Gene Hunt: That note was left at the phonebox where Bea and Stella Lamb were taken. It's stencilled over in carbon, so it's doubly hard to trace.
Sam Tyler: So who's Charley Witham and who's Graham Bathurst?
Gene Hunt: [Gene pauses and sighs] Charley Witham was a beautiful 14 year old. She was attacked and murdered in cold blood one year ago. Her boyfriend, Graham Bathurst confessed. He's evil and now's he's in prison being evil.
Sam Tyler: I need more detail, guv. What's the connection to Simon Lamb?
Gene Hunt: Simon Lamb coached an athletic team Charley was in.
Sam Tyler: So did he finger Bathurst for the killing?
Gene Hunt: No, he didn't know him. This isn't a grudge crime.
Sam Tyler: Well someone thinks he's innocent.
Gene Hunt: Don't start! I've come at this from more angles than Linda Lovelace. He's not innocent! He confessed and worse he gloated about it.
Sam Tyler: Well obviously someone wants him out. How about Graham's family?
Gene Hunt: Oh, quick thinking Van der Valk. But while you been layed up with your Vicks Sinex, I've been leading a kidnap enquiry. You didn't see us yesterday.
[Flashback to yesterday, Simon Lamb is hysterical entering the police station]
Simon Lamb: Graham Bathurst.
Gene Hunt: [voice-over] From the moment Simon Lamb walked into the station I knew we had our work cut out.
Simon Lamb: Release him from prison right now.
Phyllis: [Bored, head rested on arm, not looking up] Righty-ho sir. Anyone else? Ronnie Kray? The Hillbury Road Axeman?
Simon Lamb: Release Graham Bathurst, or they're gonna die! [slams ransom note on desk. Phyllis looks up] Get your DCI.
Phyllis: Now just hold on!
Simon Lamb: Get him!
Gene Hunt: [voice over] And as if by magic, a DCI appeared. We went straight to Graham Bathurst's family. They were the ones who haven't stop bleating for his release for the last 12 months.
Mrs Bathurst: Go on, get away. You scumbag, bastard coppers!
Gene Hunt: [voice over] As you can imagine they were cock-a-hoop to see us, and invited us in for crumpets and jam.
Mrs Bathurst: You lied about my Graham. Everything you told the court was lies. You got no shame.
Gene Hunt: He confessed, Mrs Bathurst. So with respect, shut your bloody bonechute!
Gene Hunt: Chris, what are you writing down?
Chris Skelton: Her statement.
Gene Hunt: Right, add this. Your son Mrs. Bathurst, is a cold-hearted killer and if there's a hell, he's going there to be poked up the arse with sharp fiery sticks, forever and ever, Amen!
Chris Skelton: There's an e in fiery, isn't there?
[Graham's grandmother walks up]
Gene Hunt: Oh, Blimey, here comes the heavy mob. Sound the retreat. [voice over] The Bathurst family consists of one drunken mammy and an old bat with a stoop! Don't seem much like a ruthless gang of kidnappers to me. The worst bit was having to go back to see Charley Witham's parents.
Mrs Witham: Don.
Gene Hunt: [voice over] One year on, you can still see the grief in their eyes.
Don Witham: No disrespect, Mr Hunt. But I'd hoped that our paths would never have to cross again.
Gene Hunt: Yeah, well sorry for showing me ugly mug around here, Don. But, erm, the ransom note demands the release of Graham Bathurst.
Don Witham: Well who would want that?
Gene Hunt: Someone connected to the case. Obsessed with it. Anyone seen hanging around here?
Don Witham: Haven't seen anyone. But...you're not going to release him?
Gene Hunt: No.
Don Witham: But if someone out there thinks Bathurst is innocent... does that mean you're not so sure that he did it?
Gene Hunt: Graham Bathurst killed your daughter, Don. I'm more sure of that than me own name.

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