What are you smirking about?
Well, as you can tell, I'm pretty knackered this AM.
See, I was kept awake by a rather fine...
Shh, shh, shh, shh. Callum, knock it on the head.
Pastor Gray, you reported a missing person?
Yes, my farm hand, Donal McKenzie.
When did you last see him?
Shortly before nine o'clock last night.
Have you tried to reach him on the phone? No answer.
And he wouldn't just up and go somewhere without saying.
I'm thinking there's been an accident.
OK. We'll take a look.
I'm hoping this Donal guy's waking up on his mate's couch.
Well, if he's doing the walk of shame...
that makes two of us.
If you know what I mean.
Yeah...
Lid's been left off.
That's not usual, right?
No, cub, it's not.
Ugh...!
The crust's been disturbed.
Oh, watch your step.
What is it? There's some blood.
And by the looks of these boot prints,
two people were at the edge.
Let's get evidence protection cones down.
What, are you thinking foul play?
Like, murder?
Cool your jets, cub.
Leila?
It's herself.
Aren't you the fella who insists on being the small spoon?
Well, I just... I was always told that
women like being cuddled afterwards.
Ahem!
You said on the phone there's been a suspected farm accident?
Yeah.
If not something a lot more serious.
Did you get talking to Siobhan last night?
No.
OK.
Marlene, wait.
Why?
Erm...
Look...
She told me that things were sorted between you two.
In fact, she told me things were stronger than ever.
What?
Why would she think that?
Oh...
Because I told her that no matter what, we would always be family.
What's Barry doing here?
Pastor Gray's an old family friend.
Firefighters have pulled a body out of the pit.
So, let's say one set of foot prints are the victim's.
Who owns this set?
Pastor Gray said he hadn't been near the pit in days, only Donal had.
And the blood?
Farming's tough work.
There's lots of ways someone can cut themselves.
Let's stick to the working theory that this was a farm accident,
and discretely rule out anything suspicious, yeah?
Yeah.
Careful. Watch yourself.
Taking into account that as a kid everything I knew about
the countryside was from Watership Down, can I ask...?
What's a slurry pit?
I mean, I feel like I can smell what it is.
But why is it so dangerous?
So, the cattle's excrement, falls through the slats,
and then it's stored there until it's used to fertilise
the fields in the spring.
It's full of dangerous gases, and if you fall into that...
Got it.
It's no way to go.No.
So this Pastor Gray runs a church AND a farm?
No, he doesn't run a church. He's a street preacher.
Giving out tracts, doing sermons in the town centres
up and down the country.
Which is why some of the locals love him...
and the others loathe him.
OK.
Pastor Gray.
I'm sorry to have to inform you
that we have found a body in the slurry pit.
Donal?
We believe so, yes.
Sorry, mate.
I'll be over as soon as...
Erm, yeah, I've got to go. OK, bye.
Good morning, Concepta.
Oh, you really didn't need to.
Your shelves are bare, someone needed to.
Right, well, the kids will be down in a minute.
You know, when I was their age...
It was you doing the cooking for your nanny.
A story that gets better with every telling.
I must say, I was surprised to get your call.
I thought you were steering clear of work until Niamh was over her ordeal.
Er, Niamh's doing great.
Erm, but they need some extra locum help at the practice.
So I'll be as quick as possible.
Finn might be in before me, I'll let you know if he calls.
That wasn't him on the phone there now?
Ah, no, that was, erm...
Ah, something else.
Listen, I need to run.
Siobhan.
You've been given a second chance...
to be the wife and mother to Finn and the kids that they deserve.
I'm aware.
And I have no intention of letting anything get in the way of that.
I would hope not.
By the way, has what's-his-face, your fancy man,
the PE teacher... Eddie.
Has he been in touch recently?
No.OK.
Hope you have a nice day at work.
Donal had been patching some fencing in the lower fields.
He could've cut himself on the wire.
And the footprints, I suppose they could've been mine
from when I was searching for him.
I'm sorry, Pastor Gray, I thought you told my colleague
you hadn't been round the pit in days?
But you actually were there this morning?
I-I meant before this morning I'd not been up in days.
I just heard about Donal?
Dad, are you OK? Fine.
Er, Marcus is a senior solicitor at Duddy, Cassidy and Keating.
And you knew your father was here because...?
