83 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,560 DOOR BUZZES, THEN BEEPS 84 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,560 Oh, you must be the analyst? DCI Colin Sutton. 85 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,560 Richard Moore. 86 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:31,560 I'm here to see Simon Morgan. 87 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,560 Another review, is it? Yes and no. 88 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,560 Er, incident rooms, straight ahead. 89 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,240 Thank you, Richard. 90 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:55,560 DCI Sutton? 91 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,560 DI Nathan Eason. 92 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,560 Colin Sutton. I'm here to see Simon Morgan. 93 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:05,560 Yeah, he's not here, I'm afraid. 94 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,560 What d'you mean? We're meeting at 12. 95 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,560 I know. He left me to be the welcome party. 96 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:12,920 We had another one last night. Oh, right. 97 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,560 What, and Simon's at the scene, is he? He is, yeah. 98 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,560 OK, er, well, there's nothing like learning on the job, is there? 99 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:24,560 I'm sure he won't be long. 100 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,080 Don't worry, Nathan, I won't get under anyone's feet. Let's go. 101 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,080 All right. 102 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,560 POLICE RADIO CHATTER 103 00:08:45,560 --> 00:08:48,560 DCI Colin Sutton. He's with me. 104 00:08:54,560 --> 00:08:56,560 Simon Morgan. Colin Sutton. 105 00:08:56,560 --> 00:08:59,560 I was hoping to brief you properly before you came to a scene, 106 00:08:59,560 --> 00:09:01,560 but no matter. 107 00:09:01,560 --> 00:09:04,560 The victim's a Sandra Nelson, 82-year-old woman. 108 00:09:04,560 --> 00:09:06,560 She's been taken to hospital. Is she hurt? 109 00:09:06,560 --> 00:09:09,560 TBC. She's traumatised, like so many before her. 110 00:09:09,560 --> 00:09:12,560 Might not be able to give us a reliable account. 111 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:15,560 Original concrete path, original front door 112 00:09:15,560 --> 00:09:18,600 with inlaid panes of glass intact, a nice shade of mid-blue. 113 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,560 Hmm. Sends a signal. 114 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:22,560 Yeah. "Old person lives here". 115 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:24,560 To which our man is fully attuned. 116 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:27,600 Yeah, well, practise makes perfect, I suppose. 117 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,560 Forensics reckons he was hiding in that corner all night, 118 00:09:38,560 --> 00:09:41,560 hour after hour, just waiting for his moment. 119 00:09:41,560 --> 00:09:43,400 He's leaving DNA, but he doesn't care. 120 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,560 He's not in the system and he knows it. 121 00:09:45,560 --> 00:09:48,560 How long have you had it? 122 00:09:48,560 --> 00:09:50,080 The Night Stalker's DNA. 123 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,240 1992. 124 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,560 Look, er, no offence, 125 00:09:54,560 --> 00:09:55,560 but that's a name coined by the press 126 00:09:55,560 --> 00:09:59,560 to sell papers and scare people. I never use it, neither do my team. 127 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:01,400 Minstead Man is how we refer to him. 128 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:04,560 Right. I'll know for next time. 129 00:10:25,560 --> 00:10:29,560 Two years ago, he stopped dead after the case featured on Crimewatch, 130 00:10:29,560 --> 00:10:30,560 and then, a month ago, 131 00:10:30,560 --> 00:10:33,600 he hit three homes in three weeks, still targeting elderly women. 132 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,560 And where were those offences? 133 00:10:35,560 --> 00:10:39,080 Clara-Jane Proctor, 74, was sexually assaulted in the house 134 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,560 where she was born in Birch Avenue, Shirley. 135 00:10:41,560 --> 00:10:44,560 Then a week later, Lynn Marie Kerr, 69, 136 00:10:44,560 --> 00:10:46,560 a former headmistress from Coulsdon, was burgled. 137 00:10:46,560 --> 00:10:50,560 Two nights after that, he moves up to Croydon. Phylis Carlton, 71, 138 00:10:50,560 --> 00:10:53,560 a widow that had just buried her husband. 139 00:10:53,560 --> 00:10:55,560 Can't always leave DNA, can he? 140 00:10:56,560 --> 00:10:59,560 So what other markers tell you it's Minstead Man? 141 00:10:59,560 --> 00:11:03,560 Well, top five would be age of victims, light bulbs removed, 142 00:11:03,560 --> 00:11:06,560 phone lines cut, balaclava, gloves... 143 00:11:07,560 --> 00:11:09,560 He's covered the PIR light again, boss. 144 00:11:09,560 --> 00:11:12,080 DS Neville Hylton, DCI Colin Sutton. 145 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:13,560 Let's have a look. This way. 146 00:11:15,560 --> 00:11:18,080 Stops the motion-sensitive lights coming on 147 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,920 when he's stalking the property. Just up there. 148 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,400 Last time, he used a glove, 149 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,560 time before was a broken branch, but not from a nearby tree. 150 00:11:26,560 --> 00:11:29,560 He comes prepared. That's an understatement. 151 00:11:29,560 --> 00:11:31,560 It's hard to reconcile, isn't it? 152 00:11:31,560 --> 00:11:35,560 The control and the planning with the depravity of what he does? 153 00:11:35,560 --> 00:11:36,600 Yeah, it is. 154 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,560 Is it OK if I speak to the victim some time? 155 00:11:39,560 --> 00:11:42,560 Well, as long as the FLO's happy. It's her call. Yeah. 156 00:11:42,560 --> 00:11:44,560 I'll brief you properly back at Lewisham. 157 00:11:44,560 --> 00:11:46,560 Neville, wanna show me this corner, mate? 158 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:48,560 OK, it's this way, boss. 159 00:11:48,560 --> 00:11:51,080 We found some more cigarette butts like last time... 160 00:11:53,560 --> 00:11:55,080 Is he in pain? 161 00:11:56,560 --> 00:11:59,560 Could've bailed years ago on a full injury pay out. 162 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:03,920 Altercation with a prisoner, left him with massive spinal injuries. 163 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,560 Nathan. 164 00:12:45,560 --> 00:12:47,560 INAUDIBLE 165 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,080 DCI Colin Sutton, DC Patricia Henry, our FLO. 166 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,560 Good to meet you. You, too. 167 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:01,560 Colin's joining us for a few days, giving us the benefit of his wisdom. 