'This is the Clyde Coastguard.'
'I've got a body tangled in a net.'
'Something sticking in him.'
'Quick as you can'.
Call me Annika.
Captain Ahab spends a year hunting Moby *.
And it's a pretty challenging year by anyone's standards.
Typhoons hit the boat
lightning strikes the mast
and I'm pretty sure he loses a false leg.
And also most of his crew,
including his first mate, Starbuck.
Actually, can I get a coffee?
When Ahab finally sites the whale
he launches his harpoon
but it flips his tail
and smashes his boat to pieces.
Ahab gets the line caught around his neck,
and, well, he's dragged into the water
where we basically drowns.
And that's him gone.
It's a terrible voyage.
Everyone goes mad
and no one even knows if the whale dies or not.
One thing I do know.
This great white whale definitely did.
Thanks.
DS McAndrews.
So well done for getting DI.
Thanks.
A bit flowery, but otherwise
it's a very moving sentiment.
Coastguard call it in?
Yeah, he's pretty shaken up.
So, do we all get these jackets then?
No, this might be yours, actually it's pretty roomy.
So did you do it?
That's what you're leading with, is it?
Sometimes you get lucky with an early confession.
You haven't changed.
Yes, I have.
Get him to the morgue.
See you tomorrow.
This is how I went to school.
Look how popular it made me.
You haven't got any friends.
Yeah, but not because of the boat.
The new school is not even on the river.
I have to walk the rest of the way.
Well, then you can describe this bit
the wind in your hair,
the spray in your face.
Everyone will think I've been arrested.
I've got to say, Morgan, I'm not ruling that out.
Want me to bring your team in?
Uh, no. I'll do it out there.
I don't want them to think I'm a *
for having a big private office, y'know.
I wanna be a team player.
This is your office, isn't it?
Yeah.
I"ll.
Morning, everyone.
I'm DI Annika Strandhed.
I know you went expecting to start for another week
but an early morning body waits for no man.
So let's take it as red
we've done the name games and the trust exercises
and make a start.
Just through here.
Oh. Oh, body sensor.
From documentation on the body.
The victim is Arthur Hendry, the owner of...
Oh, hiya. DS Clarke is it?
Tyrone.
Did they send you the notes?
I read them in the cab, I can jump in if you want?
From documentation on the body,
the victim is Arthur Hendry, owner of Aquatic Watch.
A wee boat business
where folk can photograph whales,
dolphins and, I don't know, mermaids.
Reported missing by his wife Isla.
Okay, thank you, blah.
Oh, come on.
Pathology have sent us an estimate
of between 20 and 2200 hours
for time of death.
He was already dead when he was dumped in the water.
We'll be breaking the news to the relatives after this
so I don't know if you wanna...
Yeah, yeah, just, holidays over.
Cause of death, erm
well, a massive harpoon to the head.
Michael's our search diver and er
almost immediately spotted the harpoon might be a factor.
Call that an instinct.
Okay, we'll need a search area for where the body was dumped
factor in the storm earlier that day.
Was a bastard, wasn't it?
I lost a weather balloon.
You have your own weather balloon?
Not anymore.
So it's a new unit.
I should have got cupcakes
but I've got some, er,
salted liquorice from Norway.
It's an acquired taste.
Um.
I'll leave it here, er,
and you can just help yourselves.
We're sent on a leadership course
before taking this job.
I went on a mini-break to Madrid instead.
I regret that now.
Get yourself home, Finlay.
Can I use your phone?
Could you tell us when you last saw your husband, Isla?
Here.
At this time yesterday.
And then where did he go?
We don't know.
But you were all supposed to meet later for dinner
at the Green Garden.
Aye.
For his birthday.
Would he have gone into work?
No I don"t think so.
We've no bookings,
the casuals have gone for the season.
Finlay"s the only one left.
Who"s Finlay?
Cousin. Looks after the boatyard.
Was your father in any trouble?
Did he have any recent run-ins or?
Oh do we have to do this now?
Come here.
I, I know it's a shock, we'll give you some space.
But, I'm afraid we have to identify the body.
I'll do it.
So I don"t know if you're an expert
on the history of harpoons, but I am.
Or rather Google is.
And I can tell you that they date back
to Palaeolithic times.