Because Barry called me.
You look like you've barely slept, you must be exhausted.
I'm sure any more statements can wait.
Would you whisht?
Stop fussing over me like a sick calf.
So, it was just you and Donal living on the farm?
Yes. Marcus has his own place in town.
I'm not long back from living in Belfast.
By chance, would you have any photographs of Donal?
Why would I?
No, I...
I-I don't.
I-I've 300 cattle desperate to be milked.
Detective Constable Hussain.
Sergeant Pettigrew. Can I have a moment?
Milking?
He's got interesting priorities when a body's just been
fished out of his slurry pit.
He's in shock.
Listen, we've had an update from CSI.
The victim's shirt had a big rip down the front
and some buttons missing.
So, maybe there was a scuffle?
Which would explain the blood spatter.
Just a couple more questions, Pastor Gray.
The last you saw of Donal,
did you notice anything unusual about his attire?
What he was wearing?
No. What's the relevance of that?
We learnt Donal's shirt was ripped.
It was fine last I saw him.
Did you know of anything going on in Donal's life
that may have been distracting him?
Donal had been having a rough time with his sister.
She's terrible with money.
Always bothering him.
I know they had a tense exchange yesterday, but I...
I didn't hear any details.
Do you have a contact number for the sister?
No.
But I know where the parasite lives.
Morning, Nicole.
All right? Hey.
Er, have you got a minute?
I could use some advice.
Of course, babe.
Er, listen, erm...
I've been keeping something from...
You're a GP - how accurate are these things? Oh.
You're trying for a baby?
No luck yet, though.
It's making me really worried.
We've been trying for more than six months.
What?
We've been trying for how long?
Listen, about earlier, with Finn...
Leila, I don't want to get in the middle with all this.
If I'd known there was any confusion with Siobhan,
nothing would have happened last night.
I'm no home-wrecker, OK?
I know that.
Hello. Beverley McKenzie?
Is this about my benefits?
I can assure you, I... I suffer from a number of rare
but very real medical conditions.
No, we... Did my brother call you?
Look, I... I'm sure it's all just a big misunderstanding.
I'm sorry.
We have some terrible news.
We believe your brother Donal's been killed in a farming accident.
I'm sorry.
Donal...? I'm sorry.
What if there's something wrong with one of us?
Maybe we could get an appointment with you this afternoon?
Get some fertility tests started?
I'm not in today.
Er, you see, I have got...
Here!
Is that why you've been sending me to this acupuncture all these months?
It's also good for your chai.
Oh, we could get Clint in tomorrow.
The male tests are very straightforward.
It's not going to be me.
I thought we didn't start trying until the honeymoon?
Why's it definitely not you?
Just cos...
Well, you know, just...
Look, there's no funk with my junk, all right?
The fragile male ego.
Right, erm, I guess I should get going.
Thanks for the chat. See ya. No worries, love.
You got something to tell me?
No. Just...
You look gorgeous.
That's a nice one of Donal.
Pastor Gray told us...
Oh, I bet he blabbed to you about the state of my finances.
What debt I have is none of his concern.
Like a lot of people, my credit card and mortgage payments
have ended up being more than I can manage.
You have a very nice home.
Cheers.
Do you mind if I...? No.
I understand you met Donal yesterday?
Pastor Gray is obsessed with everyone else's business.
People like him always are.
Bunch of God-bothering hypocrites.
What makes you say that?
My brother was gay.
Something he kept a secret from the pastor.
Donal felt he had to keep his sexuality a secret from Pastor Gray?
Have you heard what that crackpot spews out in the street?
Vile, homophobic stuff.
Lord knows what he'd have done if the righteous pastor
had found out he had "one of that ilk" living under his roof.
Beverley, do you believe that Donal would've been in trouble
if Pastor Gray had discovered he was gay?
Yes.
Beverley, I know this is incredibly difficult,
but we need someone to accompany us to formally identify the body.
OK.
I'll get my stuff.
Here, if you see any, erm...
strange-looking plants about the place, they're medicinal.
I mean, they're... they're not mine.
I can see the pastor losing his temper.
There are a lot of ways to describe Pastor Gray, but hateful?
Nah.
I'll need more convincing.
You know, there's no shame in taking a day off.
"My flesh and my heart may fail,"
"but God is the strength in my heart forever."
