01x05 - Pray for Our Souls

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Since when did you drop

out of honours maths?

When you were out

sick. For weeks.

I caught my dad sleeping

with someone else.

You're going to have to tell

Con eventually, you know.

You actually think you're

going to meet your dream girl?

Shut up! That's not true, is it?

Now, we can get to

know each other fully.

There's some f*cked up family,

and they're going to put us

on the hook for everything.

Detectives are keen to speak to

three teenagers from Ireland.

I slept with someone else.

Everything that's happened,

it's not your fault, OK?

Oh, God!

THEY SCREAM

CHURCH BELL RINGS

REPORTER: At first glance,

Ashdale is a typical English

village, but 300 years ago,

the people of this town

sacrificed some of their own

to save Britain from the

spread of the plague.

They quarantined themselves,

shutting the town off

from the outside world.

And though hundreds died,

thousands were saved.

Each year, the townspeople

march from the parish church

to the old village to commemorate

their ancestors' sacrifice,

burning straw dolls on a ceremonial

pyre, symbolising those who died.

Being from Ashdale,

embracing that heritage,

it's about playing our part to

keep the devil from the door.

And each year they add to the pyre

a symbol of something they wish

to purge from the world.

Well, it's the centenary,

so we're keen to

make a big statement

with our symbol this year.

Something that speaks

to society's problems.

With everyone doing their bit,

this is the town that

kept out the Black Death

and gave itself life.

BANGS ON DOOR CON:

Open up! Stupid!

Hello? BANGS ON DOOR

Are you in there?

ZOE: There's obviously no-one

here, it's the middle of the night.

Why is it closed?

I thought they'd have

people working shifts.

If you were running a huge

manhunt for psycho K*llers,

would you run it out of here?

OK, well, we'll have

to get in somehow.

Are you sure this

is a good idea?

What else are we going to do?

If we wait outside, we're

sitting ducks. Yeah.

Sitting ducks holding a drill.

At least try and

hide it, will you?

Where? What, in my kecks?

Come on, let's try

round the back.

There has to be another door.

You have to find a weak spot.

OK, just give me

a shot, will you?

I know, Billy, I know what I'm

doing. Come on, give me a shot.

You're not even using the sharp bit.

Because I don't want to break it!

Give me WINDOW SMASHES

What?

They're not going to sweat a window

when we show them what we found.

SNORING

Do we really have to

listen to that all night?

Welcome to my world.

Can we not just wake them up?

Oh, no. She was very

clear on the phone.

No check in after 10pm.

What time does the station open?

The detectives won't be

there until nine. So

Are you all right?

After earlier?

I'm fine.

SNORING CONTINUES

I've been saying the

same thing for ten years.

Doesn't make it true, does it?

SNORING CONTINUES

I knew, though.

I knew all along.

I'm not stupid.

The more you know

BOTH: the more you

don't want to know.

Get some sleep

now. Big day ahead.

Everything OK?

Bit of a nasty kerfuffle.

Speak when you're spoken to!

I were

..barely there. I didn't

even see anything.

Joe's out looking.

Suited and booted.

He has his radio.

If anyone sees them

anywhere, we'll get them.

What then?

You don't need to

worry about that.

That's for the senior

members of the family.

Now, say your prayers

and get into bed.

DOOR CLOSES

God.

BILLY: We need to eat something.

CON: Well, I need a drink.

What are you doing?

Don't mess with anything.

Should be something

here about those bodies.

I mean, what was that?

They're not going to leave m*rder

files lying around, are they?

These people are missing.

It should be big news,

posters, the lot. There

has to be something here.

DIALS PHONE

What are you doing?

We can't wait till morning.

Right.

Have you thought about how

you're going to explain all this?

Emergency. Which

service do you require?

Hi! Er, hello, yes.

I need the police

to come right away.

Certainly, sir.

What's your emergency?

Well, we just need

to talk to them.

We'll explain everything

when they get here.

Tell them about the bodies.

That's not an emergency.

Is anyone hurt?

No, we're fine, but

it's very urgent.

OK, so what's the crime, sir?

No. You see, we actually

haven't committed a crime.

We're totally innocent.

We're in the police

station in Ashdale,

and we just need

someone to come.

So, you're in a police

station calling the police

to get them to come

to the police station.

Is this a prank? No, no!

We know who the K*llers are.

We found loads of dead

bodies in a slurry pit.

OK. Very funny.

Go sober up

and please keep this line

free for real emergencies.

No, just send a car, please.

