The.Long.Shadow.S01E05
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00:00There's been another one.
00:05What is the plan?
00:06How exactly are we planning on stopping this man?
00:08So it's not just Leeds, it's Bradford, and now he goes to Manchester for the first time.
00:12Very bad, I'll be his first time.
00:14Joan Harrison, she went in, where was it, Preston?
00:17Auburn had us look into it and decided it won't wait.
00:20Everybody knows Ripper attacks prostitutes, and everybody knows Ripper attacked me.
00:23Doesn't matter if it's not true, that's me scarred forever.
00:29Dear sir, I'm sorry I cannot give my name for obvious reasons, I am the Ripper.
00:34Up to number 8, you say 7, but remember Preston, 75.
00:38That's Joan Harrison, the one Auburn says was linked.
00:41This is it, this is him.
00:44Nobody knows about Harrison.
00:54This now is the inner circle.
00:56Nobody outside of this room has read that letter.
01:00Come in, Dick, sit down.
01:02And know that they have to, not yet.
01:04Not if we're confident that this is our man.
01:07These have been fingerprinted, yeah?
01:08Well, of course, they have, it's the first thing we did.
01:11I can feel it coming on again.
01:13Jesus Christ, George.
01:15Nobody knew about Joan Harrison.
01:17Not even us.
01:19But you were hit on the head with armour, left on display just like the others, and he knew it.
01:23And he says he posted this in Sunderland on one of his trips.
01:26Now, we know he gets about, that's a clue, isn't it?
01:29So, no more bothering with tyres that may or may not have been changed, that's done.
01:33We're putting everything into triple area signs.
01:37It might get about, but it's only ever in red-light districts,
01:40so any driver seen in three or more red-light areas gets a visit from us.
01:43Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds, doesn't matter where, he gets a knock on the door.
01:46Right, well, we can still check for tyres then.
01:48That's over now, Jim.
01:49Well, no, because if you're going round to their houses...
01:51It's a waste of time.
01:52It takes two minutes.
01:53Jim, take the bloody hint.
01:54It's not a hint, it's an order.
01:56Point is, there's thousands of men using prostitutes,
01:59but they usually go to one red-light area,
02:01two, maybe if they work in a different town,
02:03but three, that is rare, that is a very short list.
02:07And one man that you can guarantee is on it...
02:11is the Ripper.
02:16Right, what do you need, Dick?
02:18Three teams.
02:22DOOR SLAMS
02:26I did tell them to their face, when they come for knock on my door.
02:31We have got nowhere.
02:32We have a tenancy agreement.
02:34Yeah, um, may I see?
02:40Come in.
02:43Here we go.
02:45Landlord must give six weeks' notice for eviction.
02:49They say he want us to come on Monday.
02:50Yeah, yeah, unless conditions outlined in Clause 2B
02:56are applicable.
02:58Antisocial behaviour?
03:00No.
03:01Overdue rent?
03:02No.
03:03Or if emergency work is required?
03:05You see, that is what I have been telling them.
03:07Sorry.
03:08No heating.
03:09All winter, I have been saying no heating.
03:11It's cold.
03:13And they say if you want it fixed, you have to get out.
03:15You get it fixed, we come back another time.
03:17Maybe.
03:19But if it's in the contract, and you've signed the contract...
03:23No, no, no, no, go on.
03:25Well, it's clear that the gentleman had...
03:28I'm so sorry, I don't know your name.
03:31Calvin.
03:32Clearly, Calvin has a case.
03:34They can't evict him because they need to maintain their own property.
03:38And they won't be doing that anyway.
03:39What they'll be doing is using it as an excuse to get the renter.
03:42I had it with that flat on Oak Road.
03:44Tenant's out for renovations.
03:47Flat's back on the market next week,
03:49only this time, surprise, surprise, with higher rent.
03:51Yeah, but the point is, Calvin signed the contract.
03:55Well, the point is, the contract's not fair.
03:57That's the point.
03:58And they're relying on the fact that people like Calvin here
04:01won't seek out local lawyers like us to challenge them.
04:05But you have.
04:06And we will.
04:08Well, Howard, well, you're his client.
04:10Sorry, but I can't stand it.
04:13This is Ruth, by the way.
04:36KNOCK AT DOOR
04:38Is he here?
04:39He looks ever so smart.
04:41I've asked him to stop for his tea.
04:43Well, you can come up here first.
04:45Jackie.
04:46Mam, I'm 18.
04:47I've got to go to university. I'm allowed boys in my room.
04:51I want him to weigh me on your record.
04:53All right. We'll leave the door open.
04:55Mam.
04:56What?
04:57When we can all hear it.
05:03How far has that been?
05:05Ten loss.
05:06Ten loss?
