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I'm a criminal psychologist

not a psychiatrist.

I don't prescribe medication,

but I also don't necessarily see

his condition as

a disadvantage for the role.

He was head and shoulders

above the other candidates.

We need someone who can think

differently and he can do that.

Gabriel Lenard

is my recommendation.

Your call.

But he's your responsibility.

He reports personally to you.

[Gabriel, voiceover] I was born

in a 1930's London semi.

I did move out briefly,

but in the end, I had to go back

home after I was made redundant

as a local police detective.

I even lived with

a girlfriend for a while.

She insisted on washing

her hair in the sink

and clogging up the drain.

It was disgusting.

Made me gag.

In the end, I had to call out

a plumber to unblock it.

I don't know why you are still so

infatuated with these old books.

You spend all your time rearranging

them and they're still a mess.

No, need to shout.

They don't appear ordered to you

but I assure you there's method.

They also don't need dusting.

The room is spotless

without your assistance.

This is my house

and I'll clean it if I like.

If it's any more sterile we'll need

bio-suits just to watch the TV.

- [chuckles]

- At least I know where I get it from.

You certainly don't get it

from your father.

That man had an allergy to

housework, God rest his lazy arse.

Oh, a letter arrived for you

when you was in the shower.

Looks official.

[Gabriel, voiceover] So there

it was, in black and white.

An invite to work

at the country's

first National Crime Agency,

the BCA.

Which was great, only I had no idea

what the job actually entailed.

So this is the first section of

the building to be operational.

The Agency Director,

Martha Walker, OBE,

wanted to create a space for individuals

to share ideas and information.

Now, we believe this to be

the future of crime fighting.

The Home Office created the British

Crime Agency to combat organized crime,

terrorism, human trafficking,

cyber-crime, fraud,

child exploitation.

Making us the first proper pan-regional

law enforcement agency in the country.

Which is why the media have already

dubbed us the British FBI.

Director Walker expects

transparency and accountability.

In essence, this is

open source crime fighting.

You'll be all right.

We are expanding.

Mind your step.

This is you.

The boss wants you

to report directly to me.

Here's my mobile.

OK.

Don't you want to write it down

or program it into your phone?

No, it's OK, I've seen it.

Suit yourself. Meet you in

the briefing area in 15 minutes.

Take a seat.

What's the Investigative

Psychology Unit?

That my friend

is your new department.

The Behavioral Analysis Unit

at Quantico

is a world leader

at solving complex crimes.

Especially those such as cyber-crime,

fraud and multiple murder.

The Director wants to

replicate this in the UK

so that next year she can

ask for a bigger budget.

Just to be clear, you want me

to hunt down serial killers?

Potentially.

Regional law enforcement

has become lazy.

They are too reliant on

tracing mobile phone numbers

and looking through

credit card statements.

But what if the perpetrators

are smart.

Those digital breadcrumbs

are swept away.

That's where you come in.

We want you to see the things

we can't.

We want you to hunt them down

before they know we are looking.

Well, that was delicious

again, Emma.

Now, don't go running off after

dinner, I have bought you a present.

I have to go up

to London tomorrow.

I'm making a speech

at a gallery.

I need to focus.

I can't be worried

about you wandering off.

What are you doing?

I told you. It's a present.

It's a GPS tracker.

Used for pets mainly,

stops them getting lost.

I don't see why it wouldn't

work equally as well with you.

If you stray more than

500 meters from the house

it calls my

mobile phone.

And if I take it off?

Oh, it breaks a circuit

and I get the call.

Night night.

[voiceover] Hate is like

a bacterial disease.

It grows exponentially

until it's eradicated.

[glass clinking]

Err, firstly, thank you all

so much for coming this evening.

Err, when I first started this

journey about five years ago

I had just moved from my home

in London to the countryside...

[Gabriel, voiceover] To my mind

he was the most talented artist

of his generation.

His work with

abstract imagery was unique.

My condition meant I experienced

his paintings very differently.

I often wondered

if anyone else understood

how incredible

his paintings sounded.

[soft music growing]

[music crescendos, stops]

Err, I did a year,

I couldn't stand the place.

Sorry?

Would you sign this for me?

Yeah, sure. Who is it for?

Me... to Gabriel.

I just love what you do,

I love your work.

It's a huge inspiration.

Well, why don't you buy one?

You get an autograph for free

at the bottom. [chuckles]

I'd love to. They're, um,

out of my league, unfortunately.

- Yeah.

- Thank you...

You know, I found this...

[inaudible]

[Emma, voiceover] I'd honestly never

met anyone who ate quite so much.

His diabetes was getting worse and he was

having to take more and more insulin.

Emma!

Emma!

[Emma, voiceover]

Roger repulsed me.

Whenever I asked him about

finding a new assistant

he always mumbled some excuse or

another about the failing economy.

It was such bollocks.

He might not have been

the high profile artist

he was 30 years ago, but

paintings were still flying out.

I'm here now with Janet Davies who is

a victim of the D&P Bank collapse.

Now Janet, what has the bank actually

said to you about your pension?

Not a lot, I'm lucky if I can

speak to them at all.

If they don't collect the money then I

won't have a pension from next month.

It's obviously a story I think we're

going to be hearing a lot more about,

but, for now,

back to you in the studio.

Hello, Ma'am.

I'm Gabriel Lenard.

Bear with me, Lenard.

Director Martha Walker.

Call me Director or Walker,

I'm easy.

I apologize for my dress, I didn't

know that we'd be meeting today.

What?

Oh, I couldn't care less.

So, how did you fund

the Psychology Department?

It's unofficial.

I'm funding you out of my

personal entertaining budget.

So for the time being,

you're a department of one.

How long have I got

to bring in results?

Am I on probation?

Lenard,

we're all on probation.

If we don't give a good return on investment the

Home Office could shut us down by Christmas.

Emma!

Emma!

Emma!

My white spirit there's more

in the tool shed.

Off you pop.

[Emma, voiceover] After two

months of being humiliated...

I'd had enough.

I needed an exit strategy.

Have you seen this?

One of the UK's best known

artists was found dead

at his Oxfordshire home

on Tuesday.

Police are unwilling at this

time to confirm cause of death.

Although he had suffered from

ill health for several years

it is known that his lover and assistant

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