Ellis

DOORBELL RINGS

Hey, Dad.

Just wanted a hug.

ENGINE REVS

You know it's not too late?

PHONE CHIMES

Everything all right?

NOTIFICATION WHOOSHES It will be.

Are you sure you wanna do this?

PHONE RINGS

PHONE RINGS, MUFFLED SHOUT

'And you're still listening to Just A Gardener.

'Well, it's been one of the wettest Aprils since records began...'

Thank you, mate. HE CLEARS THROAT

Hello. Long time, no see. Mm-hm.

HE EXHALES Sorry about that.

Bus was late. It's all right. You're here now.

You want me to..? Please. OK.

Right.

Yeah, I needed it. I've just started studying a course.

Long-distance learning.

Psychology. Mm-hm.

Quite the frenzy in the press. And social media.

Every Tom, Dick and Harriet tramping all over the place,

playing at being amateur sleuths.

Murder-suicide. He pushed her in, or maybe she pushed him in.

Right now, it's a missing persons enquiry.

Nothing to indicate a crime has been committed.

Papers are saying that the force at Brindleton

aren't quite up to the case. Mm-hm.

London's here.

And five...

...four... three... two.

Let's see how unwelcome they make us feel this time.

And one.

DCI Ellis and DS Harper. Mm.

DCI Cotton, and this is DI Dent.

Archie. So glad you're here. Good to meet you both.

So, you've got victim recovery dogs and divers

searching a three-mile area from here to Ashervale? Correct.

We're using side-scan sonar,

underwater cameras and ground-penetrating radar.

It's not enough. Make it five miles. Go as far as Durston.

Above-average rainfall for the time of year,

and the river is running faster than ever, yeah?

Er, some walkers reported them missing?

Yeah, they came across the camper

and thought it was a bit odd that it was left the way it was.

And any sightings of the couple?

Several reports of Oz and Rachel out walking.

A couple of them remembered Rachel's distinctive yellow jacket,

and one saw them near the river.

There's a danger spot where people go.

We checked it out and found drops of blood.

None of it makes sense.

Tell me about the phone you also found.

Right, yeah.

Well, erm, we found Oz Hoffman's phone

the day after they were reported missing.

And then yesterday, Rachel Hoffman's was located here.

But you must have searched here as they were reported missing.

We didn't find the phone to begin with,

so we moved the search elsewhere.

Er... Actually, it was me.

I moved the search elsewhere.

And then a local kid, Rory Summerfield,

came back after we'd gone, and he found it.

That's why we're back now,

double-checking in case we missed anything else.

And Rachel's phone had blood on it? Yes.

Clearly, someone had tried to unlock it but got blocked.

And Tech are on to it now.

We also found a strip of ripped material on a branch over there.

We've sent it to Forensics.

Why come here? Pretty modest for a honeymoon. Mm.

Maybe they wanted it that way.

Still, all a bit strange, though.

There's a good boy. Come on.

DOG WHINES Cooper! Not so fast!

DOG BARKS Not so fast, Cooper!

Cooper!

BARKING INTENSIFIES

DOG WHINES

What? Is this some kind of test?

You tell me. You're the psychologist these days.

Right, well...

Nothing's out of place. Nothing disturbed.

No sign of intrusion.

They left the camper door open,

so they clearly weren't planning on leaving or must've felt safe.

Ah. Three wine glasses.

They were expecting someone.

Who never came. Ma'am!

Is it a body?

Part of one.

What's the tattoo?

Hand severed at the wrist. Not a clean cut, by the look of it.

Tattoo's of a two-headed dog, maybe?

Hand looks male. Could be Oz Hoffman. No.

PHONE RINGS The wedding photos...

What've we got? No tattoos on his right hand.

And Oz Hoffman's father is Maori.

He has a ta moko,

the traditional tattoo markings, shoulder to wrists.

The hand belongs to someone else.

So we're now looking for three missing persons,

one of whom has a missing hand.

What the hell happened here?

Get this area cordoned off. Get CSI down here.

We need everybody to back up the way they came.

They've found a body at Radley Basin.

Four miles downriver, beyond your search parameter.

It wasn't found by a police diver. No.

It was a member of the public. This is getting out of control.

You should be up there doing something.

I know it's her. It's obvious it's her.

We need confirmation... In the water...

...it's Rachel. I know it is!

CAMERA CLICKS She's wearing the yellow waterproof!

Can you describe how you found the body?

I didn't. Cooper did.

We were walking along the river,

and he must have seen something in the water.

He ran over and started barking.

There was no way I could get to the body, so I rang you guys.

And do you live locally? No.

Norfolk. I saw the news and followed the story on socials.

Rachel and Oz seemed so lovely.

They had their whole lives in front of them.

I mean, you have to do something, don't you?

Do you? With all due respect,

and grateful though we are for your discovery, it's police business.

Of course, but you did also

put out an appeal asking the public for information, didn't you?

Look, all I'm trying to do here is help.

You said your dog discovered the body...

so he wasn't on a lead.

Sorry, I didn't see the signs. Path is here.

The body there, behind that bush.

I was chucking a ball for him.

No ball now.

SHE SCOFFS Must have floated away.

We'll need a statement. Of course.

Right, yeah.

If you could follow me, we'll take your name and address...

We'll get the divers to continue looking downstream.

Try Oxbow Riffle between here and Ashervale first.

Shallow, rocky and a horseshoe bend in the river.

I'm surprised one body made it past there. I doubt two would.

Will do. DOG BARKS

Check her out. Get her prints and DNA for elimination.

CAR HORNS HONKING OK. Oh, God.

How the hell did word get out?

Just tell us, is that Rachel?

People will wanna know.

Welcome to my world. DRONE WHIRRS

DCI COTTON SIGHS Now what?!

Oi! Summerfield.

Kully, someone, can you get Rory out of here?

Rory, you know you shouldn't be here.

Summerfield, the kid that found the phone. Yes.

Obsessed with the case. Citizen journalism, they call it.

You got here fast. Just following socials.

It's a body, right? Rachel Hoffman?

I gather you found a phone? Yeah, and?

Is it one of them or not?

Not for me to say.

HORN HONKING

DISTORTED AUDIO Stop!

Stop! You can't go any further.

You have to stop, please, sir.

Sir, you can't park there!

I need you to stop right here. OK, OK. Who's in charge here?

Sir... Get off me.

I don't... I don't need any of this! Move back.

I just want to know what's happening.

Mr Rees-Mortimer, I'm sorry, you can't go any further.

Is it true?

AUDIO SHARPENS Have you found Rach?

Hey! Stop that!

You get these vultures away from here.

I want to see my daughter! Mr Rees-Mortimer.

I'm sorry to confirm the body of a woman has been found.

Look, I understand how distressing this is for you...

...but first and foremost, we need to secure the scene.

I'm so sorry we couldn't let you hold her...

...but you will be able to later.

Will I be able to get her belongings?

If they're not required as part of the investigation.

About your son-in-law... He's no son-in-law of mine.

He killed Rachel. You know that, right?

And that bastard's still out there.

Can I ask... Mr Rees-Mortimer...

...why... why would Oz Hoffman kill your daughter

three days into their marriage?

Because it wasn't right.

He knew it. She knew it.

And I definitely knew it.

Like I said on the news, Oz is trouble.

He's a waste-of-space chancer.