05:07Ten loss.
05:08Ten loss.
05:09That's a six-hour drive to get there, Mrs Hill.
05:11Six?
05:12And they call this the North East?
05:14I keep saying be quick at the fly.
05:16You know, cos it's in the RAF.
05:18They have a scheme for girls to join.
05:20They even do grants for university.
05:22But Jackie wants to join the police.
05:24Or the probation service.
05:26I'm still not sure about all that, you know.
05:28No?
05:29Why not?
05:31Come on, I want to hear this.
05:32Well, when it comes to an actual career,
05:35there's not many girls get involved in that sort of thing.
05:38Exactly.
05:39And that needs to change.
05:44Well, no-one's saying it for certain,
05:46but Brian Newton, who's at Wakefield...
05:48Yeah, I know Brian.
05:49Right, well, he heard Mr Gregory talking about it on telephone.
05:53And Jenny reckons that's what got Oldfield
05:54shouting the place down the other day.
05:56They said it straight after I gave him the post.
05:59And with all that, they were all subdued.
06:02So did you see the letter?
06:04It would have been in the pile.
06:06Well, she would have done.
06:07Yeah, but they get that many.
06:13We could always ask Mr Holland.
06:15We wouldn't, do we?
06:16Right, gathering round, please.
06:19OK.
06:20Plan for triple area sightings is as follows.
06:23Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and Brick,
06:25the coloured girl in Huddersfield, makes four cities.
06:28Now, we divide it into two sections.
06:29A to M and then to Z.
06:32All triple area sightings is to go on a list.
06:35Any fella on that list can expect a visit.
06:37Well, let's hope the wives aren't in.
06:39Let's hope we are.
06:40Hey, listen, if the wives are in, we tread carefully.
06:43The last thing we want to do is embarrass these men.
06:46Right, you heard him.
06:51Hey, Meg, Meg, where are you going?
06:53To ask him.
06:54Mr Holland?
06:56Mr Holland?
06:57Dick, sorry.
06:59Erm, so is it true?
07:01The Ripper really sent a letter?
07:03Well, none of us can do it all, love.
07:05Sorry?
07:06You'll be making calls all day today, yes?
07:09And I won't need to know the details of those calls
07:11because I know that if something important comes in,
07:12you'll send it through to myself and Mr Oldfield.
07:14Just as if we've got anything that you need to know about,
07:18you can help me, we'll let you know.
07:20I mean, not in a nasty way, just we can't have everybody
07:22knowing everything, as that gets confusing.
07:25Does that make sense?
07:26Yes, sir.
07:27Good lass.
07:31Bye, then.
07:33Take that as a yes, then.
07:37Back into the room.
08:01HE PANTS
08:13It's becoming routine, this.
08:15A Sunday morning call.
08:17DOG BARKS
08:19RADIO CHATTER
08:23Morning.
08:27All right, then. Go on, lift it.
08:32RADIO CHATTER
08:49The body of another prostitute has been found in the Bradford area.
08:52Police have identified her as Donna D'Angelo,
08:56but have yet to confirm if this is another victim of the Yorkshire Ripper.
09:00We spoke with her neighbours following the announcement.
09:03Donna did everything for her son.
09:05She thought the world of him, that's the only reason she did what she did.
09:08Even with this Ripper on the loose?
09:10That's what she used to say, there's always someone on the loose.
09:16What are you doing?
09:18You saw it on the lunchtime bulletin.
09:21I'm just checking to see if I missed anything.
09:23Well, we can check it again tomorrow.
09:31HE SIGHS
09:42Calvin! Yes, Steve?
09:56All right?
09:57You come to buy us a drink?
10:00I will buy you a drink, if you listen.
10:05I found you a lion.
10:07I don't want a lion. On Chapel Town Road.
10:09I don't want a lion on Chapel Town Road. This is different.
10:13I did tell them about your compensation, and what they said about you.
10:18And they said for you to see them, and show them the farm.
10:22I can't.
10:23Then we'll help you, man. No, I can't take the farm.
10:27You scrunch it up, throw it away.
10:31I did keep it.
10:34Just in case.
10:36So you go down there, and you show them.
10:44This liar, whoever he is, he ain't never going to help me.
10:49She...
10:56SHE SIGHS
11:02Her name's Donna D'Angelo.
11:04She's a prostitute found under a mattress in Bradford.
11:07I mean, there's a lot alike, but David Gee isn't linking it quite yet.
11:11No, it was on the news.
11:13Yeah, but it's not official. The injuries aren't quite the same, you know.
11:16I mean, we're not discounting it, but she's been lying there for several weeks,
11:21so it's taken a while to sort out.
11:23One of these ones, you're not sure about that, could well be the Ripper.
