Did he do the death row thing . I suppose you could say its his word against hers. You raped me. Oh, no, i didnt. Oh, yes, you did. But the thing about nonstranger rape is what it really comes down to is brief against brief. You against me, marth. You look a bit uncomfortable with that white ribbon round your brief. Mr. Human rights prosecuting. Yeah, well, rapes different. Im going to see the victim. Complainant. Not victim. When youve had 15 years at the bar i might be interested in your opinion. Right now, you dont exist. You coming . Or would it be too difficult for you to look her in the eye . I can trust you, cant i . Not to coach her, clive . Look, we both know you dont want to be doing this, but picking a fight with me wont help you feel better about it. Sacrificing principle for ambition is never going to feel good, martha, however you dress it up. Hello, niamh. Um. Whats he like . Who . His barrister. She, hes a she. God knows i understand how hard itll be to go in there and relive what youve been through, but if i had to choose anyone to crossexamine you, it would be martha costello. Oh, so youve seen her in court before . Were in chambers together. Its a small world, the criminal bar. I know martha well enough to be clear about one thing she wont go for you. Her heart isnt in it. The bottom line with defendants in rape, if youre ugly and dirty, you go down. If youre goodlooking and clean, you get off. How do you know . I thought you didnt do rape . Oh, ive read about it. Ive written about it. One way or another without actually doing one ive done a lot of rape. Handsome and washed gets you a not guilty. Excellent. Steve clarke, solicitors rep. This is alan bradley. Martha costello. Great. Excellent. She wont go through with it. Shes here. Shes at court and shes got plenty of support. It feels odd talking about it like this. I actually want there to be a trial so i can prove my innocence. You dont have to prove anything. Its for the prosecution to prove your guilt. Well, youll do more than that, wont you . What do you mean . You sound like its a case of sitting back and seeing if the prosecution get home or not. A bit passive. You know your way around the criminal justice system. I went to bar school. Right. And. . I didnt make it. Right. Can i ask a difficult question . What are my chances . Predicting which way a jury is going to go is never a good idea. Sorry. Unfair question. 50 50. Thank you. I didnt do this. I could never do a thing like this. Nick 50 50. Interesting. Um, interesting . Ten years if he goes down for this and a nonce label in prison. Interesting . So, do you believe him . I didnt say that. I dont know. Normally . Normally, you know, normally, its very clear whether a client is guilty or not. How many clients are. I dont know, about 80 and sometimes more. Its very rare that you get to represent an innocent man. Would it make it better if you knew he hadnt done this . Yes. What, and the 80 that you know are guilty you just get on with it . Nick, this is my first rape, okay . Its new for me too. So you pull out all the stops for the 80 because they deserve to be represented properly and everyone is innocent until proven guilty. What was it you said . Four words to live by. Is alan bradley any different . If you go easy on her. If you dont go for her in the witness box then. . Then hell get ten years. Do you know what i think . There you go. I think theres rape and theres rape. Violent stranger rape at one end of the spectrum and this, right at the other end. Thanks, nick. Go through the unused for me. If theres anything there, ill need to know by tomorrow morning. I need to do an advice of evidence. Who for . Life at the bar, nick. Dont sleep, live on your nerves, never say no. Clive i have been advised by my legal representative to answer no comment to all questions asked of me during the course of this interview. These are the only words spoken by the defendant at his Police Station interview. You will hear evidence that the defendant, alan bradley, made a note of these words in advance, which he then read out. Ten seconds or so of preprepared setting out his position. Annie laidlaw was raped by this man. Annie laidlaw spent two days in the Police Station giving her account of what happened. In great detail, blow by blow, again and again, she described to the police what this man did to her. Its my clients right to remain silent, as my learned friend well knows. And the last time i looked, it was still okay for people in Police Stations to take advice from their solicitors. Ill be telling the jury about whether they can infer anything from the defendants silence, miss costello. Now, this isnt a 4 00 in the morning, dark alleyway case. No hand over the mouth. Its not even nighttime when this rape happens. Alan bradley and Annie Laidlaw were boyfriend and girlfriend until recently. Nearly always rape victims and rapists know each other. Wherever it happens, penetration without consent is a terrible crime and one from which its. Very, very hard to recover. And when it happens in your own home and the rapist is someone you thought you could trust. voice breaks sorry, excuse me. Someone you thought you could trust. exhales its unforgivable. One more thing. First appearance old street magistrates. Send one of the pupils, will you . No, i dont care which one of them goes. Just whoever it is, tell them to get a move on and call me en route. Thank you. Billy needs a new pupil down at old street. Did