168 00:13:01,560 --> 00:13:02,560 Well, I wouldn't go that far. 169 00:13:02,560 --> 00:13:05,560 No offence, but I'm not sure you'll get your head around this case 170 00:13:05,560 --> 00:13:06,560 in a few days. 171 00:13:08,560 --> 00:13:09,920 How's Sandra? 172 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:13,920 She suffers from dementia, so we haven't got much beyond the usual - 173 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,560 balaclava, torch, the opening one-word demand for money. 174 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:18,920 Do you think she's been sexually abused? 175 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:22,080 Don't know. We just swabbed for semen and DNA. 176 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:25,560 Poor woman. She kept asking the nurse what she was doing. 177 00:13:27,560 --> 00:13:32,560 She did mention something we've seen in a few other Minstead offences - 178 00:13:32,560 --> 00:13:34,560 he took her pulse. 179 00:13:34,560 --> 00:13:36,560 Any idea why he'd do that? 180 00:13:36,560 --> 00:13:40,560 Well, one time, the victim feigned injury so he felt her pulse, 181 00:13:40,560 --> 00:13:44,560 said, "Nothing's wrong with you" and punched her to the floor. 182 00:13:44,560 --> 00:13:47,560 Would you mind if I had a quick word with her? 183 00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:49,560 Yes, I would. 184 00:13:49,560 --> 00:13:51,560 She needs rest, and with respect, 185 00:13:51,560 --> 00:13:54,560 you wouldn't elicit anything from her I haven't. 186 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:55,600 Fair enough. 187 00:13:59,560 --> 00:14:01,920 Bit of a wasted trip. For you, I mean. 188 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,560 Oh, I wouldn't say that. Oh, no matter. 189 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:07,560 Almost all the interviews with the victims were recorded. 190 00:14:07,560 --> 00:14:10,560 I warn you, they're not easy viewing. 191 00:14:10,560 --> 00:14:12,560 No, I understand. Thank you. 192 00:14:12,560 --> 00:14:14,560 A good number of his victims have already passed away. 193 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:24,560 Janet, for instance. 194 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,560 She suffered a perforated bowel during her assault 195 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:28,560 and died shortly after. 196 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:34,080 Did he kill her? Not legally. 197 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,560 But in every other way... 198 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:38,560 Yeah. 199 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,560 I could've left this case years ago. 200 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,560 Probably should have. 201 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,560 I would've had a very different career, but... 202 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:49,560 Yeah, I understand. 203 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,560 Far as I'm concerned, he's a serial killer. 204 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:58,560 Perhaps we should, er, get to the investigation. 205 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:00,560 I've got a few preliminary questions. 206 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,600 Sorry, no time. I've got a thing at the Yard now. 207 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,560 What? A budget meeting. Pain in the arse. 208 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:09,560 I thought you were gonna brief me fully back at the station? 209 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,240 Well, with respect, if you hadn't gone to the hospital, 210 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:13,560 we would've had time. 211 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:17,560 Team meeting in the morning, my place. Your place? 212 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:19,560 The best way for you to catch up. Nathan will give you the address. 213 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,560 Meantime, I'll collate some files, 214 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,560 give you a chance to get a proper handle on things. 215 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:32,560 Thank you. 216 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,560 PHONE RINGING 217 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,560 You got a minute? 218 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,560 Erm, yeah. 219 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,560 At the scene, I noticed you were running a full cordon 220 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,240 with a PC signing everyone in and out, 221 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,560 and you were canvassing statements, doing a bit of house-to-house. 222 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:02,560 That's right. 223 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,560 Oh, it's just that that level of response 224 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:05,560 you normally reserve for a murder. 225 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,400 Well, we're just trying to be thorough, Colin. 226 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,080 But you haven't got the budget or the manpower for a murder inquiry, 227 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:13,560 nothing near. 228 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:15,400 You know how it is. 229 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,560 Parts of CID have a mindset that says offences 230 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,600 that aren't murder are lesser crimes, even rape. 231 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,240 And that's what we're guarding against. 232 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:24,560 That's very laudable in theory, 233 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,560 but if you haven't got the resources... 234 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:28,760 Yeah, well, it's not been easy, I grant you. 235 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:31,560 Why don't I buy you a proper cup of coffee? 236 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,560 Might even run to a biscuit. 237 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:35,560 OK. 238 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:51,560 So would you say that having Minstead Man's DNA 239 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,560 is viewed as your strongest lead? Yeah. 240 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:56,560 And so that's the focus of the investigation? 241 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:57,560 Absolutely, yeah. 242 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:00,560 All right. So what's your screening criteria? 243 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,560 How'd you prioritise who gets tested? 244 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:06,560 Well, the base level of our pool is he's a black male 245 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:12,560 whose DNA isn't on the database and who was aged 18 to 40 in 1992. 246 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:14,560 That's hundreds of thousands of people. 