11:28Yeah, there's a handful.
11:30Some of them survivors, women who'll have met him.
11:33Yeah, but if they've survived, they've survived a crack on the head, haven't they?
11:37And some of these women, they're not the most reputable types.
11:40You know, what they say and what we believe, not always the same.
11:43Now, what we don't want to do is link one of these by mistake,
11:46and that'll send us right down the wrong path, won't it?
11:49Right, but we need something. It'll be three years in October.
11:52And there's nothing in the letter to tell you who he is.
11:55Well, I believe it's him.
11:57It might well be, but there's nothing in the actual letter that gets you any closer to knowing who he is.
12:02Or am I wrong?
12:06To me, you could do a lot worse than having someone like Dormael meet these women.
12:10These survivors.
12:12Interview them so you can either rule them out properly or rule them in officially.
12:17See if what they're saying can't push you along.
12:20Just an idea.
12:22But this is your area of expertise, not mine.
12:36I'm sorry. My friend got angry. He's grunted up like that.
12:40Oh, no.
12:42No, in a way, I rather like it.
12:45The client found your response to be so objectionable that it had to be fished from a nearby bin.
12:54It is disgusting, this judgement.
12:58On so many levels.
13:00The assumptions it makes about you.
13:02The suggestion that you, in some way, brought this attack upon yourself.
13:10I bet it's changed things, hasn't it?
13:13Every moment of every day.
13:22You drive a fast car. A blue car.
13:25I saw you once.
13:27Music, blaring, not a care in the world.
13:30I don't always just...
13:32No, darling. I like it.
13:43CAR ENGINE REVS
13:56Hello, love. Oh, Jim. Come in.
13:59Is Noah all right?
14:01Yeah. Let me take your coat.
14:03All right.
14:13Dennis, love, you've got a visitor.
14:18I'll leave you to him.
14:23I hope, Jim.
14:25I, um...
14:29I didn't know if this was going to be welcome.
14:35How you been doing?
14:37Oh, I can't complain.
14:39Well, I can, but I won't.
14:43How about you, Dennis?
14:48Not so bad.
14:59I know I haven't been there day to day,
15:02but I've been keeping tabs on things.
15:05Oh, no, come on. Let's not...
15:07I'm here to see you.
15:09You know, what you find, you see,
15:11when you have time away...
15:14..is perspective.
15:16Oh. Well...
15:18You would do.
15:20Yeah. Start seeing wood for trees.
15:23And now it strikes me that...
15:27..all this time...
15:29..we've been looking for a monster.
15:32Jim's bloody right.
15:34What you'll find, even when you do,
15:37is someone...
15:40..forgettable.
15:42A man who buys paper, like you and me,
15:45puts up shelves,
15:47goes for a pint, because with his wife...
15:52..can't speak openly with his mates.
15:57A nobody.
15:59Not a nobody. That's... That's different.
16:03A normal man.
16:05Otherwise...
16:08..you'd have spotted him by now.
16:13You've interviewed...
16:17..thousands of people.
16:19And what's that tell you?
16:21That we will meet him very soon.
16:24You've met him already.
16:27He's in system.
16:29Bound to be.
16:32He needs to...
16:36..change things, Orfield.
16:39Otherwise, it's going to get away from him.
16:42He needs to change the way he's thinking.
16:45It's that book.
16:47Hmm? Aye.
16:52Open it.
16:57That's all my notes.
16:59That's all my notes.
17:07Take it with you.
17:09When you go.
17:11No, I can't do that.
17:13Well, you must. Show it to the others.
17:23Just till I get back.
17:26Thank you, Dennis.
17:40Milgarth Incident Room.
17:42OK, and when was the last sighting, you say?
17:44He's been spotted in both Manchester and Leeds.
17:46For the last four months, we've had a number of vehicles
17:48spotted in the three cities.
17:50Now, you've got your vehicle index and your number.
17:54And your nominal index.
17:56So, if you get a report of a car,
17:59make, colour, time and place of sighting,
18:02registration, either in part or in full.
18:07Milgarth Incident Room.
18:11If you get a name with an address or workplace or what have you,
18:15then that's a different card,
18:17and that goes in the nominal index,
18:20which is listed by surname.
18:22Meg, if it's both,
18:24then it's your vehicle card, like I described,
18:27where you add the name of the owner,
18:29so it can be cross-referenced.
18:31Then you take a third card
18:34and you fill out all the vehicle details again.
18:37Meg, it's your husband, love.
18:39Tell him I'll call him back.
18:41Shall we go through it one more time?
18:43Yes. Sorry, love, she says she'll have to come back.
18:46Don't worry if it all seems a bit confusing.
18:49Once you get the hang of it, it'll click.