Livingstone, Taggart and others in “Unfinished Business”

How did you guess about the trunk?

Those pieces of wood that were in the cellar, they had to be sawn out of something to make it sink.

Which means it could be anywhere.

No, not anywhere. In the Clyde, near to Dalmally Road. Though how O'Donnell got it there without a car, I'll never know.

How did he get Margaret Balfour's body from the lay-by to 16 Dalmally Road if he didn't have a car?

Mrs. Robertson. Remember me?

Sit down. [Taggart and Livingstone do.]

This is Detective Sergeant Livingstone, by the way.

Hello.

What did you come for again?

We found your daughter, Mrs. Robertson.

[Taking in the news, she sits down too.] It was only a matter of time.

Her body wasn't where we expected, where we thought it might be.

[Confused] I don't...

We found her body in Glasgow, in a house in Maryhill.

A house?

On the night your daughter was killed, she was driving down to see you, is that right?

Yes.

Well, we now think it's possible she... she was abducted from her car after all.

[Shaking her head] I don't understand.

It, erm... it seems likely your son-in-law David wasn't responsible for Margaret's murder.

Are you sure it's my Margaret?

Quite sure. We found that by the body. [He produces the bagged-up handbag and places it on the table in front of Mrs. Robertson.] It had her thumbprint inside.

[Takes a moment to look at the handbag.] ...It's hers. I bought it for her. I'd like to see her.

She... er... that wouldn't be a very good idea...

See, what he means, Mrs. Robertson... she's been dead a long time. [Mrs. Robertson looks visibly upset] There will be a press announcement this afternoon, but we wanted you to know first. Have you any neighbours we could ask to come in.

[Shakes her head] No neighbours.

A friend?

No-one comes to see me anymore. I prefer it that way.

[Taking back the handbag] Why did you leave Largs?

Too many people wanted to speak about me and not to me. Does it mean that David'll come out of prison?

A report has to go to the Procurator Fiscal, then to the Crown Office, then all the way to the Home Secretary. But, yes, that's what it means.