247 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:18,560 Yeah, it is. That's not a pool, it's an ocean. 248 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:19,560 Well, we then prioritise 249 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,560 based on intelligence gained from witness statements. 250 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,560 OK. Can you give me an example? 251 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:26,920 Yeah. 252 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,560 One victim said she heard a motorcycle start up 253 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,080 right after the suspect left. 254 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,560 So men in the pool who own motorbikes became a priority? 255 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:38,080 For a time, yeah. Any more examples? 256 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:43,560 Someone noticed there'd been a rash of offences in streets 257 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,560 where satellite TV was recently installed. OK. 258 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,080 Thinking is, if he's an engineer, he'd be hidden in plain sight - 259 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,560 he could perform reconnaissance and select targets unnoticed. 260 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,560 Right. And what about the swabbing operation? 261 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,560 How many DNA samples are you taking a week? 262 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:01,560 Oh, well, that-that varies. 263 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,560 I think we're out today, actually. 264 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,560 Really? Do you know what'd be a help? 265 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,560 If I could tag along and see how these things are done. 266 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,560 Kieron Gould? 267 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:28,560 DS Neville Hylton, DC Adam Spier, DCI Colin Sutton. 268 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,560 What d'you want? 269 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:32,560 Er, we need you to step back inside, please. 270 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,920 It won't take a minute. What won't take a minute? 271 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:37,560 We need to take your DNA, Kieron. 272 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,560 We need to eliminate you from our inquiries. 273 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,560 Inquiries into what? What's the charge? 274 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,560 There's no charge, Kieron. Well, what's the case, then? 275 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,560 It's a serial rapist. 276 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:49,560 Fuck off. Seriously? 277 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,560 Why is my name on your list? 278 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:57,560 I can't divulge that. 279 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:00,080 I can't help you. I'll miss my appointment. No, you won't, mate. 280 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,920 You just stop arguing and comply and everyone's a winner. 281 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,560 Do I have to comply? Do you have a warrant? 282 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:08,560 No, we don't. It's voluntary. 283 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:09,560 In that case, get lost. 284 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,400 Well, why take that attitude? 285 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:14,560 Eh? If you've got nothing to hide, what're you worried about? 286 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,560 It's a question of trust... or lack of it. 287 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,560 See, if you grew up around here, you'd know what I mean. 288 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:24,600 You would, anyway. 289 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:06,560 PHONE RINGS 290 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:12,400 Hello, Clive. 'How was it, boss?' 291 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,760 I'm still getting the lay of the land. 292 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:18,560 'Got time for a beer?' All right. Yeah, just a quick one. 293 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:07,560 DIALLING TONE 294 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,760 'Boss?' Clive, do a car check for me? 295 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,600 CHATTER 296 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:18,600 Cheers, Sarah. 297 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,560 Hello, Clive. All right, Guv? 298 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:24,760 You all right? 299 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:28,760 Yeah. Volvo is registered to a Bob Stiles. 300 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,560 Not what you were expecting? 301 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,080 Er, no. Not quite. Thanks, though. 302 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:41,400 Don't you think it's a bit weird? As in convenient? 303 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:44,560 Sorry. Long day. 304 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,560 Well, I mean, there's a fair few other DCIs they could've asked 305 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,240 apart from you, Guv. 306 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,760 Yeah, I suppose so. 307 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:57,560 I mean, what is the Minstead inquiry at this point? 308 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:01,560 It's a black hole, decade-plus train wreck, poison chalice. 309 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:03,560 You think someone's trying to poison me, Clive? 310 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,560 I don't think you take a scalp like Bellfield 311 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:07,560 without making some enemies. 312 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,560 That sounds a bit paranoid. 313 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,560 Maybe. 314 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,560 I can't help feeling that this is just the start. 315 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:21,240 They get rid of you and then they dismantle the team... 316 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:22,560 Get rid of me? I'll be back in two weeks. 317 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,760 ..just because we smashed it, because they can. 318 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,920 What, you think I got Minstead as some sort of payback? 319 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:33,560 I dunno. 320 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,560 Long day. 321 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,560 Well, you did say I should've retired after the trial. 