Ach, no, come on, give it a rest.
You taught me that verse in Sunday School.
Aye.
And you were stubborn as a student and you're stubborn as a man.
There must be something in the water around these parts.
Would you have some respect?
We've all just heard about poor wee Donal...
I have every right to be here.
We're in shock.
We don't need you guldering at us.
Concepta, he's doing no harm...
That lad was loved around here.
Don't you think I know that?
And it's a reminder to think on our own eternal...
You've some neck on you...!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, what's going on?
This man's a menace. She won't let me be.
Tempers are running high.
Pastor Gray, we were hoping to have another quick chat.
Can it wait? I-I was just about to start...
You know what?
Don't you dare! No, no! Wait, whoa, whoa...!
Oh...!
Uh!
Ah...! I've a date...!
Right! Stop!
Pastor Gray, I think it's best you come with us, OK?
It's all right, Tom, I'll get this done.
Uh...! You OK?
Ow!
Let me see.
No, Shay, love. He made me drop the chips.
I'll go and get more.
I just need a G&T to settle my nerves first.
OK, see you soon.
What's all the drama out there?
Oh, love, will you hear?
You couldn't leave well enough alone, could you?
I just said what everyone's thinking.
Ach, look.
Are you trying for a wee baby, love?
Did Siobhan tell you?
No, no.
Pineapple core.
My mother swore by it.
There was a lot of pineapples around in her day, was there?
Make sure Clint avoids tighty-whiteys.
Oh, and I've read that sweet potato in every meal
means you might have twins.
Aye, and no sweeping under the bed.
That's an urban myth. Not at all.
40 years, I kept under the bed spotless...
no kids of me own.
Did you have a wee appointment with Siobhan today?
No, she says she's not working.
Is that right?
Well, it's not broken. Oh...
And, there, you're sorted.
Oh, hello there. Hey.
So, the patient will live?
Er, can we...?
Sure, yeah. Let's get somewhere private.
Aw...
Actually, I'm really glad they brought you in.
Me, too.
You know, with everything that's happened - getting Niamh home,
getting her safe, erm...
we never finished that conversation about us.
Yeah. And, I...
don't want us to make the mistakes of our past, Finn.
I-I couldn't deal with it.
You know, I keep thinking about how I've let this happen.
With bad communication, and all that that brings...
Which is why I want to be open and totally honest.
Excuse me. Inspector?
As my father's legal counsel, you go through me if you want
any more witness interviews. This was a farm accident.
Is this constant interrogation really necessary?
I'm just in the middle of something here.
Can you give me one minute? It's grand. Go.
You sure?
We'll talk later, I promise.
Did you know Donal was gay?
Excuse me?
Yes.
I've known for months.
And with what you believe, you let him keep living with you?
Donal had proved himself to be a good worker.
And he was the only fella who treated my cattle how I'd want.
Like they were his own.
So, when he told me he was...
I decided it wasn't something we'd discuss, and that was that.
Some people might find it hard to believe that a man
of your convictions would react so calmly.
Didn't you feel lied to?
I try to hate the sin, and not the sinner.
Donal's sister, Beverley, she seems to think that
Donal's homosexuality would have come as news to you,
and when you discovered it, you may have been very...
No!
Everything that woman says is poison.
Thing is, mate, when Nicole smells blood in the water,
she's more deadly than a great white.
Listen, take it from me, mate - open and honest is the way forward.
What are you two fish wives chattering about?
Finn was just telling me about, uh, Donal. Yeah.
Awful stuff.
I wouldn't wish that on me worst enemy.
You know, I had Donal and his sister in here last night,
tearing strips off each other.
Telling Nicole that I'm definitely not infertile because
I already have a kid, is one hell of a can of worms to open.
Do you not want to be part of the wee girl's life?
If the dad finds out...
who knows what'll end up on the chopping block.
We wouldn't let that happen.
To any part of ye.
Thanks, bud.
Nicole is going to hear all about it, one way or the other,
so just make sure she hears it from you, mate, yeah?
Hm.
Listen, can I look at your CCTV footage? Aye, no bother.
Clearly unhappy with you, Donal leaves the table for a moment.
When he's gone, you take the opportunity to pocket his bank card.
Is there an innocent explanation for this?
The financial intelligence check.
Your debts, they'd been sorted.