OPERATOR SIGHS All right.

But you better not

be wasting our time.

Thank you.

We need clear heads

when they get here.

PHONE RINGS

Hello. You've reached

the Power household.

We're not in

They'd sleep through

a nuclear blast.

Do you want to try your place?

What was it like?

When she left?

HE SCOFFS

I was just confused.

I didn't know what to say to

Billy, so I didn't say anything.

SNORING

Can I ask you a

personal question?

It's a bit late for that.

Do you find me attractive?

It's

It's just, Frank never

comes near me any more.

It's as though I'm invisible.

You are a beautiful woman.

I don't think

that's the problem.

What? What do you

think is the problem?

Tell me.

HE SIGHS You know,

this week has shown me

you two really

love your children.

But you do not love each other.

Not any more.

Just give me one second, OK?

HE SIGHS

DOOR SLAMS

Look. I'm sorry.

No. It's OK. I shouldn't

have said anything.

No. It's fine.

Do you know? You and

me, we should just

get off with each

other and get even.

He wouldn't even care.

You know that's not true.

You could kiss me right now

..it would not fix even

one thing in your life.

CAR STARTS

It's Baltic in here!

Need some heat.

You'll waste the petrol.

Frank. Five minutes, Maureen.

It's all we need.

Nothing.

Not one thing.

Five people missing, it

should be national news.

Maybe it goes deeper.

Maybe everyone's in on it.

What's that?

It's her. It has to be.

Her name was Kate.

Fangoria Fangirl.

She was

She was the girl that

was k*lled in the woods.

We don't know that.

Maybe you were writing to

that mentaler all along.

You could have been on their

hook right from the start.

I wasn't!

They took her letters, all

right? And then they k*lled her.

How do you know? I just do.

He couldn't have written what

she wrote to me, all right?

She genuinely cared about

me and now she's gone.

We shouldn't be messing

with stuff in here.

Put it back. What's

your problem?

Nothing. We just We just don't

know anything about her, that's all.

Go easy on him, yeah? Why?

She's dead and he's

being a d*ck about it.

That's not fair.

You never told him this

whole trip was about her,

and I never.

Nobody's been honest with him.

RADIO PLAYS MUSIC SOFTLY

Come on, take some.

What happened to clear heads?

You're not going to

have one in a minute.

What's going on?

A while back I came home early

from school one day and

..Dad was there.

And he was with

..some

..other woman.

And they were

..you know.

Well, not right in

the middle of it.

Sorry. Uh, um

He told me to keep it a secret.

Said he'd fix it.

He lied about that, too.

When?

Around the time I stopped

coming out of my room.

Yeah.

That was cos of Dad.

Why are you only

telling me this now?

You had months, Zoe.

And you spent most of them acting

like I did something to you.

I know.

I'm sorry.

Con Just leave me alone!

RADIO DJ: Rise and

shine. It's 6am,

and we're starting

your day the right way.

I didn't mean to You know.

You're telling the wrong person.

RADIO PLAYS SOFTLY

I have a picture ♪

Leave it.

I like this song.

Really?

An image of you and me

And we're laughing

We're loving ♪

HE SNORTS

You actually think you're right

about everything, don't you?

What a horrible disease.

Biggest pricks in the

world always think

they're right about everything.

Don't be one of them, Billy.

Hold me now ♪

I'm so tired.

Warm my heart ♪

Of everything.

Let loving start

Let loving start

You say I'm a dreamer ♪

Sorry! You know,

that was I

We're two of a kind

Both of us searching

for some perfect ♪

No! Jesus.

No.

We'll never find

So perhaps I should leave

I didn't Con, that wasn't

Yeah, and go far away

Oh, Jesus.

There's nowhere that

I'd rather be ♪

How did I not see it?

See what?

You don't have to

We nearly died, OK? Uh

You're obviously

more than friends.

What? What? I'm

We're not like

I'm not I'm not

saying that you're

It's just that Con

Shut the f*ck up, Zoe!

sh*t! Sorry! Sorry!

Forget I said anything!

Oh, warm my heart

Stay with me ♪

RADIO TURNS OFF

What the hell was

that, Zoe?! I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to Mean

to what? Ruin my life?

I'm really sorry.

You're sorry?

Look, listen, if

If you are

..then

..it's OK.

CAR DOOR CLOSES Finally.

It's him. Who?

That psycho from the cow shed.

Come on! Quick!

DOOR SLAMS

CHAINS CLINK

SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS

HE TUTS

Why did you bring us into the

only room with no windows?!