And there's a reference to them in the Bible
and of course Hermon Melville
had a lot to say about them
in Moby Dick.
And me too, as it happens, because I think
death by harpoon suggests someone
is trying to get a point across.
Okay fine.
There are quite a few injuries.
I'm afraid you have to say it.
It's Arthur.
We"ll arrange for you to have it back.
We fished all our lives.
Mackerel.
Oh, Christ what a life.
Then we saw this boat for sale
painted it,
did trips for the tourists
made a real go of it.
We wanted to retire.
Pass something decent on to the kids.
That was the dream anyway.
That swear'st grace o'erboard,
no oath on shore?
Hast thou no mouth by land?
What is the news?
Okay. And then Morgan is it?
You say "the best news
is that we've safely found our king and company".
The best news is that we've safely found
our king and company.
Okay. Bit flat
but you're new, we"ll get you there by tomorrow.
So then you exit and Prospero enters.
What's this?
Tyrone came looking for Finlay
and thinks he's got the crime scene.
The body being dumped here would fit with the storm.
The tidal flow and where we pulled him out the water.
Okay. I don"t need to be the first you call
but I definitely need to be
in the top three.
Morgan.
Tyrone?
Did you see the open padlock?
It wasn't forced so it must've been opened by someone with a key.
My money"s on Finlay.
Well, or any of the Hendrys.
Nah, they were at the Green Garden, alibis check out.
There was a booking for four, only three show up
Arthur was the no-show cos he was getting himself killed
in his own boat yard.
You can't make Finlay a suspect cos you found his prints
he - he works here.
Sure. Let me show you.
Wrapping this up quickly
doesn"t mean you get to go back to Malaga or wherever you were.
- Biarritz. - Oh. Nice.
So I think that Finlay was doing maintenance
when Arthur comes in and there's a confrontation.
The conflicts in family businesses are always about power or money.
Yeah.
I just don"t get the impression there's much of either in this company.
Well then maybe he was upset about not being invited to dinner.
Either way, his temper gets the better of him
and there's a struggle,
there's smashed glass, a kicked in seat.
Boot prints?
No the storm eliminated anything useful.
But Finlay grabs a spear gun
fires it, pins the victim to the cabin.
Hm. Just because he wasn't invited to dinner?
The puncture mark on the boat
matches the harpoon wound in the body
and we found a trace of blood in the cabin.
I think we've got the scene.
Hm. Okay.
I buy it.
Why did you transfer?
You could've gone up the ranks of border command.
Well arresting traffickers gets a bit samey.
Plus I heard about you.
What did you hear?
Well your conviction rate was so high
because of how you looked at an investigation.
And how am I looking at this one?
Well why use a harpoon?
And why was there one on a sightseeing boat anyway?
Exactly.
Well apparently you get the same conviction rate
if you just stick a pin in the crime board.
Isn't that Finlay?
Coming back to clean up I bet.
Hey, er, hey can we have a word Finlay?
- Hey! - Oi!
- Is he armed? - Maybe.
Maybe? How, how is that helpful?
I didn"t see.
- There. Stop! - Oi you!
Where is he?
The unit"s first arrest.
Ah, let"s hope they all come shrink wrapped.
Interview with Finlay Morris, time of day as stamped.
Enjoying yourself?
What, chatting with you
when I should be having dinner with my daughter?
What do you think?
Want me to comment on your parenting?
You entered the Aquatic Watch yard at 1500 hours
upon seeing our officials securing the site
you ran from the scene.
Thought you might be Sheriff Officers.
- We identified as police. - Eventually.
Were you surprised to see forensics at your yard?
It's not my yard.
Oh so is that it?
You put in all the work
you're family
and yet Arthur treats you as the odd job man?
I loved him.
He was better than all of them put together.
So a father figure was he?
And what if he was?
Some people hate their fathers.
Well I hated mine.
And Arthur took me in.
Thanks for the sympathy.
Where were you on Friday night?
Like I told you, I was at the pub.
Yeah. Only two miles from the yard.
I couldn"t walk. Ask the landlord.
If you have enough evidence
to charge my client for an of fence
then now will be the time to do so
otherwise we won't be making any further comment.
Except to say it's been a bloody pleasure.
Are we done?
Hey. Sorry! Still up?
Oo! Oh!
Jees, you scared the life out of me.
How was school?