But not because you'd stolen Donal's bank card.
You'd been given a £3,000 one-off payment last week.
By who?
It was Marcus Gray.
He'd caught wind of something to do with his dad's will,
and he wanted me to find out if Donal was trying to squeeze him
out of his own inheritance.
Did you tell Marcus your brother was gay?
I'm a grifter, but I'll always, first and foremost,
be loyal to my wee brother.
The brother you'd been spying on.
Hang on a second.
If you had the money, why did you steal Donal's bank card?
If Marcus was right, Donal was going to inherit a fortune
when he got the farm, so...
So, I thought, like, why not?
It's a crime scene. Look, you don't understand.
If the cows don't get milked, they can get sick.
That's lost revenue. My father needs me to get this sorted out.
Everything all right?
CSI spotted Marcus breaking the cordon.
I need to get the cattle into the parlour.
We can't let you back inside the cordon until the forensic work has been completed.
Surely you can use a neighbour's parlour for one day?
This is nonsense!
I've never seen a solicitor so keen to do a bit of farm work.
Guess he's protecting his precious inheritance.
In that get-up? No.
He's up to something else.
Look what I found hidden in the milking parlour.
Do you recognise them?
OK. I bet we'll get a match on the tread of the footprints by the pit.
So, with that in mind, do either of you recognise these boots?
Yes.
They're mine.
What do you think?
More and more, it feels like an assault gone wrong.
Pastor Gray finds out about Donal's sexuality, loses it.
A punch is thrown.
Can we... can we, erm... step over here?
I don't think Pastor Gray would have reacted with such fury.
OK. Why?
What I'm about to tell you is confidential.
Of course.
So, erm...
A good few years ago, I had been struggling with my own sexuality,
and it was Tom Gray who helped me realise who I really was.
He gave me as much time as I needed,
he was empathetic and understanding.
Wait, what are you saying?
I'm gay.
Leila, he is not a homophobe.
Pastor Gray might have a temper, aye.
He might bark the house down, but he would never bite.
Can we go back a few steps?
Who else knows this? Does Barry?
It's no-one else's business.
And I'd like it to stay that way.
Yeah, sure, of course.
So, uh...
what now?
It doesn't look lived-in.
Maybe Donal was just a clean guy?
Let's have a look at Pastor Gray's room.
What's that you've got there?
A ring. Seems familiar.
Donal was wearing the exact same ring.
Unless you're going to explain yourself, I don't want to hear it.
Look, about that, there's something I need...
What are they?
Sweet potato fries.
It's so that we might have twins.
Well, if it'll help.
Mm...!
Mm...
Aw, I love you.
I'm sorry I've been on edge all day.
It's just...
When you said earlier about not needing tested, it...
It made me really worried, cos...
Well, over the years, I've not always been careful,
but I've never fallen pregnant.
And, meanwhile, I'm thinking about all the groupies
that you've messed around with on tour.
Don't be silly.
I've had this dream...
ever since I was wee, of family all around me.
Mum, Dad, my tiny nugget in my arms.
And me there, too, right?
Ever since I lost my parents, I've been alone.
And no matter how many people I've surrounded myself with...
I've always felt...
I don't know.
Apart.
Does that make sense? Mm.
And now I've got you.
And we're aiming for more.
It almost feels too good to be true.
That I might really get my own wee family.
And then I think, well, what if he already has a squad of kids
and has just never told me?
No, I don't.
Of course I don't have any kids.
I'm just really scared that there's something wrong with me
and that we won't be able to have any children.
We'll both get tested.
And whatever happens, we'll deal with it.
Together, OK?
We'll be fine, we'll be fine.
Is this yours?
Did you and Donal gift these rings to each other?
Don't know what you're talking about.
Tom...
Are you gay?
Donal and I were close.
The rings were...
They were ours.
The boots don't belong to you, do they?
Do you think your son could have been involved in Donal's death?
Were you jealous of the relationship Donal had with your dad?
Dad's friendship with him made no sense.
I just wanted Donal to be honest with me.
Instead, he stonewalled me.
It was infuriating.
Did you punch him?
Yes.
But not hard.
It was just enough to...
to make him lose his balance and fall into the slurry pit.
I tried to catch him.
I...
I, uh, almost had a good grip.
But... Donal's shirt ripped.