322 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,560 Quit while I was ahead. 323 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:49,560 Look, I get it, Hamish asked, you can't exactly say no. 324 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,560 But? 325 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,560 But... 326 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:58,560 ..I think you should critique what's wrong 327 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,560 and I think you should get out. The moment you start offering ideas, 328 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:03,560 you are sucked in on the worst terms. 329 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,560 You have all the responsibility and zero clout. 330 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,400 Then you will go down with the ship. 331 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:22,600 BIRDSONG 332 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:38,560 OK, I'll give you a call. 333 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:41,560 All right. I gotta go, bye. Bye. 334 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:44,600 A bit unorthodox, isn't it? 335 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,400 No, we often meet at the guvnor's house, 336 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,560 you know, on account of his back issues. 337 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:51,920 Did you chase up that Volvo I saw last night? 338 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:53,560 I did, yeah. 339 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:56,560 Turns out it was being driven by the head 340 00:23:56,560 --> 00:24:00,560 of the local Neighbourhood Watch, a chap called Alan Wilson. 341 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,560 OK. 342 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,560 He operates a scheme where local residents' cars 343 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,560 are parked on the drives of would-be victims 344 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,400 who don't own cars themselves. 345 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,560 Oh, I see. What, to deter Minstead Man? 346 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,560 Yeah. That's ingenious. 347 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,560 Yeah, he was driving slowly cos he was looking for the right house 348 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,400 to park the Volvo and couldn't see the numbers in the dark. 349 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,560 Right. Lead on. 350 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:25,560 All right, Guv? Morning. 351 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:26,560 Morning. 352 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:27,560 Oh, morning, Nathan. 353 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,560 It's custard creams or custard creams, I'm afraid. 354 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,560 Oh, well, in that case I'll have one of each. Thanks. 355 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:39,560 Morning. 356 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,560 Ah, right, first off, we have a visitor. 357 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:47,560 DCI Colin Sutton will be joining us for a short while to see if 358 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:50,560 there are any missed opportunities that might help progress our case, 359 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:52,560 so please introduce yourselves afterwards 360 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,560 and assist him wherever possible. 361 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:56,760 Right. How're we getting on with the swabbing, Neville? 362 00:24:56,760 --> 00:25:00,560 Crunching through the list. We had a non-cooperative yesterday. 363 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:02,080 WOMAN: What's your sense of him? 364 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,560 He's not Minstead Man, but we'll get a sample second time around. 365 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,560 Right. Good. We had a bit more luck 366 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:07,560 with an aerial fitter from Croydon. 367 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,080 Bit more - we got his DNA, but no match. 368 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:13,560 Well, he's one off the list, isn't he? Good work. 369 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:17,560 I need to update you all on progress of Santiago University in Spain. 370 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:20,560 Their scientists are using cutting-edge tech 371 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,560 to establish the physical characteristics of Minstead Man 372 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:24,560 based on his DNA. 373 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:26,560 Really? I didn't think that was possible. 374 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:28,560 Yeah. 375 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,560 By ascertaining genealogy, they'll be able to give us 376 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,560 a very clear idea as to his ancestry and country of origin. 377 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:37,560 Yeah, Adam? 378 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,920 Yeah, the, er, victim at Allenhall Road, Sandra Nelson, 379 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:42,600 had quite a bit of jewellery stolen. 380 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,560 Good news is that she, er, 381 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:48,240 had it all photographed for insurance purposes. 382 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,560 Now, I've got an informant who knows her way around 383 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:52,560 the local pawn shops. Her way? 384 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,760 HE CHUCKLES Yeah. Yeah. 385 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,560 Believe it or not, her name is, er, Diamanda. 386 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,560 If he tries to fence this stuff, she'll tell us. 387 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,400 Good. 388 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,560 Thanks for introducing me. 389 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:09,760 That's OK. No problem. 390 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,560 What if you didn't have his DNA? 391 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,560 What would your main lines of enquiry be then? 392 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,920 Well, the DNA is our key asset, Colin. 393 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,560 When we catch Minstead Man, and we will, 394 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:25,600 he's in the pool, isn't he? We'll have a cast-iron case. 395 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:29,560 But the priority list runs to 5,200 names, 396 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,920 and last week, you swabbed one person. 