How was I supposed to know?

You know she's talking shite.

All that before,

she's probably drunk.

WHISPERS: Shut up! You

want to get us k*lled?

DOOR KNOB CREAKS

What are you doing here?

I answered the dispatch.

Yeah. Sorry.

I were up.

I thought I'd come in

early and check it out.

Looks like some jokers broke in.

Messing about.

All gone now.

OK, well, let's get this place

cleaned up and file a report.

Big day ahead with the festival.

Oh, and, um, the team are

coming down from Chesterfield

after the sightings yesterday.

Do you want some tea and toast?

Er, please.

Milk, two sugars.

No rush.

BILLY PANTS

Oh, God.

Come on.

Why is everything spinning?

Cos you necked a load of whisky.

We We need to stop.

Where are we going?

Don't look at me.

The police station

was your big idea.

If he's police,

where does this stop?

Don't know. OK?

I don't know if we're in the Texas

Chainsaw or the Wicker Man here.

What?

It's either one f*cked up family

or a whole f*cked up town.

Well, I'm not waiting

around to find out.

Where are you going?

Anywhere but here.

Just keep going.

Come on.

No.

I'm not going with her.

Not after what they did to Kate.

I'm going back to get the tape.

Are you off your head? No.

No, no, no, no, no. I'm

finally seeing clearly.

Why are we running?

We're the ones with the drill.

That doesn't make

it a good idea!

That's a stupid drunken idea!

This is the part in the film

where you shout, "Don't go back!"

They k*lled her.

And I'm going to get that tape.

They don't get to win.

I'm not a loser, Con.

Oh, come on, I'm not

waiting! Wait, Zoe!

She's going the wrong way.

Is she? Yeah, where

the f*ck are we?!

The quickest way to Chesterfield

is back through these woods.

Past that shed.

We can run in, we

can grab it quickly.

They'll be out

looking for us, so

Billy.

Billy, don't be stupid.

Billy, stop! You're

being mental!

Me?

You're the mentaler!

Your whole family's messed up!

Yeah.

Even you.

f*ck you!

You're a dead weight.

I should have came by myself.

Zoe!

Zoe!

Zoe!

This is all your fault!

You're the one who's the weirdo.

Not me.

Zoe!

I know it's hard to hear

this, but the evidence

against them is substantial.

And when we find them,

they're going to be arrested,

and then they're

going to be charged.

Oh, really? So that's it, is it?

Well, I don't know

what else to say.

I mean, thanks for coming all

this way, but unless they get

in contact somehow, there's

not really much you can do.

Just let us do our jobs.

And what job is this, huh?

Because it seems you

have been standing around

while everyone else is

coming with pitchforks.

Well, I can assure you nothing

like that is going to happen.

They are going to be

arrested and charged

and then given a fair trial

by Her Majesty's Court.

Hang on a second.

Isn't it supposed to be

innocent until proven guilty?

Well, that's for the jury.

All we care about is

who we need to arrest.

And right now,

that is your kids.

Now, I know,

I know you probably thought they

were little angels, but this

This is what happens

without proper discipline.

You see, the thing is I

don't think this is helping.

Oh, wind your neck in, Lisa.

No-one asked you to row in.

Your children are guilty.

Face facts.

They're not who you

thought they were.

What an absolute prick!

Maureen.

Look, about yesterday

and the, um

..you know. I think we

should talk about it.

My God, are you

actually serious?

Like, I can't deal

with this now. OK?

We'll talk about it later.

Thinks he knows everything.

That man has no tact.

Yeah, it's kind of

annoying, isn't it?

They're already tried

and convicted here.

We need to find them

before the police do.

Well, we are going to need

a full tank of petrol. OK.

Please, God, just get

me the f*ck out of here.

Sorry for cursing.

I just want to go

back to being normal.

And I promise I'll be normal.

MUFFLED SCREAMS

HE CONTINUES SCREAMING

DOOR CLOSES

SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS

Fancy a lift, love?

Hey! Hey! Put it down, son.

DRILL BUTTON CLICKS

So hard to get a

reliable battery.

Look, I don't want any

trouble, all right?

I just want to take

my tape and go home.

Those things have

poisoned your mind.

You're the one who's

f*cking poisoned.

SHE PANTS

I read your letters, you know.

What you needed

was a good mother.

Don't you dare talk

about my mother.

HEART BEATS

Oh, Jesus. No!

Zoe?

Zoe!