Jo, Taggart and others in “Unfinished Business”

I thought I recognised it. I just didn't connect it with Dalmally Road at that time.

That's because it wasn't there, Jo. It arrived later, when you moved here.

[Finds a record in her books] Ah, that's the couple, the Ritchies. [She hands the book over the Taggart.]

Do you remember anything about them?

[Shrugs] Only that they took the place for a few weeks. It was due for demolition and there was a whole series of short lets. [Taggart passes the book to Livingstone.]

Do you remember what they looked like?

No.

[Reading from the book] 8th September 1976 - that's just after the trial.

And after David Balfour's conviction.

You mean they brought the body in? But how...?

The body wasn't Margaret Balfour's.

See, it was well known locally, Jo, that 16 Dalmally Road was a hostel for ex-cons, and at the time of Margaret Balfour's disappearance, you'd had to move out and re-let.

[Handing the book back to Jo] All part of her plan to fool everybody.

But whose body was it?

We don't know yet.

Why did David need your car four days ago?

He said he wanted to visit Margaret's mother on the coast. Wasn't that the truth?

Aye, it was the truth all right. [He goes to the phone to make a call.]

What's going on?

It's all right, I've just phoned the station. They're getting in touch with Mr. Taggart right away.

[to Dougie] Well, where are they?

Don't know. See, we can't understand it. June got a phone call from her mother, but June's mother's dead.

And you've no idea where they've gone?

They wouldn't say. [The phone rings again. Dougie answers.] Hello? ...It's for you. [He hands the receiver to Sinclair.]

Yes, sir? Oh, I've just got here.

[At the other end of the line in Jo Peebles' office] What? ...He didn't say where? ...Oh, it makes sense to me all right! It means the kidnapper's finished his game. You can pack up. [He replaces the receiver]

And Fred [O'Donnell] had nothing to do with it?

Nothing. The fact that he had your car that night, that he drove along that road, just, er, just coincidental.