See No Evil: The Moors Murders Page #8

Move the troops there tomorrow.

I'll call Prescott.

Oi, hang on! They're not all Lancashire troops.

Some are mine, some are Manchester's.

You're not saying you don't want us

to carry on searching, sir?

No, I'm not saying that. Just be aware.

I can't fund an operation like this indefinitely,

and Manchester won't either.

Thank you, sir.

Lads, thank you.

Come on, lads. Bus isn't going to wait.

Sir, sir. Don't go without us.

I need to splash my boots.

Thank you, boys. Thank you very much.

It's that cold and

he hasn't brought any gloves!

Is he going to bring any tomorrow?

Daft bugger.

Thank you, boys. Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Another good day's work, lads.

Thank you very much.

Better luck tomorrow, eh, sir?

- If there is a tomorrow.

- Sir?

I don't think Prescott's

going to let this go on any longer.

What, you think this really is it?

- Sir! Sir, up here!

- What?

Something bony sticking

out of the ground.

Yeah, just another dead sheep, lad.

I don't think so, sir.

Come on, then.

Let's go and see what he's on about.

Is it true there's a body, Mr Benfield?

- Mr Talbot!

- Mr Talbot, can you give us any details?

- All right, Joe?

- Yeah.

Manchester's here...

now there's glory to be had.

Do we know whose body it is yet?

All I know is, it's not John Kilbride.

A little girl.

- Are you ready, Dougie?

- When you are, Arthur.

- Is it male or female?

- Come on, lads, give us a break.

- Get back.

- Give us some room, please.

Mr Mounsey, are there any more?

Get out of our way!

Let us through! Get back!

How many are there, Mr Talbot?

Can you give us any detail?

Is it a boy or a girl?

Are there any more?

We'll make a statement tomorrow.

One more.

Good work. Good work, excellent.

Yeah, the same to you.

Thank you very much.

Sir.

That was Professor Poulson,

Uppermill Mortuary.

Mother's identified the body.

It's Lesley Ann.

- Congratulations, everyone.

- What next?

Well, we charge Brady and Hindley

with the murder of Lesley Ann Downey.

Then it's doubles on me over at the Queen's.

What about the others?

- John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Pauline Reade?

- They're irrelevant now.

- Sir?

- What?!

I've done another print

from the original negative.

I've brought up a lot more of the background,

and look...

I swear that is Hollin Brown Knoll

in the background.

Right, Mash,

are you saying if we walk around those rocks

till we find the view that matches

this one...

We should find one of the graves.

Where did you get the negative from, Mike?

It was in the suitcases.

But all that stuff

got taken away by Manchester.

I know.

I went down there and nicked it off them.

You bad lad!

Watch your step, lad. Watch your step.

Sir! I think it's here!

- Mash?

- Yeah.

Right, here we go again.

Urgh!

- Forensics, please, Pat.

- Yes, sir.

I'll get the camera.

- Boys, go on. In there.

- No!

Go! Please, do as you're told.

- Lads, get out.

- You too.

- Mum...

- I want to stay.

- Danny...

- I want to stay!

Let him stay.

Let him.

Yes, that's John's.

I'm so sorry.

Sorry to disturb.

Some sad news. Your dog.

We needed to establish her age

in order to be sure that the photo of you

crouching over John Kilbride's grave

was taken after his disappearance.

So we asked the vet to perform

a dental X-ray.

I'm sorry to say she never came round

from the anaesthetic.

You murdering f***ing bastards!

Yes, well, I'm a dog lover myself,

so I can appreciate the distress.

Sorry to interrupt, sir.

Well, I'm sorry about your dog,

but we must press on.

It was a funny time of the night

to be doing house calls.

- Where's Maureen?

- In the bedroom.

Come on now, Mo.

You want stringing up an' all, you b*tch!

Hang him! Child molester!

They'll put you away!

Stand there.

Please repeat after me.

I swear by Almighty God...

...that the evidence I shall give...

...shall be the truth, the whole truth

and nothing but the truth.

You've already admitted that you and

your husband were in trouble with the rent.

- What's that got to do with it?

- You were desperate for money.

Well, yes.

You were aware your husband

had sought Brady's help over the rent.

I know he'd shown Ian the letter.

You were not aware of any further

conspiracy between them?

No.

Are you not in your

husband's confidence?

I believed what he told me.

But he did not always

tell you the truth.

Nevertheless, you are married

and feel you must stand by him.

- No!

- Are you all right, Mrs Smith?

I'm sorry.

I'm aware of the advanced state

of your pregnancy.

Do you feel able to carry on?

I've got to, haven't I?

You've told the court that your sister

was a regular visitor to Ashton market.

Yes, I have.

Are you quite sure about that?

There are many nearer places to shop.

But she liked to go to Ashton.

Mrs Smith, you know it's believed John Kilbride

was abducted from Ashton market?

Yes.

And so to imply Myra regularly went

there when she didn't

might be to dangerously

mislead the jury.

Well, why would I want to do that?

Because you have sided with your husband

against your sister.

No. All I want to do is tell the truth!

Did you go shopping frequently with Myra,

Mrs Hindley?

Yes.

To your knowledge,

did she ever go to Ashton market?

No.

Can you think of any reason

why she should go there?

No.

We have markets closer to home

if we need them.

Thank you, Mrs Hindley.

- Here come the Smiths.

- Maureen!

Mr Smith!

This is your notebook?

- Yes.

It contains numerous passages

taken from books.

From books Brady gave me, yes.

There are passages

justifying rape and murder.

Do you believe rape and murder

to be justifiable?

No.

There are passages dealing with

sexual perversion of various kinds.

Yes.

Passages about a girl being flogged

and that kind of thing.

Did you take pleasure in them?

I was just trying to understand

what the author was getting at.

Ah...

Did you tell Ian Brady you could make money

by selling pornographic photographs?

- No, I didn't!

- On Boxing Day 1964,

you brought a girl to the house

of Brady and Hindley, did you not?

No!

- That girl was Lesley Ann Downey.

- Where have you got this from?

And Brady told you the girl

you had brought was too young.

I never took her there!

You nevertheless stayed downstairs

while photographs were taken of her upstairs,

and later you took her away.

This is all lies!

And that was the last

Brady and Hindley saw of her.

No!

I put it to you that you murdered

Lesley Ann Downey.

No!

I put it to you that

far from merely watching,

- you helped Brady kill Edward Evans.

- I did not!

The truth is that

when you saw violence,

- you had to join in.

- I thought I'd come here as a witness.

I thought it was them on trial,

not me.

No more questions, my Lord.

Has your Lordship got any questions?

No.

You are released, Mr Smith.

Court is adjourned

until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

All rise.

Mrs West...

- It's not true what they're saying about me.

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