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Detective Inspector Perez questions a young woman named Rosie in a cramped trailer about a missing man. Despite her initial denials, Rosie's roommate Trish intervenes, forcing Rosie to admit that the man had been looking for someone and that they were warned by a local figure to stay silent.
ROSIE: No, sorry, I haven’t seen him around here.
PEREZ: What’s your name?
ROSIE: Rosie.
PEREZ: How long have you been staying here Rosie?
ROSIE: Three weeks. I’ve got a job at the refinery - in the canteen.
PEREZ: You work in a canteen but you need food parcels?
ROSIE: The wages are a joke.
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