Armed police storm the Millers' house and arrest Jamie
Officers burst in at 6:15 a.m., pin Eddie to the wall and arrest thirteen-year-old Jamie for murder while his family screams that they have the wrong house.
Eddie Miller & Jamie Miller
A dad who swore he would do better than his own father, and the boy he cannot read: every scene between them. 14 scenes together, in story order.
14 moments · 24 min · by Favseen
- 01
- 02
Jamie taken away as Eddie rages at the search
A frightened Jamie needs new trousers, officers rifle through the laundry and Eddie demands why guns were needed for a thirteen-year-old as the van pulls away.
- 03
Jamie explains what being arrested means
The nurse's assessment: Jamie fumbles one answer, then shows exactly why he is under arrest and why he needs a lawyer, and is passed fit as a bright boy.
- 04
Eat your cornies: Jamie asks Eddie if he believes him
Alone over a bowl of cornflakes, Jamie swears he did nothing and asks his dad whether he believes him. Eddie answers without hesitation.
- 05
Passcode refused, then the blood test Jamie dreads
Jamie declines to unlock his phone on advice, then has to give blood despite his fear of needles while Eddie keeps him looking only at him.
- 06
Eddie fights the strip search of his thirteen-year-old
Told his son must strip for two men, Eddie pushes back hard and is told it is procedure under PACE; Jamie ends the standoff by saying he does not mind.
- 07
Brunel and the two words Jamie needs to learn
The solicitor relaxes Jamie with a chat about the Industrial Revolution, then drills him on when to answer and when to say no comment.
- 08
Eddie asks Jamie once: did you do it?
Alone before the interview, Eddie makes Jamie look him in the eye and asks for the truth no matter what. Jamie says no and promises.
- 09
Interview begins: no comment, school reports and Instagram
Bascombe opens with last night and gets no comment, moves to Jamie's grades and behaviour, then confronts him with his comments under models' pictures.
- 10
Katie Leonard: Jamie asks if she is the one who died
Shown a photo of a classmate, Jamie slips and asks whether she is the dead girl before he has been told. Bascombe notes how clever the question is.
- 11
Seven times: the timeline of Katie's death
Bascombe lays out when Katie left home, where her body was found and how many times she was stabbed, while Jamie insists he was never her friend.
- 12
What have you done? Eddie and Jamie after the tape
Left alone, Jamie calls for his dad over and over; Eddie can only ask what he has done, and Jamie still swears it was not him.
- 13
Jamie rings from the training centre to say happy birthday
The recorded prison notice plays, then Jamie asks about his hand-drawn card, mentions bother in the yard and guesses the Chinese order.
- 14
Jamie tells his dad he is changing his plea
Jamie says he will plead guilty; Eddie goes silent as Manda and Lisa take the phone, and Jamie ends with an apology and happy birthday.