397 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:34,560 At that rate, it'll take hundreds of years to clear the list, 398 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,560 and even then, he might not be on it. 399 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:37,560 Oh, he's on that list, Colin, 400 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:41,240 and we have active measures to shorten it considerably. 401 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,560 What, by prioritising satellite engineers and motorcyclists? 402 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,560 Two avenues of many. Yeah, but if you take... 403 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:48,560 We're running before we can walk here, Colin. 404 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:53,560 I saw first-hand how painful it is just trying to get one sample, 405 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,400 or not getting it, as it turned out. 406 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,560 We've got you an office where you can get your head down, 407 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,560 get across the material I've prepared. 408 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,560 If you have any questions, once you're up to speed, 409 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:03,560 I'll be happy to answer them. 410 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,560 Why don't you wanna talk to me? I am talking to you. 411 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:10,560 I get the feeling you're fobbing me off, that's all. 412 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,080 Oh, that's your interpretation. Yeah, it is. 413 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:16,560 My interpretation would be that I've been nothing but cooperative 414 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,080 and you're being a little paranoid. 415 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:23,560 I'm not here to do a box tick, seen-to-be-done review, Simon. 416 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:24,560 I'm here to help. 417 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,560 I'm here because Hamish thinks that fresh eyes 418 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,080 might be useful at this point. 419 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,560 Yeah, I appreciate that. Do you? 420 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:33,240 I get the feeling you resent it. 421 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,240 Look, the truth is, Colin, 422 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,560 we've tried a ton of things over the years - 423 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,560 probably all the things you could think of and more. 424 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:53,560 You start contributing ideas, it's a slippery slope. 425 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,600 I mean, you need to be realistic. About what? 426 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:02,560 Well.. how long can you stick to diagnosing problems 427 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:04,560 without offering solutions? 428 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:06,560 Hmm? Friday? 429 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,560 Well, let's say I can resist that temptation 430 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:12,920 and I am in and out in a couple of weeks, there's no harm done. 431 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:14,560 No, no harm done. 432 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,560 It won't be much of a review, though, will it? 433 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:19,560 What are you saying? 434 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:26,560 I'm saying, if you worry about politics, retirement dates, 435 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:27,600 if you... 436 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:31,560 If you hold back and give this less than your all, you'll regret it. 437 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:34,560 Wow. OK. That's me told. 438 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:38,560 Especially when he offends again, which we both know he will. 439 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:43,560 Look, what are you more afraid of? 440 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:48,560 Not solving the case, or how that would damage your reputation? 441 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:51,560 Cos they've been after this bloke for 17 years, 442 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:53,560 so the odds can't be good. 443 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:10,560 Cheers, Dave. 444 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:11,760 That's OK. 445 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:13,560 Thank you. No problem. 446 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,560 Right. PC, printer, 447 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:23,560 TV, VHS, phone. 448 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:26,920 You dial eight for an outside line. Don't ask me why it's not nine. 449 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,560 We march to the beat of our own drum round here. 450 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:31,560 Yeah, I'm beginning to get that impression. 451 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,560 Oh, and, of course, a lifetime's supply of stab vests. 452 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,560 I'm already wearing one, Kenny. 453 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:39,400 Excellent. Very good. 454 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:41,560 No, but, seriously, do you want me to get rid of them? 455 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:44,560 No, there's enough space. Anything else you need, let me know. 456 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:46,560 Thank you. 457 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:52,560 So, what was it? 458 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,560 Short straw? Owe someone a favour? 459 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:58,560 You seem like a good bloke, that's all. 460 00:29:58,560 --> 00:29:59,560 Can't see you holding your hand up 461 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:02,560 to rake over another officer's case. 462 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:04,560 Pointless Review Number 56. 463 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:07,560 I'm a loyal soldier, Kenny - I do as I'm told. 464 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:32,560 I read my Maeve Binchy book for about half an hour, 465 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:37,240 and the next thing, I was woken by a noise... 466 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,560 ..and then I saw a figure at the end of the bed. 467 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,600 He was wearing a kind of boiler suit 468 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:53,560 and his face was hidden by a balaclava. 