Oh and you cooked. Eggs.
Might save it til the morning.
Don"t bother.
I'm sorry Morgan.
I want to go back to my old school.
Well, that"s not an option is it?
You don"t even answer my messages.
Well there
there was like a chase
and an interview with a suspect
and a crime scene
and I forgot the cupcakes
and, you know what,
nothing. I'm - I'm sorry.
Too late.
Hey, maybe you're having trouble fitting in
because you're so chippy!
Okay so I am now going to
justify
er, my mothering strategy.
Shame cos it was rock solid.
- Michael? - Finlay's in surgery.
He's been the victim of a hit and run.
When?
Finlay went to the hotel after the interview
he was run over in a road behind the hotel
died about ten minutes ago.
Christ.
We had to let him go.
Okay. Erm, you catch up
with the CSOs at the hotel.
- Any witnesses? - Not yet.
Is that your daughter?
Yeah I'd introduce you but...
- We've just had our only suspect killed. - Yeah.
You get home.
Do you have a patient named Finlay Morris here?
I'm sorry, I can't help you.
Hey?
Were you asking about Finlay Morris?
Is he awake?
He's dead.
Look, I'm - I'm gonna make you talk to me anyway.
How about a hot drink?
If you're caught up in something, I can help you.
He wanted some pills to calm him down, he was scared.
Do you want to talk about that?
Okay.
So Finlay was on his way to get some tranquilisers when he was hit
his friend said he was anxious about something he'd seen.
Did she say what?
No. But then he was knocked over
so perhaps he was right to be anxious.
- Hm. - Do the Hendrys know?
Family Liaison was there first thing.
We've been told about Finlay.
I know.
I'm sorry.
Mum says I'm not very good at processing things.
It's a hard thing to process.
The death of your dad and now your cousin.
Was Finlay scared about something or
someone in particular?
He didn"t really talk to me much.
Would he have said anything to your mum or your sister?
They"re inside if you wanna ask.
Who"s this?
Found him on the road. He can't fly.
Could you help me with him?
Well you know, you could er,
take him to a vet, they know.
I can't drive.
Maybe an Uber?
So a friend saw Finlay
shout at the driver of the car
something about not keeping quiet anymore.
She couldn"t see the driver though.
Then he was run over by a green four by four.
Sounds like he might"ve witnessed the murder
wanted something for it
and then someone decided to shut him up.
Finlay also owned a green four by four.
CCTV"s got it driving a few streets away
half an hour after the accident.
When Finlay was in hospital.
So, either it was coincidentally stolen
or the driver run him over with his own truck.
Good. Let's find it.
And we've isolated an unknown DNA at the yard.
Could be something.
- Could be our killer. - Mm.
Well that"s the best we've got so far.
You said he had something from the pub manager?
Yeah, he said he let Finlay use the phone
the morning after the murder.
The number he called was registered to a Mandy. How son.
I've got her home and work address.
Well you do one, I'll do the other?
Play nicely.
What's that?
- It's a pigeon. - Right.
- A word. - Terrific.
So obviously we're all thrilled
about the body count doubling
anyone near to being arrested?
We're a new unit.
Well you know Michael,
they're not completely new.
I remember him being a lot funnier.
Yeah that"s what happens. I used to be hilarious.
I've arranged for a press conference today
clear it up Annika,
was this not day one of that leadership course?
Er, yeah. Day two.
I thought we were getting a press officer?
Yeah, well look let"s just try to get through it
I've got my daughter"s play in -
well, pretty much now.
Er, okay ladies and gentlemen
you"ve read the statement
about the deaths of Arthur Hendry
and Finlay Morris.
Er, we're treating both deaths as suspicious
and I would urge anyone with any information
to contact the Marine Homicide Unit.
DS McAndrews will give you the contact numbers.
He"ll give you them in due course.
Were both murders at the boat yard?
That information hasn"t been made public.
The hit and run was outside the Foxglove Hotel.
Two people in the same family, could it be a serial killer?
We're steering clear of speculation thanks.
Yeah. Er, especially erm,
stuff like that.
But you haven"t ruled it out?
Rest assured we're working hard to solve this case.
In the meantime, try to avoid releasing unauthorised information
it doesn"t help us or the family.
Just trying to do my job here.
As are we all. We're done.