he say who . Yes, he did. Niamh. Good luck. Really good luck. Billy on phone first appearance. Burglary. Okay. Isnt there something you need to know . Um. chuckles his name maybe . Rush. Gary rush. Okay, got it. clears throat whats that . Hockey stick. Hockey . Yeah. You play hockey . Yes. This is a clerks room. If you want to do sport, theres table football in the basement or william hill round the corner. under his breath jesus. Hockey . Ive seen it all now. Right, i am off to lunch. Its half past 11 00. Yeah, well, the bigger the solicitor, the longer the lunch. Hed lived with you for a year. You trusted him. Yes. So how did it make you feel . That hed done this to you . Annie dirty. Humiliated. Sometimes when i cant sleep. Well, i dont sleep anymore. I wish i was dead. whispering all yours. Were you pleased to see alan bradley when he came round that afternoon . Not really. And did you know who it was before you answered the door . Annie through the glass i could. I could see. I could see him. What were you wearing . A towel. Which was wrapped round. Id just been in the shower. Anything else . And my. My pants. Did you ask him to wait outside while you got dressed . No. Why not . Dont know. How long were you boyfriend and girlfriend for . Three years. And you loved him. Sort of. Do you want to think about that answer . I love you. You are my everything. Do you recognize these . Yes. Who wrote them . I did. Theyre valentine cards. Were you lying when you wrote them . Annie no. No, well. I love you. Sort of . You are my everything. Sort of . Youre under oath, annie. You have to do this truthfully. That is all i want. No, it isnt. I know what youre doing. Youre pretending to be on my side. Im not that clever, annie. He said you wouldnt go for me. Who did . Mr. Reader. Did he . And what else did he say . He said your heart wasnt in it. murmuring in courtroom why was he at your house . Hed come to pick up a few of his things. And who called who to make the arrangement . I called him. And did you arrange a time . Four oclock. And what time did he arrive . Four oclock. Why were you in the shower at the time you knew he would be arriving . Well, how did my pants get ripped, hmm . How did that happen . murmuring is that true . Your heart isnt in it . Its not about where my heart is. Its what i say in there that counts and that comes from up here. Youre holding back, though. Youre not doing it in there. Its not a good idea. Her sexual history, you havent touched it. The jury probably think i was her first boyfriend. Look, i dont want to go to prison. I know what happens to convicted rapists inside. And what shes doing to me. Look, i dont care how i get off. Shes lying, and you need to make really sure this jury know that. Alan. Please. No offense. But dont alan me. Im not your friend, im your client. And i need more from you than youre giving. Tactically, its not good to rough her up more than weve done already. This is not about tactics, though. This is about you being soft. Listen to me. My advice is that it is counterproductive. How many women on the jury . Seven. All the statistics say women jurors dont like promiscuous women. He knows that. Am i wrong . Am i . I hate doing this. I really do. This is not who i am. But i dont have a choice, do i . Ill tell you why her pants are ripped. And then my instructions are very clear go for her. That makes it kind of easier, doesnt it . Dont you ever, ever do that again. What . Side with a client against my advice. What would your answer have been . Instructions are instructions, arent they . He listened to your advice and he told you what he wants. You cant say no, even if you wanted to. Ive forgot how simple everything looks when youre 21. Billy on phone dont do anything. No bail app, nothing. In out, sevenday remand. Got it . Yes. Whats he charged with . Burglary. Remember, pay attention. But this isnt any old burglar. Gary rush is a horrible burglar with pages of form and hes an important client. Here we are. And you, miss, are lovely and talented but very young, so dont try and walk before you can crawl and waste a bail application. All right . Good girl. Who are you . Niamh. Niamh cranitch. Get me out of here, niamh cranitch. Make a bail application . No. Plan an escape. What do you think . Um, gary rush, the burglary. No previous on rush. Gary rush . Yes. Are you making a bail app . What do you think i should do . Hey, i dont know. Ill ask clive. No, no, dont ask clive. Hell think i dont know what im doing. chuckles you dont. Give me a minute, ill call you back. She doesnt have to tell the prosecution theyve got the wrong mans previous. She cant lie about it directly, but theres no requirement to draw anyones attention to it. All right, thanks. Ill call her back. Whos the client . Didnt ask. Where did the rape happen . In my house. Yes, where . Upstairs. Yes, where . In my bedroom. And how did you get to your bedroom . He. Just came up with me. So you went upstairs together . Yes, you know we did. Its not about me, annie. We all make mistakes. You shouldnt have slept with alan bradley after your relationship was over. But its what we do with our mistakes that counts. Thats what really matters. And. Crying rape . Alleging this crime against this man. No, no, i didnt sleep with him. He raped me. I havent made a mistake. No, youre right. You havent, have you . Miss costello . In the bedroom, you were going to get dressed in front of him . You were going to take the