Watched this last night - I thought it was heartbreaking. That poor girl. I suspect that she was abused and brutalised by that evil pair, and that she probably starved to death, developed an illness due to poor nutrition and bad treatment, or they beat her just once too often. And to think that her late father trusted them to take care of her. They must have thought they'd got away with it - I'm glad they didn't. But if the Benefits system hadn't changed their policy of never checking once a doctor had written a note saying they would never be capable of work, her tragic disappearance and probable death Kath the hands of this vile couple would never have come to light. I wonder how many other poor innocents have suffered and even died similarly.
If a writer called a Scottish barrister 'McSporran' they'd be told to try harder.
I said something very similar to DH.
I loved when the defence lawyer for Avril said you are only speculating and she mouthed ... and so are you! Brilliant!
I loved that bit, too! And she wasn't speculating - she was offering her professional opinion based on her personal knowledge of Margaret, her intellectual abilities and her personality. She was an excellent witness and I'll bet she's a brilliant teacher.
On a totally unrelated and rather unkind note (I'm going to be a bit spiteful here) - Avril's barrister was a rather strange little chap, wasn't he? Wig on sideways, what looked like untreated eczema/ psoriasis/ dermatitis on his face and very plump, pink feminine hands. (I said I was going to be horrible - sorry!). The other defence barrister had the most dreadful chewed and discoloured nails I'd ever seen.