469 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:59,760 He shone a torch in my eyes, then covered my face with his hand. 470 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:04,600 I couldn't... breathe, I couldn't see. 471 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:09,560 I felt as if I was suffocating. 472 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:13,560 I told him my handbag 473 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:15,560 was in the living room, but it wasn't enough. 474 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:20,560 He grabbed me by the shoulders 475 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:22,560 and he pushed me on to the settee. 476 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,080 And then... 477 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:31,560 ..he climbed on top of me. 478 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:35,080 And when he finished... 479 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:42,560 ..he threw me a towel and told me to... clean up. 480 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:50,560 I sat there thinking, "This is it... 481 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:53,760 "..this is the end of your life." 482 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:09,560 He told me to take my nightdress off 483 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:14,560 as there might be semen on it, and he put it in the sink to soak. 484 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:24,560 And then I had to have a lot of tests for various infections 485 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,560 that he might've... 486 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:31,920 ..passed-passed on to me. 487 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:38,760 I had to wait two weeks for the HIV test to come back. 488 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:46,560 I moved in with my son's family. 489 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:50,560 I had terrible nightmares. 490 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:53,760 My son would wake me up, 491 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:57,560 telling me I'd been shouting things out like, 492 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:01,560 "Keep off me, stay away from me." 493 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,560 It's outrageous - not just what he's done, 494 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:25,560 but how long he's got away with it. The phones on the units, 495 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:29,240 bulbs in the sink... I've never seen that before. 496 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:30,920 Thanks, love. Yeah, he's meticulous. 497 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:35,560 And unusual. It's gold dust to an analyst. 498 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:37,560 Go on. 499 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:42,240 You don't get this good without practise. I'd go back. 500 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:45,560 I'd trawl for the earliest cases that could be him 501 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:47,560 based on these traits, 502 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:49,560 and then I'd look for a schoolboy error 503 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:51,560 or a clue to his location. 504 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:53,560 What sort of clue? 505 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:57,560 I don't know, but how many criminals open their account close to home? 506 00:33:59,920 --> 00:34:03,560 The minute he sets foot on these properties, he's in control. 507 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:05,560 It's his house. 508 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:25,560 DRIPPING WATER 509 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:47,560 Morning, Richard. 510 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:49,560 Morning, Colin. 511 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:51,240 Morning. 512 00:34:51,240 --> 00:34:52,760 Gentlemen. Oh, sir, 513 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:54,560 Nathan was just telling me 514 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,560 how you mistook Neighbourhood Watch Al for the Night Stalker. 515 00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:58,560 Minstead Man, please. 516 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:00,560 I'm never gonna live that one down, am I? 517 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,560 Some beginner's luck that would've been. 518 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:05,560 Well, you never know. Have we actually taken Al's DNA? 519 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:08,560 I think your list is long enough, don't you? Amen to that. 520 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:10,560 Could've been one longer this morning. Just knocked back 521 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:13,560 a possible Minstead offence referred by the local borough. 522 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:14,560 False alarm? 523 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:16,560 Didn't have the key Minstead hallmarks 524 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,560 and the victim type was off - male and female. 525 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:21,920 Those hallmarks, are they written down anywhere? 526 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,560 Mm. Got a whole policy log on the subject. 527 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:28,560 Ping it over to me, will you? I'll stick it on the pile. 528 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,560 CLEARS HIS THROAT 529 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:08,560 Are these all Minstead? 530 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:10,560 All Minstead. 531 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:18,080 I tried to do a HOLMES search relating to Minstead Man's DNA 532 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:20,560 and drew a blank. I couldn't find a single lab report. 533 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:25,080 Well, the, er, lab reports themselves aren't on the database, 534 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:30,560 but their existence is noted if you tailor your search accordingly. 535 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:32,560 Well, what's the use of that? 536 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,080 Well, every exhibit seized from a Minstead scene 537 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:37,560 is submitted to the lab with its Lab Form One, 538 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:39,560 but once the scientists work their magic, 539 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:41,560 they return the forms with their findings. 540 00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:45,560 But the findings never get entered on HOLMES? 541 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:46,560 No. 542 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:48,560 So the reports are basically un-searchable? 