towel you were wearing off, in front of him . I didnt think about it. Yes, you did. You thought about it very carefully. And thats why im wrong about you making a mistake. What . Going upstairs you or him first . Me. And can you remind me why youd put your pants on . To be decent when i answered the door. So what happened . Im sorry, i dont understand the question. Martha to decency . Did you think walking upstairs in a towel and knickers with this man behind you was decent . This has nothing to do with what actually happened. Youre twisting things. I dont do that. Im not like that, annie. This is not about you, miss costello. You missed him, didnt you . No. You were lonely and you wanted him back. Niamh he has a place to live. Hes very keen, passionate, really, about proving his innocence and so he would never jump bail because he wants to come to court and. Well, prove his innocence. Stand up, mr. Rush. Ive listened to this application very carefully and i have decided to grant bail. Where are you from . Camden. Oh, sorry. Shoe lane. Shoe lane chambers. Say hello to martha costello. Tell her shes the girl for me. I will. Yes. Dr. Arnold, 5 30 tonight. Thank you. Make the application. What . The jury need to know her sexual history. No. Tell me the jury wont be more likely to acquit if they know she slept around. Im not making the application to the judge. Im going to do it my way. I know what shes doing in there. Martha you liked it rough. That was your thing, wasnt it . Annie what . Judge makin i think you need to spell it out, miss costello; what it was she liked rough. You liked alan bradley to treat you roughly when you were having sex. No. My god, no. Thats why your pants were ripped. He knew from your previous sex life together that thats what you wanted. No, never. And thats why you selected the pants you were wearing under the towel when you answered the door to him. No. Please. When did you make your complaint to the police . Did you report it straightaway . No. That evening . No. Why did it take you eight days to tell anyone . I. I didnt think anyone would believe me. So youre asking this jury to believe that you were raped and then led a completely normal life for a whole week before getting round to telling the police. Well, why would i make it up . Why would i do that . He held your wrists . With both of his hands . Yes, and then he forced me back onto the bed and he held me there so i couldnt move and. He didnt cover your mouth . No. So you didnt. Didnt shout . Did you scream . I couldnt. Martha it would have been the easiest thing in the world to shout for help at the top of your voice. Your neighbors would have heard you. What was stopping you . His face. The way he was looking at me. I thought he wanted to kill me. You didnt shout because there was no rape. You invited alan bradley round to your house to have sex with him. You consented. You more than consented. You planned the whole thing. But it didnt work, did it . What . Hed left you. Thats what you couldnt bear. And its your hurt and anger that has brought about you making these false and malicious allegations against this man. This might be a good point to adjourn for the day. Usher all rise. How is she . What do you care . How do you think she is . Im doing my job. Obeying orders. No. Taking instructions and putting them to the witness. Well, she wont sleep tonight. How about you . I want it to stop, now. I cant go on. door opens she wants to throw the towel in. I cant communicate in any way with annie halfway through her evidence. Its against all the rules. Im not one of those zealous prosecutor types, wendy. Do you mind me calling you wendy . No. Winning or losing really doesnt matter to me personally. But for her. To have done the hard part and stood up in the witness box. So brave. And to throw it all away now . If i were you, id go back in there and tell her that shell regret this for the rest of her life if she gives up now. door opens exhales hows life at the criminal bar . Fine. So. Abortion act 1967. It was david steels bill, did you know that . You need the sayso of two doctors based on proper inquiry into the state of mind of the patient. I know. Luckily the world of medicine and the world of law have simplified things over the years. Yes. So. Lets book you in, shall we . Good lunch . Beautiful, this land of ours. Shakespeare was here, you know. Thank you. Qe1 and qe2, both here. Rumpole was here. This is england. Are you drunk . 14 murders in the last year, three sixmonth frauds and all the footballers go to him. Ah, i want a word with you. He drinks a lot and if its going to get us the quality of work that we want, i have to stay with him. Put it this way, miss. My liver is the price i pay for your career. We had a meeting booked in, you and me. Three hours ago. clears throat what about . My career. And who paid for lunch . I did. You mean chambers did . Ah, miss cranitch. You did exactly what i told you not to do. I got bail. You couldnt have known youd get bail. I do like a bit of gumption though. Gumption. Brilliant, well done, miss. What does gumption mean, jake . Billy your mate gary rush has turned up for more. Yeah, he said to say hello. You all right, miss . Can we talk . Sure, about what . That present ive been given. Yeah, lets have a drink in ten minutes. Ill come and get you. Thank you. Why am i doing this . I feel so guilty. What . Why am i doing this . I feel so guilty. Its what annie said to the sexual offenses