Dougie, June and others in “Unfinished Business”

[On the radio to June at base] 361 here. I thought you said the owner was going to be with his vehicle.

[Over the radio] That's what he said.

Check S-reg bronze Ford Cortina.

Details correct.

Looks as if it's been here for months. [Gets out of the truck and approaches the car. He opens the rear passenger door and sees a box on the seat. He opens the box and looks inside...] Jesus Christ! [He runs back to the truck.]

The baby's clothes don't mean the baby's dead.

What do they mean?

I don't know. A way of frightening the Balfours.

What for?

Anger at the ransom collection going wrong.

I suppose he walked into Mothercare and bought the kid a new outfit(!) [Heads back to his car. Livingstone follows.]

What happened wasn't your fault.

I started this sequence of events nine years ago. [They get into the car.] Do you know any kidnapping statistics, Peter? The killing usually happens in the first forty-eight hours. This is the fourth day.

Don't forget what you said: a baby can't betray his kidnappers. So why add murder?