Thanks for coming.
Specially you. You're a real treat.
Who the hell is she?
Why didn"t you wrestle her to the ground?
You know, we used to be better at this?
I went for your job.
What, leading the unit?
I've lived in this city most of my life
I don"t know how many bodies I've pulled out of its waters
that job is mine Annika.
Ah.
That"s the standard we're aiming at, okay?
Mandy How son?
What's this about?
The murders of Arthur Hendry and Finlay Morris.
No. No you don"t.
They"ve got nothing to do with me.
- How about you come with me Mandy? - Stay where you are.
Everyone leave.
Look, I'm just here cos Finlay called you.
Get away from me, I'm not involved.
That swear'st grace o'erboard
not oath on shore?
Hast thou no mouth by land?
What is the news?
It's you.
So when did Tyrone last check in?
Half an hour ago.
Haven"t heard from him since.
Okay. Blair, look I - I've gotta go
I'm at my daughter"s play.
Well you - you track him down and then leave me a message.
- What are you doing back here? - Couldn"t get a seat.
You look - transformed.
Don"t want to go on.
That swear'st grace o'erboard,
not oath on shore?
Hast thou no mouth by land?
What is the news?
The best news is that we have safely found
our king and company.
The best news is that I get taken in a crappy boat
to a crappy school
to be in a totally crappy play.
Why would you do that?
They're unlikely to follow us on water.
I meant hit the alarm.
So, you're not tonight"s talking point.
Why would you say that on stage, more to the point?
You told me to give out boat information.
Okay look it's fine if drama"s not your bag
we"ll find you a different club
how about gymnastics?
Could sign you up tomorrow.
Can't I find my own thing?
I would - I would be delighted if you did.
Take you to anything. Seriously.
- At any time. - In this boat?
- Or - or in the car. - The car"s even worse.
Look that car is - is
a 900 turbo classic from 1993
which is the er, same year that REM had a number one with-...
Tyrone"s being held hostage
- at the sports centre. - Why have you given me this?
Is this pigeon my new support animal?
I'm at the scene with an AR unit.
Oh my god.
Her name is Mandy How son she's armed
and in the room with Tyrone.
She"ll only talk to the boss.
It's an overrated role.
Mandy!
My name"s Annika.
Can you let me know if my officer"s all right?
He's stressing me out.
I'm gonna come in.
I'm quite stressy too
but then I've - I've just been
watching a teenager in The Tempest.
How"s it going?
I"ve got nothing to do with this.
So why are you pointing that at my officer?
He was trying to arrest me.
Just wanted to ask some questions.
How about we swap him out,
you'll still have me and we can chat?
Okay.
You were talking about Finlay.
We used to work together at the boatyard.
He called me all the time I can't help that.
He was freaked out about something,
said he only trusted me.
The last couple of days there were loads.
Mandy, I need to see you.
Something bad happened.
And I don"t know what to do.
Pick up Mandy.
I swear to god, it's got out of hand.
I'm not safe anymore.
What got out of hand?
I don"t know do I?
Did you call him back?
No. I need to move on
and I can't when he keeps calling.
Move on from what?
You ever been blamed for someone"s death?
Have you got any idea what that"s like?
Okay, I - okay, look
you"ve threatened an officer,
you know I have to bring you in.
But we"ll look after you,
you won't be charged with anything you didn"t do.
I promise.
I am a really good Detective.
I always get to the truth.
Well, mostly.
Cross checking Mandy"s DNA with the unknown at the crime scene.
You sound sure it's her.
Well she did just hold me hostage for an hour
that"s not nothing.
She's being processed by the duty officer.
Well Finlay"s messages sounded
like he really wanted Mandy"s help.
Alright, I'll lead the interview with her.
She said that she"d been blamed for someone"s death.
Okay, that too then.
Morgan!
Are you okay?
I mean if you need to er, talk to someone.
I've had worse. See you in the morning.
Morgan!
Ha, okay, there you are. Where are you?
Morgan"s dad isn't involved.
It's a choice I made.
Could've done with the help when she was a baby.
Didn"t realise that even at 15
it"d be handy just to, I dunno,
have someone saving me a seat at the school play.
Or even just to tell me where
she bloody is from time to time.
You know.
Oh.
The pigeon went crazy in the house, I didn"t know what to do.
