Five months later, Salma at school. Trial about to start. Tom got bail. Salma thinks sentence not enough is Zain never wakes up.

Jamie lashes out at his grandmother for saying Zain jumped, that he done it himself etc. Willa thinks she knows what happened, Jamie thinks he shouldn’t have left Zain that day.

In court barrister explains circumstances.

Salma in witness box, white women tweets, Zain had enemies hence they moved – it could have been them.

In hospital Salma and Bil remote from each other. Salma prays for Zain.

Bil in witness box – Zain “getting coin”, trouble in class with others

Salma taking Molly for walk, Tom running stops at her – ‘If I wanted to hurt you I would or have you underground’.

Ms Steinman in witness box, watching The Chase with husband, at break at 5.50 went upstairs to get blanket sees figure on balcony. Identifies the wrong person in the court, a busybody, been in court a number of times over the last few years as a witness.

Willa lost respect for Tom when they didn’t have enough money to go to wedding in Italy and he would apologise to her dad. Falling out of love. Day as witness.

Tom in witness box, credible, honest, no signs of agitation, admitted to painting window. Denies everything else.

Tom still in box cross examined, video and recording of call to ambulance ‘I didn’t mean it’ wanted to say something nice to him if he died. Tom ‘it wasn’t me’ ‘then who was it?’, ‘I don’t know’.

Salma and Bil leaving court, Bil angry and pushes reporter, short with Salma in car and doesn’t go in to see Zain as he has to go to work in 15 mins. Salma asks him if he thinks Tom was telling the truth about saying the kind words. Jamie is in with Zain when Salma comes.

Willa in box – her account admitted Tom was angry inwardly.

Willa Cross examined. Drinking and smoking could be the reason for baby loss.

Salma in garden with Molly, Jamie comes out. Salma asks him to be honest in court.

Linda in Box, silly happenings. Talks about BLM sign before they arrived at the BBQ and Tom had “taken it out”.

Jamie in box. Tells of how Zain told him he was ‘Dumb as well as deaf’, got aggressive when not given money and didn’t think it was just for the dog. 100% sure it wasn’t his dad. Seen Zain on gambling app.

Jamie cross examined, not a gambling app it was educational, not actual money and no money problems. They climbed over balcony to hide friendship from Tom. David Adeleye incident – Tom said he was stronger because he was black, they were arm wrestling and Tom put weights on David’s arms but still won. Tom arm wrestled him himself and broke his arm.

Willa and David’s mum (Joy) story, tried to help out with social climbing, gave him books, ipad, tutoring. Invited to sleepover, David didn’t want to but ended up going.

Salma walking dog, reads paper. Rich is dead from an overdose. There are more no-go areas for her now that she’s avoiding Tom and Willa.

Salma wants to bring Zain home; Salma doesn’t want to live beside Tom and accuses Bil of not trying. Bil is and enabling her to go see Zain as she has cut back hours and he’s working more. She feels bad and apologises.

Summary of persecution

Summary of defendant – Salma runs out.

Salma in toilets, Willa comes in and asks how Zain is. Salma rude and argues a bit, Salma tells Willa that Tom threatened her in the park during one of his runs.

Willa and Tom at home. Willa tells him off for threatening Salma and the dangers if other overheard.

At hospital Salma gives Zain a pop quiz despite still being vegetative and not responding. Bil returns with supplies, Rich is on paper, talk of Quantum Leap and what one change might have made for Rich.

Tom is found guilty, Salma wasn’t expecting that.

Willa frozen, Jamie falls forward face into his hands. Jamie needs to talk to dad. Willa felt no pity for Tom only how she would describe to her friends and family.