The cloth, it went right through my fingers. I...
I keep feeling it.
Did your dad know of your role in Donal's death?
Is that why he claimed that the boots were his?
No...
I guess, he panicked.
He was trying to cover for me.
I never wanted to hurt Donal.
I...
But in less than a year, he'd done what...
what I've been trying to do my whole life.
See, when I became a solicitor, I...
I thought that it would earn my dad's respect.
Or... at least get his attention.
But...
still, he kept his distance.
We can give you ten minutes max.
They told me you've confessed to Donal's death.
What's going on?
I was... I was just trying to protect you.
I-I knew that Donal was keeping something from us,
and when he wouldn't admit to me what he was hiding...
I lost it.
Everything got out of hand.
I certainly didn't mean for you to get in trouble
for lying to the police. I'm sorry, Dad.
I'm so, so sorry... Just...
You're my son.
I didn't think...
Because this is all my fault.
Donal wouldn't have told you the secret he was keeping
because I'd made him swear not to.
This is the thorn in my flesh.
I used to lie awake all night...
the doubt coursing through my soul.
But then...
In Donal's arms, I knew God's love...!
I was terrified of what I felt for him, what he felt for me.
How others would take it.
How angry they would be if they found out...!
If I had been honest...!
Donal would still be alive...!
I wish you'd told me.
I wish you felt like you could tell me.
I failed...! No.
No, you didn't. You...
You don't need to be ashamed of anything.
You're my dad, and I wish that I was half the man that you are.
Look how the town reacted to Donal's death.
Why would the pastor think he needed to keep his sexuality a secret?
Cos of what people like Barry would think?
It just baffles me.
Well, when you're different,
it's easy to spend most of your energy pretending to be normal.
It's a natural reaction.
And a scary one.
Yo-o-o-o! What?
My lady thinks the war wounds are hot.
"Very masculine." I don't want to know.
I tell you, I got to impress, cos I'm majorly punching up.
I've bagged myself a cougar. Ah, too much info, cub.
Go on, get out of here.
How you doing?
What'll happen now to Marcus?
Well, he'll be charged with manslaughter.
His confession will help his sentencing.
And Donal?
I... I suppose Beverley's next of kin, mind.
I think a truce is in order.
She, erm...
She wanted you to have this.
I was glad they sent you out this morning.
In a day of great darkness, it was... was good to have some light.
I owe you, remember?
Barry.
I'm so sorry about Marcus.
I...
I'm a hypocrite, Barry.
Ach.
How?
You always taught me to live an honest life.
But I didn't.
You see, Donal had found a very special place in my heart.
He became... closer than family.
Oh.
OK.
I...
I don't want to go back to that empty house.
Come on, we'll get you a cup of tea.
Aye.
Sure, tell me about it.
Who knows why people do what they do.
Well, I better be getting on.
OK, bye.
Thanks for helping out.
Are they upstairs? Yes.
Shay's teaching Niamh some self-defence from one of those
violent video games - that I, personally,
don't think he should have. OK...
How was work?
Ah, fine.
Busy day?
Plenty of patients?
I was speaking to Nicole.
She said you were off today.
Were you with him?
Your son's PE teacher?
What?
No! I knew you would do this to us again.
Oh, would you please stop?!
I just can't! OK?
Yeah, you're right. I wasn't working at the surgery.
I had an appointment.
To plan for my treatment.
What are you talking about?
How do you think the kids are going to take it?
About us.
After all the trauma Niamh's been through, I don't know.
And Siobhan?
Although, if there's nothing going on, there's nothing to tell.
That's not an option.
It would make life easier.
Is that what you want?
Look at the havoc secrets caused the pastor,
and what they cost Donal.
I feel like I've leapt from one lie to the next since arriving in town.
The truth shall set you free.
And, imagine, then...
small spoon every night.
I know you love a spoonful of my sugar.
And I learnt that song off by heart at school.
In fact, I learnt the whole musical.
What, you don't believe me? Stop, please.
Ah...
Aw, I love you.
I love you, too.
Hi.
What a day.
Life can be very cruel, can't it?
I thought Finn and Siobhan had turned a corner.
The light at the end of the tunnel seems like a distant dot now.
Why?
She needs family around her.
That's all I can say.
Concepta, what's happened?
Siobhan has cancer.