Oh, it's alright.
The vet"s setting his wing.
Okay but can you answer your mobile?
I got worried on my own.
New house. You'll get used to it.
Why don"t you bring anyone home?
You know, like boyfriends.
Cos, I don"t go to exciting social groups
like gymnastics club.
Don"t joke. Is it because of me?
No. God, why would you think that?
I can be crazy too.
Excuse me.
How much!
So how come Finlay could afford a four by four?
He did illegal hunting trips with Arthur on the side.
That"s why they have a harpoon on the boat, and it's another reason
I didn"t wanna talk to him.
Or any of them.
That and the drowning.
You were employed by the Hendrys
when the drowning happened, yeah?
It was three years ago.
Aquatic Watch was called Ocean Life then.
I was just a guide, it was a holiday job.
This one Saturday we had terrible weather
shouldn"t have been out at all
and Danny Hendry was driving the boat really erratically
hitting all the big waves side on.
A 19 year old girl, Blanche, went overboard.
Drowned.
Her?
Blanche Sutherland.
She was just a student. Her mum and dad were on board too.
Still remember them screaming.
They couldn"t swim but the dad Robert nearly jumped in anyway
I had to hold them back.
I got blamed to protect the company.
Even though it was Danny"s fault.
I was nearly prosecuted, I lost everything.
I'm only just surviving.
So, you can see why, you know.
You pointed a crossbow at my head.
Thought I was being blamed for another death.
Wish the Sutherlands never stepped foot on that boat.
I think they wish the same.
Anything from Mandy"s interview?
Well she definitely hates the Hendrys.
They sacked her when a customer drowned
she says it wasn't her fault.
But she's not a suspect.
She was at home during both murders
we've got the footage from her block"s video doorbell.
This is the family of the drowned girl, the Sutherlands.
They never got over it apparently.
I mean the insurance paid a decent settlement to the Sutherlands.
Ocean Life were fined,
and rebranded as Aquatic Watch
but they"ve struggled.
Still struggling.
Online complaints about an old boat,
grumpy guides, no whales. Pretty grim.
And I think it's worth a -
a trip to the Sutherlands,
the company lost their daughter.
Would they wait three years to get back at 'em?
It's how long Captain Ahab stayed mad,
and thus for you Michael.
No, I enjoyed it.
Still got your albatross.
Not for long.
Has no one touched any of these?
Hey, you seen Danny Hendry?
I think they're all out.
That one of his rescues?
Well it started as one of his.
Quite intense, really.
You known the family long?
I know Trish from school.
- She gets a bit frustrated with him. - In what way?
Brother, sister stuff.
Last one was a few days ago
when she couldn "t go to her dad" s party
think the rest of them gave her a hard time.
She didn"t go to the restaurant?
Want me to say you called?
Thanks.
You weren"t at the Green Garden the night of your father"s death.
I never said I was.
Your mother did when she reported him missing.
Why would she lie?
Look I wasn't there because I was meeting a guy
who might buy the business You can check.
He's got some charter boats at the docks.
She protects us.
She must've said I was there out of instinct.
I don"t need it but she does it anyway,
makes things worse.
How many boats do you have?
Just that one for the tours.
But Danny"s got a little sail boat.
Haven"t seen it for a few days, he might"ve moored it somewhere else.
Oh.
Just a second Tyrone.
We've also released Arthur"s belongings,
his er, wallet, his wedding
ring.
If you wanna let your mum know.
Say again?
I'm at the Sutherland"s,
there's no answer but the door was open.
- It's pretty creepy. - Uh-huh.
Okay, Tyrone, please don"t make
me come out with an armed unit again.
Ah, thought you enjoyed it.
Yeah.
Hold on. There's some sort of
shrine to the Sutherland"s daughter.
Her husband Robert"s been missing since the night of the murder.
Mm - They"d gone in to town
and seen Arthur Hendry
came home, Robert got drunk,
and he went out in a rage.
Could've gone to the boatyard.
What did they do to her?
She's dehydrated. He was her carer.
Hi, er, I need an alert out
for Robert Sutherland
we're sending you an image and description now
and er, could you also put me through to the lab.
We've got his phone pinging off a mast nearby
on the night of the murder, then nothing.
So, he kills Arthur, he takes Danny"s boat
and then escapes to sea.