543 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:51,240 All of HOLMES' search features are redundant? 544 00:36:51,240 --> 00:36:54,560 Yep, to access any given file, you need to come down here 545 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:57,560 and go through the boxes manually. 546 00:36:57,560 --> 00:37:00,240 Well, why, Neville? Why would you do it like that? 547 00:37:00,240 --> 00:37:02,400 I had the same question when I joined. 548 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,760 And? Well, it's all about the numbers. 549 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:07,240 Too many offences, too much evidence, 550 00:37:07,240 --> 00:37:09,560 too few people to process it all. 551 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:12,560 Everything would just fall over if corners weren't cut. 552 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:14,560 Well, maybe it needs to fall over. 553 00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:16,560 Well, no-one's happy about it, Colin. 554 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:18,560 There's just no alternative. 555 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:21,560 We haven't just got the proven Minstead scenes to deal with, 556 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:23,560 we've got all the break-ins local CID send our way 557 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:26,560 that could be him. It's literally hundreds of offences. 558 00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:29,560 You are chronically understaffed, aren't you? 559 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:31,560 Yeah. 560 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:39,560 Nathan, that possible Minstead case the borough sent over, 561 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,560 when was that? 562 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:43,560 Last night. Colbridge Road in Bromley. 563 00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:45,560 And what ruled it out, the victimology? 564 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:50,560 Yeah, a woman in her late 80s, her son in his 60s. 565 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,560 There's no record of our man targeting a home 566 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:55,560 with multiple occupants, and he always engages with his victims. 567 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:57,560 Right, and this offender didn't? No. 568 00:37:57,560 --> 00:38:01,560 I wonder why the borough thought it was Minstead. 569 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:06,560 Erm... age of victims, time of the offence and location. 570 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:09,560 Well, it's worth running up the flagpole, isn't it? 571 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:14,560 Well, with respect to the screening criteria, 572 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:17,560 that is right in the heart of his hunting ground. 573 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:21,560 I'm just saying we could do worse than give it a second look. 574 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:25,560 Or I could go on my own, if it's easier. 575 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:27,560 No. 576 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:49,560 DC Jim Corgan, Bromley CID. Do you think it might be him, then? 577 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:55,560 Let's say we wanna make sure it isn't. 578 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:01,560 Several handbags belonging to the homeowner 579 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,240 were turned out on the table. 580 00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:06,920 He's made a point of leaving the cash. 581 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:11,560 Doesn't sound like our boy, but I'm keeping an open mind. 582 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:13,560 Well, in a few hours, we might know definitively. 583 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:15,560 How so? Follow me. 584 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,560 This is Gavin Forbes, son of the homeowner. 585 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:25,560 He was asleep upstairs 586 00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:27,560 at the time of the burglary. His mum's in hospital, 587 00:39:27,560 --> 00:39:29,560 being treated for shock. Oh, good morning, Mr Forbes. 588 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:31,560 DI Nathan Eason, DCI Colin Sutton. 589 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,560 Tell 'em about the juice carton, Gavin. 590 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:38,560 When I got back from the hospital, 591 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:42,240 I went to get a glass of orange from the fridge. 592 00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:44,560 The carton was almost empty. 593 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:47,560 I only opened it last night, and my mum never touches the stuff. 594 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:50,560 What, and you think the intruder might've helped himself? 595 00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:53,560 It's the only explanation. 596 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:55,560 Have we seen this before? 597 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,080 He normally goes for the beer. 598 00:39:58,080 --> 00:39:59,560 He might've been driving. 599 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:03,560 The juice carton's being tested for DNA? As we speak. 600 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:05,400 If it's Minstead, you'll be the first to know. 601 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:06,560 Right. 602 00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:09,560 Mr Forbes, I'm sorry to have to ask you to go through it again, 603 00:40:09,560 --> 00:40:10,560 but from my experience, 604 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:12,600 it's always best to hear these things first-hand. 605 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:17,760 About 6am, I heard a noise downstairs. 606 00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:20,560 I thought it must be Mum, 607 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:22,560 but she's not normally up before ten, 608 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:23,920 so I decided to go and check. 609 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:27,560 When I opened the door, I got the shock of my life - 610 00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:29,600 about half a dozen pairs of shoes and boots 611 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:31,560 tumbled inwards on the floor. 612 00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:33,560 Was it your shoes? From the rack downstairs. 613 00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:35,560 He must've piled them halfway up the door. 614 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:37,560 I mean, why would he do that? 615 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:41,560 A DIY early warning system. That could be why he left the cash. 616 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:45,560 He was still in the house when I went down. 617 00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:52,560 You said you're working on another case. Is it, erm... 618 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:57,560 It's-It's not that... bloke attacking old ladies? 