investigation team, a week after she was raped. Whats the context . Well, there isnt any really. Its just the only thing thats recorded for that day. Does martha know about this . Nicks looking. Damn. But not at this. He wont see this. How do you know . Well, we agreed to share it. You know, we share anything that we found. Hes looking at the other half. Dont tell him. We agreed that wed. Thats his problem. Clive, i cant. Did you tell the prosecution about gary rushs real previous convictions today . Or not . Drink . Sorry, didnt mean to disturb. No, youre not. Youre sure . Yeah, im just. Im off, actually. Okay. Half your age . I know. Sorry. You okay . Yes. No. Have you got a moment, martha . Hes a man of principle. Isnt he . I mean, hes a good man . Hes your pupil master, niamh. Its wrong. It wont end well. Im scared hell make it count against me if i put a stop to it now. No, no, no, no, no. Wrong way round. Id be worried he wont support your candidacy if you carry on. He knows its against the rules. And quite soon that will work its way to the front of his brain. He wont want a reminder of that every day in chambers for the rest of his career. Youre assuming that he doesnt want. What . To form a loving, stable relationship with his pupil . You dont like him, do you . Hmm. Hes got form, niamh. Trust me. I am right. Dont start your life at the bar like this. Thank you. Something else you should know. Blimey. Confession, confession. No, its about the trial. I found something. My god. You ready, miss . Ill just get my stuff. Thank you. exhales kate youre underestimated, john. And i dont like seeing it. John thanks, miss. Is that all . Some of us have been thinking. I know youre forwardlooking enough to understand where the criminal bar is heading. We need to modernize. But billy. Were not sure how he fits into modern life. What are you saying, miss . Its all a bit delicate. So let me just say this to you. There are plenty of us here in chambers who trust and respect you, and that would be reflected in all our thinking, whatever happens. Yeah, fine. But i wish you hadnt said that. Said what . Some of us have been thinking. And thanks for including me without asking. Excuse me. You dont think our senior clerk pissing away chambers money on liquid lunches about five times a week is a problem . Hes romancing solicitors. What can i get you . Merlot, please. When was the last time he sat down with you and talked about your practice . All the time. All the time he tells you he loves you and youre his boy and were all his family and all that halfbaked mafia nonsense. Barman and for you . Can i have a rose, please . Thanks. And what about chambers accounts . Do you trust that man with money . What are you actually saying . I dont want a senior clerk who loves me. I want somebody who works a 12hour day and who pays attention to the development of my career. Why are you scared of him . You havent answered my question. I think we should ask billy to move upstairs. Consultant clerk. Hed never say yes to that. His pride wouldnt let him. Exactly. Okay, listen to me. There will be nothing on that medal to link gary rush to it and nobody can identify him delivering it to chambers. The fact that it appeared in your pigeonhole is evidence of nothing. So if you go to the police, theyll pay him a visit because they dont like him. Hell know that you told old bill, nothing will come of it and hell spread it round that were cozy with coppers. So you do nothing. Take my advice on this. Youre not drinking . Midrape . No. What were kate and john doing shut in myoom . R when . Just now. You f homejohn hockeyrainin where were you when sean kerly won olympic gold for Great Britain . I thought you didnt. At . Know anything about hockey . Never undestimate what i know, john. You see, the thing about sean kerly, apart om h, well, unbelievab skill, was that he could really look after himself. You know what i mean . No one ever messed with sean. Mmm. Ill see you later, john. Yeah. Oh, john. Have you seen kate this evening . No. No. Night, john. Night. phone ringing hello . Hello . phone line goes dead knocking billy. I wont come in. I just wanted to say, cause it doesnt get said often enough, that you are a brilliant woman and you love me. Dont you mean you love me . No. laughing you could have told me on the phone. Well, i spend my life on the phone. Sometimes i miss human contact. Bit weird to hang up though. What . You call just now. Why would i do that . Im here. sirens wailing costello why did you keep condoms in your bedroom drawer . Laidlaw thats obvious, isnt it . Did you have sex with other men between your breakup with alan bradley and the alged fence . No. Wheres this going . Costello he was the only one for you. They were just there, the condoms. You didnt use a condom that afternoon because you wanted to get pregnant. No. You wanted to trap him back into a relationship with you. No, i didnt use contraception because he did what he did against my will. Im telling the truth. Youre the liar here, not me. Miss costello . Once you start not telling the truth it gets harder and harder to stop. Dishonesty has its own momentum and once it becomes the story, it is impossible to pull back. Im not lying. Why am i doing this . I feel so guilty remember . Thats you. crying yeah. Annie. Im sorry. Im so sorry. I have to finish this now. I know. Its all right. I know how this can happen, i really do. Oh, do you . What would you do . What would any of you do