Anything from the coastguard on the boat yet?
Coastguard is searching now.
You were right. Sutherland"s DNA is at the crime scene.
So, he was definitely there.
Yeah.
But we haven"t got it yet.
We've got motive,
we've got a suspect who"s done a runner, and we've got DNA.
What else do we need?
Three people were at the restaurant for Arthur Hendry"s birthday
and we thought Arthur was the missing
one because, well, he was being murdered.
But it was Trish who didn"t show.
So what does that mean?
You don"t escape by sea if you can't swim.
It's not Sutherland on that boat.
I think it's Arthur Hendry.
So, if Arthur"s alive,
who the hell"s in the morgue?
I got the lab to cross check the DNA with the body in the morgue too.
And it's Sutherland?
The Hendrys did a switch. I'll get their location.
All Isla had to do was lie when she ID"d the body
it's probably a spur of the moment thing but it's not a bad plan.
So, which one of them put the harpoon in Sutherland?
I take a bet on it being the one
they"ve been protecting all these years.
Boss, the Hendry house is empty
and their boat"s missing from the yard.
Okay.
How did you work out the switch?
If you fish for mackerel
you don"t wear a wedding ring.
- That"s it? - Yeah.
Sure you know where he is?
He set the coordinates, he"ll be exhausted.
Go any faster? They're nearly on us?
Going as fast as I can.
Let"s not do this on the boat.
We know what happened Danny.
You killed Robert Sutherland.
He came down the yard
he's shouting about his daughter.
There was a fight.
He was yelling at me.
And I tried to get off the boat
but he didn"t let me off.
So - so, I grabbed the spear gun
he tried to take it off me.
And it went off.
It was an accident.
If it was then you"ll get your chance to explain.
But I have explained.
The whales are close.
You can almost feel them coming up to the surface.
Just to breathe.
That"s all they're doing.
But it gets hard to breathe up here sometimes doesn"t it?
You know, son, it's okay, we"ll go back.
You shouldn"t have tried to help.
Okay Danny, let"s go.
Danny!
Danny! Danny!
Suspect overboard, alert the coastguard.
- The coastguard"s spotted the boat. - Where?
Halfway to bloody Norway. Sorry, not bloody.
I hit a fire alarm yesterday
my daughter was on stage
she said something that would've made her life difficult
and so I got the whole school
evacuated.
Didn"t even think twice about it.
That"s how I tried to help.
I don"t need to hear about your day.
Danny shot Robert Sutherland.
You put Arthur"s stuff on him,
dumped him in the water.
And you think that"s the same as hitting a fire alarm?
Yeah. A bit. No one saw me
though.
Finlay saw you.
So you ran him over. In his own car.
It just all spiral led.
There was a moment when I was at school.
I was 16, and - and my mum
and dad were going back to Norway.
I said I couldn't come.
I wanted to stay and be a detective.
I blurted it out,
I think I even surprised myself.
Anyway, they went back on their own.
And er...
I got free of the life they wanted for me.
Not everyone"s so lucky.
I didn"t check the restaurant properly.
That"s on me.
We all miss something.
Me next probably,
don"t beat yourself up about it.
Unless that"s your thing.
Maybe it is.
Your kids are how old now?
Eight, ten and twelve.
Oh wow, you - you had a - a routine?
Is that on her birthday or yours?
Got a new weather balloon.
Launch it from the roof headquarters.
Wanna come Mike?
Yeah.
- In the same box? - Yes please, thanks.
Captain Ahab only slept with his wife once,
before he went back to the ocean.
That one time gave him a child though
which he never saw.
It's not clear how Mrs Ahab dealt with being a single parent.
Perhaps she put the kid in drama club
thinking it"d help her and just made everything worse.
There you go.
Thanks.
- Everybody hurts. - Bit dramatic.
No, I mean that was number one in 1993.
REM.
Me bringing people home,
is this about having a dad?
It's about having a life.
This is what I want for you too.
Difference is, I met a girl today.
Oh, like a, what a girl - whoa, what, at gymnastics?
- Near gymnastics. - I knew it.
You didn"t know it.
You're a terrible detective
I don"t know how you got that job.
Because I am a woman
of enormous insight
and - and - and great powers of perception.
- Oo. - Oo.
The pigeon seems a lot better.