619 00:40:57,560 --> 00:40:58,560 The Night Stalker? 620 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,560 Yes, it is, I'm afraid. 621 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:03,760 Oh, Jesus. 622 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:06,240 What is it, Gavin? 623 00:41:06,240 --> 00:41:09,400 Mum's room is downstairs and, er, 624 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:11,560 she always sleeps with the door open. 625 00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:14,560 What if he went in...? 626 00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:18,080 Your mum said nothing to suggest any contact with the intruder. 627 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:22,240 She's in shock! She wouldn't admit it. 628 00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:24,560 I mean, she wouldn't have the words. 629 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:28,560 Gavin, your mum's in the best possible hands at the hospital. 630 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:30,560 I know it's hard, but until we know more, 631 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:33,560 try not to torture yourself with what-ifs, OK? 632 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:35,560 OK. 633 00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:37,560 Now, this shoe rack, I didn't see it when I came in. 634 00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:38,560 It's by the back door. 635 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:41,560 Does it get much use? All the time. 636 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:43,560 Mum's still very house-proud, 637 00:41:43,560 --> 00:41:46,400 she won't have shoes cluttering the hall. 638 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:55,560 This still might not be Minstead Man. 639 00:41:56,760 --> 00:42:00,400 What, no panes removed or ornaments lined up? 640 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,600 No bulbs removed either, or phone lines cut. 641 00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:04,560 Yeah. 642 00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:08,560 I read one of the profiles last night. 643 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:11,760 Yeah, which one? Er, Dr Pauline Rees. 644 00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:13,560 Reed. Yeah. 645 00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:17,560 She stressed how rare it is for an offender to spend so much time 646 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:19,560 just observing his victims. 647 00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:23,560 Like any monetary gain was secondary to just watching them 648 00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:25,400 go about their lives. 649 00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:30,600 If he came from here to the back door, 650 00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:33,560 he wouldn't see that shoe rack, would he? 651 00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:35,240 But he knew it was there, didn't he? 652 00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:38,240 Gavin said they use that every day. 653 00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:39,560 Yeah, he was watching. 654 00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:42,560 From all these foot prints, he must've been here for a while. 655 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:46,560 One time, he waited so long, he did a number two under a tree. 656 00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:50,560 Did he? I bet Dr Reed had a field day. 657 00:42:51,560 --> 00:42:53,560 Let's figure out how he got in. 658 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:18,560 Looks like a dead end. Yeah. 659 00:43:18,560 --> 00:43:20,600 DISTANT DOG BARK 660 00:43:35,560 --> 00:43:39,240 Colin... any luck, we've got him on camera. 661 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:42,400 Coming and going. 662 00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:47,560 I know it's a bit basic, but I'm using these coloured pins 663 00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:51,600 to mark the locations and the era of the offences. 664 00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:54,400 Numbered in sequence? Yeah. 665 00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:56,560 Why, have you got something like it? 666 00:43:56,560 --> 00:43:58,560 Yeah, one or two, and in colour. 667 00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:02,760 Oh, well, there's nothing wrong with a bit of DIY, is there? 668 00:44:02,760 --> 00:44:05,560 Plus it helps me to get my head round it all. 669 00:44:05,560 --> 00:44:08,240 Orpington. I attended that one. KNOCK 670 00:44:08,240 --> 00:44:10,560 DNA on the orange carton is a 100% match for Minstead Man. 671 00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:14,560 Colbridge Road is our case. And we've got him on camera, too. 672 00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:20,920 Gavin said he was woken at six, so I started there. 673 00:44:29,560 --> 00:44:30,560 Ah. 674 00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:33,560 Well, it confirms his route and the time he left, 675 00:44:33,560 --> 00:44:34,560 but not much else. 676 00:44:36,240 --> 00:44:38,560 He did show a bit more leg going in. 677 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:46,560 There you go. 678 00:44:47,560 --> 00:44:49,560 That's nearly six hours earlier. 679 00:44:49,560 --> 00:44:52,560 Can you freeze it on the best possible frame, Nathan? 680 00:44:52,560 --> 00:44:54,560 Shame he's got his back to us. 681 00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:58,560 Well, still, we've got a good idea of his weight and his height, 682 00:44:58,560 --> 00:45:01,400 it lets us know he's got an athletic gait, 683 00:45:01,400 --> 00:45:02,560 we know he walks to and from the scenes, 684 00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:04,560 even if he's arriving by car. 685 00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:09,560 We're gonna need to widen our screening criteria. 686 00:45:09,560 --> 00:45:10,560 That means more offences. 687 00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:15,560 Well, so be it. But you haven't got the manpower, 688 00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:17,560 not when you're treating every offence like a murder. 689 00:45:20,080 --> 00:45:22,560 Would this be a fair observation? 690 00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:25,560 You're trying to make these offences fit the usual processes, 691 00:45:25,560 --> 00:45:28,560 but they won't - they just won't - 692 00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:32,560 and the effort of trying to force them to fit is killing you. 693 00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:36,560 More than fair. 694 00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:38,560 Then something's gotta change. 695 00:45:45,560 --> 00:45:48,560 Subtitles by accessibility@itv.com